Les Paul was a man of many fine qualities, but understatement probably wasn’t one of them. Les Paul would whizz around the fretboard interspersing lightning-fast runs with jazz chord voicings. Although the first Gibson with a Tune-o-matic was the 1953 Super 400, the Les Paul Custom was the first solidbody to have one. The band’s drummer Frank Perry joined the band in the summer of 1966, shortly after Paul, and he recalls Paul having a black Les Paul at the time, but [remembers Paul] quickly acquiring a sunburst Les Paul. It’s also super light for a Les Paul Custom and weighs just 3.84kg, which is just under 8.5lb.