I can't believe this. I used to own that guitar, LOL!!! There can't be many 1976 renecked wine red Les Paul customs out there! I got it originally in around 2007 or 2008 here in Chicago. It was indeed renecked by Gibson at a cost of approx $1,100 USD. Some Craigslist dude just needed cash and I remember getting a pretty good deal on the guitar. I was born in 1976, so that's why I originally was happy to have it. It had all nickel/chrome hardware on it when i got it. The gold hardware was done after i sold it. I don't know if the ebony board was transferred from the original neck unfortunately. It's a good guitar for sure though. It's hilarious to see it again!
I was hoping someone might know the guitar! Thanks for the info! Gibson wasn't that unreasonable back in the day with their pricing for repairs I see! haha
It appeared to be a 2000s Gibson Les Paul Custom in the listing... what arrived had a much richer history. There is nothing 'wrong' with the guitar so to speak, but in order to love this guitar, you kind of have to appreciate the Norlin Era of Gibson which not all do. Thanks for watching!
I agree... however, finding a buyer that appreciates those parts for what they are worth would be more difficult as a complete set. If I sell them separately, all of the parts will be used again and not just sit in a case forever.
I dunno, that's part of the "magic" I think. Even if they are never used, the original parts would be worth it I think. I have an original 1972 Martin D-18 that my dad found in 1974 in a pawn shop. He gifted it to me on my 21st birthday all those years later after it sat in the closet for most of them. It still has the original Martin tuners (they had been replaced with much better Grover's), and the original nut in two pieces because it was broken during a repair. Also has the original strap even though it is pretty horrible. I can't imagine not having those items in the case. It's all part of the guitar now. It all tells a story of the guitar.
I clicked on this video because the photo looks a lot like my 2016 wine red Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro Ltd. Looks just like it. You seem to have stumbled across a good deal, and that you're happy with the guitar makes it even better. Nice playing. I can hear why you like it so much.
The Gibson rep was very kind and accommodating, but in the end wasn't very helpful as far as identifying the guitar. They really don't have any records of anything before the 90s as far as what they made - if you get a good representative they might have general knowledge to help with previous guitar dates. If you have a modern era guitar though, they are pretty helpful - They can tell you many different specs of the guitar, what color it originally was and what model it is. They are especially helpful when trying to figure out the year or model of reissues which can be kind of tricky. 1-800-444-2766 option 1 then option 2
When the current owners bought it from Norlin, they probably just tossed out the paperwork in the move to Memphis. This has happened to many musical instrument companies.
Was watching this guitar on ebay, but decided to pass mostly due to the shipping price at $150. I strongly hope that you contacted the seller and got some serious reimbursements from him, I'd say between $300-500. Only this will help you to make some profit on it. Because for that amount, as you know, you can get the one that was not tempered with. And it might very well be a good guitar, but you are not just some guy who was looking for a guitar for a bedroom play. You, as I understand, are the person who tries to make a buck out of it. And there's not many people who'd want a custom with swapped neck for ~2K. As per Gibsons from 70s being shitty, as someone noted here - there is nothing wrong with them ( other than heavy weight and different specs and appointments). I've had many dozens of them and after a good setup most of them sound pretty damn good. I still have a few from that era and not thinking about letting them go. My personal favorite is my 76 standard, beat to shit, multiple holes, refretted by Gary of Fried Guitars when he was still working in Brooklyn. The best sounding one out of all CS's and R's I still have. Good luck to you, man.
I did not reach out to the seller about the guitar. I figured I would be met with a brick wall. Some people will dig this piece whereas others won't. It has an interesting story behind it, but since the work is professional and done by Gibson, I have no real qualms with the guitar. There have been lots of comments about the price of the guitar. Realistically, I'll break even on the guitar and make a little bit from selling the original parts. It is essentially a 2000s customs at this point.
You absolutely should've contacted the seller. If he mentioned this upgrade it wouldn't go that far, and most likely you wouldn't bid on it if you knew. The upgrades like this must be mentioned. And appropriate action should be taken. It's not too late, you know. But...it's a free country, if you do not want to do it, no one can force you. Good luck.
So nice! As soon as I saw it I knew what it was. I own a 76 3pup LPC and when I saw yours it indeed did look odd but the ser# was the kicker for me. The body is clearly a 76 and that # is 76...new neck! Nice score ! BTW, I was the service coordinator for the Canadian Gibson distributor in the mid 70s...I saw it all!
Great story! I had an experience with Gibson that made me think they don't (or didn't, in the early 90s,) log their individual serial numbers until you mail in the warranty card. I bought a one-off Les Paul Classic 1960 Reissue in '92. The Gibson rep who brought it to the dealer claimed he grabbed it from the Custom Shop, and the honeyburst finish was the only one made. Long story short, I e-mailed Gibson about a year later to see if it really did come from the Custom Shop, as there really were no Classic 1960 Reissues with that finish offered by Gibson. The reply was that they had no record of it, and that I must have the serial# and finish description wrong, AND they gave me an example of what it SHOULD have been. Well, I had wanted to keep all the store tags and documentation in case it turned out to be more valuable in my grandkid's time, so I also kept the warranty card. Back then, fakes were really beginning to get VERY good, and I began to worry that I'd have a problem if I ever needed warranty service, or if I wanted to sell it, so I broke down and sent in the warranty card. So I gave it a month, sent Gibson another e-mail and, voila!! Suddenly they have the record of my one-off! The moral of the story is, with the myriad fakes out there, especially from China (some of which are VERY convincing! If you purchase a new Gibson of any kind from a dealer, fill in the warranty card and send it in immediately!! I eventually traded it in on a JEM777, since I had a Classic 1960 Reissue Gold Top and a Custom Shop Les Paul made to my own personal specs, and I just wanted to diversify. The dealer I traded it in to needed a couple of days to verify it as a Gibson so, if I hadn't sent in the card, I would be playing three Les Pauls instead of two, plus, the JEM.
A reneck done at the Gibson factory still makes it a real complete Gibson guitar and definitely worth more than it would be with a unrepairable neck break. A good story isn’t a bad thing either, some people love instruments with a story behind them. I always thought the Gretsch Roy Orbison played in the late 50’s to mid 60’s was really cool. It was Renecked by Gretsch with a Gibson Super 400 neck Orbison already had and he had them install Shobud 8 string steel guitar pickups and rewired for stereo. Crazy guitar I always found really interesting.
You should do a Gibson history video explaining their serial numbers, logo differences, and body types all from the beginning to present day. You could honestly probably make an entire series of that, but I would absolutely watch it. It's so interesting to hear your knowledge about those kinds of things. I want to know more!
It's a fantastic guitar man, I've ever loved Les Paul customs but in particular Black Beauties, Wine red and Tobacco Sunbusrst,. This one is unbelievable.
For some reason a lot of collectors disregard the 70's 'Norland era' Gibsons. For many years I had a 1975 Les Paul Standard and many of the comments you made hold true for that model as well. The interesting thing about the Les Paul Standard from that year is that the decal on the headstock said 'Les Paul Deluxe' while the truss rod cover said 'Standard' and the guitar had full size pickups. The reason for this is that Gibson mostly made the 'Deluxe' model with the mini humbuckers during that period. If you wanted a 'Standard' it had to be special ordered and would come through as I described. Another interesting thing from that period is that the frets were not 'tanged' into the binding as most Les Pauls were. The frets actually sat on top of the binding leading many people to think the guitar had been re-fretted. I bought mine in 1978 and sold it to Rudy (Rudy's Guitars on 48th St. in NYC) in 2015. My Les Paul had a really good tone and beautiful sustain. I only sold it because it also was one of the heaviest Les Pauls ever made and was getting too heavy for me to play regularly.
What a great job snooping this one out Trogly. And how cool is it that you hear from one of the previous owners... It's a great story and a good looking guitar.
I think the Purple glitter is badass. It's obviously got a chromallusion color paint? The changes to multiple colors & different angles. My brother painted one of my Jackzon RR1 v's this color & i love it. Of course the Jackson is a cooler looking body period,but the purple really makes really makes it pop. I get compliments on it everytime somebody see's it,even before i take it out of the case. (Just open the case) that body looks like the Roswell Rhoads V by Jackson. You're probably right that it will go up in value.
Scofieldianity At 9:08 for a brief shining moment I thought you were playing The Doobie Brothers' 'Long Train Running'... LOL. Great song. Great video, BTW.. This was a very interesting guitar, story, and video. Thanks!
It’s not totally unheard of that Gibson couldn’t find anything on a specific 70’s era serial number... but one they actually took back in for a total reneck in the 2000’s era where that was all logged?... Even crazier they were unable to put two and two together in about 30 seconds when you said you had a 76 looking body with a 76 serial # but it was stamped in the neck..... cool story though.
From what I've seen,the 70's guitars had the volute behind the nut. I think 1983 or 84 is when we saw the no volute which is fine by me because I hate that bumpy feeling! The custom sounds good! I'm Glad you resolved the mystery ! Play loud!
I don't know if you've done this or not in a new video, but it might be better to use a amp with a bigger speaker for the dirty tones. The small speaker lacks the low end to hear the tone accurately. Maybe it's just me lol....However, I love this one!!!! It's so beautiful
There is a 1976 Lespaul that they are trying to sell no serial number on back of the neck finish doesn't match the back of the body . But there's a custom label on the peg board on the front
Back in 92 I walked into a music store and saw a Les Paul SG standard asking 499. Had Art deco sideways vibrato, PAF looking pickups, original case and original hardware, but the Gibson logo looked not like a 60 to 62 headstock it should have been. None the less I pulled the trigger. I was convinced it was re-necked with a 69 neck. Took it to Gil Southworth in DC and sure enough it was!! He appraised it for 1500! Still have it and current value is 5 to 7, if original 10 to 14. The only difference in this story is original serial number was stamped into the back of the neck. Gil said they did that then.
I have a 78 custom in red wine. I bought it off a widowed older woman looking to clear out some of her husbands old gear. The guitar is heavy but man does it sound good and has sustain for days.
I saw a "2001 Wine Red Les Paul Standard" Marketplace a few days ago, only with silver hardware, strange serial number impression. Unfortunately it sold quick, without me getting a chance to ask any questions about it.
Great job - I was worried at first that this would be a very good Chiner copy....very refreshing to follow your deduction of the history of the guitar....very cool (I have an early-70's lefty sandwich). I have a 1997 lefty GLPC that I bought new (NOS) from Elderly's in Lansing, MI, in Y2K. As a lefty, the Wine Red was a bland choice, but it was Miss-Right-Now so I chose it over a more expensive lefty PRS McCarty, which to me at the time, appeared to offer no more than what I purchased. Tag price was $4799 (tag still in the case) and I bought it for roughly $1975 (no arguments to staff-sales)....most expensive of my ~55 lefties before or since (yup I'm a cheap-skater hehehe). Cheers :-D Anyway, veeeery cool vid....Thanks :)
You know that Gibson had made guitars in Nashville that were into the 900 range (last 3 digits), but hasn't been done since 1977, and they reserve those "900" numbers for prototypes. NICE score man! Makes me miss my 1968 Les Paul Custom even more. :(
I have to say, as a guitar enthusiast, this was actually an amazing and captivating video. Thank you for not giving away the truth at the beginning or asking DO U GUISE NO WUT IT IS? Your master level guitar knowledge must be admitted. I have a good old Fender American Strat so it was nice to learn a LOT about Les Pauls from your video. Very quirky and interesting video, and thank you for sharing your master level knowledge with us. This is the first video I've seen of yours, but liked and subscribed!
Thank you for watching, Josh! This channel basically documents and raises awareness to a bunch of different Gibson guitars. I do daily uploads of Reviews/Demos like this one - or if I don't have a guitar to share for that day, I do a series I call 'would you rock or not' that points out strange models or uniquely modified guitars.
The Trogly's Guitar Show wow dude you respond to your fans? I have a large number of subscribers because I got in a bit of trouble for a crime I was innocent of..... give me a few months my friend and I will return the favor. Thank you for this excellent video.
You're welcome, Josh. I appreciate it. Hopefully, you'll learn some more on my channel! This was one of my favorite guitars that I've had on the show! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a1dfn_e2u7w.html
That's very very cool. Not that I'm a huge les paul guy of that era but its such a neat story that I would have kept it too. IMHO its entirely possible the owner didn't know of the repair given its age. Hell I want it and I don't even like LP"s from that year.
For me, when a guitar has a good story, I invest a lot of time into it, or I modify it to the way I like - that's when the bonding process starts. It's a bit of a mashup - but hey, I love the odd ball models.
I absolutely love these guitars.. I own an Epiphone Les Paul custom and it’s one of my favorite guitars, but I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these.
You seem to know more technical stuff about Gibson guitars than anyone I have seen. Maybe you or someone you recommend could solve a mystery about a guitar I own. I bought this guitar from a pawn shop in the late 70's. The name on the headstock is Estrada, but everything about it shouts Gibson to me. There is no serial number inside, or on the headstock, but it looks and sounds like a Gibson, it is a 1965 style Dove, complete with Gibson logo on the neck and headstock, the moustache bridge, dove pickguard, and the thing that clinches it for me is the "0" fret. After much research and questioning, I have a vague story that a group named Mica illegally purchased some surplus Gibsons from one of their warehouses and used them to make copies in Japan. The copies were obviously copies and none had the "0" fret. I would like someone's professional opinion to confirm or deny my conviction that this guitar was born in the Gibson factory.
I think something similar happened with the LP owned by Mark Boland, he famously has an older LP Standard with an LP Custom neck. The reason I heard for this was that Gibson wasn’t producing a lot of Standards at the time and Mark wanted the guitar to tour with. Gibson happened to have a Custom neck on hand and Mark okay’d the installation so he could have his guitar back sooner. I almost wondered if yours had its neck replaced in the same era being an older example but i believe his was replaced in the 70’s not the 2000’s.
I can tell you what happened to this guitar, it was dropped or something like that and the headstock broke off (common in many Gibson's due to the 17 degree pitched back headstock) and was sent back for a re-necking. It is a beautiful guitar.
My main squeeze for years was a 74 Deluxe like Scott Gorham’s out of Thin Lizzy! Sadly, someone dropped it and snapped the headstock. Even though it had a professional repair by a top luthier, it was never the same. I’ve had many Gibson’s over the years that have needed head stock repairs. They are never the same after. Many people say the repair makes them stronger, but in my experience, they lose their natural sustain. The sustain is in the grain!
I have a '76 wine red Custom. My 1st "real" guitar. Bought it in '78 (yeah, I'm old) and still have it. I won't be buried with it, but close. Thanks for the cool video.
I have to say , you are a damn fine sales man. Taking a guitar that was essentially a trainwreck and repaired, then creating the mystery and walking us through it (When all you had to do in the beginning was look at the pots). Then the way you emphasize how the neck LOOKS like a real Gibson neck. I could go on , but I think my point was made. I would bet you would make bank working at a used car lot. I am going to subscribe and try and glean some pointers from you. If you don't mind. TY ,Shane.
I'm glad you enjoyed! I tried to recreate what I went through with this one - my thought process. For whatever reason, I only saw the old dimarzios and neglected to look at the other parts in the case until after I had solved the mystery! haha
I know this is probably a common question, but is renecking always a bad idea? Or is it just with Gibsons? With the same scale neck, what are the cons?
Sorry Steve I am another 1976 renecked wine red Les Paul customs out there! Mine had the gold hardware, A set of lights fell on mine and broke the neck but didn't hurt the body, I could not afford Gibson so I hired a Tech that restored guitars, He had mercy on me and charged me very little labor, so I just had to pay mostly for the neck from Gibson. I cant remeber his last name but his first name was Jeff and he worked out of Desoto Mo for Frank Mann who had a vintage guitar shop running from the back of his Music store, "The Music Connection" I have several pics of me with the guitar in the early 80's it was damaged in the late 80's and sat in the case for years, if it's the same guitar. Ha remembered the guys name. "Jeff Bailey" he was the repairer. He fixed guitars for a living for Frank. Hanging around the Music connection I helped box a Guitar for Brian Setzer, and herd about Angus Young and Eric Clapton's representative purchasing guitars over the phone from Frank. I sold the Guitar local here in Missouri a State bordering Illinois I would add, around 2007. Original fret board was used as well as the head stock covering, binding was soaked in coffee over night to try and match the original.
I have a weirder one. A 1956 Custom that was renecked with an 80's Studio Standard neck. (Dots and Binding) as with yours it's obviously real Gibson bits, but much messier as somebody plugged the stop tailpiece and made it a wrap around, and hogged the P-90 routs out for humbuckers at some point. =( It also seems to have had a Bigsby either originally or added later. One piece mahogany all the way through, no maple cap, all of the telltale routs in the control cavity, and the original switch cavity cover. My assumption is whoever had it fixed did it in the early 80's and went for whatever the cheapest bound neck was, but I'll never know for sure.
Easiest way to tell a 70's LP (IMHO) is the cutaway. 70's Les Paul's have a sharper horn. It was this way until 1982 I believe when the cutaway went back to the softer, original style.
To add to your investigating work that guitar was built in Kalamazoo. If the serial number was something like 71169501 it would be a Nashville guitar. They used different numbers based on location. Also Nashville guitars from that area we’re not pancake bodies they were solid. Just FYI
Some years back, I was poking around my local used music equipment store and saw a LP Custom Black beauty hanging there. No strings. No bridge. No tailpiece. Can't remember if it had tuners. Big splits where the neck joins the body. Buckle rash like I've never seen before. Finish worn off everywhere. Frets worn all to be damned. Price -- $750.00 Walked away to think about it. Came back the next day and it was gone. I comfort myself by saying that it needed too much work for me to do on it. Totally true, by the way. Still........
Very interesting. Not sure I would have figured that out. Determine value is also a challenge. I lean towards saying this is like a repaired headstock or neck crack. Convential thinking says anytime the original is modified, it's considered non stock and somewhat devalued
I view this more as a conversion rather than a 'repair.' This example isn't for everyone, but it does have a cool story behind it and some people love it for that! Thanks for watching!
conversion... so like any stock guitar that has been "modified", the value 99% of the time decreases... in example, you swap pickups, refret, change tuners, nut, circuitry, knobs etc... do you feel this guitar is devalued with the extreme modification? wonder how dealers would treat this guitar price wise??
I believe this guitar holds the same value of a 2000s Les Paul Custom or slightly below because that is essentially what it is now. I would personally rather buy a renecked guitar by the parent company than a repaired neck by who knows who. There are differing opinions out there, but this is how I feel and judging by the number of watchers on the listing, many others also feel. It is no longer a '76 custom. It's a 2000s custom with an interesting story behind it's body. I expect it to sell in the low to mid 2s. I like the story behind this one.
I have a friend that has the perfect mate to it. A 1976 Custom, neck is perfect. Was supposed to be an original white one with black back and neck. Someone beveled all of the binding off it and rounded all of the edges and installed a tummy cut and arm relief (poorly) and stained it cherry (poorly). It's a pancake body too. Sad to look at but it sounds and plays REALLY good.
That's awful to hear. The 'Tuxedo' Customs as I call them (White top, Black Back and Sides) are incredibly rare. At least it is loved and played though! That's most important. I had a tuxedo custom in '16 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4ilyT0yNeCg.html
Actually I would gather all this information and document it as much as possible. This guitar has a history and to me it just adds to it's value. It's a beautiful playable Les Paul and that's what really counts.
Regarding the discussion of the serial number. There is one other thing about that serial number. Forgive me if this was mentioned. I was in a hurry when I stumbled on this video. Anyway the guy in the video says the serial number doesn't make sense but seems to come to terms with it being the correct number. The depth of the numbers are too deep and too close together for them to be the original stamped serial number. If this is in fact a real Gibson the serial number was probably restamped by someone. Gibson doesn't do serial numbers this deep and the numbers are normally not this close together. So they were definitely restamped into the Headstock. The fret board does look like it could be the original though.
I like that guitar as well. You must be quite happy as Gibson necks are prone to break anyway so you got it AFTER it was repaired. Also, is that Buckethead at 10:54? 8-|
I have his Twisterland Pike #39 downloadand every track is very good- excellent. He plays a Gibson axe as well. Anyway, VERY nice axe you have there and it has a story. I like the finish, the color, the grain, and the frets look like they have a lot of life left to go. Wiring & soldering looks top- notch as well. Its deffo a Keeper. Cheers!
I found my 1974 Gibson les Paul in a council dump with no pick ups one string holding the bridge on my brother gave me some old Gibson pick ups when i was in australia and some old Gibson pots put them in the guitar and ooooooh what a sound it plays great it looks ruff as hell and that's the way I am leaving it the case was there but council workers smashed it up just before i got there luckily i managed to save the guitar it now sits proudly next to my 1996 Gibson sg just goes to show you you never know what you will find on a trip to the council tip rock on
I don't know what you paid for this guitar, but if it was a reasonable amount you got a bargain. Musical instruments are made to be played, and not parked in some museum or hidden in a collection. The guitar seems to play very well and sounds great to my ear. Respect it, play it, and even love it. It's a fine instrument. Good luck.
What an awesome story. I can tell how excited you are about it just by the way you’re talking about the guitar. Very nice story and guitar, thanks for sharing! Enjoy it!
Hi Man yup it’s a 1976 LPC I know I have one its Wine Red Color mine also Start the serial # at 0011 they Called it the Fretless Wonder mine has a Shaller Tuner in it & a gold Speed knobs I talk to Gibson people a long time ago about the Shaller Tuner it’s made in Germany.they told m that during that Particular Time in some point they Run out of Gibson Brand Tuner so they use the Left over stock Shaller Tuner in their Warehouse in Kalamazoo.& also it was Confirmed by George Ghrunn in Nashville I Purchased mine in Easy Music Store in Honolulu Hawaii in 1977 Brand New,& I still have it,anyway it is now belong to my Oldest Grandson along with my 73 JMP Marshall Amp .that Guitar is like a Tank its to heavy for me now Cheers Troogly
The whole video the owner goes on and on about every detail, revealing his total love of this great guitar. Then at the very end, he says it's for sale ????? I'm thinkin' what the hell??? How can someone who totally loves a musical instrument that is one of a kind, just turn around and want to sell it. Makes no sense...You either think it's great or you don't. The fact that you want to sell it means it's not worth it to you to want to keep it....
I buy, review and sell guitars. Once it has sold, I buy another guitar and the process occurs again. This is not a one-time type of video. I teach people about many different musical instruments and their histories - mainly Gibsons
Many thanks for the info about "Gibson-Year" I have an ES-335 TD in the same colour as your Les Paul. I bought my 335 back in 1987 and I always believed it was a mid 70's guitar now I know it is a late 1975 due to the serial starts with 99.
Very cool. I'm glad I could help! You don't see too many decals starting with the 99 since there were a lot more 00 and 06 made. It might be a bit tricky to see on a 335, but if you can get a mirror in there and read the pot codes you should see 137YYWW. Y=year W=week. For example 1377534 would mean 34th week of 1975
I don't understand how a guitar-body of 40 years old can have so little wear in the back. It looks hardly used. Second, don't Gibson keep an register of their renecking, especially when they are that expensive (and they make sure the serial number is the same?)? And not intending to be mean, but you say you played a lot of Gibsons, hoewever your playing doesn't look very experienced. So I sense a lot of contradictions. But nice video anyway.
I've had around 1000 Gibsons in the past 7 years - you don't have to be the most skilled player to know how they feel or how they are made. The whole guitar is refinished so any wear that it did have was erased at that point in time. The Gibson rep I spoke with did not have access to the repairs records and said they do not give that info out over the phone
My ten year old Les Paul has no marks anywhere. Why? Because I take care of it. I never play it wnile wearing a belt and I make sure that any clothing does no have sharp zips where they can scratch. I always put is on a stand or in its case, never lean it agsinst the wall. simple.
I use to own one 1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom I got it when I was in Germany. Today they go for 2,000 to 5,000 thousand dollars in the store original guitar...
So you actually got a smokin' deal for a guitar with a neat history. You wouldn't have blacked out the price if you didn't get it for a song. 👍 70s Customs are my favorites, mainly because a 73 natural w/ gold hdwr was my first "real" guitar. They also play so nicely, have ebony fretboards, and weigh like 12lbs...SUSTAIN! 😎
Being an owner of a 76 LPC I know quite a bit about them, and have to say mine is great. Heavy yes, but the guitar is freaky good. Did You get the original knobs? I'm the original owner of mine and the guitar's sound has aged very well. I have early recordings of mine and it has aged like a vintage wine.
76s customs are nice. I find they have 60s styled necks with just a little be more to them than the late 70s. I prefer them for that reason. Seeing as the knobs were the only original thing left on the guitar besides the TRC, I replaced them to what would be on a 2000s custom - speed knobs. Thanks for watching!
Pancake body, Ahhhh! First time I stripped one to refinish for a customer I wasn't aware of them. I thought "wow, that's a thick cap." I cringe now whenever I pick up any '69+ Les Pauls. Most of them feel like I have an anvil over my shoulder, and I'm not talking about the 80's Canadian metal band." Good research for this guitar, bravo. I thought that I was myopic about guitar model/date/construction.
You can get these on DH Gate for $50 depending on if theres any sales happening. It's a "Chibson", a made in China knock off of a Les Paul. They seem to have decent quality. They do replicas of reissues, and have serial numbers stamped like these. That's why Gibson couldn't find the number. Look them up on here. There's lots of people who collect them.
The Trogly's Guitar Show I just did. If that neck was made by Gibson, that number would be on record. The Chinese luthiers are really good, you should look into the videos here. People seem to really like them. I even thought about getting one.
I love the tops of the vintage LP's.... not so carved out like the modern ones... I thought that was where pan cake bodies terminology came from?? I had a '79 Wine/gold with chainsaw case brand new in '79 was $1200 back then..LOL Too bad mine walked away at college late 80's : . ( but my 2008 Oxblood $2600 used can't even hold a candle to the vintage one !!
Nah dude That's an Early 70s Japanese pre-lawsuit LP (Ibanez/Greco/etc --- one of those oldies that came with canary yellow felt hardshells) lovingly faked up with stamps and headstock overlay The top and back color and wood and THAT neck on it gives it away
All of the parts have already been sold except for the Vibramate Bigsby. Here is the listing for the guitar reverb.com/item/8305293-video-1976-2000s-gibson-les-paul-custom-deep-cherry
I found an old guitar in my storage that looks almost exactly like this, though the neck has no serial number and the gibson logo is replaced by a "Horugel" logo. I considered taking it to my friend who works on guitars, but wasnt sure if it'd be worth the effort, def gonna put some work into it now that I know at least roughly what it is though.
Why Gibson Guitar founders Orville Gibson and Loyd Loar chose Kalamazoo,mi. as their city to launch a musical instrument co. I have no idea maybe the Michigan city had a growing business environment in the late 19th century????
While I did really like the history of this guitar, it is in a new home that appreciates it every more now. He found himself watching this video every day until he just had to buy it!
Question.. do earlier les Pauls have real pearl inlays? I have a 96' standard a 95' studio and 95' custom.. would love to know if they have real mother of pearl or acrylic?? Cheers
