GIBSON USA Custom Shop Collector's Choice #1 Gary Moore Aged/Signed '59 Les Paul
SPECS
• Model: Collector's Choice #1 Gary Moore Aged '59 Les Paul Standard Reissue
• Finish: Gary Moore Butterscotch Aged / Murphy Aged
• Top: Flame Maple
• Body: Solid Mahogany Back
• Neck: Mahogany
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Inlays: Trapezoid Inlays
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Radius: 12"
• Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
• Neck Profile: 1959 Profile, approx. .910" at 1st and .980" at 12th fret on documented examples
• Pickups: BurstBuckers
• Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-Way Toggle
• Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
• Tailpiece: Stop Bar
• Hardware: Nickel
• Case: Original Gibson Custom Shop Hardshell Case
• COA: Included
• Country: USA
• Year: 2010
Personal Thoughts
This is one of the really significant early Collector’s Choice models and still one of the coolest. Being based around the famous Gary Moore / “Greeny” story gives it instant appeal, but the spec is strong even without that. You have the classic late-'50s Les Paul recipe of flame maple over mahogany, a rosewood board, proper '59-style neck carve and BurstBuckers, so it sits right in that sweet spot of vintage feel and familiar Custom Shop usability. The aged Butterscotch finish is a huge part of the charm as well, because it gives the guitar that dry, lightly faded old Burst look that people are always chasing. It is the sort of Les Paul that feels collectible, but still very much like a player’s guitar rather than just a case queen.
Condition Report
Excellent condition. Factory aged as part of the original Collector's Choice spec, with the wear and ageing intended by Gibson Custom Shop. Overall it presents very well.
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