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JOEWALSHOWNEDPROTOTYPE1960LESPAUL
JoeWalshisarareanddistinguishedmemberoftherockandrolélite whohasmanagedtoretainhisdistinctiveandinstantlyrecognizable toneandplayingstylethroughthecourseofacareerspanningfive decades.FromjoiningtheJamesGangin1968,tohislongandongoing solocareer,tohispivotalroleasleadguitaristwiththeEagles,
orkingcloselywithJoeWalsh,GibsonCustom hasanalyzedthisrare original’Burstin exacting detail,reproducing itwith unprecedented precision.Theresultisadead-on1960Standardthatnotonlyofers everydropofthatlegendaryJoeWalshtone,butwhichalsopresentsthe magicalookandfeelofthisbelovedartist’sguitar.
From thecarefulyhand-selectedmapletop,totheacurate“tangerineburst”finish,toaneckprofilemeasuredprecisely fro m th e o rig in a l g u ita r, to th e C u s to m B u c k e r P A F -s ty le p ic k u p s a n d p e rio d -c o r re c t e le c tro n ic s , th e J o e W a ls h 1 9 6 0 L e s PaulStandardisastunningrecreationofoneofthemostdesirableelectricguitarsevermade.
Thefolowinginstrumentwasjoe’spersonalPrototypeNo1giftedtohim bytheGibsonGuitarCompanyforhisapproval andcomeswithhandwritenddocumentationfrom JoeWalshconfriminghisownershipoftheinstrument.
GibsonJoeWalshArtistModel
•1960(Reisue) •Sunburst •ArtistPrototype‘NumberI’
Verification-Theinstrumentcomeswithwriten verificationfrom JoeWalshtoconfirm ownership
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Price£13999 Approx€15259US$16939
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