Gear / Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom 'Phenix'
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Who uses it
- Peter FramptonHumble Pie and the Phenix gift 1969–1971Frampton and Frampton Comes Alive! 1974–1980The Phenix comes home 2011–2018Finale: The Farewell Tour 2019
Gibson Les Paul Custom 'Phenix' (1954): Given to him after a 1970 Humble Pie show at Fillmore West by fan Mark Mariana, who had already swapped in '50s Gibson humbuckers. Played that night and on Rock On and Rockin' the Fillmore. Vintage Guitar: The tale of Frampton's '54 Les Paul Custom (Jul 2019) ↗
Gibson Les Paul Custom 'Phenix' (Rock On / Rockin' the Fillmore): Vintage Guitar: after the gift he used it while recording Humble Pie's Rock On and Rockin' the Fillmore. Vintage Guitar: The tale of Frampton's '54 Les Paul Custom (Jul 2019) ↗
Gibson Les Paul Custom 'Phenix' (Comes Alive! cover): The guitar on the Comes Alive! gatefold, used on his solo studio albums and the live record. Vintage Guitar: The tale of Frampton's '54 Les Paul Custom (Jul 2019) ↗
Affordable clones & alternatives
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- Epiphone SG Special Electric Guitar~$199 new approx.
- Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s Electric~$699 new approx.
- Budget clone
- Epiphone Les Paul Standard '50s
- Boutique clone
- Gibson Custom Historic R9 / Heritage H-150
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