Guitar Setup All our setups are done by our in-house trained luthier. Setup includes new strings (9s or 10s depending on what the nut is cut for), overall polish, cleaning any gunk off fingerboard, oiling neck, and polishing frets when necessary. We spray out any pots that are noisy, turn the truss rod (if necessary) and set string height at low-to-medium action depending on string buzz present. Since setup is highly subjective you may need to get it set to your particular needs by your personal luthier. Basses get the same treatment minus the string change. Thanks!
Packing I use quality boxes, thick bubble wrap, and peanuts to pack guitars. I have a very high rate of successful guitar and bass shipping (meaning few damaged instruments). I have been doing this 10 years and know how to pack well--with or without a hard case. I wrote a detailed story with photos on how I pack a guitar, which you can find on my StillKickinMusic site blog. If you Google "THERE IN ONE PIECE...How to Pack a Guitar" you will find it. Thanks.
Manufacturer Info Joe Bonamassa has once again partnered with Epiphone to lovingly replicate one of his most-prized guitars, his "Black Beauty" Les Paul Custom. The 1958 Gibson™ Les Paul™ Custom in black - otherwise known as the “Black Beauty,” is one of the rarest electric guitars made and one of the most coveted. This limited-edition recreation has a 50s neck profile for an era-correct feel, LP Custom bound body and neck, non-weight relieved mahogany body, unique vintage tuners, Orange Drop® capacitors, CTS® potentiometers, two Epiphone ProBucker™ 2 and one ProBucker™ 3 pickups, Switchcraft® output jack, and classic black hardshell case with gold hardware and yellow gold plush lining.
- Joe Bonamassa Signature Model
- Body: Mahogany
- Body binding: Multi-ply Custom
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck attachment: Set-in
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Fretboard binding: Antique ivory
- Fretboard inlays: Pearloid blocks
- Neck profile: 50s
- Scale: 628 mm (24.724")
- Nut width: 43 mm (1.693")
- Nut: Graph Tech NuBone
- 22 Frets
- Pickups: 2x ProBucker 2 humbuckers (neck & middle) & 1x ProBucker 3 humbucker (bridge)
- 2 Volume controls
- 2 Tone CTS controls
- Capacitors: Orange Drop
- Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
- LockTone stopbar
- Machine heads: Epiphone Historic
- Hardware: Gold
- Colour: Ebony
- Includes a case
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