The Gibson Custom Shop Joe Perry Boneyard Les Paul Electric Guitar is straight from the boneyard with sweet sound and stunning looks. From their earliest days as Boston punks to their present-day status as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Joe Perry and Aerosmith have endured the test of time and triumphed. Just as Aerosmith’s music has evolved, so have Joe’s ideas about what his Signature Model guitar should be. The Joe Perry Model, with its unique Green Tiger finish and “Boneyard” logo is a dramatic departure from the original 1996 Custom Shop model. AAA figured maple top, single-ply cream binding, BurstBucker 2 and 3 pickups (neck has reversed polarity), aged nickel hardware, “Joe Perry” engraved on truss rod cover. Gibson includes a hardshell case with the Custom Shop Signature Joe Perry Electric Guitar.

This plain top Epiphone Les Paul Standard is an electric guitar that delivers all the signature sound of a Gibson Les Paul at a fraction of the cost. The mahogany body provides superb resonance, while the Alnico Classic humbucker pickups deliver loads of warmth. The set mahogany neck with slim taper profile and rosewood fretboard give you the familiar feel and fast action that Les Paul players love so dearly. Neck and body binding and trapezoid inlays for the classic look seen on stages the world over for decades.

UPDATE: At the “Icons of Music” charity auction in New York City on April 21, a Limited Edition Signed Music Rising Epiphone Les Paul went for $30,000 to the Hard Rock Cafe in Biloxi, Mississippi. Another sold for $35,000 to an individual.This Les Paul Standard was created by Epiphone to aid Music Rising, the charity helping to replace instruments and gear lost by New Orleans musicians in the devastation of hurricane Katrina. Musician’s Friend is honored to partner with Gibson to help reverse the devastation suffered by the Crescent City’s music community. This limited edition, signed by The Edge, is unquestionably one of the most desirable collector’s items you may ever encounter. It’s a perfect choice for charitable organizations or other donors who want a very unique and special reminder of their contribution to rebuilding New Orleans’ musical heritage.Adorned with a Music Rising graphic designed by U2′s The Edge who co-founded the charity, all proceeds from the sale of this guitar will go to Music Rising. A special inscription on the headstock reads: “Rebuilding Note by Note.” The inscription on the belly reads: “MUSIC RISING – INSTRUMENTS FOR THE GULF COAST.”Each instrument includes a Custom Music Rising gig bag, a certificate of authenticity hand-signed by The Edge, and wall hanging display hardware.NOTE: This guitar is eligible for international shipping. For International orders, please contact us and let our agent know that you wish to purchase the Epiphone Music Rising Les Paul.The Gulf Coast has contributed more to modern music than perhaps any other U.S. region, and it has had a lasting impact on the entire world. Along with the great loss of life and property during the hurricanes Katrina and Rita, thousands of musicians lost their instruments and their livelihood along with those instruments. By purchasing the Music Rising Les Paul Standard, you will not only help repay the musical debt we all owe to the Crescent City, but will also become the proud owner of a guitar that commemorates America’s commitment to its artists.More about Music Rising Music Rising is a national campaign created by U2′s The Edge, producer Bob Ezrin, Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz along with support from Guitar Center Music Foundation and MusiCares. Inaugural partners MusiCares, Gibson Guitar, Guitar Center, Musician’s Friend, VH-1 Networks, MTV Networks, Rolling Stone Magazine, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Ticketmaster, and Live Nation constitute the most dynamic and comprehensive organized group to launch a relief program since the Hurricanes hit the United States. The campaign’s goal is to help rebuild the musical heart and culture of the Gulf Region by replacing the musical instruments and gear that were lost in the hurricane season of 2005. Music Rising will continue to be administered by The Gibson Foundation.”These guitars provide funding to buy instruments

The Les Paul Special made the virtues of the Les Paul available to those who couldn’t quite afford the Standard or Custom versions. And it had all the essential features: solid mahogany body and neck, 2 P-90 pickups, wraparound tailpiece, and 2 volume and 2 tone controls with 3-way switching. This Custom Shop Historic Series re-creation duplicates the original at its finest. This is the single-cutaway version (there was also a 1960s double-cutaway) with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays. Nickel hardware. Gibson’s Custom Shop produces some of the finest electric guitars on earth. Using the best materials money can buy, a staff of skilled luthiers reproduce some of the greatest Gibsons of the past and create stunning new instruments for players and collectors who demand the best.

The Les Paul Custom VOS re-creates the Les Paul Custom as it was at a pivotal moment in its history-the year when the PAF humbuckers became standard issue. These remarkable new pickups gave the Les Paul a thicker sound that was at the time especially unique.Like all VOS (Vintage Original Spec) Series instruments, the 1957 Les Paul Custom VOS is handcrafted for comfort and playability in the Gibson Custom Shop. The construction, neck profile, hardware, and electronics are period accurate, and a special nitrocellulose finish treatment gives it the patina of a gently aged vintage guitar. Includes Gibson Custom Shop case, a certificate of authenticity, and custom care kit.

This Limited Edition Les Paul Custom is crafted to be accurate to ’57 specifications including the CTS pots and bumblebee capacitors. It was the first Les Paul to feature humbucking pickups, and this one comes equipped with BurstBuckers. Carved maple top, mahogany back, and one-piece mahogany neck with the ’57 profile and the original extended tenon joint. It features multi-ply black and white binding on body, and single-ply binding on the neck, nickel hardware, and an original ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge. For this Anniversary edition, the trademark antique gold finish is on the top, back and neck. Other special features include an engraved gold-plated 50th Anniversary headstock veneer, a gold-plated truss rod cover, and a special 50th Anniversary Custom Shop case. The Custom Shop difference It’s all about look, tone and feel.Only 157 of these 50th Anniversary Goldtops will be built, serialized from 57S 001 through 57S 157.

Features a one-piece mahogany neck, carved maple top and warm-toned mahogany body. An ebony fingerboard with classic inlay pattern gives it a bright attack. Matched Gibson humbuckers deliver warm rhythm and hot, solid lead sounds. Also includes a Tune-O-Matic bridge/stopbar tailpiece and bound body, neck, and head. Includes hardshell case.Gibson’s Custom Shop produces some of the finest electric guitars on earth. Using the best materials money can buy, a staff of skilled luthiers reproduce some of the greatest Gibsons of the past and create stunning new instruments for players and collectors who demand the best.

Les Paul wanted two colors used on the Gibson guitar that would forever bear his name: gold (for its connection to all things fine) and black (because a player’s hands would be easily visible against a dark background). Les got the gold in 1952, but had to wait for the black. The Les Paul Custom was introduced in 1954 and featured elegant appointments like gold hardware, multiple binding, and an ebony fretboard. The ’54 Custom was also the first solidbody Gibson guitar to use the ABR-1 bridge, the familiar piece of hardware we’ve all come to know as the Tune-O-Matic.Underneath it’s luxurious inky finish, this historic re-creation of the original 1954 Custom features a carved mahogany top, a solid mahogany back, one-piece mahogany neck with long neck tenon, an early ’50s rounded neck profile, 24-3/4″ scale length, and a 1-11/16″ nut width. It also has multi-ply white/black binding on the body and headstock, with white single-ply binding on the fingerboard. Its finer appointments include gold hardware, an ebony fingerboard, large pearl block inlays, pearl headstock inlay, and kidney bean tuners. The original circuitry is preserved with the use of CTS pots and bumble bee capacitors in the signal path and the unique pickup array of a vintage P-90 pickup at the bridge and a rare Alnico V pickup at the neck.The Alnico V pickup was designed in 1952 by Seth Lover and Walt Fuller for Gibson to succeed the P-90 pickup on several of Gibson’s distinguished archtop jazz hollowbodies, most famously the L5 CES, ES-5, and Byrdland guitars. Similar to the P-90 in appearance, the Alnico V is easily recognized by its distinctive rectangular pole pieces. It gets its name from the stronger Alnico V magnets, while each coil has 10,000 turns of 42-gauge wire to achieve its clear, round, ringing sound. It made its debut on a solidbody Gibson in the Fretless Wonder of 1954; the Les Paul Custom, or Black Beauty.Vintage Original Spec series instruments receive a special nitro-cellulose finish treatment yielding the patina of a gently-aged vintage guitar while handcrafting enhances comfort and playability. Each VOS model has a solid mahogany back; historically accurate long-neck tenon for strength and sustain; and period-correct neck profile, hardware, and electronics.

In a tribute to his scorching riffs and remarkable stage presence, Gibson honors one of heavy metal’s premier lead guitarists with the Zakk Wylde Signature Les Paul Electric Guitar. It features Wylde’s trademark black-and-antique-white bull’s-eye graphics; powerful EMG humbucking pickups (an 81 and 85); and an oiled, raw maple neck. The Les Paul body has a 1-piece mahogany back with carved maple top; an ebony fretboard with pearl block inlay; gold hardware including an engraved gold truss-rod cover with Zakk Wylde logo; multi-ply binding on top, back, neck, and peghead. A gorgeous guitar and capable of doing serious sonic damage. Gibson includes a hardshell case with the Custom Shop Zakk Wylde Les Paul Guitar.This aged edition is an extreme rarity. One of only 50 to be made by the Gibson Custom Shop, it features every chip and dent you’d find on Zakk’s legedary #1 Les Paul custom. Received as a graduation gift from his parents, the guitar was lost to him for years after being stolen. A fan discovered it in a Texas pawn shop and arranged it’s return. Even the gold hardware is tarnished and pitted to look just like the original. You’ll find it plays with the same power and tone as Zakk Wylde’s amazing axe as well. A true collector’s item.

The BurstBucker pickups on this Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop VOS (Vintage Original Spec) are precise copies of the original “Patent Applied For” versions that were the first dual-coil humbucking pickups ever produced in quantity. Their full, round, and versatile sound is as unique now as it was then. Classic carved maple top, solid (non-weight relieved) mahogany back, and one-piece mahogany neck generate the singing resonance that made the original one of the world’s most sought-after guitars. Finish and hardware are gently aged to make it look exactly like the real McCoy. Early ’50s rounded neck profile gives you something serious to hang onto.