Adam Jones's long-awaited Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst is getting close – so close that the guitarist has posted a pics of guitars going into production on the factory floor.
A photo posted by @adamjones_tv on Jun 26, 2020 at 1:13pm PDT
"It doesn't get more official than this," said the Tool guitarist in a post on his Instagram account. So it looks like we'll be seeing a release of the guitar this year. So the next obvious question is, how much?
With Gibson Custom Shop specs and Jones's eye for detail, it could be a pricey one.
Gibson CMO Cesar Gueikian was able to show us more with a picture of him with Jones and the new guitar on his Instagram account…
A photo posted by @gueikian on Jun 27, 2020 at 7:05am PDT
The mirror on the headstock reflects the ornaments on Jones's own favourite 1979 Silverburst model this model is based on. A nod to Jimmy Page's mirror (later Dragon) Telecaster perhaps?
As excited Tool and Silverburst guitar fans will be, we can't be the only ones already hoping for an Epiphone version later down the line. Fingers crossed!
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