2005 Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded Bavarian Makeover Florian Jaeger
The guitar started its life as a Standard Faded Les Paul, which has been makeovered by Florian Jaeger on Oberstdorf / Germany. Florian is actually having a waiting list until 2020. Additionally, there are Amber – Spirit of 59 pickups in doublewhite added.
The guitar got the Bavarian Makeover I package which includes :
- Strip off the lacquer
- Re-carve the maple top to vintage-correct contours
- Reshape the neck to a genuine 50’s profile (if requested), with rolled binding
- Install cellulose nitrate inlays on the fret board with the correct amount of “swirl”
- Fill the pores in the mahogany with the correct red pore filler
- Re-stamp the serial number with the correct font
- Refinish with nitrocellulose lacquer with period-correct aniline dyes (cherry sun burst with requested amount of “fade”) or the authentic bronze powder (goldtop)
- Light distressing/aging of the finish with genuine weather checking caused by temperature variations, NOT razorblades