2012 Gibson Custom Shop Lee Roy Parnell Signature 57 Les Paul ...

$3,999.00

  • Year: 2012
  • Manufacturer: Gibson Custom Shop
  • Model: Lee Roy Parnell Signature 57 Les Paul Goldtop
  • Case: Original Hard
  • Color: Dark Antique Gold
  • Condition: Brand New
  • Description: Gibson Custom Shop introduces the Lee Roy Parnell Signature ’57 Les Paul Goldtop, a guitar with the look of the vintage classic ’57 Goldtop, but with ingenious updates to make it a true player’s guitar. The Lee Roy Parnell Signature ’57 Les Paul Goldtop is one of the most innovative guitars to come from the Gibson Custom Shop. Dedicating focus firmly on performance & built from the ground up in collaboration with Lee Roy Parnell, Gibson Custom Shop & Lee Roy have created a guitar with total emphasis on exceptional tone & also will prove the most comfortable, playable instrument you own. The Lee Roy Parnell Signature ’57 Les Paul Goldtop starts with a carved maple top & a one-piece, unchambered lightweight mahogany body. The mahogany neck is carved to Lee Roy’s own specification, a superbly comfortable rounded profile with 22 Vintage Reissue frets, rosewood fingerboard and acrylic trapezoid inlays. The neck is finished in satin for a fast feel and painted with a distinctive black “stinger” at the back of the headstock. Asthetically, the Lee Roy Parnell Signature ’57 Les Paul Goldtop follows the traditional lines of the ’57 Goldtop, however, it encorporates several design innovations to make it a more toneful and comfortably playable guitar. A Big Block™ cavity design achieves more mass in the pickup cavities for greater resonance and tonal depth, while extended pickup pole clearances also are accommodated for enhanced tonal adjustments. The body includes new Player’s Cut™ elements designed for enhanced access to upper fret positions: a 7-degree back-angled cutaway contour for exceptional reach, and a smoothed neck heel joint for improved playing comfort, making the Lee Roy Parnell Signature ’57 Les Paul Goldtop a breeze for both slide and lead work. The Ron Ellis custom-wound Humbuckers loaded into the guitar are Lee Roy’s own personal choice of PAF-style pickup, and are the result of an extensive metallurgical study of vintage Gibson PAFs from the ’50s. Their meticulous design and construction results in a throaty tone with plenty of vintage-PAF bite and clarity with added depth and punch. The guitar’s electonics benefit further from high-quality CTS pots and NOS 1960s ceramic capacitors. The entire package is locked down with the classic pairing of ABR-1 bridge and lightweight stopbar tailpiece, and a PLEK-cut nylon nut that retains vintage-voiced resonance and sustain. A set of vintage-style Gotoh™ tuners with green tulip keys completes the package. The Lee Roy Parnell Signature ’57 Les Paul Goldtops will have their own Custom serial run beginning “LRP 001 - LRP 100,” for the limited 100 made & will include a Gibson Custom Lifton style hardshell case, a slide & slide bag, special Certificate of Authenticity & all owner’s literature. FREE FEDEX,FULLY INSURED SHIPPING IN THE CONT. USA!