Phenix is the 1954 Les Paul Custom on the cover of Frampton Comes Alive. It was thought lost in a 1980 cargo plane crash and came back to Peter more than thirty years later, hence the name. This model is inspired by it.
Three Custombuckers, with the middle pickup on its own volume and tone independent of the toggle. A mahogany body with 9-hole weight relief, jumbo frets on an ebony board with custom blocks and Frampton's signature at the 12th fret, a Tune-O-Matic, stop bar and gold hardware. Ebony.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Binding: Multi-ply
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Shape: Les Paul
Body Styles: Les Paul
Top: Solid Mahogany
Weight Relief: 9-Hole
NECK
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 22
Frets: Jumbo
Inlays: Custom Block; Frampton Signature Sandblasted into 12th Fret Inlay
Joint: Set Neck
Neck Material: Mahogany
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 42.86mm / 1.69in
Profile: Artist Profile
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custombucker
Controls: Master Volume and Tone shared by Neck and Bridge Pickups, Second Volume and Tone for Middle Pickup (independent of P/U selector toggle switch), CTS Potentiometers, Paper in Oil Capacitors
Middle Pickup: Custombucker
Neck Pickup: Custombucker
Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
HARDWARE
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
Control Covers: Reissue Black, plus Custom Shop Medallion
Control Knobs: Gold Speed Knobs
Hardware Finish: Gold
Jack Plate Cover: Gold
Mounting Rings: Cream
Pickguard: None
Pickup Covers: None
Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Shoulder (Schaller Strap Locks)
Switch Tip: Gold
Switchwasher: True Historic Cream
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar with Long Stud/Anchor
Truss Rod: Standard
Truss Rod Cover: True Historic Black; Frampton Signature
Tuner Plating: Gold
Tuning Machines: Grover Kidney
Accessories: Schaller Strap Lock Strap Buttons
Headstock: Bound Les Paul Custom
Headstock Inlay: Gibson Logo and Split Diamond Inlay in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
CASE
Case: Gibson Hardshell Case