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Gibson Les Paul Custom recreations

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Who uses it

Peter FramptonThe Phenix is lost 1980–2011
Gibson Les Paul Custom recreations (1990s, made from memory): He and Gibson tried to rebuild the Phenix from his memory of the neck and weight. It looked right; he had three or four, but none sounded like the original. Guitar World: Peter Frampton on Frampton Forgets the Words (2021) ↗

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

Suggested alternative Clones are editorial suggestions, not claims about what any artist uses.

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