Gibson Custom

The Silver Burst Les Paul Custom Axcess

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The next generation of the legendary Silver Burst Les Paul Custom  from Gibson's Custom Shop, this Les Paul was made to rock out in full  style and comfort! Built upon the highly popular Les Paul Axcess  Standard series, this powerful-sounding Les Paul has all the traditional  and upscale Les Paul Custom appointments including ebony fingerboard  with pearl block inlays, split diamond headstock inlay, and multiple  decorative bindings around the body. Additionally, it has all of the  creature comforts of the Axcess including a slightly thinner and lighter  body, the "ribcage" cutout that lets the body comfortably sit close to  your body, and the smoothly contoured heel for easy access to the  highest frets. All of these features add up to unprecedented comfort and  playability.

Two uncovered, high-powered humbuckers (498T in the bridge and 496R  in the neck) fuel the Silver Burst Axcess and give you the ability to  easily drive your amp into the perfect crunch or scorching lead sound.  You can also back the volumes off to get a full, rich sound that is  cleaner and nicely defined. Available with either a Floyd-Rose vibrato  bridge with locking nut, or a more traditional Tune-O-Matic Bridge with  stop tailpiece, this guitar was designed to be a player's dream with the  full sound that only comes from a Gibson Les Paul. The rare Silver  Burst finish is the icing on the cake and will ensure you don't go  unnoticed on stage.

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Scott or Chris for details

We're here M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT.

Our  mission is to provide you with not only the best selection of premium,  limited, and collectible guitars on the planet, but to also make the  experience of buying a premium instrument online easy and enjoyable. Our  experienced guitar sales specialists are friendly guys who are eager to  assist you in your instrument selection process. Apart from handpicking  the finest instruments for your consideration, they provide premium  services such as in-hand descriptions, additional photos, and pro  set-ups at your request. Call us at 800-343-9795 Monday thru Friday, 8 a.m to 5 p.m. CT for full details about the Guitar of the Week or any of our many other fine instruments.

Scott Weinmann
Scott is a versatile musician with a degree in music performance. He  has played in bands covering a wide range of styles including rock,  country, classical, and blues. He is also a self-confessed gearhead and  is always glad to give you recommendations based on his vast experience.  If you are trying to track down an instrument that'll create that sound  in your head, Scott's your man.

Chris Swope
Chris is also a seasoned musician who has played in various bands in  Nashville, Kansas City, and New York City. Chris's other passion is  building guitars and basses. He worked at Sadowsky Guitars for seven  years as production manager and was the primary bass builder there. More  recently, Chris was a craftsman at the Gibson Custom Shop. During his  tenure there, he spent two years in the Pro Shop and four years in  Engineering. Chris has custom-built guitars for celebrities and has  developed his own original designs. He knows great tone and nothing  satisfies Chris more than helping players find the perfect guitar to  match their musical preferences.

Exotic Look and Unique Sound!

This one-of-a-kind archtop guitar from the Gibson Custom Shop is  both beautiful and exotic. The base model for this guitar is the famous  1934 L-5, however an amazing koa back was used in place of the usual  maple, and paired with a marvelous cedar top for a never-before-seen,  never-before-heard combination.

This guitar is a true work of art. The koa head veneer is  bookmatched in an inverted chevron pattern that effectively complements  the art-deco look of the large pearl blocks against the guitar's dark  ebony fingerboard. Top it off with a koa truss rod cover and matching  koa pickguard and this thing is pure class! Kudos to Gibson Custom for  going outside the box and creating one of the most visually stunning  guitars we've ever seen!

Call Our Experts

Scott or Chris for details

We're here M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT.

Our  mission is to provide you with not only the best selection of premium,  limited, and collectible guitars on the planet, but to also make the  experience of buying a premium instrument online easy and enjoyable. Our  experienced guitar sales specialists are friendly guys who are eager to  assist you in your instrument selection process. Apart from handpicking  the finest instruments for your consideration, they provide premium  services such as in-hand descriptions, additional photos, and pro  set-ups at your request. Call us at 800-343-9795 Monday thru Friday, 8 a.m to 5 p.m. CT for full details about the Guitar of the Week or any of our many other fine instruments.

Scott Weinmann
Scott is a versatile musician with a degree in music performance. He  has played in bands covering a wide range of styles including rock,  country, classical, and blues. He is also a self-confessed gearhead and  is always glad to give you recommendations based on his vast experience.  If you are trying to track down an instrument that'll create that sound  in your head, Scott's your man.

Chris Swope
Chris is also a seasoned musician who has played in various bands in  Nashville, Kansas City, and New York City. Chris's other passion is  building guitars and basses. He worked at Sadowsky Guitars for seven  years as production manager and was the primary bass builder there. More  recently, Chris was a craftsman at the Gibson Custom Shop. During his  tenure there, he spent two years in the Pro Shop and four years in  Engineering. Chris has custom-built guitars for celebrities and has  developed his own original designs. He knows great tone and nothing  satisfies Chris more than helping players find the perfect guitar to  match their musical preferences.

Gibson Advanced Jumbo Acoustic Guitar

When Gibson originally designed the Advanced Jumbo model in 1935, they set  out with the goal to create the best-sounding, most powerful flattop acoustic  guitar built to date. Many people today feel that Gibson not only created the  best guitar of that era, but created the ultimate flattop acoustic of all time!  Built upon their round-shoulder jumbo body shape, the Advanced Jumbo utilizes  the very best tonewoods, has a perfectly thought out scalloped X-bracing  pattern, and features a 25-½" scale length to provide greater tone and  power.

Gibson's catalog of 1937 said it best when it accurately described the  qualities of this amazing acoustic: "Do you like a deep, throaty guitar- one  that has a bass so deep, rich, and full that it can be "felt" as well as heard-  and treble that responds to the bass with harmonious singing brilliancy? The new  Advanced Jumbo is that guitar!" Thankfully, Gibson Montana brought back the  Advanced Jumbo in the 1990s after carefully recreating all of the details of a  vintage original. Built by their master craftsmen, this gives new generations of  guitarists the opportunity to own one of most authoritative acoustic guitar  designs ever made, with a tonal richness that is second to none. Order your  Advanced Jumbo today!

Call Our Experts

Scott Weinmann or Chris Swope for details

We're here M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT.

Our mission is to provide you with not only the best  selection of premium, limited, and collectible guitars on the planet, but to  also make the experience of buying a premium instrument online easy and  enjoyable. Our experienced guitar sales specialists are friendly guys who are  eager to assist you in your instrument selection process. Apart from handpicking  the finest instruments for your consideration, they provide premium services  such as in-hand descriptions, additional photos, and pro set-ups at your  request. Call us at 800-343-9795 Monday thru Friday, 8 a.m to 5  p.m. CT for full details about the Guitar of the Week or any of our many other  fine instruments.

Scott Weinmann
Scott is a versatile musician with a  degree in music performance. He has played in bands covering a wide range of  styles including rock, country, classical, and blues. He is also a  self-confessed gearhead and is always glad to give you recommendations based on  his vast experience. If you are trying to track down an instrument that'll  create that sound in your head, Scott's your man.

Chris Swope
Chris is also a seasoned musician who has  played in various bands in Nashville, Kansas City, and New York City. Chris's  other passion is building guitars and basses. He worked at Sadowsky Guitars for  seven years as production manager and was the primary bass builder there. More  recently, Chris was a craftsman at the Gibson Custom Shop. During his tenure  there, he spent two years in the Pro Shop and four years in Engineering. Chris  has custom-built guitars for celebrities and has developed his own original  designs. He knows great tone and nothing satisfies Chris more than helping  players find the perfect guitar to match their musical  preferences.

Gibson Custom

The Eric Clapton

1960 "Beano" Les Paul Standard

Extremely Limited Quantities!

Sandwiched between The Yardbirds and Cream, 1967's John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton was a showcase for the brilliant 21-year-old guitarist turned deity. For this record, Clapton picked up a 1960 Les Paul Standard, plugged it into a Marshall tube amplifier, and proceeded to set the music world on fire. The sound Clapton created helped define not only the cutting edge blues-rock of the day, but its powerful, fat sound has influenced generations of guitar players ever since!

Eric Clapton played some of his most innovative phrasing and countless pioneering licks while using this Les Paul. Unfortunately, the guitar was stolen at an early Cream rehearsal causing many fans to miss the signature sound Eric created with this exceptional Les Paul. Fortunately for us, Gibson Custom and Eric Clapton have come together for a historic collaboration this year to recreate a tribute to his original guitar. Based on feedback and recollections from Clapton, this guitar has all of the features that Clapton prefers including a special thin 1960 "Eric Clapton" neck profile, Grover tuners, and custom pickups.

Musician's Friend Private Reserve will have very limited quantities of all three versions; Murphy Aged and Signed by Eric Clapton, Murphy Aged, and VOS (Vintage Original Spec). All come with special collectible packages, certificate, and a Gibson Custom hardshell case silkscreened with Eric's signature.

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Gibson Custom

1955 Les Paul Hot Rod Refin

Unmatched harmonic richness and incredible singing sustain are hallmarks of the 1955 Reissue Series Les Pauls from Gibson Custom. By utilizing the proper vintage metal alloys and longer dimensions for the steel tailpiece studs and bushings, the '55 series comes closer to true vintage tonality than ever before.

This week's spotlight guitar is a Refin Hot-Mod 1955 Les Paul model featuring a TonePros lightweight wraparound tailpiece and a beautiful vintage-looking "Pale Whiskey" sunburst finish. Some might call this a "conversion re-creation" as it emulates an original 1955 Les Paul that has been converted from P-90 single-coil pickups to humbucking pickups and has been factory refinished as a sunburst. As the popularity of the 1959 Sunburst Les Paul exploded, many players that could not track down an original Sunburst example performed this conversion on early goldtop Les Pauls as they tried to get closer to the sound and look of their dream guitar. This version maintains the single-piece wraparound bridge/tailpiece combination of an early '55, which many musicians actually prefer over the two-piece alternative believing that it more directly drives the guitar body resulting in additional resonance. Add in the powerful, full sound of humbucking pickups and you get a very rich tone that has incredible sustain and a signature strong edge.

Like all the variations in the 1955 Les Paul Series, this one has the ultra-comfortable '55 Soft Shoulder neck profile copied from a prime, magical-feeling original 1955 neck—a dream to play! If you want the best in Les Paul sound and feel, you owe it to yourself to check out the '55 Reissue series.

View the '55 Virtual Catalog »

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Gibson Custom

One-of-a-Kind 1934 L-5

Exotic Look and Unique Sound!

This one-of- a kind archtop guitar from the Gibson Custom Shop is both beautiful and exotic.  The base model for this guitar is the famous 1934 L-5, however an amazing koa back was used in place of the usual maple, which was then paired up with a marvelous cedar top for a never-before-seen, never-before-heard combination.

This guitar is a true work of art. The koa head veneer is bookmatched in an inverted chevron pattern that effectively complements the art-deco look of the large pearl blocks against the guitar's dark ebony fingerboard. Top it off with a koa truss rod cover and matching koa pickguard and this thing is pure class! Kudos to Gibson Custom for going outside the box and creating one of the most visually stunning guitars we've ever seen!

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