Gibson, Custom Shop Les Paul Special (1960 Reissue), 2006 - Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes)

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Specifications
Builder: 
Gibson
Model: 
Custom Shop Les Paul Special (1960 Reissue)
Serial Number: 
0 6640
Year: 
2006
Color: 
TV White
Body: 
Mahogany
Neck: 
One-Piece Mahogany
Fretboard: 
Rosewood
Pickups: 
Two Gibson P-90 Single Coil Pickups
The Story Behind

 

About the Guitar:

This 2006 Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Special (1960 Reissue) with a TV White finish was made exclusively for Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes. Rich played this guitar during the Black Crowes' tours of 2008 and 2009. 

This guitar was personally made for Rich by the Gibson Custom Shop in 2006, and delivered to him that same year. According to Rich himself, he used this guitar during the Black Crowes' world tours of 2008 and 2009.

Rich can be seen playing this guitar live at the Forecastle Festival 2009 on the song I Ain't Hiding:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-rGDSUe1EQ

The guitar has the following specifications: 

  • Nut Width: 1-11/16”
  • String Height (12th Fret): 1/8”
  • Pickups: Two Original Gibson P-90 Single Coil Pickups
  • Body: Solid Mahogany 
  • Neck: One-piece Mahogany with Long Neck Tenon
  • Fretboard: 22-fret Rosewood
  • Fretboard Inlays: Pearloid Dot Inlays
  • Fret Condition: Excellent
  • Hardware: Chrome Nickel
  • Bridge/Tailpiece: Classic Gibson Wraparound Stop Tailpiece
  • Tuning Machines: Gibson Button Tuners
  • Controls: Two Volume and Two Tone Controls
  • Color/Finish: TV White
  • Weight: 8.5 lbs.

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