The Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul

Allow us to shift our gaze from swanky hotels and towering buildings to the pure beauty that is the Les Paul. The 1959 Les Paul, more specifically. Known as “Number Two,” the ‘59 was purchased by rock god/Les Paul enthusiast Jimmy Page in 1973. Now, with the efforts of Gibson’s Custom Shop and Page himself, the famed “Number Two” Les Paul is available to rock n’ roll warriors like myself. Produced in limited numbers, with two levels of aging, the new limited edition ‘59 captures the look, feel, sound, and versatility of one of the greatest artist-owned Les Pauls of all time.

The “Number Two” Les Paul was recreated with a complete examination of Page’s original guitar. The process involved the production of a number of hand-built prototypes, each of which was checked and critiqued by Page himself. Approval of the final model was only offered after Page examined and extensively played this last prototype. Only 325 examples will be produced in total: 100 will be aged by vintage-reproduction master Tom Murphy; 25 more will be aged by Tom Murphy and signed by Jimmy Page; and 200 will be finished to Gibson’s VOS specs.y. Seriously, to play one is to fall in love, over and over again. [via Gibson]