Gibson, the legitimate leader in professional instruments proudly presents the Custom Shop Lee Roy Parnell Signature 1959 Les Paul Standard in Abilene Sunset Burst . The Lee Roy Parnell ’59 Les Paul Standardmarks the second collaboration between the legendary country/blues artist and the iconic guitar-maker and is available worldwide at Authorized Gibson Dealers . For more information, visit: www.gibson.com .LEE ROY PARNELL’s immense talent and soulful approach has made him a legend in the music world, but his discriminating taste and emphasis on tone has made him equally renowned in the guitar community. His ’57 Goldtop signature from Gibson Custom Shop became an instant classic for this reason, and it continues to be sought-after by collectors and guitarists worldwide. PARNELL and the talented luthiers at Gibson Custom Shop took notice, and so began the process of creating a new version based on a flametop ’59 Burst instead of a ’57 Goldtop . The construction elements remain the same, from the contoured cutaway edge to the revised pickup routes, which PARNELLprefers in order to capture more character from the wood. Each features a hand-picked figured maple top accented by an “Abilene Sunset Fade” burst , inspired by LEE ROY’shometown in Texas , as PARNELL describes the color here . Under the hood, each guitar features an underwound ’57 Classic humbucker in the neck, an underwound ’57 Classic Plus in the bridge, and the all-new Vintage Tone Circuit which uses paper-in-oil c apacitors and vintage taper potentiometers. Every element on this guitar has been given PARNELL’s seal of approval.
“Our job as artists is to mine what lives in us, and you don’t want something fighting you along the way, you want something helping you,” explains PARNELL . “This guitar plays like an extension of myself and makes you want to play more of what you naturally do well.”
“ Lee Roy is a unique guitarist and songwriter who has had an impact across music genres and inspired generations of musicians to follow in his footsteps,” explains Cesar Gueikian, Chief Merchant Officer, Gibson. “I’ve had the privilege of spending time with Lee Roy , watching him play slide and create amazing sound with his Les Paul’s and all of us at Gibson are excited to see this collaboration come to life as we bring the new Custom Shop Lee Roy Parnell Signature 1959 Les Paul Standard to the market for fans around the world.”
NASHVILLE, TN (June 11, 2019) – lcoffey / primeprgroup