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Gibson Custom Shop John Lennon Les Paul Junior Limited
No one can forget the eternal images of Lennon with his Gibson J-160E during the height of Beatlemania, or playing his Epiphone Casino on the rooftop of the Beatles’ Apple headquarters in London. But perhaps the most rebellious and raucous image of them all comes during the tumultuous times of Watergate and Vietnam: Lennon playing his modified Gibson Les Paul Junior at the famous 1972 concert in Madison Square Garden.
John Lennon was always a fan of Charlie Christian, and he also enjoyed tinkering with his guitars. So when he met New York luthier and guitar repairman Ron DeMarino in the early '70s, he asked him to take his 1950s Tobacco Sunburst Les Paul Junior and add the pickup made famous by the jazz legend. Later, at Lennon's request, DeMarino sanded off the 'burst finish and added the Tuno-O-Matic bridge and stop tailpiece. On August 30, 1972, Lennon used his customized Les Paul in its new, raw wood state during his famous benefit concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. Today, the guitar is on permanent display at the John Lennon Museum in Japan.
Gibson's Custom Shop has painstakingly re-created this legendary guitar with a worldwide run of only 300 pieces- this is one of only two left!!
BODY
Wood: Solid Mahogany
NECK
Construction : 1-piece mahogany with long neck tenon
Profile: Early 50's rounded neck profile
FINGERBOARD
Wood: Rosewood
Scale Length: 24 3/4"
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1 11/16"
Inlays: Pearloid dot
HARDWARE
Plating Finish: Aged chrome
Tailpiece: Lightweight aluminium
Bridge: ABR-1
Tuners: Schaller
Neck Pickup: Gibson Charlie Christian model
Bridge Pickup: P-90 single coil
Controls: 1 volume, 1 tone, 3-way switch
OTHER
Strings: Vintage Reissue .010-.046
Custom Shop Case
Certificate of Authenticity
Custom Care Kit
Serialized 'LENNON 001-300'
Includes signed Lennon print by famed artist Allison Lefcort
Includes the Andy Babiuk article "The Making of the Original John Lennon Special" framed by a miltary-style case resembling the jacket worn by John at The Madison Square Garden concert in April 1972
Includes 'New York City' T-Shirt |
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