Mike McCready 1959 Les Paul Standard. On sale now!

demetrios
demetrios Posts: 98,323
edited August 2016 in The Porch
Info posted by tubes10s over @ http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/257094/gibson-is-making-a-mccready-les-paul#latest . Gotta be posted here on the Porch too! :)
tubes10s said:

I've hoped for a long time to see this happen. I'm a Pearl Jam nut, and a Les Paul nut, so I am pumped for this guitar!


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tubes10s said:

The autograph will be on the back of the headstock, between the tuners. Hopefully it won't see much wear there while playing!


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tubes10s said:

I was told that MAP pricing will be:

Aged & Signed - $12K-ish
Aged & Unsigned - $8300-ish
VOS - $6700-ish

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  • RS65573
    RS65573 Posts: 2,506
    It looks amazing, but that price is insanity.

    I have AN ACTUAL 1969 Cherry Red Les Paul in its case and I dont think its worth that much.
  • lotsalemon
    lotsalemon Boston Posts: 2,739

    This is really cool - but the prices Gibson charges for these instruments is a little...OK...A LOT.... outrageous.

    ~4K difference in price just for a signed headstock? It's not like Les Paul himself signed it. No disrespect to Mike but cmon!!!! :whistle:
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  • wg
    wg Posts: 411
    Outrageous, it doesn't even come with automatic tuners!!

    ....right in line with the rest of Gibson's pricing.

    Gibson's CEO has totally decimated that company.
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,293
    sweet guitar but way too expensive for me.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,461
    wg said:

    Outrageous, it doesn't even come with automatic tuners!!

    ....right in line with the rest of Gibson's pricing.

    Gibson's CEO has totally decimated that company.

    No doubt. That automatic tuning thing? Fucking disaster.
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  • Spags
    Spags Leigh-on-Sea, UK Posts: 3,062
    I think I'll pick up all three.
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  • RoleModelsinBlood31
    RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,254
    Spags said:

    I think I'll pick up all three.

    That's the only way. I just preordered all of em
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,323
    edited July 2016
    This story broke out, 8 weeks ago?!?

    https://instagram.com/p/BFjqYNvEXkl/embed/


    http://www.lamusic.ca/Gibson-Custom-Shop-Mike-McCready-1959-Les-Paul-9-1910-s/1020.htm


    Gibson Custom is proud to announce the limited release of the Mike McCready 1959 Les Paul #9 1910, a precise replica of the Pearl Jam guitarist’s original that he tours and records with today.

    When Pearl Jam exploded out of Seattle in the early 1990’s, their aggressive, guitar-fueled tone not only helped revive rock and roll, it did something that only truly great bands do; it created a sub-genre of music. Dubbed “grunge”, Pearl Jam’s unique take on rock launched a legacy that exists today with as much of a following today as it did twenty years ago. Mike McCready’s sound and style lives at the heart of Pearl Jam’s instantly recognizable tone. His original 1959 Les Paul is a critical component to that sound. If it isn’t rare enough that an original 1959 Les Paul is still in active use, add to it that it’s the second go-round for serial #9 1910 in the orbit of genre-changing music. Mike’s original was also 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. When you read through the attached sales sheet you’ll learn how miraculous it is that the guitar is still in existence, let alone in the hands of Pearl Jam’s lead guitarist. This is an incredible guitar in its tone, playability, and in its history. In Mike’s words: “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.”

    The limited edition Mike McCready 1959 Les Paul is the result of a close collaboration between Gibson Custom’s craftspeople, engineers, and Mike McCready, whose ‘hands-on attention to detail approach’ insures an incredible guitar that any player will be proud to have in their collection. Offered in True Historic specifications, the Mike McCready 1959 Les Paul Standard is available on a limited basis with qualifying materials ultimately determining the size of the run.

    Available versions and worldwide quantities:

    · 50 Aged (Signed by Mike McCready).

    · 100 Aged (unsigned)

    · 150 Vintage Gloss

    http://lamusiccanada.tumblr.com/post/144560417929/gibson-custom-is-proud-to-announce-the-limited
  • tubes10s
    tubes10s Posts: 555
    I haven't seen any other pics of the Aged/Unsigned or the VOS versions yet, just the picture above from Gibson's sales sheet.
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  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,292
    holy shit - thats a touch out of my range sadly

    but WOW - great item
  • courtmcc
    courtmcc South Jersey Posts: 1,143
    edited July 2016
    I already have a 1959 Les Paul.. I'd rather have a Mike 1959 Strat. I also hate fake aging on guitars.
  • tubes10s
    tubes10s Posts: 555
    I'm not sure when Gibson actually announced these. I know that my local shop sent me the info within an hour of receiving the sales sheet themselves, because they know I'm a PJ fan. There were only 2 of the 50 aged/signed still available from Gibson as of about 5:30 EST on the afternoon of Monday July 11. I don't know how many of those 50 were going to dealers who hadn't sold them yet.
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,323
    Has anyone else find any Mike McCready 1959 Les Paul guitars on sale locally?
  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    A 59 Les Paul was orginally made in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Not Nashville, Tennessee. :blush:
  • wg
    wg Posts: 411
    courtmcc said:

    I already have a 1959 Les Paul...

    hmmmmm.... tell us more.
  • tubes10s
    tubes10s Posts: 555
    I've got a couple of 59 Reissue Les Pauls myself, and one Collector's Choice Les Paul (#16 Redeye).

    The Redeye is for sale, if anyone is interested! :)
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  • tubes10s
    tubes10s Posts: 555
    demetrios said:

    Has anyone else find any Mike McCready 1959 Les Paul guitars on sale locally?

    I haven't seen any others for sale locally. My local shop ordered mine for me while I was standing there and could hear the interaction between them and their Gibson rep. I only have 1 shop within a few hours of me that even carries Gibson guitars.

    I have noticed that Musicians Friend has a few "placeholder" websites in place, I'm assuming so that they are ready to post their McCready Les Pauls for sale when they arrive.
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,308
    tubes10s said:

    I've got a couple of 59 Reissue Les Pauls myself, and one Collector's Choice Les Paul (#16 Redeye).

    The Redeye is for sale, if anyone is interested! :)

    How do the 59 reissues sound? Worth the extra $$$?
  • tubes10s
    tubes10s Posts: 555
    They are definitely a step up in quality and materials from the production-made Les Paul Standards. Worth the extra $$? To me, it is. To others, I'm sure they'll say that it isn't.

    No matter how hard I try though... every guitar that I play still sounds like me :)
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,308
    tubes10s said:

    They are definitely a step up in quality and materials from the production-made Les Paul Standards. Worth the extra $$? To me, it is. To others, I'm sure they'll say that it isn't.

    No matter how hard I try though... every guitar that I play still sounds like me :)

    Awesome. I like Fenders and Gibsons about the same. I would love to get the reissue and especially love the color. Living in an apartment though and not being in a band really makes it worthless right now to spend any money on a nice electric guitar if you can't turn the amp up past 1.

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