Inspired by Peter Frampton's Legendary 1954 Les Paul Custom

The "Phenix" Les Paul Custom is the iconic guitar that is heard on, and that graced the cover of 1976's classic "Frampton Comes Alive!" LP. Thought to have been lost in 1980 in a tragic cargo plane crash, it miraculously survived, and over thirty years later, it was returned to Peter, and thus earned its Phenix nickname. Now the Gibson Custom Shop is proud to offer a VOS rendition of this guitar as an Artist model. It has all of the classic Les Paul Custom cosmetic appointments, along with a weight-relieved mahogany body with a solid mahogany top, gold hardware, Grover® tuners, Schaller Strap Locks, and three open-coil Custombucker humbuckers™. The VOS finish gives it the look of a vintage original, minus the dings and scars that the original Phenix now bears. It also features custom wiring. The 3-way toggle switch controls the neck and bridge pickups, just as on a two-pickup Les Paul Custom, and they share a volume and tone control. The second set of volume and tone controls are connected to the middle pickup; it can be used with either (or both) of the other two pickups. It can even be used by itself when the other pickups are turned down, making this Phenix-inspired model not only an iconic looking and great sounding guitar, but a highly flexible one as well. 

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY

Body Styles : Les Paul
Body Shape : Les Paul
Body Material : Mahogany
Top : Solid Mahogany
Binding : Multi-ply
Body Finish : Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Weight Relief : 9-Hole

NECK

Profile : Artist Profile
Scale Length : 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material : Ebony
Fingerboard Radius : 304.8 mm / 12 in
Fret Count : 22
Frets : Jumbo
Nut Material : Bone
Nut Width : 42.86 mm / 1.687 in
Inlays : Custom Block; Frampton Signature Sandblasted into 12th Fret Inlay
Joint : Set Neck

HARDWARE

Finish : Gold VOS
Bridge : Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece : Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar with Long Stud/Anchor
Tuning Machines : Grover Kidney
Pickguard : None
Truss Rod : Standard
Truss Rod Cover : True Historic Black; Frampton Signature
Control Knobs : Gold Speed Knobs
Switch Tip : Gold
Switch washer : True Historic Cream
Jack Plate Cover : Gold
Control Covers : Reissue Black, plus Custom Shop Medallion
Strap Buttons : 2 - Bottom and Shoulder (Schaller Strap Locks)
Mounting Rings : Cream
Pickup Covers : None

ELECTRONICS

Neck Pickup : Custombucker
Middle Pickup : Custombucker
Bridge Pickup : Custombucker
Controls : Master Volume and Tone shared by Neck and Bridge Pickups, Second Volume and Tone for Middle Pickup (independent of P/U selector toggle switch), CTS Potentiometers, Paper in Oil Capacitors

MISCELLANEOUS

Strings Gauge : .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case : Gibson Hardshell Case
Accessories : Schaller Strap Lock Strap Buttons