A Truly Masterpiece !!

Super Rare !! 2014 Gibson Custom Shop Collector’s Choice #34 a.k.a “Blackburst’ 1959 Les Paul Aged Pilot Run Limited ‼️

In 1960, at the request of its original owner, Gibson did what would be unthinkable today; they painted an Ebony finish over a beautiful Sunburst Les Paul. At the time however, the motivation for this odd special order was simple, as the player placing it couldn’t afford the higher cost of a Les Paul Custom but had fallen in love with the shiny Black nitrocellulose finish. Over time, evidence of what lies beneath the factory applied Ebony finish began to present itself and a very sought after 1960 Les Paul was in the making. Today, a guitar known as “Blackburst” resides in private collection. The guitar is in mint condition with all wear original to how it looked when it left the Custom Shop.

全球的Gibson 收藏家們都知道Pilot Run 非常少在市場上在出現，而近年大受歡迎的Collector’s Choice 系列更極其難得的機會下才偶然出現。

眾所周知Pilot Run 的做工上會較常規版更細膩，更為接近原琴，所以收藏家們一見到也趨之若鶩，爭相納入自己個人收藏，由於流通量極少，市場上也別具收藏價值。

另外，這支結他還有一個有趣的故事，在1960年的時候有一位Gibson 的客人十分喜歡黑色Les Paul Custom 結他，奈何他錢不足，所以他特別向Gibson 查詢可不可以將一支當年的Les Paul Standard Cherry Burst 結他重新噴上黑色？（這可能是第一支re-finish Gibson Les Paul 結他？）幸運地Gibson 公司廠內還有一支1959 Les Paul Standard 結他存貨，於是結他被重新噴上黑色，出廠序號也是新的｛0-0162｝所以這是一支很特別的‘59 Les Paul 配置’60 Les Paul 結他。經過長時間的歲月洗禮，結他底面的黑色已經有少部分開始顯露出原來的Cherry Burst顏色，而Gibson Collector’s Choice 系列亦將結他所有細微之處一一復刻，務求將原年的感覺，重新透過結他呈現出來，這就是Collector’s Choice 系列近年大受歡迎的其中一個重要原因。