[NAMM] Gibson Ace Frehley "Budokan" LP Custom

The Ace Frehley “Budokan” Les Paul Custom is a recreation of the Custom model used by the Kiss guitarist at the Nippon Budokan concert in 1977, with a cherry burst finish and three Les Paul Custom pickups. The guitar was designed with the instrument’s current owner, Matt Swanson. It comes in two versions: aged and VOS.

• Mahogany & Maple 4-piece body
• 3-piece Mahogany neck
• 7 ply black/white binding (top), 5 ply (back) sur la table et 5 plis au dos
• Ebony Fingerboard, 22 frets, jumbo, 12" radius, white binding with Block mother-of-pearl inlays
• Nut Width: 1.690"
• Chromed Grover tuners with pearloid Banjo buttons
• ABR-1 bridge and Chromed stop bar tailpiece
• 3 DiMarzio PAF pickups, including 1 Super Distorsion (bridge position – ceramic magnets)
• 2 volume controls, 2 tone controls, modified three-way switchcraft
• Vintage Cherry nitrocellulose finish
• Certificate of authenticity in a Gibson Custom flightcase, with Ace Frehley’s signature

• Aged : $12 235
• VOS : $7 529

An Epiphone version is also available for $1 332.

More details on www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-Custom/Ace-Frehley-Budokan-Les-Paul-Custom.aspx.