Are you bored with typical Sun and Tobacco Burst Les Pauls? Joe Perry sure was by the ‘90s, which is why he hooked up with Gibson’s Custom Shop around the release of Aerosmith's Get a Grip, and created what would be dubbed the “Black Burst.”
The result was a guitar with a neck and weight that felt like a ‘50s Les Paul, but with a body featuring no binding and a slick finish inspired by a rare breed of horse. Beyond that, the curio had a battery-powered onboard wah effect triggered via a push/pull and pickups wound to Perry’s spec.
