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Yeah it's defiantly a Nolan era Kalamazoo. 2 SG slabs glues together with a maple top. I was wondering if the pickguard and 3 color sunburst were options. If so it might be something pretty rare or somebody ruined the originality with the cream plastic. I did refret it just last year. The original frets were almost flush with the fingerboard......basically unplayable lower then 6. Luthier said these were the worst he had seen. Thanks

Background - So I have had this guitar for about 10 years. My father bought it used around 1975. He was going to sell it so I matched the price he was offered. It seems a little different then most of the other 71's I've seen. I don't know if these were options or what as information seems to be pretty hard to find (at least for me). First it has a white pickguard and poker chip as well as gold knobs. Also, it seems to have a different sunburst then I have seen on the customs (looks like 3 colors not the standard 2). I have seen those on the standard but not on the custom. I asked my Dad about it and he says he only replaced a knob since one broke. I have been through it. Pots date to mid 71 ish as it's not super clear from whatever source I looked in at that time. I was hoping someone could give me some info into this. S# 740669 https://imgur.com/OjBW6UUhttps://imgur.com/OjBW6UUhttps://imgur.com/OjBW6UU https://imgur.com/Oh68TtBhttps://imgur.com/Oh68TtBhttps://imgur.com/Oh68TtBhttps://imgur.com/Oh68TtB https://imgur.com/FeyQ6qq https://imgur.com/UWpQvCL https://imgur.com/KbfCJP3 I figured if anybody could help me it would be my fellow Gibson snobs lol. Thanks for the help! Sorry about the links. The image upload on this forum is horrible.