This very special 1958 Les Paul Custom pays tribute to Eric Clapton with Murphy Lab aging to replicate his most trusted guitar from the 60s-70s, which he subsequently gifted to the legendary Albert Lee. It's one of only 150 made, and comes with a custom Duck Brothers-inspired case with certificate of authenticity and even an additional pickguard genuinely signed by both Eric Clapton himself and Albert Lee in a collectible wooden display case. 

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Excellent condition with factory simulated wear, light scratches, and other signs of normal handling and use. See below for more details and specifications.

FROM GIBSON:

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.

__________________________________________________________________

SPECIFICATIONS:

Aged Gold Hardware

Aged Gold Grover Tuners

1 11/16” Nylon Nut 

Medium C Profile Mahogany Neck with 24 3/4” Scale Length

Neck Thickness .93" at First Fret and 1.00" at Twelfth Fret

Ebony Fingerboard with Block Inlays and 12" Radius

20 Historic Medium-Jumbo Frets in Excellent Condition

3 Custombucker Humbucking Pickups with CTS Pots and Paper in Oil Capacitors

ABR-1 Bridge and Stop Bar Tailpiece

One Piece Mahogany Body in Aged Ebony Finish with Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Weight 8 lb 4 oz

Original Hard Shell Case with "The Duck Bros." Graphic

Serial Number #005

__________________________________________________________________

NOTE TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS:

We want you to be happy with your purchase and we try to represent the condition of all used and vintage guitars as accurately as possible in our listings. Every used guitar shows some signs of play wear and vintage models even more so. We call out all areas of damage or unusual wear, and describe the overall condition based upon what is "normal" for the age of the instrument. Expect to see minor dings, finish checking, or other evidence of normal use and aging which may not be captured by photography or explicitly mentioned in the listing.  

We recognize that everyone has their own personal standard of what constitutes acceptable wear and tear. If play wear is especially critical for you, please contact us to ask any questions you may have. Your satisfaction is of paramount importance to us.