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Pure Rock ’n’ Roll Perfection

Mike Ness is a producer and musician and the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the legendary punk band and rock ’n’ roll icons Social Distortion. A self-described "Gibson guy," his favorite electric guitar is a modified 1976 Les Paul™ Deluxe Goldtop, which served as the basis for this Gibson Custom Shop Artist Model. It comes equipped with a three-piece maple neck, a 2-piece plain maple top, and a mahogany/maple/mahogany back. The stock mini humbuckers have been replaced by P-90's, which Mike prefers. The Goldtop finish has been expertly aged by the artisans of the Murphy Lab to match Mike's original, and it even includes the Orange County, Clay Smith Cams Mr. Horsepower®, and I Voted stickers.

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Specifications

Body Specs

Binding Single-ply Top and Fretboard

Body Finish Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Material Mahogany

Body Shape Les Paul

Body Styles Les Paul

Top 2-Piece Plain Maple

Neck Specs

End Of Board Width 51.11mm / 2.01in

Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 22

Frets Jumbo

Inlays Pearloid Trapezoid, Rounded Corners

Joint Set Neck

Neck Material 3-piece Maple

Nut Material Nylon

Nut Width 42.27mm / 1.66in

Profile Artist Profile

Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup Custom Soapbar P-90

Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone, Ceramic Capacitors

Neck Pickup Custom Soapbar P-90

Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft

Pickup Selector 3-Way Switchcraft

Hardware Specs

Bridge Tone Pros Tune-O-Matic

Control Covers Brown

Control Knobs Gold Top Hats with Silver Inserts; Aged

finish Nickel; Murphy Lab Aged

Jack Plate Cover Nickel

Pickguard Reissue Mini Humbucker

Pickup Covers Cream Soapbar

Strap Buttons 2 - Dunlop Original Design Straploks

Switch Tip Cream

Switchwasher Cream - Text Buffed Off

Tailpiece Tone Pros Stop Bar

Truss Rod Adjustable

Truss Rod Cover Molded Deluxe

Tuner Plating Nickel; Murphy Lab Aged

Tuning Machines Gotoh Nickel, Single Band

Misc Specs

Accessories Certificate of Authenticity, Dunlop Original Design Straplok Buttons In the Case

Model: LPDLX76MNAGTCH1

Case Gibson Deluxe Protector Case

Headstock Inlay Gibson logo in Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Model silkscreen

Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

Gibson Custom Mike Ness 1976 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged), Gold

Gibson Custom Mike Ness 1976 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged), Gold

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Pure Rock ’n’ Roll Perfection

Mike Ness is a producer and musician and the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the legendary punk band and rock ’n’ roll icons Social Distortion. A self-described "Gibson guy," his favorite electric guitar is a modified 1976 Les Paul™ Deluxe Goldtop, which served as the basis for this Gibson Custom Shop Artist Model. It comes equipped with a three-piece maple neck, a 2-piece plain maple top, and a mahogany/maple/mahogany back. The stock mini humbuckers have been replaced by P-90's, which Mike prefers. The Goldtop finish has been expertly aged by the artisans of the Murphy Lab to match Mike's original, and it even includes the Orange County, Clay Smith Cams Mr. Horsepower®, and I Voted stickers.

Read more

Specifications

Body Specs

Binding Single-ply Top and Fretboard

Body Finish Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Material Mahogany

Body Shape Les Paul

Body Styles Les Paul

Top 2-Piece Plain Maple

Neck Specs

End Of Board Width 51.11mm / 2.01in

Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 22

Frets Jumbo

Inlays Pearloid Trapezoid, Rounded Corners

Joint Set Neck

Neck Material 3-piece Maple

Nut Material Nylon

Nut Width 42.27mm / 1.66in

Profile Artist Profile

Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup Custom Soapbar P-90

Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone, Ceramic Capacitors

Neck Pickup Custom Soapbar P-90

Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft

Pickup Selector 3-Way Switchcraft

Hardware Specs

Bridge Tone Pros Tune-O-Matic

Control Covers Brown

Control Knobs Gold Top Hats with Silver Inserts; Aged

finish Nickel; Murphy Lab Aged

Jack Plate Cover Nickel

Pickguard Reissue Mini Humbucker

Pickup Covers Cream Soapbar

Strap Buttons 2 - Dunlop Original Design Straploks

Switch Tip Cream

Switchwasher Cream - Text Buffed Off

Tailpiece Tone Pros Stop Bar

Truss Rod Adjustable

Truss Rod Cover Molded Deluxe

Tuner Plating Nickel; Murphy Lab Aged

Tuning Machines Gotoh Nickel, Single Band

Misc Specs

Accessories Certificate of Authenticity, Dunlop Original Design Straplok Buttons In the Case

Model: LPDLX76MNAGTCH1

Case Gibson Deluxe Protector Case

Headstock Inlay Gibson logo in Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Model silkscreen

Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046