Body
| Top |
Maple |
| Back |
1-Piece Solid Mahogany |
| Binding |
.090, Cream |
| Adhesive |
Franklin Titebond |
Neck
| Species |
Mahogany |
| Profile |
Thin Clapton Profile |
| Truss Rod |
Traditional |
| Joint Angle |
4° (+/- 15 seconds) |
| Adhesive |
Franklin Titebond |
Neck Fit
| Joint |
Mortise & Tenon |
| Adhesive |
Franklin Titebond |
| Joint Angle Tolerance |
+/- .005" |
Fingerboard
| Species |
Rosewood |
| Frets |
22 Medium Jumbo |
| Radius |
12" |
| Binding |
Period-correct .04” Cream Binding |
| Inlays |
Aged Acrylic Trapezoids |
| Nut/E.O.B |
1.687/2.062 |
| Other |
Tortoise Side Dot Markers |
Nut
| Material |
Nylon 6/6 |
| Width |
1.687 |
| Slots |
Gibson PLEK System |
Headstock
| Type |
60 Reissue |
| Logo |
Mother-of-Pearl Gibson Logo |
| Truss Rod Cover |
Gibson Bell Shaped™ Molded |
| Angle |
17 Degrees |
Tuners
| Model |
Grover Kidney Button Tuners |
| Tuning Ratio |
14:01 |
| Plating |
Nickel |
Bridge
| Type |
Tune-O-Matic (ABR-1) |
| Material |
Zinc Surrounded by a Die Casting Alloy |
| Plating |
Nickel |
Tailpiece
| Type |
Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar |
| Plating |
Nickel |
Hardware
| Knobs |
Gold Top-Hat Knobs (w/no inserts), Metal Pointer Rings |
| Toggle Switch Washer |
Historically accurate thin cream with gold screenprint |
| Pickguard |
Vintage-Cream Plastic |
| Strings |
.010 - .046, Vintage Strings |
| Strap Buttons |
Aluminum Strap Buttons |
Pickups
| Neck Position |
Custom Bucker |
| Bridge Position |
Custom Bucker |
| Magnet Material |
Alnico III |
Electronics
| Potentiometers |
2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls |
| Type |
500k audio-taper .022mF “Bumble Bee” Tone Capacitors |
| Coil Wiring |
Parallel-Machine Wound |
| Toggle Switch |
Three-Way Switchcraft with Cream Toggle Cap |
| Output Jack |
1/4" Switchcraft |
Finish
| Color |
Antiquity Burst |
| Sealer |
Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Aged
VOS
Case
| Type |
Custom Shop Hardshell |
| Case Exterior |
Black Pleather-with Clapton’s signature silkscreened in gold |
| Case Interior |
Maroon Crushed Velvet |
Accessories
| Certificate of Authenticity |
Eric Clapton Certificate of Authenticity |
| Collateral |
Aged and signed
Engraved wood plaque with the May 7, 1966 Beano comic cover, engraved leather Certificate of Authenticity, limited 180mg vinyl of John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton, and a vintage replica guitar strap.
Aged
22” x 17” May 7, 1966 Beano comic cover poster, engraved leather Certificate of Authenticity, limited 180mg vinyl of John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton, and a vintage replica guitar strap.
VOS
22” x 17” May 7, 1966 Beano comic cover poster, Certificate of Authenticity, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton CD, and a vintage replica guitar strap. |
| Additional Materials |
Each Eric Clapton 1960 Les Paul comes with documentation for the guitar’s limited lifetime warranty. |
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