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Gibson Les Paul ”Billy Gibbons Pinstriped Gold Top”  Aged & Signed by Billy G. # 020 (of 50)

2014 - Kept collector-mint-condition

- Billy F. Gibbons doesn’t pull any stylistic or tonal punches, so you’d expect his take on the seminal Les Paul Goldtop to be a knockout—and it is.
The first ground-up revision of Gibson’s stunning original solidbody electric in over 60 years is a masterpiece of style. In addition to its luscious goldtop finish, it features a unique pinstripe design created by Billy himself, which is hand-recreated one at a time by respected hotrod-pinstripe artist Rick Harris and a Gibson artist trained personally by Rick. Sonically and visually, the guitar blows the doors off the venue with a neck profile measured precisely from the Rev’s own Les Paul, ultra-light construction, custom electronics, and a pair of Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates pickups.
- Here's what Gibson say about the Aged Billy Gibbons Gold Top 1957 Les Paul Reissue

The Tone, Feel and Looks of a Legendary Guitar, Reshaped Through the Eye and Ears of Rock and Roll's Most Charismatic Icon

Were you expecting subtle? Then you don't know the player or the guitar. Gibson Custom is head over heels to present the legendary Billy F Gibbons' take on our most visually revered guitar, the Les Paul Goldtop. Re-envisioned by Rock and Roll's most compelling character and statesman to both style and tone, the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop gets the makeover of a lifetime from the outside in.

Aesthetically, the first revision of an already eye-catching guitar in over 60 years is a masterpiece of style, featuring an original pinstripe design by Billy. the pinstripe design is recreated one at a time, by hand, by the very steady and respected hands of Rick Harris, along with our own artist, who Rick has himself trained. The subtle differences in each make each one a one-of-a-kind work of art. Adding to this unique individual character us Gibson Custom's hand-aging process, which captures the wear of Billy's own guitars with the added kitsch of a Texas-shaped wear pattern adorning each one's back (aged models only).

As a player, Billy's world-renowned tone is delivered through two Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates pickups, the only pickups to bear Billy's name and stamp of approval. Billy's signature tone is captured through the guitar's lightweight, chambered mahogany body, carved from a single piece of wood. The added benefit of the guitar's ultra-light overall weight makes it as comfortable to play as it is sonically inspiring. That comfort continues with its neck, a reproduction of Billy's own Goldtop profile.

The Gibson Custom Billy F Gibbons Goldtop is being offered in limited runs of 50 hand-aged models, each played and hand-signed by Billy, 100 Aged models and 150 VOS models rounding out an offering of 300 in total.

Specifications

•Body: One-piece chambered, genuine light mahogany, hard maple top

•Neck: One-piece, genuine mahogany with maple spline

•Fingerboard: One-piece Indian rosewood

•Inlay: Aged Nitrocellulose Trapezoid

•Nut: Nylon

•Finish: Aged antique gold, hand painted pinstriping

•Tuners: Kluson Deluxe

•Tailpiece & Bridge: ABR-1 and lightweight aluminium stopbar

•Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates

•Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates

•Controls: 2 volume, 1 master tone, no toggle switch

•Headstock: Reissue Holly Head veneer with Gibson pearl inlay

•Hardware: Nickel

•Knobs: Gold Top Hats

Aged Billy Gibbons Gold Top includes

•Certificate of authenticity

•Reverend Willy Strings

•Hard Shell Custom Shop case

Another amazing Gibson guitar, that's sure to become an incredible investment over the long term.

Billy is the man when it comes down to Les Paul's and this one is no exception, Billy really has specced out a super cool guitar here.

The Pearly Gates pickups really do just give you "that" tone.