Well, they’ve been talking about it off and on for months, and a few photos have even gone around the web, but Gibson yesterday officially announced the release of their new Slash ‘Appetite For Destruction’ Les Paul, and based on the photos it’s a real beauty (take a look at that wood grain, yum…)
To honor the Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver guitarist, and apparently based on classic Les Paul Standards circa 1958-1960, this latest Custom Shop creation will sport the aformetioned gorgeous two-piece “reverse-chevron” Grade AAA figured maple top, which has been finished in a nitrocellulose “Unburst” lacquer, and fastened on top of a chambered, or “weight-relieved” mahogany body.
Electronics will include a pair of Seymour Duncan Signature Series Alnico II Pro Slash humbuckers, which are meant to recreate Gibson’s highly-prized PAF humbuckers from the late ’50s and early ’60s, along with traditional 3-way pickup switching, individual Tone and Volume knobs for each pickup, and a Switchraft 1/4″ output jack.
Other stand-out features are expected to include a single-piece, Grade A, quarter-sawn neck of mahogany w/slim ’60s neck profile, a rosewood fretboard (12″ radius) with 22 jumbo frets, trapezoid fret marker inlays, TonePros Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece, Tone Pro Kluson-style Crème Key tuners w/press-in bushings, a high-density Corian nut, and a custom Slash graphic on the headstock.
The Gibson Slash Appetite for Destruction Les Paul will ship in a plush-lined black Gibson hardshell case with a silk-screened Slash logo on the front and an owner’s manual, and is currently selling for a street price of just over $2800… actually surprisingly cheap compared to some other recent Gibson Custom Shop creations.
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- Gibson Unveils Versatile New Slash Signature Les Paul
- Epiphone Releases Slash Signature Les Paul Standard Plus Top
- Gibson Announces Three New Limited Edition Slash Signature LPs
- Gibson Announces Custom Shop 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard
- Gibson Announces Limited Run Jeff Beck 1954 Les Paul Oxblood
- Seymour Duncan Giving Away 10 Sets Of Slash Signature Humbuckers
March 13th, 2010 at 8:02 am
Funny how the Gibson website looks more and more like the Apple website. This is a nicely spec’d ax. I wonder if they’ll make an aged version?
I’ll say it once, and I’ll say it again, Gibson/Epiphone needs to make an inexpensive “VOS” series like the Fender Road Worns. There are 3rd parties (like Bill Nash) that take Faded Les Paul and make the look like worn in classic instruments that feel & play like heaven.
http://nashguitars.com/lp_guitars.html
If something like this came directly from Gibson at a reasonable price….even an Epiphone, I’d jump on it.
March 29th, 2010 at 11:22 am
Gotta agree with Rick there Gibson~s stie becoem one big Apple site, and i also agree that should be inexpensive VOS, they get really price here in Brazil. Chears!