A piece of music history that’s directly associated with two of the world’s foremost guitarists
It’s safe to say that Eric Clapton is one of the most successful and respected guitarists of all time. His playing with the Yardbirds, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos, Delaney and Bonnie, and as a solo artist has inspired countless players. He has won 18 GRAMMY® awards, received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, four Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, and was awarded a CBE for services to music. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He is the co-founder and a patron of the Crossroads Centre, a substance abuse rehabilitation facility on Antigua that has helped countless people overcome substance abuse.
During Cream’s first American tour, Eric purchased a 3-pickup 1958 Les Paul Custom, serial number 8 6320, which he used on Disraeli Gears, multiple tours, including with Delaney & Bonnie, and on and off throughout the rest of the 1960s and 70s. In 1979, he gifted the guitar to fellow legendary guitarist Albert Lee, who continues to be inspired by it and uses it to this day. Now, Gibson Custom is proud to introduce the Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom, a loving tribute to Eric’s original 1958 Les Paul Custom. This special limited run uses ultra-precise Murphy Lab aging techniques to aid in handcrafting a reproduction of this legendary guitar. Every detail has been thoughtfully crafted, from the exact playing wear to the sonic character. It features a hand-selected, ultra-lightweight, one-piece, all-mahogany body, a mahogany neck with an ebony fretboard with Custom mother-of-pearl block inlays and 22 historic medium jumbo frets, and the same neck profile as the original guitar. The hardware is aged gold, including the Grover® tuners, ABR-1 bridge, Stop Bar tailpiece, and pickup covers. The three pickups are unpotted Custombuckers, with the middle pickup mounted with the screws oriented towards the neck, just as they are on the original guitar. The volume and tone controls use CTS® 500k audio taper potentiometers that are hand-wired to paper-in-oil capacitors, while the Murphy Lab aging replicates the exact aging and wear patterns that Eric and Albert created.
Only 150 of these exceptional guitars have been handcrafted by the expert luthiers of the Gibson Custom Shop and Murphy Lab in Nashville, Tennessee. The custom Duck Brothers-inspired case includes the guitar, along with a second pickguard, signed by both Eric Clapton and Albert Lee in a collectible wooden display case, a Certificate of Authenticity booklet with a photo by Chuck Stewart, a black leather Archive Series strap, and a Gibson Custom switch plate medallion. Here is your opportunity to own a piece of music history that is directly tied to two of the world’s foremost guitarists.
Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Binding Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard
Body Finish Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material One Piece Ultra-Light Weight Mahogany
Body Shape Les Paul
Body Styles Les Paul
Weight Relief None
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
End Of Board Width 56.89mm / 2.24in
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 22
Frets Historic Medium-Jumbo
Inlays 1950s Pattern Mother of Pearl Block
Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material Nylon
Nut Width 42.86mm / 1.69in
Profile Medium C
Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup Custombucker
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper in Oil Capacitors
Middle Pickup Custombucker Screw Side Towards Neck
Neck Pickup Custombucker
Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft
Pickup Selector 3-way Switchcraft
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge ABR-1; Screws Towards Neck
Control Covers Black Royalite; EC Signature Switch Plate Medallion Installed (Custom Shop Medallion in the Case)
Control Knobs True Historic Black Top Hat (No Dial Pointer)
finish Custom Murphy Lab Aged Gold
Jack Plate Cover Multi-ply Laminated Acrylic
Mounting Rings M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Pickguard Multi-ply Laminated Acrylic
Pickup Covers Authentic Profile Gold-plated Nickel Silver; Murphy Lab Aged
Strap Buttons Black
Switch Tip Cream
Switchwasher True Historic Black
Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover Authentic Stepped 2-Ply Les Paul Custom
Tuner Plating Custom Murphy Lab Aged Gold
Tuning Machines Grover Milk Bottle
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Accessories Certificate of Authenticity, Extra Pickguard Signed by Eric Clapton and Albert Lee, Custom Shop Switchplate Medallion in the Case
Model: CSECB8MLAEBGH1
Case Custom Duck Brothers Case
Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo and Custom Split Diamond Inlay in Mother of Pearl
Gibson Custom Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom, Ebony
Gibson Custom Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom, Ebony
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A piece of music history that’s directly associated with two of the world’s foremost guitarists
It’s safe to say that Eric Clapton is one of the most successful and respected guitarists of all time. His playing with the Yardbirds, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos, Delaney and Bonnie, and as a solo artist has inspired countless players. He has won 18 GRAMMY® awards, received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, four Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, and was awarded a CBE for services to music. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He is the co-founder and a patron of the Crossroads Centre, a substance abuse rehabilitation facility on Antigua that has helped countless people overcome substance abuse.
During Cream’s first American tour, Eric purchased a 3-pickup 1958 Les Paul Custom, serial number 8 6320, which he used on Disraeli Gears, multiple tours, including with Delaney & Bonnie, and on and off throughout the rest of the 1960s and 70s. In 1979, he gifted the guitar to fellow legendary guitarist Albert Lee, who continues to be inspired by it and uses it to this day. Now, Gibson Custom is proud to introduce the Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom, a loving tribute to Eric’s original 1958 Les Paul Custom. This special limited run uses ultra-precise Murphy Lab aging techniques to aid in handcrafting a reproduction of this legendary guitar. Every detail has been thoughtfully crafted, from the exact playing wear to the sonic character. It features a hand-selected, ultra-lightweight, one-piece, all-mahogany body, a mahogany neck with an ebony fretboard with Custom mother-of-pearl block inlays and 22 historic medium jumbo frets, and the same neck profile as the original guitar. The hardware is aged gold, including the Grover® tuners, ABR-1 bridge, Stop Bar tailpiece, and pickup covers. The three pickups are unpotted Custombuckers, with the middle pickup mounted with the screws oriented towards the neck, just as they are on the original guitar. The volume and tone controls use CTS® 500k audio taper potentiometers that are hand-wired to paper-in-oil capacitors, while the Murphy Lab aging replicates the exact aging and wear patterns that Eric and Albert created.
Only 150 of these exceptional guitars have been handcrafted by the expert luthiers of the Gibson Custom Shop and Murphy Lab in Nashville, Tennessee. The custom Duck Brothers-inspired case includes the guitar, along with a second pickguard, signed by both Eric Clapton and Albert Lee in a collectible wooden display case, a Certificate of Authenticity booklet with a photo by Chuck Stewart, a black leather Archive Series strap, and a Gibson Custom switch plate medallion. Here is your opportunity to own a piece of music history that is directly tied to two of the world’s foremost guitarists.
Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Binding Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard
Body Finish Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material One Piece Ultra-Light Weight Mahogany
Body Shape Les Paul
Body Styles Les Paul
Weight Relief None
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
End Of Board Width 56.89mm / 2.24in
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 22
Frets Historic Medium-Jumbo
Inlays 1950s Pattern Mother of Pearl Block
Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material Nylon
Nut Width 42.86mm / 1.69in
Profile Medium C
Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup Custombucker
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper in Oil Capacitors
Middle Pickup Custombucker Screw Side Towards Neck
Neck Pickup Custombucker
Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft
Pickup Selector 3-way Switchcraft
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge ABR-1; Screws Towards Neck
Control Covers Black Royalite; EC Signature Switch Plate Medallion Installed (Custom Shop Medallion in the Case)
Control Knobs True Historic Black Top Hat (No Dial Pointer)
finish Custom Murphy Lab Aged Gold
Jack Plate Cover Multi-ply Laminated Acrylic
Mounting Rings M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Pickguard Multi-ply Laminated Acrylic
Pickup Covers Authentic Profile Gold-plated Nickel Silver; Murphy Lab Aged
Strap Buttons Black
Switch Tip Cream
Switchwasher True Historic Black
Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover Authentic Stepped 2-Ply Les Paul Custom
Tuner Plating Custom Murphy Lab Aged Gold
Tuning Machines Grover Milk Bottle
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Accessories Certificate of Authenticity, Extra Pickguard Signed by Eric Clapton and Albert Lee, Custom Shop Switchplate Medallion in the Case
Model: CSECB8MLAEBGH1
Case Custom Duck Brothers Case
Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo and Custom Split Diamond Inlay in Mother of Pearl
