An unusually diverse talent on the Nashville scene, Lee Roy Parnell has firmly established himself as a hit-making singer and songwriter, but he has arguably made an even greater impression on the guitar world courtesy of his blistering slide playing, soaring lead work, and rich, earthy tone. To celebrate Lee Roy's achievements, Gibson's Custom Shop introduces the Lee Roy Parnell Signature '57 Les Paul Goldtop, a guitar that boasts the classic look of a vintage '57 Goldtop, but benefits from ingenious updates to make it a true player s guitar. Put simply, the Lee Roy Parnell Signature '57 Les Paul Goldtop is one of the most innovative guitars to come from the Custom Shop design team. Built from the ground up in collaboration with Lee Roy Parnell, with a firm focus on performance, it is the result of a dedicated emphasis on creating exceptional tone in a guitar that also will prove the most comfortable, playable instrument you own. All materials are hand-selected by Lee Roy in a small batch process that requires every guitar to pass through his hands, and the feature set from hardware to custom-wound PAF-style humbuckers exhibits a carefully thought-out process that results in a great-sounding, great-feeling guitar.The Lee Roy Parnell Signature '57 Les Paul Goldtop starts with the classic Les Paul body woods of a two-piece carved maple top and one-piece, unchambered lightweight mahogany body back. While it follows the traditional lines of the '57 Goldtop, however, it encorporates several design innovations to make it a more toneful and comfortably playable guitar. A Big Block cavity design achieves more mass in the pickup cavities for greater resonance and tonal depth, while extended pickup pole clearances also are accommodated for enhanced tonal adjustments. The body includes new Player's Cut elements designed for enhanced access to upper fret positions: a 7-degree back-angled cutaway contour for exceptional reach, and a smo
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