“Very few people know these exist, and this one may be the only surviving version that is fully intact”: A 1960 Les Paul Custom in Cherry? This vintage stunner was once owned by Neal Schon – and it might well be a true unicorn

1960 Gibson Les Paul Custom in Cherry, previously owned by Neal Schon, and possibly the last of its kind.

This three-pickup Les Paul Custom belonged to Neal Schon of Journey. Its distinguishing feature is the cherry finish, and Gibson only made six of them for the Swedish company Hagstrom in 1960.

Very few people know that these exist, and this one may be the only surviving version that is fully intact. The others I’m aware of have suffered broken headstocks and other repairs. We don’t know of Gibson making Les Paul Customs in any other color at that time.