Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Cherry Sunburst

The Gibson Les Paul Standard Sunburst cherry sunburst-finished electric guitar. This guitar model was manufactured between 1958 and 1960 after the Les Paul Goldtop guitars went out of production - all built with maple flame top and finished in cherry sunburst, fitted with stop tailpiece, tune-o-matic bridge and the usual P90 PAF (Patent-Applied-For) Humbuckers. Heritage reissues of these guitars were also made later.

Steve Hackett had used an original Les Paul sunburst (model year unspecified) for a short time during the Selling England By The Pound era in 1973, following the theft of his Les Paul Custom guitars. He is seen playing this guitar in the Shepperton Studios concert amongst others. However, this guitar ended up being stolen on 22 November 1973 and was held ransom. A Les Paul Goldtop would eventually replace this one, which has been Steve's go-to guitar since.