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Looks like a Chibson to me……….

There are two on Reverb now that look pretty much the same. They are listed as 40th Anniversary models. One is $1,650. The other $2,000. Not that they are selling for that, the $2,000 guitar has been listed for a year……… $600 could be a flag.

The VG Price Guide lists it between $2,250 & $3,000. Most sellers likely will list them higher……

Looks to be an early, around ‘72 seventies EB-0L. They went to a three point bridge about ‘73. From the photo it looks worth restoring.

69…….

The day before I got married Lynyrd Skynyrd’s plane crashed. I was too busy to watch the news so didn’t even hear about it till days later.

The shape of the cutaways would be different in a 1960 VS a later sixties ES335. They refer to the earlier shape a “Mickey Mouse Ears”. Not to mention nickel hardware VS chrome & a late sixties would have “Witch Hat” knobs VS reflector knobs. Here is a photo of my 1967 ES335.

On the "Les Paul Forum", there is a member who was a Gibson employee I believe at this time who likely will have your answer. Nice guitar!! Where are they now... | The Les Paul Forum P.S. The thread is a few pages back in the “Other Gibsons” topic………

The Kalamazoo plant was union. The Nashville and all plants after that I believe were non-union.

Try a Gator GW-335 case at a store like Guitar Center. They seem to have a longer headstock pocket, (at least they do in their Les Paul cases) and they are easy to modify if necessary. I had to add 3/4” on the bottom & it worked well………..

I ended up dragging this Wiggy amp home after seeing it on Craigslist for way too long. It was supposedly designed in collaboration with Frank before he passed & then Dweezle was said to help finish it. I guess the head is suppose to look like Franks Corvette dash. It’s an oddball for sure……..

This was a photo I had on file from another topic.

The headstock rests on the bottom of the case.

Another example of a lousy rectangular Gibson HSC from the early seventies. The neck rest is literally a solid block of foam……

I’ve bought this 69’ Les Paul used 50 years ago & have always been concerned about the OHSC. The tuners would hit the bottom of the case. I was able to lift the neck with a thick piece of felt & that seemed to solve the issue & doesn’t react with the finish. Gibson cases have come a long way from cases like this & the old Archcraft cardboard cases.

Memphis didn’t build Les Pauls. They did however build ES Les Pauls for a couple years……..

I think the Red & Orange wires are high impedance, Same as Red & Black on the replacement transformer. The entire circuit is low impedance, the switch just adds the transformer into the circuit so it can be plugged into a (normal) high impedance amp. Here is a simple one I did a few years ago, a lot les wires. The switch looks about as close as you are going to find fifty years after the fact. The shaft on the original has splines, you will have to use a knob with a set screw. It is made by CTS like the original.

Looks like Red & Black are high impedance with Black being ground. Yellow & Green are low impedance, not sure if these matter how they are wired….. Switch does look promising!

This is what I bought on eBay to have replacements for the transformer. 4PCS Replacement Transformer Fit For SM57 SM-58 Microphone | eBay Note* The Decade switch is actually 11 position even though its name suggests 10 position……….

I have several Gibson Replacement Parts books. They use Gibson part numbers which you might not be able to reference to an equivalent part today, but it might help. The last section of the second page is for the 1971 to 1977 LPR’s……..

Raw Shure mic transformers are available on eBay. Many Shure inline transformers work when the guitar is set to low impedance. Aftermarket Shure replacements should work also. It was common in a Les Paul Professional to find an inline transformer soldered in the control cavity so the users didn’t have to use a transformer chord.

Many of the older SG’s faded almost to walnut which was also an option at the time. Not sure if they changed the dye since then………

It was a short lived model in the early seventies. The 325 had mini humbuckers verses full sized humbuckers. The half round control plate was an attempt at cost savings that was used on several models at that time.

All you have to do is listen to TV commercials to hear what kind of music sells the merchandise or new pharmaceuticals to the largest audience………..

These Schaller made tuners were stock on many Gibson models during this time. In my opinion, they are one of the best tuners Gibson used. They do the one thing that a tuner is suppose to do…… stay in tune! I’ve had them on Les Pauls, acoustics etc & never had to replace them.