New guitar for Peter Frampton from Gibson
Gibson celebrates Peter Frampton's iconic career with the construction of a new signature guitar. The 'Phenix' Les Paul Custom Vos will be Peter Frampton's new signature guitar. In this way, Gibson wants to celebrate the guitarist's massive career….
By Dimitris (Bari) Polyzois
NASHVILLE, TN (January 21, 2021). For the last 127 years, the Gibson name has been synonymous with creating and shaping sound. The new era of Gibson celebrates the iconic models of its Golden Age. At the same time, it looks to the future with inspired instruments that fuel new players and new genres of music. The company announced it will celebrate the iconic Peter Frampton this year with the release of the new Peter Frampton "Phenix" Les Paul Custom VOS model from the Gibson Custom Shop. Frampton has been a Gibson and Epiphone artist for over twenty-five years.
A few words about the guitarist
Frampton's career started at 16 as the singer and guitarist of the British band The Herd. By 18, he co-founded one of the first supergroups – the band Humble Pie.
An artist with plenty of platinum sales under his belt. His fifth solo album, Frampton Comes Alive!, remains one of the top live records of all time. So far, it has sold more than 17 million copies worldwide. In 2007, he won the GRAMMY for "Best Pop Instrumental Album" for 'Fingerprints' and in 2014 he was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame.
His touring years included work with the biggest names in music. Artists such as David Bowie, Stevie Nicks, Gregg Allman, Ringo Starr. Bands such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cheap Trick, Steve Miller Band, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings and many more. Frampton's work includes collaborations with artists of major standing. Such as, for example, George Harrison, Harry Nilsson, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Entwistle, Mike McCready and Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam). His recent work, Do You Feel Like I Do, made it onto the New York Times bestseller list.
"My brand new Gibson Les Paul Custom VOS is here! It's outstanding!"
"My brand new Gibson Les Paul Custom VOS is here. It's outstanding!" says Peter Frampton. "I couldn't be happier with how it looks and sounds. Gibson has gone to every length to bring this feel and sound as close as possible to the original Phenix Les Paul Custom. The neck and weight of this mahogany guitar will blow you away with how great it is and how light it is. Thank you, Gibson!"
"It was such a huge thrill and privilege to work with Peter on this project," says Mat Koehler. Gibson Brands' head of product development underlines: "Thanks to technology, we managed to make the guitars feel and sound closer than ever to Peter's iconic prototype. The incredible craftsmen at the Gibson Custom Shop are proud to honor Peter's indelible legacy in music with these instruments."
