Gibson Custom Peter Frampton "Phenix" Inspired Les Paul Custom VOS- Ebony 2023 (CS302362)

We received the guitar as part of a trade-in. It’s in mint condition and has been inspected by our in-house technician.

Weight: 9 lbs 3.7 oz

Inspired by Peter Frampton's Legendary 1954 Les Paul Custom

Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's legacy through accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail.

The "Phenix" Les Paul Custom is the iconic guitar that is heard on, and that graced the cover of 1976's classic "Frampton Comes Alive!" LP. Thought to have been lost in 1980 in a tragic cargo plane crash, it miraculously survived, and over thirty years later, it was returned to Peter, and thus earned its Phenix nickname. Now the Gibson Custom Shop is proud to offer a VOS rendition of this guitar as an Artist model. It has all of the classic Les Paul Custom cosmetic appointments, along with a weight-relieved mahogany body with a solid mahogany top, gold hardware, Grover® tuners, Schaller Strap Locks, and three open-coil Custombucker humbuckers™. The VOS finish gives it the look of a vintage original, minus the dings and scars that the original Phenix now bears. It also features custom wiring. The 3-way toggle switch controls the neck and bridge pickups, just as on a two-pickup Les Paul Custom, and they share a volume and tone control. The second set of volume and tone controls are connected to the middle pickup; it can be used with either (or both) of the other two pickups. It can even be used by itself when the other pickups are turned down, making this Phenix-inspired model not only an iconic looking and great sounding guitar, but a highly flexible one as well.

Body Specs

Binding: Multi-ply

Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Material: Mahogany

Body Shape: Les Paul

Body Styles: Les Paul

Top: Solid Mahogany

Weight Relief: 9-Hole

Neck Specs

Fingerboard Material: Ebony

Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count: 22

Frets: Jumbo

Inlays: Custom Block; Frampton Signature Sandblasted into 12th Fret Inlay

Joint: Set Neck

Neck Material: Mahogany

Nut Material: Bone

Nut Width: 42.86mm / 1.69in

Profile: Artist Profile

Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup: Custombucker

Controls: Master Volume and Tone shared by Neck and Bridge Pickups, Second Volume and Tone for Middle Pickup (independent of P/U selector toggle switch), CTS Potentiometers, Paper in Oil Capacitors

Middle Pickup: Custombucker

Neck Pickup: Custombucker

Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft

Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft

Hardware Specs

Bridge: Tune-O-Matic

Control Covers: Reissue Black, plus Custom Shop Medallion

Control Knobs: Gold Speed Knobs

Finish: Gold

Jack Plate Cover: Gold

Mounting Rings: Cream

Pickguard: None

Pickup Covers: None

Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Shoulder (Schaller Strap Locks)

Switch Tip: Gold

Switchwasher: True Historic Cream

Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar with Long Stud/Anchor

Truss Rod: Standard

Truss Rod Cover: True Historic Black; Frampton Signature

Tuner Plating: Gold

Tuning Machines: Grover Kidney

Misc Specs

Accessories: Schaller Strap Lock Strap Buttons

Model: CSPFPXVOEBGH1

Case: Gibson Hardshell Case

Headstock: Bound Les Paul Custom

Headstock Inlay: Gibson Logo and Split Diamond Inlay in Mother of Pearl

Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046