44 magnum

This would be Penélope Paul—the guitar, not the cat. I stumbled across this somewhat overlooked and relatively limited-run model a few months ago. Built around 2012, this isn’t a Gibson Custom Shop instrument, but rather one of Gibson USA’s Les Paul Classic Custom models. At first glance, most players would be hard-pressed to spot the difference. Visually, it checks nearly all the same boxes as a traditional Les Paul Custom: multi-ply binding, ebony-style aesthetics, block […]