Les paul custom question

[rebirth]

Was there any Gibson les paul customs in the 70's made with rosewood fingerboards, I know the normal wood is ebony, but in the 70's they did some maple fingerboards aswell i believe?

 

There is no serial number due to a refinish of the neck etc, would you trust this?

 

Any ideas would help me not waste money on it if its not genuine.

 

I have pics of the guitar etc looks genuine and i already own two other gibson les pauls so not easily fooled.

Any answers would be appreciated.

[jakatone]

i´m pretty sure they did the maple fingerboard....don´t know about rosewood.

[rebirth]

Yeah it is the Rosewood i was after info on must admit, seems a rarity.

Anyone else have any ideas??

[jakatone]

maybe you should try contacting gibson customer service...they could help you out.works for me every time....also,if you have the guitar in your possession,look at the number on the pots....it is possible to date a LP like that

[rebirth]

Thanks man, I rang them today and they are not sure, have now sent them over pics of the guitar so they can see it.

 

They said they are aware of maple boards but not rosewood although this is a possibility it was a limited run.

 

What Gibsons do you have?

 

I have one custom 81 and a explorer 76 re-issue

 

Also a Jackson rr1 and esp dv8 for my sins he he.

[jakatone]

i don´t have Gibsons...just one:)

it is a studio VM....i´m lucky i managed to get it....i live in Croatia and....Croatia-NO gibson dealers...so there aren´t many around.had a buddy of mine buy it in the states and bring it here.and i have a telecaster which was custom made for me by a luthier from there parts....a kick *** guitar:)