Gibson Custom Shop Unveils Lee Roy Parnell '59 Les Paul Standard!
The Lee Roy Parnell Signature Les Paul Returns
Lee Roy Parnell's talent and approach has made him an icon in the music world, but his taste in tone has made him a legend in the guitar community. His '57 Goldtop signature model from Gibson Custom Shop became an instant classic for this reason, and it continues to be sought-after by collectors and guitarists worldwide.
Lee Roy and the talented luthiers at Gibson Custom Shop took notice, and so began the process of creating a new version based on a flametop '59 Burst instead of a '57 Goldtop.
The construction elements remain the same, from the contoured cutaway edge to the revised pickup routes, which Lee Roy prefers in order to capture more character from the wood. Each features a hand-picked figured maple top accented by an "Abilene Sunset Fade" burst, inspired by Lee Roy's hometown in Texas. Under the hood, each guitar features an underwound '57 Classic humbucker in the neck, an underwound '57 Classic Plus in the bridge, and the all-new Vintage Tone Circuit which uses paper-in-oil capacitors and vintage taper potentiometers. Every element has been given Lee Roy's seal of approval!
Gibson Custom Shop Lee Roy Parnell '59 Les Paul Specs & Features
- Top Material: 2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit
- Binding Style: 1-Ply Royalite
- Weight Relief: None
- Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Material: 1 Piece Mahogany
- Neck Profile: Lee Roy Parnell Custom '59 Profile
- Scale Length: 24.75" / 62.865cm
- Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" / 304.8mm
- Number of Frets: 22
- Frets: Authentic Medium-Jumbo
- Nut Material: Nylon
- Nut Width: 1.687" / 42.85mm
- End-of-Board Width: 2.24" / 56.89mm
- Inlays: Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
- Finish: Nickel
- Bridge: No-Wire ABR-1
- Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
- Tuners: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
- Pick Guard: Reissue Laminated Acrylic (Not Installed)
- Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
- Switch Tip: Amber Catalin
- Switch Washer: Replica Acrylic
- Jack Plate: Replica Laminated Acrylic
- Neck Pickup: '57 Classic
- Bridge Pickup: '57 Classic Plus
- Controls: CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
- Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case: Brown/Pink Reissue 5-Latch
- Included Accessories: Lee Roy Parnell Certificate of Authenticity
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