Gibson Custom Shop LPAXRCCF1 Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess, Royal Crimson The Axcess sports what looks from the front to be a traditional Les Paul neck joint, yet the neck heel and portions of the back at the upper cutaway have been contoured to provide a "heelless" feel, and an unimpeded reach right up to the 22nd fret. The most noticeable addition is the Floyd Rose tailpiece, a unit optimized for anything from subtle vibrato wobbles to dramatic, rumbling dive-bombs. Exposed-coil super hot 496R and 498T pickups in the neck and bridge positions yield numerous tonal opportunities including ultra crunch and driving singing leads.