Gibson  |  SKU: EG00794

1998 Gibson Les Paul "Old Hickory"

$9,00000
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About This Guitar

Own a tangible piece of American history with this museum-grade 1998 Gibson Custom Shop "Old Hickory" Les Paul, bearing a rare, low two-digit Serial Number #OH-042.

Crafted entirely from historic timber felled at President Andrew Jackson’s estate (The Hermitage) during a historic 1998 Nashville tornado, this guitar features a solid body carved from a 275-year-old tulip poplar tree and a white-bound fretboard made from the hickory that guarded Jackson’s tomb.

Masterfully adorned with an intricate mother-of-pearl portrait of Andrew Jackson on the headstock and a detailed engraving of his historic mansion on the pickguard, this instrument is one of only 188 units ever produced before the wood source ran out permanently.

Description

Brand

Gibson

Model

Custom Shop Les Paul Custom "Old Hickory"

Year of Manufacture

1998 - number 42/188

Finish

Natural Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Type

Solid body 

Body Material

Historic Tulip Poplar (Harvested from a fallen 275-year-old tree)

Neck Material

Tulip Poplar

Neck Profile

Medium C-shape

Fingerboard Material

Genuine Hickory (White-bound, harvested from the tomb garden)

Scale Length

24.75"

Nut Width

1 11/16"

Bridge

Gold-plated Tune-O-Matic with a Stopbar tailpiece

Pickups

Two Gibson '57 Classic humbuckers - engraved

Tuners

Gold Grover tuners

Hardware Color

Gold

Case

Original Custom black hardshell case with a specialized interior

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1998 Gibson Les Paul "Old Hickory"

$9,00000

Brand

Gibson

Model

Custom Shop Les Paul Custom "Old Hickory"

Year of Manufacture

1998 - number 42/188

Finish

Natural Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Type

Solid body 

Body Material

Historic Tulip Poplar (Harvested from a fallen 275-year-old tree)

Neck Material

Tulip Poplar

Neck Profile

Medium C-shape

Fingerboard Material

Genuine Hickory (White-bound, harvested from the tomb garden)

Scale Length

24.75"

Nut Width

1 11/16"

Bridge

Gold-plated Tune-O-Matic with a Stopbar tailpiece

Pickups

Two Gibson '57 Classic humbuckers - engraved

Tuners

Gold Grover tuners

Hardware Color

Gold

Case

Original Custom black hardshell case with a specialized interior

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