“It sounded perfect, man… like a gift from on high”: Is Slash's no. 1 Les Paul – which isn’t a Gibson – set for a Gibson reboot?

Slash's Kris Derrig Les Paul copy.

Slash is cryptically teasing something on his Instagram, but a comment from Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian tells us everything we need to know.

In the image, Slash’s number one Gibson Les Paul, which was built by esteemed luthier Kris Derrig (and not Gibson), is seen on the bench ready for 3D scanning, while Gueikian crops up in the comments saying. “Epic! Let’s go…”