Tom Murphy and Thom Fowle had already designed a unique 57 Les Paul Authentic Aged together with Musikhaus Hermann for 2019. The resulting instrument was simply phenomenal in terms of sound and appearance. And so, the following year, they set about building another such Paula. Again with a hand-selected, ultra-light, one-piece mahogany body and a hand-selected two-piece flame maple top, which results in the desired outstanding vibration behavior. The same applies to the aging. As with the previous model the Vintage Antique gold finish has taken a beating here and looks as if the guitar has been rocked more than extensively every evening for the last 60 years. The neck has a Medium 59 profile, not quite as fat as many of the 59 necks, but extremely pleasant and comfortable to the touch. The slightly higher frets were also used here in order to ensure excellent playing comfort in combination with a dream weight of just 3705 grams, as well as the proven Alnico-III True Historic MCMR and XHCMR pickups. Extremely responsive with plenty of warmth and creaminess for singing lead sounds but also wonderfully differentiated, dirty, rocking and smacking. Once again Tom Murphy, Thom Fowle and Jörg Hermann have managed to create an unmistakable, top-quality instrument that truly exceeds all standards in terms of look, feel and sound. We can offer you the guitar in top condition.
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