Gibson Custom Shop Slash Signature Brazilian Dream 1958 Les Paul Standard - Signed • SN: SLASH48

Wildwoodians, we are proud to present the latest collaboration between famed top hat-wearer (and Guns 'n' Roses guitarist) Slash and the Gibson Custom Shop: the hand-signed, extremely limited 1958 ""Brazilian Dream"" Les Paul. ""Brazilian Dream"" is an appropriate moniker, because these guitars are the realization of Slash's wildest Gibson fantasies. Basically, the master luthiers at the Gibson Custom Shop asked Slash to design the ultimate Les Paul with all his favorite specifications and appointments. When he saw the final product, he remarked that they were a ""Brazilian dream"" (hence the name!). In fact, Slash loves them so much that they've become his go-to number one stage guitar (in fact, a gaggle of Wildwood employees who attended Slash's recent show in Denver found out how great they sound firsthand, because he played his personal Brazilian Dream for all but three songs!).

So, what exactly makes these guitars Slash's personal holy grail? Well, first off, they have real Brazilian rosewood fingerboards, and this rare tonewood gives them an unmistakable sweetness that is nigh-impossible to find anywhere else. But, the rest of the tonewoods on these dangerous dreamers are pretty cool, too! They have solid mahogany necks and bodies attached with a long tenon neck joint for maximum resonance and sustain, and the bodies have sweet 2-piece maple tops. Each piece of wood is attached with hot hide glue, an old-world, labor-intensive manufacturing process that promotes the greatest possible connection between the various parts of the guitar. The result? A guitar that sings out with absurd levels of resonance and sustain even when unplugged.

A truly beautiful finish sits atop these stellar tonewoods. Slash and Gibson Custom outfitted these beauties with a VOS Dark Burst finish, which looks stellar with the single-ply Royalite binding and black butyrate Top Hat knobs. Also, putting double-black uncovered Custombuckers in these puppies was an inspired decision, because they look imposing as all-git-out against the dark edges of the burst finish.

Serial Number: SLASH48
Brand Gibson Custom Shop
Model Limited Slash Brazilian Dream 1958 Les Paul
Limited Run #48 of 150, Hand-Signed by Slash
Finish Color Dark Burst
Finish Type VOS
Weight 8.60 lbs.
Top Wood 2-Piece Plain Maple Attached with Hot Hide Glue
Body Wood Lightweight Solid Mahogany
Binding Single-Ply Royalite
Neck Wood Solid Mahogany w/Long Tenon Attached with Hot Hide Glue
Neck Shape Replica ‘58 C-shape Profile
Neck Dimensions .900 1st - 1.030 12th
Fingerboard Solid Brazilian Rosewood Attached with Hot Hide Glue
Fingerboard Binding Single-Ply Royalite
Fingerboard Radius 12"
Inlays Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Scale Length 24.75"
Width at Nut 1.687"
Pickups Alnico III Custombuckers
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone and 3-way Toggleswitch
Hardware Nickel
Bridge Unwired ABR-1
Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stopbar
Tuners Kluson Deluxe Single Bands
Case Custom Slash Lacquered Lifton Case
Additional Goodies Custom Slash Sunglasses, Wrist Band, Belt Buckle, and Trucker Hat
COA Yes

[SONICBOOMERSOONER]

That section starting just after 2:30, middle posish, seeing what might be going on... Good God Man, not since the days of Bodeen Bodidskywon has such a lifetime of chord phrasing been so gloriously transmitted through the fingers of a howling Yeti!

[RockToneRevelry]

My god you are a master player good sir. One of the most tasteful I’ve ever seen. Thank you.

[GeraMontes]

You guys should change the amp for dirt tones, that Friedman sounds very harsh

[MattyK-USA]

I remain unfooled, myself. Un-FOOLED, I say. It is without question a superlative axe in every sense of the word. Come to think of it, how *does* one sense a word? FELLAS!!!

[leifpaul]

superb playing ! however, the distorted tone is awful. not asking for heavy metal gain, but that bzzz ...ugh