Neil Young's OLD BLACK replica! Gibson Custom Shop M2M 1956 Les Paul Standard!
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Made for the fans! Although not an official artist model, this 1956 Les Paul Aged was ordered through Gibson Custom’s Made 2 Measure program by Max Guitar as an homage to Neil Young’s long-serving LP known as ‘Old Black’. Max Guitar has specially ordered two versions of this guitar from the Gibson Custom Shop: A lightly aged and a heavily aged one.
Old Black has been heavily modified over the years - believed to be a ’53, it was spray-painted black before Young acquired it in a trade from Buffalo Springfield bandmate Jim Messina.
A Bigsby tailpiece was already in place in time for the recording of Cowgirl In The Sand with Crazy Horse in January 1969, while a Firebird mini-humbucker was added to the bridge position - replacing a short-lived DeArmond Dynasonic - in 1972.
Lacking both the bypass switch and the aluminum plates on Young’s guitar, the guitar stops short of being a full replica but nevertheless manages to channel the spirit of Old Black within the realms of the options offered by the Made 2 Measure process. Rather than being modelled on a ’53, it utilizes another Goldtop as the ‘base’ model - the Historic 1956 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue, aka the R6. The Aged finish features simulated forearm wear and lacquer checking
Standard ‘R6’ specifications include a hide-glue joints, a vintage-correct neck tenon that extends into the neck pickup cavity and a Historic truss-rod assembly with no tubing. The fret wire here is a little fatter than vintage. The Ebony vintage gloss nitrocellulose finish may not be as gouged and worn as Young’s guitar, but there’s still extensive faux playing wear here: we have simulated rub-through to the bare wood around the back, in the forearm area on the top and along the fingerboard binding on the treble and bass sides of the neck.
Gibson Custom employees are hand-ageing these instruments; while their surprisingly primitive tools and processes can produce results that look a little stylized next to a vintage example, the various dings and razor-cut lacquer checking here makes for an appealing overall look that will bed in nicely when the guitar finds a permanent home and the owner adds some real-life road wear of their own.
As usual, a nicely rounded 50s-style Gibson neck instantly feels like ‘home’ but fans of slimmer profiles shouldn’t be intimidated - it’s no monster and, in combination with the aforementioned medium-jumbo fret wire, this is a real joy to play and one of those guitars that encourages you to push the boundaries of your abilities a little harder. The nylon nut helps keep tuning stable and friction low, even with Bigsby abuse. the proximity of the B7’s tension bar to the ABR-1 creates a similar break angle across the bridge to that of a stop tailpiece, while the nylon nut helps reduce friction and keep tuning solid, even with vigorous whammy bar use.
As you would hope when playing an instrument in this price bracket, there’s a world of inspiration here and for the right player it’s hard not to lose hours just drinking in the possibilities unlocked by this guitar. Getting the choice of amplifier right is key, too.
The complex harmonics, easy musical feedback and touch dynamics of a small tube amp allow you to go from sweet to savage just by varying picking-hand intensity. Through an amp with a scooped, blackface-style midrange, the mini-humbucker at the bridge can sound a little brash and scratchy, but the chewy mids of a tweed suits it perfectly.
DESCRIPTION: Single-cutaway solidbody electric guitar. Made in USA
Medium Fat neck
True historic specs: All hide glue joints, thin lacquer, vintage correct layout
BUILD: Solid mahogany body with maple cap, set mahogany neck with rounded 50s profile and 12-inch radius rosewood fingerboard. 22 medium-jumbo frets. Nylon nut
HARDWARE: Kluson Deluxe vintage-style tuners, ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge, Bigbsy B7 vibrato tailpiece
ELECTRICS: Gibson Custom Firebird mini-humbucker (bridge) and soap bar P-90 (neck), three-way toggle pickup selector, 2x volume, 2x tone
SCALE LENGTH: 24.75”/629mm
NECK WIDTH: 42.6mm at nut, 52.5mm at 12th fret
NECK DEPTH: 22.7mm at nut, 25.2mm at 12th fret
STRING SPACING: 35.9mm at nut, 50.8mm at bridge
FINISH: Lightly or Ultra Aged Ebony nitrocellulose
Gear used:
ThorpyFX The Dane
Two Rock Studio Pro 35
Universal Audio Ox
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Talked to a guy today who met Neil and was able to handle Old Black for a minute or two. He said it was the heaviest guitar he's ever laid hands on.
Interesting. The weight of the old ones must have varied alot then.
My dream is to play a guitar like this through a tweed. Clones even, damn. Neil is my tone God.
Guitars Garden Firefly is dropping a clone next month. Even has the switch in the middle of the tone knobs that this one in the video is missing!
The coolest guitar alive.
You make that guitar sound great!
sounds great, nice playing.
Nice and yechs ... $8,494.24 USD. The version is missing the mini switch that sends the signal from the mini humbucker directly to his amplifierbypassing Old Blacks volume and tone controls. Also missing the Schaller M-6 tuning keys. Also the binding on Neil's Old Black headstock at some point was peeled off. That being said decades ago I bought an Old Black replica from a custom shop luthier in PA and it was missing the mini-switch and the binding mod. Mine was $5,005.00 with case with Neil's stenciled graphics just like his case. Originally the seller sent me a vintage moldy case that was literally falling apart at the bottom. Clever idea but we swapped for a newer case unfortunately with the white interior. He also sent me a certificate for this prototype and the mini-switch. Guitar sounds and plays awesome!
Out of curiosity what prompts one to spent that much on a guitar .
To Chris: You want one, and it costs that much. That’s what prompts you…
Love your playing!!!
Dream guitar! And Sasha fingers as usual :)
Beautiful playing and it sounds great. P90/Firebird pickups?
Thanks! And correct! :)
This would be the one I'd pick..if I could have any. Well, maybe the new Lucille transparent Ebony. Yeah, both would do!
If the "real" Old Black ever gets auctioned, it will break all prior records. Gilmour's black strat I think went for over 4 million, I think Old Black could double that or more, maybe 10 million.
Ooooooffffffffttt! This is the one
I thought Old Black was a '53 with the crappy trapeze replaced by the ABR and B7.
Very tasty playing. Love it.
The lack of the crown emblem and metal truss rod cover really ruins the illusion for me
Never seen you use the Bigsby? Give that a good strangle let's hear what that sounds like.
Awesome sound and playing. Would have liked some info on pickups etc.
Firebird Bridge picking pandemic a standard hibsin p90 in the neck
Its a Firebird humbucker in the bridge and a p90 in the neck pickup!
@@Cvandenhazel Jon says thank you
@@Cvandenhazel The neck pickup is a P94 but don't tell Jon.
@@amaj7313 A p94 is a humbucker sized p90. This is a traditional P90 pickups.
Great playin!
The bypass switch for the volume and tone controls of the bridge pickup is missing.
Is this tremlo arm a B7 bigsby or a B3?
What song did you play?
Cool 👌👌👌👌
looks like Sasha has to get this one
Feel free to start a crowdfunding campaign 😂
@@maxguitarstore Sasha,
What is the nicest ES-335 you ever played ?
If Gibson's going to get into The Relic business they should step up their game. I've seen some pretty bad examples. It's like they have an amateur with 80 grit sandpaper ready to go.
I wouldn't mind getting this one un-relic-ed. I'll fuck it up myself.
@@JohannesLabusch The you'll keep Fuckin Up!
nice playing man
where can I get one?
Neil’s is a ‘53
Right?!?!
Yep, a gift from Jim Messina, from what I've read! I'm an acoustic guitar and just learn Old Black had the original P90's. I was pretty surprised that all the tunes he recorded were single coil... who knew?
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