Gibson Custom Shop Limited-Edition John Lennon Les Paul Junior Faded Cherry

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.



Specs:

• Body & Hardware:
• Solid mahogany body & aged chrome hardware
• Lightweight aluminum tailpiece with two thumb wheels on treble side of bridge,one on bass
• Wraparound holes plugged & ABR-1 added; Stopbar moved back
• 3-way Switchcraft switch added to normal Les Paul positioning
  
  Neck & Headstock:
• 1-piece mahogany neck with long neck tenon
• 22 fret rosewood fingerboard and pearloid dot inlays
• Early 50 s rounded neck profile
• 24 3/4 scale length, 1 11/16 nut width
• Schaller tuners
  
  Electronics & Strings:
• P-90 single coil pickup in bridge position & Charlie Christian pickup in neck position
• Pickguard modified for Charlie Christian pickup
• 1 volume, 1 tone control
• Vintage Reissue .010 strings
• Includes Custom Shop case, certificate of authenticity, custom care kit & signed Lennon print by famed artist Allison Lefcort
  
  Serialized LENNON
• 001-300
  
  This limited edition guitar includes:
• Signed print on canvas by famed artist Allison Lefcort.
  
  Certificate of Authenticity
• and 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.

• Authentic reproduction of John Lennon's famous Les Paul Jr
• Includes Charlie Christian pickup in neck position, as preferred by Lennon
  
• Mahogany body and 1 piece mahogany neck with long tenon neck joint
  
• Limited Edition of 300 worldwide
  
• Includes Custom Shop case, Certificate of Authenticity, custom care kit & signed Lennon print by famed artist Allison Lefcort