Electric Guitar Review

Living In The Lap Of Luxury

So what do you get the guitarist in your life who has everything? Well, one Gibson luthier (yes, I’m sure they get paid well) apparently had this Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Special (non-aff) commissioned with hand engraving by master artist Darryl Thornbury.

I’m not sure how Musician’s Friend ended up with it, but they’re selling the one of a kind Les Paul Special for a paltry $12,999… chicken scratch, right?

The guitar features an anodized black-aluminum pickguard that covers the entire top of the instrument, and is beautifully hand engraved with a scene depicting what I believe is a Large Mouthed Bass jumping after a fishing lure.

To top it off, the dual nickel humbuckers are also engraved, as is the truss-rod cover. Other classy touches include a pearl headstock logo, pearl fingerboard inlays, and of course a hard-shell guitar case to protect your very sizable investment.

The Gibson Custom Shop Engraved Les Paul Special Features–

• Hand-Engraved Aluminum Top
• Mahogany Body
• Mahogany Neck
• Ebony Fingerboard With 22 Frets
• 24-3/4” Scale Length
• Pearl Inlays & Headstock Logo
• Two Humbucker Pickups
• Two Each Volume & Tone Controls
• 3-Way Pickup Switching
• Nickel Hardware

Play it or display it… this one’s a true piece of art! Now, anyone got a line on a good hand-engraved amp?