Musician’s Friend is offering a limited number of the new Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom guitars. These are meticulous re-creations of Jimmy’s original three-pickup 1960 Black Beauty with a Bigsby tailpiece.
Missing in action
Jimmy Page calls his original 1960 Les Paul Black Beauty "the one that got away." He used his Custom in the early days of Led Zeppelin but it was stolen at an airport in 1970 never to be seen again—until now.
The Black Beauty is back
Now Jimmy’s cherished Black Beauty is back. Gibson has lovingly re-created Page’s lost axe in the form of the new Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom. Its artisans have restored Page’s lost gem by creating two new limited-edition VOS (Vintage Original Spec) versions of the Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom—one with a Bigsby tailpiece, the other with a stoptail. Both come with a special Gibson Custom Shop case with silkscreen JP signature Certificate of Authenticity.
VOS treatment
Each of the Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom guitars is given the special VOS treatment by the Gibson Custom Shop. The guitar is handcrafted for comfort and playability. The construction, hardware, and electronics are period accurate and a special nitrocellulose finish treatment gives it the patina of a gently aged vintage guitar.
The result is a stunning Black Beauty with a slim-profile neck, Page BurstBucker pickups, and a gold Bigsby vibrato. Newly added is an innovative six-position toggle that lets you isolate the neck and bridge pickups or add the middle in any combination. A push/pull switch splits the bridge humbucker into a single-coil—a Jimmy Page signature sound. A stop tailpiece version is also available.
Limited to just 500 guitars worldwide, the Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom is Gibson’s heartfelt tribute to a true legend and to the guitar he loved and lost. Don’t miss out on your chance—quantities are extremely limited!
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