Musikmesse 2015: the Gibson stand in pictures

Introduction

MUSIKMESSE 2015: From day-glo Les Pauls, to a new Bob Dylan signature model and the world's most expensive guitar, the Gibson stand at Musikmesse offers us mere plebs an idea of what the firm's master builders get up to when let off the leash.

Take a look through our eye-popping pictures of the firm's 2015 stand for a sneak peak at some of the forthcoming Gibson/Custom Shop builds, including a wealth of new semi-acoustics, True Historic models and the ridiculous Gibson Eden Of Coronet SG.

Gibson Les Paul Custom Figured Top

Body: Two piece figured maple top
Neck: One piece all mahogany neck
Fingerboard: Richlite
Inlay: Pearl blocks
Nut: Corian
Finish: Centipede burst
Tuners: Gold Grover Keystone
Bridge: Tuneomatic
Tailpiece: Gold stopbar
Neck pickup: 490R
Bridge pickup: 490T
Headstock: LP Custom
Hardware: Gold
Knobs: Black speed knobs
Run: TBD

Gibson Les Paul Acoustic

Modern innovations built into a handmade acoustic guitar.

Body: Rosewood back and sides
Top: Sitka spruce
Neck: Mahogany, round profile
Frets: Standard
Fingerboard: Rosewood with MOP trapezoid inlay
Nut: 1.725 Tusq
Strings: Light gauge .12-.53
Hardware: Gibson G-Force
Electronics: Proprietary
Finish: Hand sprayed nitrocellulose lacquer
Case: Black hardshell plush-lined interior

Gibson Custom True Historic

New True Historic parts include:

Gold and black top hat knobs
Pickup covers
Pickup rings
Black toggle washer ('57 Custom only)
Cream toggle washer ('57, '58, '59 and '60 Les Paul)
Cream backplate ('57, '58, '59 and '60 Les Paul)
Cream pickguard ('57, '58, '59 and '60 Les Paul)
Cream toggle cap
True Historic pegged veneer
Thinner lacquer, wet-sanded by hand
Softer vintage edge profiles throughout
Double carved and hand sanded top
New neck carving process
Hand filed rolled fingerboard binding
New scraping process
New, multi-step set up process

Gibson ES-Les Paul Slim Taper Neck

Body style: Semi-hollow
Body: ES-Les Paul
Neck: Mahogany
Neck profile: Slim taper
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale length: 24.75"/62.86 cm
No. of frets: 22
Nut: Bone
Neck inlays: Pearloid trapezoid
Tailpiece: Lightweight stop bar
Knobs: Gold top hats
Tuners: Kluson single ring tulip button
Neck pickup: MHS humbucker
Bridge pickup: MHS humbucker
Controls: CTS
Finish: Light Burst
Case: Brown hard shell

Gibson ES-Les Paul P-90

Body style: Semi-hollow
Body: ES-Les Paul
Neck: Mahogany
Neck profile: Rounded C
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale length: 24.75"/62.86 cm
No. of frets: 22
Nut: Bone
Neck inlays: Pearloid trapezoid
Tailpiece: Lightweight stop bar
Knobs: Gold top hats
Tuners: Kluson single ring tulip button
Neck pickup: Soapbar P-90
Bridge pickup: Soapbar P-90
Controls: CTS
Finish: Gold Top
Case: Brown hard shell

Gibson ES-Les Paul Gold Top VOS

Body style: Semi-hollow
Body: ES-Les Paul
Neck: Mahogany
Neck profile: Rounded C
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale length: 24.75"/62.86 cm
No. of frets: 22
Nut: Bone
Neck inlays: Pearloid trapezoid
Tailpiece: Lightweight stop bar
Knobs: Gold top hats
Tuners: Kluson single ring tulip button
Neck pickup: MHS humbucker
Bridge pickup: MHS humbucker
Controls: CTS
Finish: Gold Top
Case: Brown hard shell

Gibson ES-Les Paul Cobra Burst

Body style: Semi-hollow
Body: ES-Les Paul
Neck: Mahogany
Neck profile: Rounded C
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale length: 24.75"/62.86 cm
No. of frets: 22
Nut: Bone
Neck inlays: Pearloid trapezoid
Tailpiece: Lightweight stop bar
Knobs: Gold top hats
Tuners: Kluson single ring tulip button
Neck pickup: MHS humbucker
Bridge pickup: MHS humbucker
Controls: CTS
Finish: Cobra Burst
Case: Brown hard shell

Gibson ES-Les Paul Bourbon Burst

Body style: Semi-hollow
Body: ES-Les Paul
Neck: Mahogany
Neck profile: Rounded C
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale length: 24.75"/62.86 cm
No. of frets: 22
Nut: Bone
Neck inlays: Pearloid trapezoid
Tailpiece: Lightweight stop bar
Knobs: Gold top hats
Tuners: Kluson single ring tulip button
Neck pickup: MHS humbucker
Bridge pickup: MHS humbucker
Controls: CTS
Finish: Bourbon Burst
Case: Brown hard shell

Gibson ES-349

An ES-339 with ES-345 appointments.

Body style: Semi-hollow
Body: ES-339
Neck: Mahogany
Neck profile: Traditional C
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale length: 24.75"/62.86 cm
No. of frets: 22
Nut: Bone
Neck inlays: Pearloid split parallelogram
Tailpiece: Lightweight stop bar
Knobs: Gold top hats
Tuners: Kluson single ring tulip button
Neck pickup: MHS humbucker
Bridge pickup: MHS humbucker
Controls: CTS
Finish: Sixties Cherry
Case: Tan hard shell

Gibson SJ-200 Bob Dylan Player's Edition

A highly customized SJ-200 based on Bob's personal guitar for today's performing artist.

Body: Flamed maple back and sides
Top: Adirondack spruce
Neck: Maple, round profile
Frets: Standard
Nut: 1.725 Bone
Strings: Light gauge .12-.53
Fingerboard: Rosewood with MOP Bella Voce inlay
Hardware: Gold Gotoh
Electronics: LR Baggs Anthem
Finish: Hand sprayed nitrocellulose lacquer
Case: Black hardshell with plush-lined interior

Gibson Collector's Choice #34 1959 Les Paul 0-0162 'Blackburst'

Body: Two piece unique figured maple top, one piece mahogany back
Neck: One piece genuine mahogany with maple spline
Neck profile: Early '60s
Fingerboard: One piece Indian rosewood
Inlay: Aged cellulose trapezoid
Nut: Nylon
Finish: Ebony over Washed Cherry
Tuners: Reissue Deluxe Kluson
Bridge: ABR with thumbwheels
Tailpiece: Lightweight aluminum
Neck pickup: Custom Bucker-Alnico 3
Bridge pickup: Custom Bucker-Alnico 3
Headstock: Reissue Holly Head veneer with pearl Gibson inlay
Hardware: Aged nickel
Knobs: Ebony top hats
Collateral: Leather bound tri-fold certificate of authenticity, photo of original finish

Gibson 1974 Les Paul Custom Historic Reissue

Body: Three piece plain maple top, three-ply sandwich body
Neck: Three piece all-mahogany neck, long tenon
Fingerboard: Solid ebony
Inlay: Pearl blocks
Nut: Nylon
Finish: Ebony VOS
Bridge: ABR w/ metal saddles and wire
Tailpiece: Lightweight aluminum stopbar
Neck pickup: Super '74 with True Historic gold covers
Bridge pickup: Super '74 with True Historic gold covers
Headstock: LP Custom
Hardware: Gold
Knobs: Black withc hat w/ Gold insert
Run: TBD

Gibson 1964 ES-345 No Varitone

Body style: Semi-hollow
Body: ES-345 with Slim Taper cutaways
Neck: Mahogany
Neck profile: 1964 Rounded C
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale length: 24.75"/62.86 cm
No. of frets: 22
Nut: Nylon
Neck inlays: Aged celluloid split parallelogram
Tailpiece: Lightweight stop bar
Knobs: Gold top hats w/ gold inserts
Tuners: Kluson double ring tulip button
Neck pickup: MHS humbucker
Bridge pickup: MHS humbucker
Controls: Matched no logo CTS pots
Finish: Vintage natural
Case: Black and yellow period correct hard shell

Gibson 1961 ES-335TDN

Body style: Semi-hollow
Body: 1961 ES-335 with 'Mickey Mouse' cutaways
Neck: Mahogany
Neck profile: 1961
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale length: 24.75"/62.86 cm
No. of frets: 22
Nut: Nylon
Neck inlays: Pearloid dots
Tailpiece: Lightweight stop bar
Knobs: Black top hats w/ gold inserts
Tuners: Kluson double ring tulip button
Neck pickup: MHS humbucker
Bridge pickup: MHS humbucker
Controls: Matched no logo CTS pots
Finish: Vintage natural
Case: Tan and pink period correct hard shell

Gibson Les Paul Rocketbyz

This eye-melting Les Paul is the result of a collaboration by German artist/designer Tomyboy and is part of his day glo-themed Rocketbyz project.

The artists has turned his day glo cans to pretty much everything from luxury watches, to cars and BMX bikes - a guitar was only a matter of time. Just don't trust him to housesit.

Gibson Eden Of Coronet SG

The latest step in the ever-escalating trade show 'bling wars', the Gibson Eden Of Coronet SG is inlaid with 400 diamonds on 1.6 kilos of gold.

The guitar represents Gibson and jewellers Coronet's attempt to create the most valuable guitar ever made and is priced at a fittingly ludicrous $2,000,000.

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