Grog

Hi, I don't believe that a pre 1969 Les Paul Personal exists. The model didn't really hit the market until 1970. According to my shipping total book, (2) were shipped in 1969 & (222) were shipped in 1970. Mine is actually a 1971. Many of the guitars with pot codes that are identified as '69 are actually '70s, they must have wired quite a few assemblies at the same time. There are two for sale on Reverb, one claims to be a 1969 but it's unlikely. Both are in nice shape with nice gold hardware. https://reverb.com/marketplace?query=Gibson Les Paul Personal

I find this rather odd since this is still a current model. I’m not familiar with the Epiphone Jack Casady, just the original LP Sig Bass. I surfed around looking for parts or a trashed bass that might be bought cheap, nothing! The Gibson bass had a variable impedance transformer. If the Epiphone doesn’t have this feature, a standard mic transformer might work. It works on all of the Gibson Low Impedance guitars. If Jack Casady has a web page, you might want to ask him personally.......

I bought both the bass & a LP Jr just before everything shut down. Both guitars needed to have the sharp edges of the frets dressed down. I brought it to a tech at GC & he did it for no charge in just minutes. Made a big difference. The Jr was store stock from Colorado & ended up being fine. Bring it to your local Guitar Center if you live by one. I am very happy with both of these guitars!

I found a replacement on eBay. On my case, the part on the cover was ok & with a little modification I was able to replace the latch side. There is another style that looks closer, but I only see them in chrome. https://www.ebay.com/itm/General-Drawbolt-Closure-Latch-for-Guitar-or-musical-cases-luggage-Gold-plated/222409028696?epid=561972060&hash=item33c89c7458:g:dGAAAOSwx6pYom-b This is what I bought a few years back.....

This is an internet photo of a typical mid sixties to early seventies stamped serial #. Note the spacing & the differences in the “1” & “7”. I checked my ‘67 ES-335 & the serial # looked the same as this example. There have been a lot of odd things surfacing during this period so who knows......

It likely had nylon saddles when it was new. The serial number is odd. It looks almost as if it was engraved instead of stamped. The oval would have been engraved at the same time. Any chance of a headstock repair? They might have sanded it off & engraved it after.......

All but the two Goldies...... I think that the LPDCJr bass was introduced in 2019.

I bought one of these when they were sold for $599. The price is what caught my eye at first. For being the cheapest Gibson bass I’ve ever bought new, I really like it. My 1972 Les Paul Triumph bass has always been my main squeeze. This has rapidly became my 2nd choice. The single EB (DeCola) pickup in the sweet spot really works well. After I bought it, I realized that my Les Paul basses spanned almost fifty years, 1970 to 2019. Here is a shot of my Les Paul basses.......

I have a 2012 V, no problems yet. I thought I bought a used guitar from CME, but it still had the plastic on the pickguards etc... It might have been a similar sale like they did with the ES Les Pauls in later years.

A few pairs of ES’s 1959 EB-2, 1968 ES-335 12, 1968 EB-2DC, 1967 ES-335, 1974 Les Paul Signature Guitar & Bass, 2016 ES Les Paul Bass & 2015 ES Les Paul.

I recently bought aLP Jr Tribute. I was surprised at how close the intonation was with the compensated tailpiece. If it isn’t close enough, you can always add a Badass type bridge with adjustable saddles.

It should be a 2005. Gibson used the oval decal for three years, 1975, 1976 & part of 1977. Sometime in 1977 they went to the eight digit stamped number, using the first and fifth digit to designate the year. These are some of the easiest guitars to date by serial number.

I came close to buying one of these heads before I bought the LP-12. I would like to try one with LP-2 (Powered bottom). I’m sure all of these different variations are interchangeable. I have used the LP-1 head with a Gibson Plus 50 with good results. It is much easier to move!

I also have a 1969 Les Paul Deluxe. I bought it used in 1973. It has a one piece body (not pancake) & no “MADE IN USA” stamp on the back of the headstock. 1969 was the first year for the LP Deluxe. This site is also great for dating Late Sixties LP's http://www.latesixtieslespauls.com/

The bass is identical to an EB-0 of the same era, with the exception of a built in Fuzztone. The controls are the same as the pedal, but with a bypass switch. The basses all have the first variation of the Fuzztone in them, FZ-1. My pedal pictured is of a FZ-1A, the second variation with different transistors I believe. The pedal has a volume, the bass has an ON/OFF to save battery life. The volume on the bass controls the Fuzztone also if it is on.