Silvertide – Show & Tell

This is "The Joint". My 1st Les Paul. A lot of people ask me about her, so here is the story.. My buddy @toneschaser helped me figure out she is actually a 1997 Custom Shop Standard (masquerading around as an amazing '58 RI) but don't tell her that. I used the guitar for most of my rhythm tracks and some of the leads on Silvertide's "Show and Tell" album, but never toured with her so she is in much better cosmetic shape then her counterpart Bella. After that band ended I sold her to buy a one-way plane ticket to Los Angeles to kind of start over. This was in 2006. Last year as a gift for my 30th birthday my Sister tracked the guitar down and bought it back for me! I'm still amazed and so grateful for this. Thanks Sis. The guitar has been upgraded with a Callaham bridge and tailpiece, Bare Knuckle "The Mule" un-potted humbuckers, and RS Guitarworks pots, caps, and wiring. And yes, she sounds as good as she looks. Oh and there is a sticker of a joint on the truss rod cover from way back, so there is the name ?? - Nick Perri

Nick Perri tells Premier Guitar about "Bella", his '57 Les Paul reissue from Gibson.

This is probably the guitar I've had the longest, since I've started. I bought it new in 2002... it was a brand new guitar, and I estimate I've played about two thousand shows with this guitar.... It's on the new record a ton. It's so beat up. It's a '57 reissue from 2002. It came with gold hardware, I changed it to nickel at some point. It's a solid mahogany body with a mahogany top, which is the specs per 1957. ... It's a great Les Paul Custom.