Gibson 1974 Randy Rhoads Les Paul Custom VOS Electric Guitar (with Case)
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This is the closest any fan, player or collector can get to owning Rhoads's own guitar... without owning Rhoads's own guitar.
Overview
With an impressive two songs in Gibson.com's Top 50 Guitar Solos of All Time (Crazy Train and Mr. Crowley) and a legion of fans still worshiping his unparalleled shredding abilities 28 years after his blazing career was cut short, Randy Rhoads is firmly established as one of the brightest stars in the metal-guitar heavens. After forming Quiet Riot while still in his teens, Rhoads stepped up his game when Ozzy Osbourne asked him to audition for his own band in 1979. Along came Rhoads, a practice amp in one hand, and his beloved 1974 Les Paul Custom in the other, and before the young guitarist had even finished his warm-up licks, Osbourne told him "you've got the gig." What followed was an amazing ascent, but a too-swift ending, which earned Randy Rhoads a unique place in rock history.
To honor this achievement, Gibson Custom is releasing the Randy Rhoads 1974 Les Paul Custom VOS, an instrument crafted in the image of Rhoads's own much-loved, much-played instrument, and limited to only 200 VOS guitars. Don't be fooled by the light yellow color in the live shot. Gibson artisans have worked closely with the Rhoads family to perfectly reproduce the exact rich amber color of the original guitar. Rendered in period detail, the Randy Rhoads 1974 Les Paul Custom captures all the fire and aggression of this hard-rock favorite of the early '70s, including numerous details that were particular to the model's production for a relatively short period of time. Specific woods, pickups and… read more dimensions have been painstakingly recreated by Gibson Custom, and the precise look of Rhoads's own guitar also has been captured. 200 will be treated to Gibson Custom's VOS process to present the look of a gently aged instrument. All in all, this is the closest any fan, player or collector can get to owning Rhoads's own guitar... without owning Rhoads's own guitar.
- Dressed in an aged nitrocellulose Randy Rhoads White finish
- Gibson Custom Super '74 Humbuckers
- High-quality CTS pots for volume and tone, a Switchcraft three-way toggle switch, and a Switchcraft output jack
- A neck made from three pieces of solid quarter-sawn capped with an ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl block in lays and 22 medium-jumbo frets
- Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece
- Enclosed Schaller M6 tuners
- Schaller GP Strap Locks read less
To honor this achievement, Gibson Custom is releasing the Randy Rhoads 1974 Les Paul Custom VOS, an instrument crafted in the image of Rhoads's own much-loved, much-played instrument, and limited to only 200 VOS guitars. Don't be fooled by the light yellow color in the live shot. Gibson artisans have worked closely with the Rhoads family to perfectly reproduce the exact rich amber color of the original guitar. Rendered in period detail, the Randy Rhoads 1974 Les Paul Custom captures all the fire and aggression of this hard-rock favorite of the early '70s, including numerous details that were particular to the model's production for a relatively short period of time. Specific woods, pickups and… read more dimensions have been painstakingly recreated by Gibson Custom, and the precise look of Rhoads's own guitar also has been captured. 200 will be treated to Gibson Custom's VOS process to present the look of a gently aged instrument. All in all, this is the closest any fan, player or collector can get to owning Rhoads's own guitar... without owning Rhoads's own guitar.
Features
- Carved maple top and three-piece mahogany-maple-mahogany back- Dressed in an aged nitrocellulose Randy Rhoads White finish
- Gibson Custom Super '74 Humbuckers
- High-quality CTS pots for volume and tone, a Switchcraft three-way toggle switch, and a Switchcraft output jack
- A neck made from three pieces of solid quarter-sawn capped with an ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl block in lays and 22 medium-jumbo frets
- Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece
- Enclosed Schaller M6 tuners
- Schaller GP Strap Locks read less
Specs
Body
- Top: Carved Maple
- Back: 3-piece Mahogany/Maple/Mahogany
- Binding: Multi-ply
- Body Type: Non-Chambered
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond
Neck
- Species: Mahogany with Maple Spline
- Profile: Small D Rhoads profile with Volute
- Truss Rod: Traditional
- Joint Angle: 4* (+/- 15 seconds)
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond
Neck Fit
- Joint: Mortise & Tenon
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond
- Joint Angle Tolerance: +/- .005 in.
Fingerboard
- Species: Ebony
- Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
- Radius: 12 in.
- Nut/E.O.B: 1.710/2.085
- Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Block Inlays
- Other: Reissue Fret Wire/Tortoise Side Dots
Nut
- Material: Nylon
- Width: 1.710
- Slots: Gibson PLEK System
Headstock
- Inlay: Mother of Pearl
- Logo: Mother-of-Pearl Gibson Logo and Split-Diamond inlay
- Truss Rod Cover: Gibson Bell Shaped(TM) Molded
- Angle: 17 Degrees
Tuners
- Model: Schaller M6 Tuners
- Tuning Ratio: 12:01
- Plating: Gold
Bridge
- Type: Tune-o-matic
- Material: Zinc
- Plating: Chrome
Tailpiece
- Type: Stop Bar
- Material: Zinc Surrounded by a Die Casting Alloy
- Plating: Gold
Hardware
- Knobs: 2 Amber Volume Speed Knobs, 2 Amber Tone Speed Knobs
- Toggle Switch Washer: Engraved Brass
- Strings: .009 - .046, Vintage Strings
- Strap Buttons: Gold Schaller Strap Locks
Pickups
- Neck Position: Super '74 Humbucker
- Bridge Position: Super '74 Humbucker
- Magnet Material: Alnico 3
Electronics
- Potentiometers: 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls
- Type: 500k Audio Taper
- Coil Wiring: Parallel-Machine Wound
- Toggle Switch: Three-way Switchcraft with Brass Toggle Cap
- Output Jack: 1/4 in. Switchcraft
Finish
- Color: Randy Rhoads White - VOS
- Sealer: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Case
- Type: Custom Shop Silkscreened
- Case Exterior: Black Pleather-Silskcreened with Randy Rhoads Signature
- Case Interior: Maroon Crushed Velvet
Accessories Included
- Certificate of Authenticity: Randy Rhoads Certificate of Authenticity
- Owner's Manual, Adjustment Literature, and Documentation for the Guitar's Limited Lifetime Warranty
- Top: Carved Maple
- Back: 3-piece Mahogany/Maple/Mahogany
- Binding: Multi-ply
- Body Type: Non-Chambered
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond
Neck
- Species: Mahogany with Maple Spline
- Profile: Small D Rhoads profile with Volute
- Truss Rod: Traditional
- Joint Angle: 4* (+/- 15 seconds)
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond
Neck Fit
- Joint: Mortise & Tenon
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond
- Joint Angle Tolerance: +/- .005 in.
Fingerboard
- Species: Ebony
- Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
- Radius: 12 in.
- Nut/E.O.B: 1.710/2.085
- Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Block Inlays
- Other: Reissue Fret Wire/Tortoise Side Dots
Nut
- Material: Nylon
- Width: 1.710
- Slots: Gibson PLEK System
Headstock
- Inlay: Mother of Pearl
- Logo: Mother-of-Pearl Gibson Logo and Split-Diamond inlay
- Truss Rod Cover: Gibson Bell Shaped(TM) Molded
- Angle: 17 Degrees
Tuners
- Model: Schaller M6 Tuners
- Tuning Ratio: 12:01
- Plating: Gold
Bridge
- Type: Tune-o-matic
- Material: Zinc
- Plating: Chrome
Tailpiece
- Type: Stop Bar
- Material: Zinc Surrounded by a Die Casting Alloy
- Plating: Gold
Hardware
- Knobs: 2 Amber Volume Speed Knobs, 2 Amber Tone Speed Knobs
- Toggle Switch Washer: Engraved Brass
- Strings: .009 - .046, Vintage Strings
- Strap Buttons: Gold Schaller Strap Locks
Pickups
- Neck Position: Super '74 Humbucker
- Bridge Position: Super '74 Humbucker
- Magnet Material: Alnico 3
Electronics
- Potentiometers: 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls
- Type: 500k Audio Taper
- Coil Wiring: Parallel-Machine Wound
- Toggle Switch: Three-way Switchcraft with Brass Toggle Cap
- Output Jack: 1/4 in. Switchcraft
Finish
- Color: Randy Rhoads White - VOS
- Sealer: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Case
- Type: Custom Shop Silkscreened
- Case Exterior: Black Pleather-Silskcreened with Randy Rhoads Signature
- Case Interior: Maroon Crushed Velvet
Accessories Included
- Certificate of Authenticity: Randy Rhoads Certificate of Authenticity
- Owner's Manual, Adjustment Literature, and Documentation for the Guitar's Limited Lifetime Warranty
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