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July 17, 2007Gibson Guitar Introduces the Inspired By John Lennon Les Paul Jr.by Staff.
The article by Andy Babiuk, who is the author of the book Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four's Instruments, from Stage to Studio, is based on an interview he conducted with luthier Ron DeMarino in which DeMarino reveals that Lennon's LPJ was a 1950s Tobacco Sunburst model that Lennon had DeMarino strip to reveal the natural mahogany. Lennon also had DeMarino add what he referred to as a "humberdincker" pickup, Lennon's word for a humbucker. DeMarino installed a Charlie Christian pickup in the neck position, which required extensive routing and a major modification to the back of the guitar, added a toggle switch for pickup selection, and, later, replaced the wraparound tailpiece with a Gibson Tune-O-Matic bridge with a stop tailpiece and installed a new set of tuners and new tuning pegs in place of the original Kluson pegs. Other Inspired By models from the Gibson Custom Shop include the Jimi Hendrix Psychedelic Flying V; Zakk Wylde Flying V Custom; Warren Haynes Model; Johnny R. Standard; Kiefer Sutherland KS-336; Elliot Easton SG; Roy Orbison ES-335; John Sykes Les Paul Custom; and, Peter Frampton Les Paul Special. Gibson’s John Lennon Inspired By Les Paul specifications: Date Available: July 12th, 2007 Related Links
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