Limited Run 150 Clapton Cream-era 1958 Les Paul Custom from Murphy Lab

[mikeslub]

Here it is - the Eric Clapton Gibson Les Paul Custom 1958 reissue with his signature on 2nd pickguard, and the Clapton Les Paul Custom reissue next to my vintage 1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom. They did a nice job on this reissue, and it is 8 lbs 12 oz versus the vintage heavyweight at 9 lbs 10 oz. That extra pound makes a difference on your shoulder!

 

[jb_abides]

Congrats, Mike.

Glad you are enjoying it... Yeah, the light full-body mahogany must be a treat!

My eyes go to the headstocks: vintage has characteristic TRC touching the bottom of the spilt-diamond whereas reissue does not.

 

[El Gringo]

Here it is - the Eric Clapton Gibson Les Paul Custom 1958 reissue with his signature on 2nd pickguard, and the Clapton Les Paul Custom reissue next to my vintage 1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom. They did a nice job on this reissue, and it is 8 lbs 12 oz versus the vintage heavyweight at 9 lbs 10 oz. That extra pound makes a difference on your shoulder!

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Congrats Mike on a most gorgeous EC Black Beauty !

 

[cincyguitar]

I heard Erics buddy RFK jr. has one on order...

 

[mikeslub]

Congrats, Mike.

Glad you are enjoying it... Yeah, the light full-body mahogany must be a treat!

My eyes go to the headstocks: vintage has characteristic TRC touching the bottom of the spilt-diamond whereas reissue does not.

Good eyes!

 

[Midnight Blues]

Being a Custom guy, consider me extremely jealous. They're both gorgeous Mike! Congrats, HNGD

and play them both in good health!

 

[Maplehead872]

Congratulations Mike !!
Another thing I've always noticed about the vintage customs is that Les Paul and custom are further apart on the truss rod cover , the historic reissues not so much. Outside of that I can't tell them apart.
Great guitars Mike.

 

[AA00475Bassman]

I do like this guitar lots of vibe .

 

[The Guitar Hunter]

 

[jb_abides]

Since there's 2 threads going, here's a re-post of my video notes, FYI:

"You need a Marshall" [--> LOL, of course. --] "When is that going to happen...?" [--> Let's see what happens, if and when! --]

This confirms EC is donating proceeds to Crossroads Centre Antigua, which wasn't made explict in the Gibson announcement or website. Good man.

Guitar Center is involved somehow, given the logo on this video; perhaps not as directly as they were with the Crossroads 335.

Looks like EC was evaluating a non-relic'd guitar (perhaps VOS?) as well as the ML prototype; will one be forthcoming...?

He's still a Ferrari man, through and through: some nice Ferrari fan kit laying about.