Thanks for all the lovely comments people! Rick's laugh is contagious. Such a wonderful and passionate guy! We had a great time filming it and spending time with the amazing Rickie! See the full Rickie Hinrichsen Master Artisan Collection available only from Gibson, HERE: bit.ly/3vuRlON
My son Cory just purchased the Aztec Explorer at the Gibson Garage in Nashville Tennessee. We both fell in love with that guitar!!! We have talked about investing in a guitar and we felt this was the one!!!
LOL, actually, he’s just a really happy and good person. He’s never taken any drugs. If he drinks, his limit’s like 2 beers. Can’t even get him to take allergy medicine unless he’s miserable. Rickie Hinrichsen is the most genuine, honest, talented man I’ve ever known. And I should know. He’s my dad ❤
This gentleman is most certainly an artist. Awsome people working for awsome guitar company. Keep it up Gibson. I want me a custom big fat leather strap for my les paul now. And the gun one that is Sick... I bet slash would like that one.
His work is so beautiful and his passion is amazing! Such a beautiful and talented soul! We love Rick and are so incredibly proud of him! Thankful to know him! ❤
I'm blown away. The talent and skill to produce something like that is truly exceptional. They look amazing. You can see he's proud of his work, and rightfully so.
A Q for Gibson - A dealer I've purchased a couple of Gibson Customs from had an amazing 1-of-1 last time I was there: the Les Paul was called "Ho O'Lana". It had wood carving of a surf scene on the body face with dolphin inlays on the fretboard, an octopus inlay on the headstock and quite a few other amazing details ... *did Rickie make it?* It was absolutely INSANE!!!! Since the guitar was sold I wasn't even allowed to touch it, let alone take it out of the case and hold it. I asked the owner if he'd play it just so I could have a tiny sonic taste but he kindly declined. He may deal in Murphy Lab but he definitely had an aversion to Murphy's Law 😅 I don't blame him.
OUTSTANDING, Thank You Gibson. As some have stated in these comments, Players can be passionate about these instruments. In 1977, at the age of only 15, I worked 3 Summer jobs to save up enough money to purchase a brand new Les Paul Deluxe, and I've never looked back since. Women have come and gone in my life, but I've always owned a Les Paul. 😉
I have an idea for a custom Les Paul..(My dream specs) We start with a 59 reissue base.. A one piece top with grain similar to Page's#1 (the diagonal looking figure) A light weight mahogany back and neck with a crazy grain pattern.. A deep dish 59 top carve.. A finish like the 1/25 Page #1 for 2004 (it's actually darker with a more pronounced red than the other versions) A burstbucker #2 in the neck and a vintage white 57+ with Alnico 5 magnet swap in the bridge.. Standard pots no push pull, Orange drop .22 400 volt caps in place of bumblebees. No over fret binding, actual celluloid inlays, dark rosewood fretboard.. Jumbo frets. Locking Grover tuners in nickel.. The Page neck that's .80 at the first fret..(the #1 neck) A harder nitro finish that isn't full of placticizers..Something that's more glass like and doesn't feel like rubber with sweat and hand heat.. Long neck tennon.. Kluson bridge with brass saddles and dual thumbwheels, a Kluson Aluminum tail.. Nickel S locks.. No Les Paul logo on the headstock, but the Gibson logo in the correct 59 position.. A tapered headstock as per the original.. The trc in the correct position with a space between the nut.. A Graph tech nut.. Metal jack plate & Pure Tone jack. No ageing (that happens naturally with plenty of playing) All nickel hardware Ball end fret ends.. Standard historic plastics.. CLA001 serial number.. I'm going to stop now, because the realization that this will never happen has set in and it would likely cost $10,000-$25,000 is real.. Ahhhhhh, but one can dream...
This is amazing as it is, though what I really want is the model that Gibson made in the mid-70s to early 80s. I would like to order such a model. It may not Burst but Gibson guitar that I used to see in showcase and catalog when I was a kid. My dream guitar…
This guy i a true artist and craftsman to the max degree for gibson!! murphy lab people take beautiful guitars and trash them. no artist in trashing. its all a fact.
It almost seems like he is embarrassed to admit someone employs him to play around all day. I don’t say play to be disparaging, I think if you asked him he would agree that he is having so much fun playing with whatever he wants to play with as far as creativity is concerned.
Now we know where all that money goes, that people pay for gibson guitars nowadays. How would a company employ someone who works 4 weeks full time on one guitar that is not going for sale
Hello! We definitely made sure we have plenty of close up shots :) usually around the opening of the case and when Dinesh holds the guitar :) Thanks for watching!
The luthier has immense talent and I really liked a couple of the guitars he presented. But in my opinion, the yellow and green circle guitar was an eye sore. Also, the last one is not my style. But I appreciate the vision and creativity of the luthier. They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I’m sure there are some people who thought both of those guitars were amazing. I would like to see some more of his custom designs.
