Gibson Custom Shop Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar

It's safe to say that Eric Clapton is one of the most successful and respected guitarists of all time. His playing with the Yardbirds, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos, Delaney and Bonnie, and as a solo artist has inspired countless players. He has won 18 Grammy awards, receive the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, four Ivor Noyello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, and was a CBE for services to music. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide; making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He is the co--founder and a patron of the Crossroads Centre, a substance abuse rehabilitation facility on Antigua that has helped countless people overcome substance abuse.

Features:

- A clone of one of Clapton's most iconic guitar
- Uses 3D scanning technology
- Ultra-precise Murphy Lab aging techniques
- Murphy Lab aging replicates the exact aging and wear patterns
- One-piece, all-mahogany body
- Mahogany neck with ebony fretboard
- Unpotted Custombuckers pickups
- Middle pickup screws are oriented towards the neck like the original
- CTS 500K audio taper potentiometers hand-wired to paper-in-oil capacitors
- Custom mother-of-pearl block inlays
- Aged gold hardware
- Custom Duck Brothers-inspired case included… read more
- Included Accessories: 2nd pickguard (signed by both Eric Clapton and Albert Lee), Certificate of Authenticity, black leather strap, & custom switch plate medallion

During Cream's first American tour, Eric purchased a 3-Pickup 1958 Les Paul Custom, serial number 8 6320, which he used on Disraeli Gears, multiple tours, including with Delaney & Bonnie, and on and off throughout the rest of the 1960s and 70s. In 1979, he gifted the guitar to fellow legendary guitarist Albert Lee, who continues to be inspired by it and uses it to this day.

Gibson Custom is proud to share the Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom, an exacting replica of Eric's original 1958 Les Paul Custom. This special limited run of replications uses 3D scanning technology and ultra-precise Murphy Lab aging techniques to aid in handcrafting an effective clone of this legendary guitar.

Every detail has been thoughtfully replicated, from the exact playing wear to the sonic character. It features a hand-selected, ultra-lightweight, one-piece, all-mahogany body, a mahogany neck with an ebony fretboard with Custom mother-of-pearl block inlays and 22 historic medium jumbo frets, and the same neck profile as the original guitar. The hardware is aged gold, including the Grover tuners, ABR-1 bridge, Stop Bar tailpiece, and pickup covers. The three pickups are unpotted Custombuckers, with the middle pickup mounted with the screws oriented towards the neck, just as they are on the original guitar. The volume and tone controls use CTS 500K audio taper potentiometers that are hand-wired to paper-in-oil capacitors, while the Murphy Lab aging replicates the exact aging and wear patterns that Eric and Albert created.

Only 150 of these exceptional guitars have been handcrafted by the expert luthiers of the Gibson Custom Shop and Murphy Lab in Nashville, Tennessee. The custom Duck Brothers-inspired case includes the guitar, along with a second pickguard, signed by both Eric Clapton and Albert Lee in a collectible wooden display case, a Certificate of Authenticity booklet with a photo by Chuck Stewart, a black leather Archive Series strap, and a Gibson Custom switch plate medallion. Here is your opportunity to own a piece of music history that is directly tied to two of the world's foremost guitarists.

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