Mike McCready 1959 Les Paul Standard. On sale now!

2-feign-reluctance

I think this is more aimed at collectors than people who would actually play this thing.

PP193448

I would buy one, only if Mike played it at Wrigley, the rest of the band signed it, and they called me up on stage to give it to me and sing while Mike was playing it, if I had the cash to blow, if I played guitar, if my wife wouldn't kick 12k worth of shit out of me...

pdalowsky

PP193448 said:

I would buy one, only if Mike played it at Wrigley, the rest of the band signed it, and they called me up on stage to give it to me and sing while Mike was playing it, if I had the cash to blow, if I played guitar, if my wife wouldn't kick 12k worth of shit out of me...

hahahahaha, its like you typed out exactly what i was thinking

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pdalowsky said:

PP193448 said:

I would buy one, only if Mike played it at Wrigley, the rest of the band signed it, and they called me up on stage to give it to me and sing while Mike was playing it, if I had the cash to blow, if I played guitar, if my wife wouldn't kick 12k worth of shit out of me...

hahahahaha, its like you typed out exactly what i was thinking

Many of us the same on here by sounds of it. I would have written it differently, but with same outcome

Jota_McCready

That's really awesome, please guys let us know if anyone of you get one of them!!!

demetrios

Looks like one was sold over @ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:q3J77lkl-WUJ:www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/gibson-custom-mike-mccready-vos-59-les-paul-electric-guitar/j41471000000000+&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca

OVERVIEW

A fabulous recreation of an historic guitar.

The original, serial #9 1910, was owned by Jim Anderson, the last guitarist in Van Morrison's band Them, who purchased it from a Pawn Shop while on tour in Seattle sometime between 1967-69. Once Jim retired from touring, he returned to Belfast, gigging on weekends where he'd often carry the guitar, sans case, to the Pub. It was left behind a few times after "a pint or two" according to legend, occasionally found leaning against the outside wall, where it was rescued and returned to the stage by the bartender closing up that night. At one point, the guitar went missing for a year, only to turn up in the backroom of the pub.

In the late 1990's, Jim's daughter, Shelly, was living in Seattle and contacted Danny Mangold (Danny's Music of Everett, WA) about her dad's original '59 back in Belfast and Jim's desire to sell. Danny and Jim spoke by phone, hit it off and Jim brought the guitar to Seattle to consign it at Danny's. Danny recalls standing at the airport baggage claim when the guitar slid off of the conveyer belt. Jim had simply checked it as baggage.

Knowing Mike McCready was in the market for an original '59, Danny made a call to Mike, who selected it over a few other 1959 Les Pauls in Danny's inventory. It was the feel and tone that grabbed him. He had no idea of its unique history at the time.

"I picked it up, played for a few seconds and said, "Yeah, this is the one." It just felt right in my hands. I've used it on four or five albums since and take it on every tour."

Like most of the artists fortunate enough to own an original 1959 Les Paul, Mike feels the pressure of traveling with such a valuable guitar night in and night out with Pearl Jam, but a player gravitates towards to best tools . The chance to have his own replicated by the craftspeople at Gibson Custom meant the chance to provide the occasional respite to a nearly priceless instrument without sacrificing tone and playability.

Offered to True Historic Specifications and in two finish options (aged and Vintage Gloss), and with the first 50 aged being hand-signed by Mike McCready, the Mike McCready 1959 Les Paul Standard is available on a limited basis, with qualifying materials ultimately determining the size of the run.



FEATURES
Body

Body shape: Single cutaway
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Top wood: 2 piece Maple
Body wood: Mahogany
Body finish: Relic Nitrocellulose
Orientation: Right handed
Neck
Neck shape: 1959 Les Paul
Neck wood: Rosewood
Joint: Set-in
Scale length: 24.75 in.
Truss rod: Standard
Neck finish: Relic Nitrocellulose
Fretboard
Material: 1-piece Rosewood
Radius: 12 in.
Fret size: Medium jumbo
Number of frets: 22
Inlays: Trapezoid
Nut width: 1.687 in. (42.8 mm)
Pickups
Configuration: HH
Neck: CustomBucker
Middle: Not applicable
Bridge: CustomBucker
Brand: Gibson Custom
Active or passive pickups: Passive
Series or parallel: Series
Piezo: No
Active EQ: No
Special electronics: None
Controls
Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
Pickup switch: 3-way
Coil tap or split: No
Kill switch: No
Hardware
Bridge type: Fixed
Bridge design: ART1
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Tuning machines: Grover
Color: Nickel
Other
Number of strings: 6-string
Special features: Limited production
Case: Hardshell case
Accessories: Reissue Hardshell Case, Provenance Letter, Certificate of Authenticity in Binder signed by Mike.

Only 150 of these vintage gloss models are available worldwide. Get yours today.

darwinstheory

And I'm wondering how I'm going to make my next mortgage payment.

demetrios

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_5tc8dflsI

Mike McCready talks about the new Gibson Custom Limited release of the precise replica of Mike's own 1959 Les Paul that he tours and records with today.

demetrios

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2016/Custom/Mike-McCready-1959-Les-Paul-Standard-Aged-VOS.aspx#LP59MMSBNH1



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http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2016/Custom/Mike-McCready-1959-Les-Paul-Standard.aspx

demetrios

buck502000

Anyone pick one up? We are going to be friends

Jota_McCready

Amazing!!!

redraw

demetrios said:

That signature looks fake!!!!

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redraw said:

demetrios said:

That signature looks fake!!!!

Still flippable at $8300. Loose change for most on here going buy the Fenway merch bonanza or should i say buy up

deftones

I hoped for a mass production instrument that an average guitar player could buy.. unfortunately this is a collector's item

PP193448

Where can I buy one??

2-feign-reluctance

PP193448 said:

Where can I buy one??

Really? You're going to buy one?

PP193448

2-feign-reluctance said:

PP193448 said:

Where can I buy one??

Really? You're going to buy one?

Probably not. I'm not a guitar player. Just curious. Would love to have it hanging on my wall. But my wife would kick my ass if I spent money on it. I would buy it if it was actually played by Mike on stage. Too bad they aren't doing that like the Ediie Van Halen guitars that he played on stage, signed, and sold few years back.

2-feign-reluctance

PP193448 said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

PP193448 said:

Where can I buy one??

Really? You're going to buy one?

Probably not. I'm not a guitar player. Just curious. Would love to have it hanging on my wall. But my wife would kick my ass if I spent money on it. I would buy it if it was actually played by Mike on stage. Too bad they aren't doing that like the Ediie Van Halen guitars that he played on stage, signed, and sold few years back.

Yeah, I was wondering cos' you were selling a bunch of stuff last month. I've been playing for 20 + years and have recently decided that my Epiphone, which is $7k less than this thing, sounds fucking incredible with everything I've got set up wise. Total collector's item. Hopefully nobody else who plays gets pulled into the trap that this guitar will some how make them a better player.

PP193448

2-feign-reluctance said:

PP193448 said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

PP193448 said:

Where can I buy one??

Really? You're going to buy one?

Probably not. I'm not a guitar player. Just curious. Would love to have it hanging on my wall. But my wife would kick my ass if I spent money on it. I would buy it if it was actually played by Mike on stage. Too bad they aren't doing that like the Ediie Van Halen guitars that he played on stage, signed, and sold few years back.

Yeah, I was wondering cos' you were selling a bunch of stuff last month. I've been playing for 20 + years and have recently decided that my Epiphone, which is $7k less than this thing, sounds fucking incredible with everything I've got set up wise. Total collector's item. Hopefully nobody else who plays gets pulled into the trap that this guitar will some how make them a better player.

I decided to keep my stuff I was gonna sell. Actually my wife talked me into keeping it... Go figure huh? Didn't want to get rid of it but, but thought I could put the money away for more retirement savings. Fuck it, only live once. Can't take any of it with me anyway. At least I can look at this stuff and play the vinyl when I get a player. Can't look at the extra money in the bank...