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We just received this amazing Gibson Les Paul into the shop so we wanted to show you how it looks and sounds.
As if Collector's Choice doesn't already represent some of the most rare guitars ever crafted, "The Babe' as its been affectionately known by her four owners since 1959, is not only an amazing instrument, but a bit of a mystery. In late 1959, when the transition was being made to the 1960 models, some of the specifications carried through this transition. Most of those were fairly easy to track: the 1960 model Les Paul was stated to feature more of an orange burst, where the 1959 had sported a more red hurst; the transition from the fatter profile neck of the 1959 to the slimmer profile neck of the later 1960 was yet another important change.
The fatter profile neck of the 1959 spanned into early 1960, resulting in both variations shipping over a short period that spanned into I960. Serial numbers were a fairly clear indicator of the model year of a Gibson guitar. While the leading number of a 1959 would be n9", the leading number of A 1960, would have been a "0".
In the case of "the Babe", the leading number wasn't stamped clearly enough to indicate either. However, based on the guitar's order date of June, 1959 and delivery date of August, 1959, as well as the low trailing numbers (-0137), Gibson Custom and its owners have verified this as a "1960" model year guitar. This marks one of the earliest 1960 bursts to be discovered, making Collector's Choice #3 the recreation of a very rare instrument.