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Neck and Headstock

Neck Species
The neck of the Custom Shop Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul is constructed from one piece, quarter-sawn, lightweight mahogany for improved strength and resonance. The luthiers in Gibson’s Custom Shop carefully match the grains and weights of these guitars’ bodies and necks to optimize tone and sustain. Neck Species Neck Profile
The neck on the Custom Shop Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul is carved to replicate the slim, C profile of the guitarist’s own “Number Two”, a 1959 Les Paul Standard with a slightly modified neck. Neck Profile Headstock Angle (Pitch)
Just like the original Les Pauls of the late ’50s, and many classic Gibson models, the Custom Shop Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul headstock is carefully angled at Gibson’s traditional 17 degrees, which increases pressure on the strings and helps them stay in the nut slots. An increase in string pressure also means there is no loss of string vibration between the nut and the tuners, which equals better sustain. Tonal Characteristics
In order to recreate “Number Two” to Jimmy Page’s standards, ever tone-enhancing detail used in the original 1959 Les Paul was vital to the picture. The angled, classical-style peg head and mahogany neck are part of this, and they work together to provide exceptional tonal richness and resonance from the neck, with a good string definition and sustain. Adhesive
The adhesive used to join neck and body is Franklin Titebond 50, one of the strongest glues on the market today. Fingerboard Species
The Custom Shop Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul carries a rosewood fingerboard, the traditional fingerboard of the original Les Paul Standard. Rosewood is both hardwearing and sonically superlative, adding sweetness and depth to the guitar’s overall sound. Frets
The Custom Shop Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul’s fingerboard carries 22 frets, all immaculately dressed and polished, which ease bending and fingering while also enhancing resonance and sustain. Frets Fingerboard Tonal Characteristics
Rosewood fingerboards are known for their rich, round tone. Nut Width
The width of the nut on the Custom Shop Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul is 1-11/16”, the width of the nut on an original ’59 Burst as well as Page’s own Number Two.
Truss Rod
Gibson invented the truss rod in the 1920s, and the company’s traditional truss rod, as used in all late-’50s Les Pauls, is installed in the neck of the Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul. Found in most all of our guitars, this truss rod is highly responsive to the individual adjustments you’ll want to make to personalize and optimize string action and sustain. Truss Rod Joint Angle (Pitch)
4° (+/- 15 seconds) Logo
The traditional, period-correct Gibson logo is inlaid in mother of pearl across the top of a holly headstock veneer, with “Les Paul Model” silkscreened in gold along the headstock face.Logo Joint
Gibson uses what is known as the Mortise & Tenon joint to bind neck to body so that the two pieces form one solid unit. On the Custom Shop Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul, this technique incorporates the lauded “long neck tenon” which extends further into the body than the tenon on the necks of many other, later guitars, greatly enhancing resonance and sustain, as well as neck strength in general.Joint Tolerance
When fitting the neck and body together, we take advantage of our precise measuring equipment so that all angles, pitches and alignments maintain a tolerance within .005 of an inch. Not only does this help to keep your guitar in tune but it also maintains proper string alignment relative to the fingerboard. Inlays
The Custom Shop Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul fingerboard carries acrylic trapezoid position-marker inlays, in the image of the original Les Paul Standard.Inlays Fingerboard Radius
Just like that of the original ’59 ’Burst, the 12-inch radius of the Custom Shop Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul’s fingerboard provides smooth note bending capabilities and eliminates “dead” or “choked out” notes, common occurrences on fingerboards with lesser radii. Nut Material
The nut on the Custom Shop Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul is made from nylon in the image of the original ’59 Les Paul. It is installed into the top surface of the neck, butting up to the end of the fingerboard to ensure proper tone and sustain transfer, and its nut slots are cut with Gibson’s PLEK system to ensure precise fit, break angle, and string spacing.Nut Material