Keith Richards Burst

[danloves59lespauls]

Does anybody think they'll ever make a Keith Richards Signature Les Paul Of his 59 burst or his custom

Never seen this, its him with a goldtop?

 

[Seantk]

Does anybody think they'll ever make a Keith Richards Signature Les Paul Of his 59 burst or his custom

I'm not sure if "they'll" make one. But I will have one that will be similar

 

[danloves59lespauls]

what will that be

 

[Seantk]

what will that be

I like the look. I will be putting a Bigsby on an R9 aged iced tea burst.

 

[danloves59lespauls]

Oh thats what ill do in the future eventually if they don't make one they need too hes one of the first famous people to use a burst

 

[Tozatron]

I wouldn't put it past Gibson.

 

[nicudeemus1]

I'm till waiting for Tufnel's ''infinite sustain'' burst

 

[six-string]

Probably not.
so far Keith Richard's has refrained from offering his endorsement to any "signature" model guitars.
the idea has been raised by Fender (obviously) and I would bet Gibson has asked too.
Back in the early '70's KR did do some print advertisment endorsements for Gibson, but has not done any like that in a long time.
i am guessing here, but it probably has to do with the idea of any "exclusivity" clauses. KR owns many guitars and uses all different brands and types both in the studio and on stage.
over the past 20 years KR has been using his Gibson ES 345s and ES 355s far more than any Les Pauls for live performances.

 

[freebyrd 69]

Probably not.
so far Keith Richard's has refrained from offering his endorsement to any "signature" model guitars.
the idea has been raised by Fender (obviously) and I would bet Gibson has asked too.
Back in the early '70's KR did do some print advertisment endorsements for Gibson, but has not done any like that in a long time.
i am guessing here, but it probably has to do with the idea of any "exclusivity" clauses. KR owns many guitars and uses all different brands and types both in the studio and on stage.
over the past 20 years KR has been using his Gibson ES 345s and ES 355s far more than any Les Pauls for live performances.

The "exclusivity" clause sure doesn't bother Bonamassa. His sig models are Gibson's, but the guy plays everything.

 

[TM1]

Keith was the first of the British Rocker/ Beat Music guys to use a Burst. He actually had two Customs and the `52 GT with the Trapeze was used in `66 for their U.S. Summer Tour. I saw him use that @ The Hollywood Bowl right after the "Aftermath" LP came out. I'll find my photo..
Found it..

 

[roscoenyc]

Love the look of that burst of Keith's.
That understated burst and top was part of what I was looking for when I was looking for mine. (ended up with a '06 CR8 from Mark's. No bigbsy....yet

 

[EasyAce]

Does anybody think they'll ever make a Keith Richards Signature Les Paul Of his 59 burst or his custom

Probably not, and for one good reason: he may have been the first Brit-rocker to find a Les Paul in those years, but he never really established that any Les Paul was his primary, go-to guitar---like most of the Brit Invaders, Keith Richards (and Brian Jones, for that matter, who also used a Les Paul or two among his array of Voxes, non-reverse Firebird, reverse Firebird, Epiphones, and others) used enough different guitars (Epiphones, Voxes, Guilds, a Gibson ES-335, and the like) that it was difficult if not impossible to pin him down in that era as identifying with one particular instrument.

From what I can tell, the instrument with which he's absolutely most identified when all is said and done is the Telecaster. But as someone else said earlier, it isn't likely for him to think about endorsing one specific instrument.

 

[danloves59lespauls]

Well he used a harmony in 62-63
64-66 the burst, epiphone casino and some other harmony
66-1969 he used the lp custom
then started telecasters in 70-present but he used a burst as a backup from 69-like 72 or 3
but from 64-66 that burst was his main guitar though
They should make a Micawber Telecaster Sig model

 

[danloves59lespauls]

The "exclusivity" clause sure doesn't bother Bonamassa. His sig models are Gibson's, but the guy plays everything.

Same with Clapton he used a burst for 2 years and he got a sig model made never seen him with a burst other than 1965 and 66

 

[Todd Louis]

Well I have one

 

[DelawareGold]

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[Todd Louis]

My 2004' Custom ordered Murphy 59' BRW and the only Murphy still to this day with factory Bigs (no holes)
It took 9 months.

Not an "official" one but there you go.

It's called the Keith Burst

 

[RAG7890]

Todd, now that is just stunning.



What does she way & how does she sound?

 

[danloves59lespauls]

My 2004' Custom ordered Murphy 59' BRW and the only Murphy still to this day with factory Bigs (no holes)
It took 9 months.

Not an "official" one but there you go.

It's called the Keith Burst

Stunning and beautiful looks a lot like his what pickups do u have

 

[EasyAce]

Same with Clapton he used a burst for 2 years and he got a sig model made never seen him with a burst other than 1965 and 66

He's played one or another burst intermittently over the years. He played one (he's shown on the cover with it) for the show that yielded Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert, among others. When his Beano was stolen either during or right after the making of Fresh Cream, he used other Les Paul bursts now and then (and a Les Paul Custom in the studio for making portions of Disraeli Gears) . . .