1950년대 말에 생산된 오리지널 썬버스트 깁슨 레스폴 - "Burst"라는 애칭으로도 유명한 - 은 역사상 가장 유명하고도 비싼 일렉트릭 기타입니다.
저명한 음악 및 악기 역사가인 Tony Bacon이 쓴 이 책에는 오리지널 레스폴이 왜 그렇게 선망의 대상이 되었는지에 대한 연구가 실려있습니다.
이 책은 독자들을 Kalamazoo의 공장에서부터 60년대 영국의 블루스 씬, 그리고 현재의 악기점과 공연장까지 안내합니다.


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Introduction

1. BIRTH
Les Paul, Gibson, and the originals of the Les Paul guitar

2. ORIGINALITY
An interview with an early owner of a sunburst Les Paul

3. BLUESBREAKER
How Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Michael Bloomfield, and others rediscovered a classic

4. PEARLY
An interview with Les Paul devotee Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top

5. HEARTBREAKER
How Jimmy Page, Peter Green, and Jeff Beck established the Burst

6. VINTAGE
The notion of collectability takes hold in the 70s and 80s

7. RESTRUCTURE
Dealer specials and one-off replica Les Pauls

8. WORKMANSHIP
Was the 50s Gibson factory making guitars or conjuring up miracles?

9. REISSUE
Gibson gets really serious about recreating its valuable past

10. FLAME
Collectors find beauty in the Burst

11. UNREAL
Was it made 50 years ago or 50 days ago?

12. VISIBILITY
An interview with Dan Hawkins about bringing the Burst into the light

13. COLLECTABILITY
Just what is it like to live with a fistful of Bursts?

14. WORTH
Coming to terms with the price of everything and the value of nothing

15. LEGACY
An interview with Joe Bonamassa, the guitarist with Les Paul history in mind and a fine future ahead of him

16. FUTURE
In the years to come, will every Burst be equal?

17. LESTER
To the very end with a genuine Les Paul

Endnots
Index
Acknowledgements