The Gibson Custom Shop has a longstanding tradition of reissuing specific models of 1950’s and ‘60s electric guitars. The Music Zoo has a longstanding tradition of taking our favorite features of specific models and combining them to make something new and different. Combine the fine craftsmanship of the Gibson Custom Shop and our Music Zoo tweaker tendencies and we present the Zoo Select series. One-off ideas of ours created by the Gibson Custom Shop to our specifications, whether it is a custom neck profile, a specific burst over a certain type of top wood, or a unique pickup combination. After all, the Gibson Custom Shop is in fact – a custom shop.
This is a Historic Select ’59 Reissue Les Paul with a Lemonburst finish over a beautiful flame top. We’ve always been huge fans of CC#1, the Collectors Choice Melvyn Franks guitar. The neck shape on that guitar felt great to us, with its wider shoulders and slight “V” to the profile – it’s right in between what a ’58 and ’59, so we brought it back to be used in the building of this Les Paul.
Includes: Hardshell Case, Certificate of Authenticity, Hang Tags, Paperwork
