Gibson Jimmy Page "Black Beauty" Les Paul Custom 2008

Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Signature

Les Paul "Black Beauty" with Bigsby 2008

Excellent Condition

In Zeppelin’s early days, Page relied heavily on a three-pickup 1960 Les Paul Custom “Black Beauty” with a Bigsby tailpiece. Unfortunately, the guitar was stolen in 1970 at an airport and never recovered. Page has always felt that that particular guitar was “the one that got away.”

In 2008, Gibson proudly returned Page’s cherished lost guitar in the form of the new Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom—a painstaking recreation of that iconic instrument, with the addition of some of the most innovative electronics to ever grace a Les Paul.

The result is this stunning “Black Beauty” with a slim-profile neck, Page BurstBucker pickups, gold Bigsby vibrato and an innovative six-position toggle that lets you isolate the neck and bridge pickups, or add the middle in any combination.

Limited to a worldwide edition of just 500 guitars, the Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom was Gibson’s heartfelt tribute to a true legend and to the guitar he loved and lost.

Specifications

Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom VOS Body & Hardware:

• Carved Mahogany top, Solid lightweight mahogany back, Multi-ply white/black binding on top and back, Ebony finish, Gold hardware, ABR-1 Bridge, lightweight stop-bar tailpiece

Neck & Headstock:

• 1-piece mahogany neck, 22 fret ebony fingerboard, Pearl block inlays, Single-ply white binding, ‘60s neck profile, 24 3/4” scale length, 1 11/16” nut width, Holly headstock veneer

Electronics & Strings:

• Jimmy Page custom pickups, 2 volume, 2 tone, push/pull pot, Jimmy Page custom 6-way switch, Vintage .009 strings, Includes Custom Shop case, certificate of authenticity

Model Year: 2008