Ultra Aged Les Paul Customs are a real favorite here at the Zoo, they always look and feel nothing short of fantastic. Aged by Tom Murphy, this '57 Les Paul Custom has an ebony finish that's been given a ton of finish checking, with a few small dings here and there throughout the top. A nice touch is the finish worn completely away from the top edges of the body and around the back, where your forearm and belt buckle would wear the finish away from years and years of playing.
The Gibson Les Paul Standard of the late 1950s is considered today to be the holy grail for both players and collectors. The original combination of Gibson's new humbucking pickup along with that big slab of mahogany and maple created a magical combination of tone and sustain that is still the benchmark for pure tone. The Ultra Aged Les Paul is a Music Zoo Exclusive designed in conjunction with aging expert Tom Murphy that pays homage to those original Les Pauls from the '50s that changed music by actually being used and played constantly for the last five decades. This is no mint, under the bed, "don't even look at it" guitar. It's the one that would be criminal not to play. With the current prices of original 50's guitars skyrocketing, along with the collectible values of Signed/Aged Artist replicas, we sought to offer a unique "workhorse" instrument which captured that vibe, tone and playability in a guitar you could call your own.
The Ultra Aged Les Pauls offer the quality build and attention to detail that the Custom Shop and Tom Murphy are famous for. These guitars start life as a regular Historic Reissue, but are transformed by Tom into living, breathing, screaming monsters. The first thing you notice when you pick one up is the lack of finish on the back of the neck. It's soft, and warm to the touch. Same for the forearm section of the top -it feels straight out of the case like it's been played for years. The heavily rounded fingerboard edges make chord shapes feel easier, and creates a familiarity with the guitar from the moment you pick it up, much like a well-played vintage original.
Many people who see the Ultra Aged Les Pauls in our store immediately assume that it's a '50s guitar. The expert aging, lacquer checking, and missing finish is nice cosmetically, but serves a larger purpose. It allows the guitar to breathe. Over time new guitars tend to open up and become more resonant, rich, and harmonic as they are played; most Ultra Aged Les Pauls sound "played-in" from the first note. These are player's guitars, they are true collectibles, they are a tribute to some of the best instruments ever made. And, they are Music Zoo Exclusives.
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