Gibson unveils the Collector's Choice #8

Published on 03/13/2013 by Banshee in Avalon, last updated on 03/13/2013

The Gibson Custom Shop adds an eighth Les Paul guitar to its Collector's Choice collection, which is a 1959 'The Beast' model.

The fortunate owner of the original guitar recreated by the Gibson Custom Shop is Whitesnake’s Bernie Marsden, who lent his 1959 Les Paul numbered 9–1914 in order to create the Collector’s Choice #8 exact replica.

No less than 25 and no more than 300 guitars will be produced.

Specifications:

1-piece mahogany body
Carved figured maple top
Set-in mahogany neck with maple spline and rounded '50s shape
1-piece rosewood fingerboard with 12" radius and trapezoidal inlays
Cream binding on top and fingerboard
Nut width: 1.687"
Scale length: 24.75"
Kluson tuners with green tulip buttons (12:01 ratio)
ABR-1 bridge and aluminum Stop bar tailpiece
Cream pickguard
Golden volume and tone knobs
2 BurstBucker #2 (neck) and BurstBucker #3 (bridge) humbucking pickups with Alnico V magnets
2 volume and 2 tone controls, 3-way pickup selector
Nitrocellulose Dirty Lemon finish with Aniline Treat
Custom Shop hardshell and Certificate of Authenticity included