“I didn’t want something too radical but I also wanted something heavy metal”: Mark Morton and Gibson unveil a signature Les Paul Modern Quilt that brings the fire with a “flamethrower” bridge humbucker

Lamb of God's Mark Morton performs live on a stage lit in yellow and orange. He plays his new Les Paul Modern Quilt.

The wait is over. After a long-tease, in which we have seen Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian demo it, and the Lamb Of God guitarist tour with the prototype, Mark Morton’s first signature Les Paul is here – and it is one quietly radical electric guitar.

There’s nothing that screams METAL GUITAR about this one, nor is it too ostentatious. The Mark Morton Les Paul Modern Quilt has some AAA quilted maple bling on top, but this is muted a little by the satin Translucent Ebony Burst finish. As Morton says, it almost looks a little “deep purple” depending on how the light catches it.