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]

Originally Posted by danloves59lespauls

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]

Originally Posted by danloves59lespauls

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by danloves59lespauls

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]

Originally Posted by freebyrd 69

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]

[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]

Originally Posted by 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

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

[EasyAce]

Originally Posted by danloves59lespauls

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) . . .

[Todd Louis]

Originally Posted by RAG7890

Todd, now that is just stunning.



What does she way & how does she sound?

Originally Posted by danloves59lespauls

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

Thanks guys.
It's now 8 years old WOW that's funny.
It's 8.7 pounds that's just right for me I don't like anything under 8.4 ish.
One of 3 known BRW in 04'.
I have RS Super Pots O and P caps.
And I have Jim W crossroads in there. they've been like that since the day I got it.
Oh and 50's wiring.

Other Parts are Lu Perm tips on RS single line tuners RS Tip and that's about it.
I aged the case to match.

I have to take new Pic's the Bigs has been restored since then.

I would love to see them make a Official one some day.

[Todd Louis]

I meet up with Tom one day when here came here to NYC.
I brought him the guitar and he remembered it right away.

So I had him sign the back of the Control plate.

[danloves59lespauls]

Originally Posted by EasyAce

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) . . .

I meant the beano burst and the custom what ever happened to the custom

[7gtop]

Originally Posted by RAG7890

Todd, now that is just stunning.



What does she way & how does she sound?

.......... . . .,

[7gtop]

T o dd ......

J u s t ..... The most " stunning'esque " L P / Bigs .

[EasyAce]

Originally Posted by danloves59lespauls

I meant the beano burst and the custom what ever happened to the custom

I'm not sure about the Custom. He might have kept it, he might have sold it or given it to someone, as he did with one burst to George Harrison . . .

[danloves59lespauls]

Originally Posted by EasyAce

I'm not sure about the Custom. He might have kept it, he might have sold it or given it to someone, as he did with one burst to George Harrison . . .

Wasn't Georges a red sprayed 57 goldtop?

[7gtop]

Easy A ... I could swear I heard that about the Custom somewhere .

I wonder ......

[six-string]

Keith had at least 2 or possible 3 different 3 pickup Black Beauty Customs.
1 had the psychedelic artwork on it, the other(s) were plain black. there are photos from the 69 tour with at least 2 on stage so that is confirmed.
he also had at least one (maybe more) 54 style Black Beauty with the Alnico humbucker and P-90 pickup which was seen on tours from 69-72.
I read somewhere that Keith had heard about the 3 pickup Black Beauty with the psychedelic artwork being up for sale a few years ago and either rebought or reclaimed it. not sure which as it may have been one of the guitars stolen from his home in south of France back in the summer of '71
as far as George Harrison's Red LP, that was called "Lucy?" if i'm not mistaken and was originally owned by Rick Derringer who bought it as a 'burst and had it custom painted red by Gibson. eventually it wound up with Harrison and it was stolen from his home in L.A. and then recovered. word is he still owned when he died.

sorry, i love a good guitar story.

[joebonsai]

Who said KEITH BURST
on of my fav. Burst