Adam’s Iconic Les Paul Meets Angular Flying V Aesthetics
Extremely limited to 50 models worldwide, the Gibson Custom Adam Jones Flying Collector’s Edition is an heirloom-grade 6-string that merges the iconic style of Adam’s Silverburst Les Paul with the angular aesthetics of a Flying V. In fact, this guitar mirrors Adam’s #1 Les Paul in almost every way besides shape, sporting a Les Paul-style maple-topped mahogany body for extreme sustain and clarity-packed highs. A rock-solid 3-piece shaft of maple in a comfortable medium “C” profile sweetens the pot, topped off with a sleek cut of ebony studded with eye-catching mother-of-pearl block inlays. Finally, the hard-hitting combo of a bridge-position custom-wound Seymour Duncan DDJ and a neck-position Custombucker are plucked straight from the specs of Adam’s stunning Silverburst Les Paul, providing the perfect sonic palette to dish out a parabola of frantic Tool riffs. Complete with a distinctive Reverse Antique Silverburst finish aged by the experts in Gibson Custom’s Murphy Lab, the Gibson Custom Adam Jones Flying V is truly a museum-grade piece that’s sure to serve as the jewel of any 6-string collection.
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Les Paul-style maple-topped mahogany body
The Gibson Custom Adam Jones Flying V Collector’s Edition’s eye-catching Silverburst-style finish isn’t the only spec it shares in common with Adam’s iconic Les Paul! While most Flying Vs come equipped with either a mahogany or korina body, Adam’s ultimate Flying V sports a 3-piece maple top above a foundation of lightweight mahogany. The result? All the singing sustain and full-range tonal authority you’d expect from a top-of-the-line Les Paul, only in a much more aggressive and angular form factor.
Unleash a schism of searing humbucker tones
To mirror the pickups in Adam’s own #1 Les Paul, the Gibson Custom Adam Jones Flying V Collector’s Edition comes complete with a dual-humbucker combo of a bridge-position Custom-wound Seymour Duncan DDJ and a Custombucker in the neck slot. First up, the neck’s Custombucker is a no-expenses-spared recreation of the historic PAF (Patent Applied For) Gibson humbuckers of the late 1950s. It’s a slightly lower-output humbucker that produces a warm, articulate, and full-range response that’s ideal for lush cleans and dynamic low-to-medium-gain tones. The bridge position Seymour Duncan DDJ perfectly balances out the nuanced sound of the neck pickup with all-out ceramic-style aggression, forming the perfect tonal foundation to tear into Adam’s extensive catalog of iconic riffs.
Artfully aged in Gibson Custom Shop's Murphy Lab
Under the leadership of Master Artisan Tom Murphy, Gibson Custom Shop's Murphy Lab performs one specific function: to craft artfully aged instruments using the most cutting-edge tools available. This Gibson Custom Adam Jones Flying V Collector’s Edition wears a particularly hard-worn finish designed to replicate the wear accumulated over decades of touring and recording. From the captivating checking lines that envelope every edge of the instrument to the perfectly worn-in feel on the back of the neck, the Gibson Custom Adam Jones Flying V Collector’s Edition’s Murphy Lab aged finish only adds to the impeccable artistry of this superlative 6-string.
Gibson Custom Adam Jones Flying V Collector’s Edition Electric Guitar Features:
- Extremely limited run of Flying V models in the style of Adam Jones’ iconic Silverburst Les Paul — Sweetwater only gets 1!
- Mahogany body capped with a 3-piece maple top delivers prodigious Les Paul-style sustain
- 3-piece maple neck provides superb stability and a speedy feel thanks to the comfortable medium “C” profile
- Elegant ebony fingerboard, beaming with custom mother-of-pearl block inlays
- Dual-humbucker combo of a custom-wound Seymour Duncan DDK and a Custombucker cover everything from searing metal riffage to dynamic PAF-style cleans
- Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge and string-through tailpiece bolster sustain and enhance string-to-body resonance
- Schaller M6 tuners offer stage-ready tuning stability
- Stunning Reverse Antique Silverburst finish, expertly aged by Gibson Custom’s Murphy Labs team
