Tim Plains
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Nice guitar. Is the serial number 2 xxxx?
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I don't really follow the ES line much, but as I understand it, all ES models are made in Memphis. Bodies for historic ES guitars ('59 & '63 reissues) begin life in Memphis and are then sent to Nashville for completion. These do not have serial numbers on the back of the headstock.
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Definitely better quality pics but it's still fake. Google "fake Gibson Les Paul" and compare the headstock, front & back, to what you find on the internet.
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Looks fake to me.
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No, you can with Gibson USA serial numbers but not with Custom Shop. Just that it's the 267th made that year.
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Seems like you already have most of your info.
I just had a fabulous Gibson Les Paul and I would like to have much information on it in particular via the serial number.From Gibson's website:
YYRRRM
Y is the production year
RRR® indicates the guitar's place in production for that year.
M is the model being reissued
Reissue model codes:
1= SG Custom and Special
2= SG Standard
3= 1963 Firebird 1
4= 1964 Firebird III
5= 1965 Firebird V & VII
8= 1968 Les Paul Custom
One thing to note is that the serial numbers repeat themselves every 10 years. I have a 2010 '68 Custom but the serial number starts with 00.
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Join the My Les Paul forum and ask this guy - nicolasrivera.
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I highly doubt that the first 60 would be worth any more money than the rest of them. Slightly different binding and tuners? Big deal, it's the same guitar. Hope you didn't buy yours as an investment and only bought it because you like BH or the guitar, itself. I doubt they'll ever be desirable or worth more than what they sold for new. Give it a few years and once all the hype dies down, people will try getting rid of them left and right for far less than what you expect right now...guaranteed.
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Jason, G0 5061 should be 61st Guitar Center 1960 plain top made in 2005.
barret, that's actually the first one I've heard of with a 1 for the batch number.
The pattern is as follows:
YDDDYBRRR
YY is the production year
DDD is the day of the year
RRR is the factory ranking/plant designation number.
B is the batch number
I guess that's the 1,148 made on that particular day. Can that be right? Man, that's a lot of guitars for one day's work!
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Then what exactly is the point of your post?
Wasn't directed at you.
Nice reply. Seemed pointless' date=' though.
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I've tried it and it DOES feel different. The strings feel looser than normal. I didn't like it but others may.
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Neo...just out of curiosity, have you ever tried top wrapping your strings? They feel different and that's why some people like it. Your first post cracks me up. If this were a thread on having your guitar autographed by somebody famous, I'd say the exact same thing.
Been that way since 1956 at Gibson' date=' and since 1993 on every Gibson I've owned.[/quote']
Those old LPs had ABR-1 bridges. Every LP I have has an ABR-1; all my tailpieces are slammed and none of the strings touch the back of the bridge. An advantage the ABR-1 has over the Nashville, I suppose.
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It's not like it's an irriversable mod. Why don't you just try it the next time you change your strings and see for yourself? Some people like it and some people don't.
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Snobs...
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R8 club? I'm in.
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^ better?
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Post photographs of your Gibson Les Paul Standard or the Standard of your dreams...even if it's not yours. -
I think it varies from guitar to guitar and not necessarly by the year.
There's you answer.
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^ that's what I was going to say. It looks like somebody really cranked the pots.
Stewie, the top of that guitar is maple, the body is mahogany. Only the mahogany body is chambered, not the maple top.
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Very nice, newbie. Welcome to Gibson Forums.
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Very nice guitars, guys!!
'07 Guitars of the Week - Tom Morgan and Fireburst' date=' and their cousins, '07 Guitars of the Week[/quote']When I bought my 335, I came across one of these for $999 new in NY State. I should have bought it but I only brought enough cash for the ES.
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I didn't purchase may Traditional with the expectation of it increasing in value' date=' but rather that it will maintain its value much better than other guitars like my Strat. [/quote']
I'd say it's the complete opposite.
American Standard Strats seem to hold their value MUCH better than a Les Paul Standard (essentially, what your Trad is). I bought my Strat new and paid $1,000 for it. I look at Craigslist and used American Strats go for $1,000 - $1,200. I never see a used LP Standard for more than $2,000. Usually, $1,600 - $1,800. Canadian prices.
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1992 Custom "Black Beauty" body
in Gibson USA
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The first number means it was built in '92. You have what is referred to as a "pre-historic." It is a reissue but not historically accurate. Those have solid bodies and short neck tenon.