The Collector’s Choice™ series provides players with the opportunity to experience the precise look, feel and tone of some of the rarest guitars in history. Gibson Custom is extremely proud of the achievements you’ll find in Collector’s Choice #15, 1958 Les Paul Serial #8-6756, long the main squeeze of Kentucky Headhunters guitarist Greg Martin, and played on countless gigs and recording sessions. As such, it is a familiar voice among the most exalted tones in music today, and an unparalleled inspiration for a brilliantly crafted re-creation of a Les Paul that is flush with character in its tone, its feel, and its aesthetic. From the luscious, road-tested look of its faded “dirty lemon” finish, to the big, bold tone from a robust pairing of PAF pickups that Greg has woven into a Grammy Award-winning career, Collector’s Choice™ #15 is an exceptional guitar in every sense. Only through unfettered access to the original can Gibson Custom capture and reproduce these essential details—the neck shape, dish carve, finish, ageing, and tone—all of which are present in abundance in Collector’s Choice™ #15. In short, the result brings you the closest thing humanly possible to owning the original—if Greg would ever part with it.
Body
Hand selected distinctly figured maple top and lightweight, one-piece mahogany body, hand-aged to match the original.
Neck/Fingerboard
Glued-in mahogany neck with a distinctly rounded (but not clubby) ’58 profile of the original, one-piece rosewood fingerboard with cellulose inlays.
Finish
Lusciously faded Dirty Lemon burst finish, aged to match that of the original guitar.
Electronics
Custom Buckers with Alnico III magnets to re-create the original PAFs. Individual volume and tone controls with “bumble bee” capacitors and a three-way switch.
Hardware
Period correct Tune-o-matic bridge, stopbar tailpiece, and reissue Kluson™ tuners, all in aged nickel.
Plastics
Aged, vintage correct pickguard, binding, and top-hat knobs.
SPECS
Body
Top | Lightly Figured Maple |
Back | 1-Piece Mahogany |
Binding | Single-ply Cream Binding on Top |
Adhesive | Franklin Titebond |
Neck
Species | Genuine Mahogany Neck with a Maple Spline |
Profile | ’58 Profile |
Truss Rod | Vintage Truss Rod Assembly |
Joint Angle | 4° (+/- 15 seconds) |
Neck Fit
Joint | Mortise & Tenon |
Adhesive | Hot Hide Glue |
Joint Angle Tolerance | +/- .005″ |
Fingerboard
Species | Rosewood |
Radius | 12″ |
Binding | .Single-ply Cream |
Inlays | Nitrocellulose Trapezoid Inlays |
Nut/E.O.B | 1.687/2.062 |
Nut
Material | Nylon |
Width | 1.687 |
Slots | Gibson PLEK System |
Headstock
Inlay | Holly Headstock with ‘Gibson’ Pearl Logo |
Truss Rod Cover | Reissue |
Angle | 17 Degrees |
Tuners
Model | Kluson™ Deluxe Green Key |
Tuning Ratio | 12:01 |
Plating | Nickel |
Bridge
Type | ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic |
Plating | Nickel |
Tailpiece
Type | Lightweight Aluminum Stopbar Tailpiece |
Plating | Nickel |
Hardware
Pickguard | Reissue Cream |
Knobs | Gold Top Hats with Dial Pointers |
Toggle Switch Washer | Cream with Gold Silkscreen |
Pickup Mounting Rings | Cream |
Control Plate Cover | Black |
Strings | .010 – .046 |
Strap Buttons | Aluminum Gibson End Pins |
Pickups
Neck Position | Custom Bucker (Alnico III) |
Bridge Position | Custom Bucker (Alnico III) |
Electronics
Potentiometers | 2 Volume Controls 2 Tone Controls |
Capacitors | Bumble Bee |
Toggle Switch | Three-Way with Vintage Toggle Cap |
Output Jack | Traditional ¼” |
Finish
Sealer | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Dirty Lemon
Case
Type | Custom Shop Hardshell |
Accessories
Certificate of Authenticity | Custom Shop Artist Certificate of Authenticity |
Additional Materials | Each Collector’s Choice™ #15 Greg Martin 1958 Les Paul comes with adjustment literature, and documentation for the guitar’s limited lifetime warranty. |