Description
Here is an unusual piece - a Gibson Les Paul R9 'Yamano' with a Bigsby added via a Vibramate kit. It is a beautiful piece in very good condition, a great example of how good Gibson construction can be.
This spectacular guitar is sold with its original brown hard shell case, containing the Certificate of Authenticity, hang tags, and original stop tailpiece.
The term 'Yamano' indicates that this guitar was originally ordered by, shipped to and sold by the Yamano music distribution company in Japan, and that Yamano representatives selected the guitars at the Gibson plant based on the woods used - particularly the figured tops - and the overall quality of construction.
The Vibramate kit allows the installation of the Bigsby without permanently modifying the guitar. The kit includes two mounting adapters, one replacing the stop tailpiece studs and the other the tail strap pin. The Bigsby then bolts to those adapters.
Construction and Materials
The Gibson Les Paul R9 is intended to closely follow all the specs of 1959 production. This means a bookmatched, figured Maple cap on a Mahogany back, a Mahogany neck with a bound Rosewood fingerboard. In a deviation due to reality, the fingerboard is Indian Rosewood, not the Brazilian used in 1959.
The tuners are 'Gibson Deluxe' Kluson vintage style models, and the pickups are BurstBuckers with 50's style wiring.
The truss rod cover reads 'Les Paul Custom'. but this does not refer to the actual model; this reproduces the 1959 Les Paul Standard.
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DETAILS:
- Instrument Model: Les Paul R9
- Instrument Manufacturer: Gibson
- Instrument year: 2012
- Instrument Finish: Vintage Faded Sunburst
- Instrument Class: Solidbody Electric Guitars
- Instrument serial number: 921476, built during 2012 at Nashville TN
- Country of Origin: USA
- Instrument Condition: Very Good
- Right-handed
- Instrument Weight Imperial: 9.328 lbs
- Instrument Weight Metric: 4.24 kgs
- Scale Length Imperial: 24.65 in
- Scale Length Metric: 626 mm
- Nut Width Imperial: 1.693 in
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Nut Width Metric: 43.02 mm
- Items in Case: COA, hang tags, original stop tailpiece,
- CITIES Documentation Required: No
- Case included: Yes
- Case original: Yes
- Case Type: Hard ShellL Brown Vintage Style
- Consignment: Yes
- Product ID: 190702
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