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The Kramer Assault was made in Korea by the Kramer by Gibson Company from 1998 to 2005. So that , "Made In USA" painted on the back is a mystery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramer_Guitars Also, that neck plate has the EVH logo, and the Fender "F" logo. It's doubtful that the Kramer by Gibson Company would ever put a Fender logo on anything they manufactured. The neck plate looks like it could have come from an EVH Stripe Series guitar. Those models came out in 2013, eight years after they stopped making the Kramer Assault in 2005. The first EVH Company guitar, the Wolfgang came out in 2009. My guess is this is something someone created themselves. Here is a similar looking neck plate for sale: https://reverb.com/item/4954995-evh-stripe-series-serial-neck-plate-chrome-guitar-parts-van-halen

Maybe there's someone who mostly posts in the "Acoustic" forum page who might know... https://forum.gibson.com/forum/40-gibson-acoustic/

I found these sites by searching, "gibson model number bar code". Not sure how complete the lists are. https://www.upcitemdb.com/info-gibson-usa https://www.barcodespider.com/gibson Examples: 711106024219 Gibson USA SGSP14D5CH1 SG Special 2014 Solid-Body Electric Guitar - Desert Burst Vintage Gloss 711106024219 Gibson USA SGSP14D5CH1 SG Special 2014 Solid-Body Electric Guitar - Desert Burst Vintage Gloss 711106027890 Gibson USA HLPSTWBCH1 Solid-Body Electric Guitar, Worn Brown

I'm guessing it's hard to say with something like that. No replies to your post, so probably hard to find an internet match. They say something is worth whatever someone's willing to pay for it, but there's usually a starting asking price. So maybe it's "worth" is in the neighborhood of what the asking price was or (Hopefully) what you paid. You also may be able to find information in a Guitar Price Guide. They're usually published yearly.

New guitars aren't always completely "perfect" from the factory, but when it's appears to be more like "damage" than a manufacturing imperfection, it's time to return it. Good luck.

I put one of these on a Flying-V instead of Top-Wrapping. "TP-6 Stop Bar/Tailpiece" https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Gear/Tailpieces/PTTP-Stopbar-Tailpiece/Chrome

Wow. That's ugly. And unacceptable. Send it back.

Well, it's painted over, so it's probably on purpose and not a last minute fix during assembly of the hardware to make things fit. It looks like six "gouges". As in six strings. It's possible they just left as much wood in there as they could that would still allow the trem to travel buy making sure those six areas of travel wouldn't make contact with the wood. Maybe someone could post pictures of the cavity of their '21 Kramer "The 84" to see if it's similar.

Well when you're playing at "stacked heads" volume, who want's to sit?

Well, you'd probably need an extra pair of hands to play both necks at the same time, but I believe you can use both outputs for stereo,(to the same, or a different pair of amps) or each neck's output to a different amp,(like the 12 string to a vintage Fender and the 6 string to a Marshall) or the usual one output to the amp of your choice

So, if you could send each neck to a different amp, what amps would you choose? EDS-1275 STEREO https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Guitar/DMOL3A189/EDS-1275-Double-Neck-Stereo/Nickel-Sparkleblast

Gold hardware looks nice on that color

Like this? https://www.zzounds.com/item--GIBLPSTU Gibson Les Paul Studio. SPECS: Neck Pickup: 490R Alnico magnet humbucker.Bridge Pickup: 498T Alnico magnet humbucker.

Yeah, that’s the USA not the Custom Shop. Small style pickguard, smaller lightening bolts etc.

I know these rarely show up for sale, but has anyone seen one of these come up for grabs lately? Specifically, the 1 of 200 version. Not one of the 50 Aged & Signed. http://es.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/gibson-angus-young-sg-11-12.aspx

Well... The Gibson AFD is a real Les Paul model. It is based on a Les Paul copy built by Kris Derrig. So: The Gibson AFD Les Paul is a real replica, of a non Gibson-built Les Paul copy, of a real Les Paul.

Specs on Mr. Rhoad’s Les Paul here: https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/the-guitars-of-randy-rhoads-1 “The Les Paul Custom, per 1972 spec, had a four-piece body: two layers of mahogany with a thin layer of maple in the middle and a carved maple top. It was white when new, but the nitrocellulose lacquer yellowed over time. It was also heavier than fifties era Les Paul Customs. Randy made only a few cosmetic alterations to the guitar, replacing the brass toggle switchplate and substituting the Grover tuning machines with Schallers. The most noticeable marking on this guitar was Randy’s name engraved on the pickguard. Pickups during this era of construction were Gibson-produced “T-Buckers,” named for the T-shaped tool marking made in the forward bobbin of the pickup”

Maybe the Stopbar is stock, but the studs have been changed

Yeah. The AFD “replica” is a copy of a bootlegged copied Les Paul

Maybe this one?...

One of these may solve the problem. And without drilling. I put one on a Flying V with plain old stock Vintage tuners and have never had a tuning issue once it's restrung correctly and the strings stretched properly. And the guitar can be returned to stock condition with no drill holes if you'd like. GIBSON TP-6 Fine Tuning Tailpiece- https://www.gibson.com/Gear/Hardware/PTTP-Stopbar-Tailpiece

The Axcess first came out in 2008. Just about the time the pictures were taken. They were offered in two colors: Gunmetal Grey & Iced Tea Burst. http://archive.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/NewModels/les-paul-axcess-standard-the-s/

The most obvious difference between the Bucket Head Les Pauls and the usual Les Paul model is it's bigger 27" scale. And I would imagine an original Bucket Head Les Paul case would be hard to find if you need one, since a regular aftermarket case or gig bag would be too small.

New Gibson models sometimes have a "model lineup" name or category associated with them to distinguish them from previous or other new models. Recently, there had been an "HP", or High Performance line with certain specs, and a Traditional line with more "vintage" specs. etc. Here's a page with some 2019 Gibson "Modern" collection models. https://www.gibson.com/Guitars/Les Paul