Gibson to Reproduce Eric Clapton’s Classic “Beano” Les Paul

Breaking news from Gibson.com!

One of the most important guitars in the history of rock and blues music will be released this December: Eric Clapton’s 1960 “Beano” Les Paul. The axe that Slowhand wielded on the classic John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton — when Londoners were declaring him “God” — will soon be available in stores, courtesy of the Gibson Custom Shop.

This could be the protoype (Later… With Jools Holland 2 November 2010):