3 Knobs in a Row? | 1998 Gibson "Mastertone" Mickey Baker Signature 3 Pickup Les Paul Custom Reissue

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Edit - NOV 18, 2021 - One of these was recently featured on Tyler's Music is Win Channel as "This is Keith Richards' $200000 Les Paul... WHAT HAPPENED?" It appears perhaps more than one of these was made in the late 50s and Keith Richards of the Rolling stones owned on at one point in time that he traded away and is now coming up for auction! We will have to see what it sells for.

Episode Guide:
0:00 - Intro - Check Links In Description!
0:33 - Mickey Baker Reissue
1:06 - The Original
1:55 - Who was Mickey Baker?
3:12 - How it Works
5:53 - Inside Look / Specs
14:03 - Tone Talk
19:29 - Tone Demo (No Talking)
22:32 - Final Thoughts
23:40 - Condition
25:51 - Blacklight Test
27:12 - Case

Mentioned Videos:
Unboxing Video:    • I Bought a Strange One From Japan... ...  
Queen of Clean Les Paul Custom 3 P90:    • The QUEEN of CLEAN! 2018 Gibson  Made...  
Mickey & Sylvia Live:    • Love is Strange- Mickey & Sylvia - Th...  
Dirty Dancing Scene:    • Love Is Strange - Dirty Dancing (7/12...  
Last Kalamazoo Custom:    • The Last Les Paul Custom | 1984 Gibso...  
57 Reissue Natural:    • 2001 Gibson Les Paul Custom '57 Reiss...  



Description:
If you're anything like me and love the history and all the strange guitars that Gibson has produced in its life time, you've likely ran into this guitar before and had NO IDEA what it was called and google failed you when searching for "3 Knob Les Paul Custom Black", "Les Paul Custom With Knob instead of Toggle Switch" or " 3 Knobs in a Row Les Paul Custom." It wasn't until I found this guitar for sale by a seller in Japan that I finally found the correct keyword to unlock the mystery of this 3 Pickup, 3 Knob, 1 Knob instead of a Toggle switch les Paul custom.

Mickey Baker Model.

This instrument was first birthed in 1957 and was made for a guy named Mickey Baker. Rumor on the street is that this was the first PAF outfitted Les Paul Custom - so that is a fun factoid! It incorporated the design of the original ES-5 and blended it with a Les Paul Custom. You now have a master tone knob instead of a pickup selector switch and you can 3 independent volume controls for each of your three pickups! This guitar has SO MANY tonal possibilities it isn't even funny.

Gibson Reissued these from 1998-2004 as special orders only (likely from a catalog.) If you were lucky enough to buy one then, you've likely made-out well on your investment as only 25-50 of them were made and they have become highly collectible! Most are located in Japan, today.

Learn More in Today's episode!


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