1958 Gibson Les Paul - The First Burst - Played by JD Simo

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JD Simo recently stopped in the shop and offered his tremendous guitar playing skills for a quick demo of the first "Burst" Les Paul.

This 1958 Gibson Les Paul 8 3087 was brought in by the original owner whose father purchased it for him from O.K. Houck in Memphis. This guitar was logged into Gibson's shipping ledger (along with 8 3096, now which belongs to Slash) as having a special finish. It's the earliest known serial number for a Les Paul with the classic yellow-to-red "Burst" finish.

An era-correct tuner, "poker chip" switch ring, jackplate and jack are the only replaced parts.

We plugged JD into a mid-'60s Fender Vibrolux, mic'd the amp with a Cascade Fat Head and mic'd the room with a Shure MV88. There was no EQ'ing done in post so what you hear is what we heard in the room. Listen with high quality headphones for the full effect!