John Lennon Inspired By Les Paul Special
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Authentic reproduction of John Lennon's famous Les Paul |
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Includes Charlie Christian pickup in neck position, as preferred by Lennon |
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Mahogany body and 1–piece mahogany neck with long tenon neck joint |
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Limited Edition of 300 worldwide |
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Includes Custom Shop case, Certificate of Authenticity, custom care kit & signed Lennon print by famed artist Allison Lefcort |
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Download the full John Lennon Les Paul specs in a PDF here
Specs
Body & Hardware:
- Solid mahogany body
- Aged chrome hardware
- Lightweight aluminum tailpiece
- Two thumb wheels on treble side of bridge, one on bass
- Wraparound holes plugged & ABR–1 added; Stopbar moved back
- 3-way Switchcraft switch added to normal Les Paul positioning
Neck & Headstock:
- 1–piece mahogany neck with long neck tenon
- 22 fret rosewood fingerboard
- Pearloid dot inlays
- Early '50's rounded neck profile
- 24 3/4" scale length, 1 11/16" nut width Schaller tuners
Electronics & Strings:
- P–90 single coil pickup m bridge position & Charlie Christian pickup in neck position
- Pickguard modified for Charlie Christian pickup
- 1 volume, 1 tone control
- Vintage Reissue .010 strings
Includes Custom Shop case, certificate of authenticity, custom care kit & signed Lennon print by famed artist Allison Lefcort
Serialized LENNON 001-300
History
John Lennon was always a fan of Charlie Christian, and he also enjoyed tinkering with his guitars. So when he met New York luthier and guitar repairman Ron DeMarino in the early 70's, he asked him to take his 1950's Tobacco Sunburst Les Paul Junior and add the pickup made famous by the jazz legend.
"We put it in the neck position," says DeMarino. "Installing the pickup involved extensive routing and major modification to the back of the guitar. We left the Gibson P-90 pickup in the guitar and added a toggle switch wired for pickup selection. When I got the guitar back to John he liked the way it sounded."
Later, at Lennon's request, he sanded off the 'burst finish and added the Tune–O–Matic bridge and stop tailpiece. On August 30, 1972, Lennon used his customized Les Paul in its new raw wood state during his famous benefit concert at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Today, the guitar is on permanent display at the John Lennon Museum in Japan.
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