Gibson / Les Paul Jimmy Page Aged Signature / 2009 / Tom Murphy Aged Sunburst / Guitar
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Number 45 out of 100pc in this limited edition Custom Shop replica of the iconic Jimmy Page No 2. Including certificate of authenticity and original hardshell case. This guitar has spent it´s life in the case, virtually unplayed.
Following up on the Custom Shop Jimmy Page "No. 1" release of 2004, Gibson decided in 2009 to painstakingly recreate Jimmy's iconic "No.2" Les Paul that he acquired in 1973. Only 325 authentic specimens of the Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page No. 2 Les Paul exist in the world, with 100 of them aged by Tom Murphy and an additional 25 Murphy-aged specimens signed by Jimmy Page himself. The remaining 200 were produced with Gibson's VOS treatment.
A two-piece Eastern Maple top has been grained and weighted to perfectly replicate the appearance and specs of Page's original, with a Mahogany back and quartersawn Mahogany neck also following the original specs exactly. While the model is based on a '59 burst, the same alterations were made that Page had done to his No. 2, including individual push-pull switches on each potentiometer and two extra push-pull DPDT switches under the pickguard.
A Legendary Les Paul,
Modified by a Legendary Player
The 1959 Les Paul that has come to be known as “Number Two” was purchased by Page in 1973 after trying for some time to acquire an exceptional second Les Paul. This was several years after having acquired his other legendary Les Paul—“Number One”, a ’59 ’Burst with shaved-down neck profile and no serial number—from Joe Walsh. “Number Two” was essentially all original when he acquired it though Jimmy did have some modifications done to the neck shape so that it would more nearly match the feel of his “Number One”. The neck is certainly slim but not to such extremes as the now-ultra-slim neck on “Number One”. It had a strong, beautiful sunburst finish with a red element that had faded to a dusky amber-brown, along with a clear serial number dating it to 1959. Page played this Les Paul frequently through his days with Led Zeppelin, and in the early ’80s decided to make it an even more versatile instrument and “explore the full range of what the two humbuckers have to offer”.
Page designed a switching system for coil splitting, series/parallel, and phase-reverse options for both pickups, and employed a skilled electronics technician to devise a working schematic and make his sonic vision a reality. The result comprised a push/pull pot on each of the guitar’s four standard controls, plus two push-button switches hidden beneath the pickguard, all mounted on a ’59 Les Paul Standard that is otherwise a superb example of the breed, both in tone and playability.
The Custom Shop Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul was recreated with intense, inch-by-inch examination of Page’s original guitar, inside and out. The process of getting it right involved the production of a number of hand-built prototypes, each of which was checked and critiqued in detail by Page himself. Approval of the final iteration was only offered after the legendary artist had intricately examined and extensively played this last prototype in his London home—after which it was given the thumbs-up, worthy of being the template for the Custom Shop Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul. Only 325 examples will be produced in total: 100 will be aged by vintage-reproduction master Tom Murphy; 25 more will be aged by Tom Murphy and signed by Jimmy Page; and 200 will be finished to Gibson’s VOS specs.
Crafted from a uniquely figured two-piece Eastern maple top attached to a one-piece, solid, lightweight, genuine mahogany back, the Custom Shop Jimmy Page Number Two Les Paul follows the body lines and dimensions of the original ’59 Les Paul Standard. Neck and Headstock
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.
The Jimmy Page Number Two Les Paul is equipped with top of the line hardware. From the Grover tuners to the stopbar tailpiece to the period-correct “antique bell” truss rod cover, it retains and replicates every bit of its predecessor’s strength. Electronics
On this Les Paul, each of the controls’ potentiometers has been replaced with a push-pull pot for individual pickup switching functions, while two miniature push-pull DPDT switches have been mounted under the pickguard to provide additional universal switching functions.
Oscar Guitars, Sweden 
Oscar Guitars is today Sweden's largest specialist guitar store with a focus on vintage and used string instruments, pedals and amplifiers. In the store there is a constantly changing exhibition of stringed instruments from all ages and manufacturers, some call it a museum where everything is for sale.
The store is based on a vision that began full-time in 1997 and today, 25 years later, we are one of the the most famous vintage guitar shops in Northern Europe.
