Gibson Collector's Choice #9 1959 Les Paul "Believer Burst" Electric Guitar (with Case)

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DaPra's highly figured '59 Les Paul might be the ultimate "burst." The Collector's Choice #9 perfectly recreates his killer axe with a pair of BurstBuckers.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Figured maple top Beautiful wood grain; brighter tone
Mahogany back Dry and airy tone; clear, present midrange
Gibson Custombucker pickups Gibson's modern recreation of classic PAF pickups
Kluson Deluxe Green Keys tuners Vintage appeal with solid tuning stability

Gibson Custom is pleased to announce the sales release of Collector's Choice #9, the Vic Dapra 1959 Les Paul, aka "Believer 'Burst". It is, without a doubt, the most stunning guitar to be released in the Collector's Choice range to date.

As you can see, the "Believer 'Burst" -- thus named as its the guitar pictured on the owner's book of the same name (Hal Leonard 2013) -- is one of the most beautiful 1959 Les Pauls that Gibson ever held, studied, and recreated. With its subtle chevron and deep flame top that exhibits exceptional "fluidity" as you turn it under light, the sourcing of qualifying materials has been a severe challenge, and as a result we will offer no more than 100 units worldwide.

Gibson Custom has gone to great lengths sourcing wood in the field, grading and regrading the tops as they pass through production, and evaluating each instrument at Final Assembly to insure that every one of these very rare pieces lives up to the promise of the original. It is the most extensive production of a Collector's Choice model that they've undertaken so far, with results that show in the final presentation.

Well beyond its looks is a great sounding guitar with bell-like clarity and balance between its pickups, based of course on extensive study of the original and approval by its owner, Vic DaPra. The guitar also features the original's '59 neck profile, hand-aging to match the wear of the original, and all of the 2013 Historic feature upgrades including aniline dye on read more the back and sides, hot hide glue neck fit, custom wound Custom Bucker pickups, and single layer rosewood fingerboard. Each guitar will ship with a copy of Burst Believers, released in 2013 and featuring the original guitar on its cover. read less

- Body: Top: Unique Figured Maple
- Back: 1-Piece Genuine Mahogany
- Binding: Single-ply Cream Binding on Top
- Neck: Genuine Mahogany Neck with a Maple Spline
- Profile: '59 Profile
- Truss Rod: Reissue Truss Rod
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Radius: 12"
- Binding: Single-ply Cream
- Inlays: Nitrocellulose Trapezoid Inlays
- Nut/E.O.B: 1.687/2.062
- Nut: Nylon
- Width: 1.687
- Slots: Gibson PLEK System
- Finish: Aged: DaPra Burst, Aniline Dye Back and Sides
- Tuners: Reissue Kluson Deluxe "Greenkeys"
- Tuning Ratio: 12:01
- Plating: Nickel
- Tailpiece & Bridge: Nickel Plated Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar Tailpiece with ABR-1 Bridge
- Neck Pickup: Custom Bucker (Alnico III)
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Bucker (Alnico III)
- Headstock: Reissue with Holly Veneer
- Hardware: Nickel
- Knobs: Gold Top Hats
- Collateral: Leather bound tri-fold Certificate of Authenticity and a copy of Vic DaPra's book "Burst Believers"
- Run: Limited Edition of up to 100 Aged, with the availability of qualifying materials ultimately determining the size of the run.

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-444-2766

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