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RARE! 2008 Epiphone Les Paul Slash Signature Standard Goldtop!
Estimated price for orientation: 750 $
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Description Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: Epiphone Dexterity: Right-Handed Body Color: Gold Model Year: 2008 Body Type: Solid Items Included: Case Model: Les Paul Standard Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown String Configuration: 6 String
This is a Limited Edition Epiphone Slash Les Paul Goldtop - a stunning Les Paul entirely designed and built in close collaboration with Slash. This guitar is part of a collection. Has rarely been played. Still has original strings. No scratches or marks on guitar.Will ship in original factory box.All Case Candy below is included: The Slash Les Paul Goldtop Limited Edition package comes with a hardshell case featuring a custom Slash logo, a certificate of authenticity personally hand signed by Slash with a limited edition HD laser-cell print of Slash all housed in a beautiful leatherette presentation booklet with the Slash logo embossed in gold on the cover, a custom Slash-inspired leather, metal-studded guitar strap, and 20 custom Slash guitar picks.Description:The Slash Les Paul Goldtops - were limited to just 2,000 guitars worldwide - and were built using many of the same traditional guitar-building processes and techniques that have made Gibson's family of stringed instruments the absolute finest in the world. Each Slash Les Paul Goldtop is built to Epiphone's meticulous standards by the skilled and gifted that design, create and assemble the various parts of each individual guitar.Each Slash Les Paul Goldtop starts with a traditional Les Paul body, consisting of a hand-selected, premium solid mahogany back based on historically-correct specifications, topped with A-grade maple.Using a traditional roller-type carving machine, Epiphone tediously carves each body creating the sexy curves and subtle "dish" along the outer edge of the top that transforms it into an authentic Les Paul.The neck is also crafted from premium mahogany then glued into the body using a TiteBond wood glue, utilizing a long-neck tenon typically found on the Les Pauls from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Extending well into the neck pickup cavity, the long-neck tenon provides additional strength and stability to the neck, and offers more wood-to-wood contact between the neck and body, which ultimately results in sweeter tone and longer sustain.The neck also features a "Slash Custom" neck profile patterned exclusively from the neck on Slash's original Les Paul and a rosewood fingerboard fitted with 22 nickel/silver alloy medium-jumbo frets.The pickups are the same ones used by Slash in many of his Les Pauls - Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro-II - providing the same crunch, power and performance as Slash gets when he cranks up any one of his personal Les Pauls.The finish on the new Slash Les Paul Goldtop is the same Goldtop finish introduced on the original Les Paul model in 1952. Applying it is one of the most labor-intensive processes of building guitars, but it's worth it. There are three different coats of paint in all - a base coat of black primer, followed by two coats of metallic gold paint, which must be agitated continuously to achieve a consistent and even coverage. Those three coats are then sealed by four thin coats of polyurethane, each one buffed to an illustrious shine before adding the next. The entire process of painting a Slash Les Paul Goldtop - from primer to the last coat of polyurethane - takes nine days! In total, it takes approximately 21 days to finish a Slash Les Paul Goldtop, and it's clearly evident in every detail and part, including Epiphone's patent-applied-for LockTone Tune-o-matic and stopbar tailpiece, vintage nickel hardware and tulip-button tuners, fully shielded electronics cavities, 12-inch radius fingerboard, custom "Slash" truss rod cover, and the stamped "Limited Edition" logo on the back of the headstock.
Description
| Condition: | Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | Epiphone |
| Dexterity: | Right-Handed | Body Color: | Gold |
| Model Year: | 2008 | Body Type: | Solid |
| Items Included: | Case | Model: | Les Paul Standard |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: | Unknown | String Configuration: | 6 String |
This is a Limited Edition Epiphone Slash Les Paul Goldtop - a stunning Les Paul entirely designed and built in close collaboration with Slash. This guitar is part of a collection. Has rarely been played. Still has original strings. No scratches or marks on guitar.Will ship in original factory box.All Case Candy below is included: The Slash Les Paul Goldtop Limited Edition package comes with a hardshell case featuring a custom Slash logo, a certificate of authenticity personally hand signed by Slash with a limited edition HD laser-cell print of Slash all housed in a beautiful leatherette presentation booklet with the Slash logo embossed in gold on the cover, a custom Slash-inspired leather, metal-studded guitar strap, and 20 custom Slash guitar picks.Description:The Slash Les Paul Goldtops - were limited to just 2,000 guitars worldwide - and were built using many of the same traditional guitar-building processes and techniques that have made Gibson's family of stringed instruments the absolute finest in the world. Each Slash Les Paul Goldtop is built to Epiphone's meticulous standards by the skilled and gifted that design, create and assemble the various parts of each individual guitar.Each Slash Les Paul Goldtop starts with a traditional Les Paul body, consisting of a hand-selected, premium solid mahogany back based on historically-correct specifications, topped with A-grade maple.Using a traditional roller-type carving machine, Epiphone tediously carves each body creating the sexy curves and subtle "dish" along the outer edge of the top that transforms it into an authentic Les Paul.The neck is also crafted from premium mahogany then glued into the body using a TiteBond wood glue, utilizing a long-neck tenon typically found on the Les Pauls from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Extending well into the neck pickup cavity, the long-neck tenon provides additional strength and stability to the neck, and offers more wood-to-wood contact between the neck and body, which ultimately results in sweeter tone and longer sustain.The neck also features a "Slash Custom" neck profile patterned exclusively from the neck on Slash's original Les Paul and a rosewood fingerboard fitted with 22 nickel/silver alloy medium-jumbo frets.The pickups are the same ones used by Slash in many of his Les Pauls - Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro-II - providing the same crunch, power and performance as Slash gets when he cranks up any one of his personal Les Pauls.The finish on the new Slash Les Paul Goldtop is the same Goldtop finish introduced on the original Les Paul model in 1952. Applying it is one of the most labor-intensive processes of building guitars, but it's worth it. There are three different coats of paint in all - a base coat of black primer, followed by two coats of metallic gold paint, which must be agitated continuously to achieve a consistent and even coverage. Those three coats are then sealed by four thin coats of polyurethane, each one buffed to an illustrious shine before adding the next. The entire process of painting a Slash Les Paul Goldtop - from primer to the last coat of polyurethane - takes nine days! In total, it takes approximately 21 days to finish a Slash Les Paul Goldtop, and it's clearly evident in every detail and part, including Epiphone's patent-applied-for LockTone Tune-o-matic and stopbar tailpiece, vintage nickel hardware and tulip-button tuners, fully shielded electronics cavities, 12-inch radius fingerboard, custom "Slash" truss rod cover, and the stamped "Limited Edition" logo on the back of the headstock.