Tim Plains
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yoda, think about it...he said the first two numbers are 94.
If what you say is correct, then his guitar would have been built on the 4-hundredth and something day of the year.
This guy owns a 1994 Les Paul Classic.
plankofwood, I'm sure you have a very nice Les Paul but thinking it's "special" just because the pickguard wasn't installed is stretching it a little, don't you think? It just means they did not install the pick guard at the factory. They still do it today.
Anyhow, it's customary for few members to post pictures of their guitar(s). We'd love to see it.
If you don't know how, create an account at photobucket.com, upload pictures there, copy the IMG code and paste it here.
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I've noticed that on several SGs. I've also noticed the F on the A string is another common dead spot.
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Congrats, that's a beauty!
How does she sound?
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Is it new or used?
What its worth is hard to say because it's a "limited edition" and people won't want to sell it for less than they feel it's worth. My opinion is to look at what used Classics are selling for and look towards the high end. The asking price of the few used GOTWs that I've seen for sale up here was basically list price.
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Every stand is nitro safe, as long as you wrap the contact points with cotton.
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Only one digit for the year. CY1234.
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Gibson stopped "stamping" seconds in 85... Alot of guitars still come out of the factory today with flaws however they just dont declare or sell it as a second anymore..
Fair enough' date=' but what do you consider a factory second? Minor issues that don't affect how the guitar plays or sounds...like the binding around a few frets not being perfect? One of the side markers on my Custom doesn't line up perfectly with the rest of them...is the guitar B-stock? The first LP I almost bought had a small black mark on the back of the neck...B-stock? Does a misaligned pickup make a guitar B-stock? My answer to all of the above is no.
B-stock mean's there is a serious issue with the guitar that most likely cannot be corrected. These minor things that some people complain about are not serious issues. They buy a Gibson and expect absolute perfection....unfortunately, that's not always possible. The binding isn't perfect...the finish isn't perfect...don't buy the frick'n guitar! Problem solved.
If guitars were things that you purchased and hung on your wall behind a piece of glass, then yeah...I could see the need for absolute perfection.
Have you ever seen an image of a Gibson employee feeding a brand new Les Paul to a ban saw? That's B-stock.
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I try...
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Contact Gibson and they will tell you they stopped selling seconds, or B-stock, in 1985.
Before '85, they'd have a 2 stamped in the back of the headstock.
What you should do is to get the serial number, email it to Gibson and ask for the guitar's model number.
A desertburst Les Paul Standard's model number will look like this: LP5+DBNH1
That 1 on the end means it's not B-stock. If it's a 2, it's B-stock.
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http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Support/SerialNumberSearch/
This should help you. You can't get much information from CS serial numbers, just the year really.
Custom Shop regular production models
CSYRRRR
CS stands for "Custom Shop"
Y indicates the production year
RRRR indicates the guitar's place in the sequence of production
Example: CS10845 is the 845th reg. production CS model produced in 2001.
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there were a few complaints about the Canadian made cases.
I'm sure more complaints are made about the actual guitars than the cases...
Look at every product out there. Nothing has a 100% satisfaction rate. It's impossible.
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I had a Fender Blues Jr. and thought about switching it for a Vox. I brought an AC15 home and did a comparison.
The best way I could describe the Vox was it sounded like an old amp. Weaker, thinner and not as loud as the Blues Jr., but has a classic sound.
The only thing I don't like about with the AC15 is the reverb...it sucks, too fake sounding...but other than that, it's fabulous!
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I love my AC15!
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What are the odds of both guitars having that issue.
Are you sure it's not something else?
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Here's pics of my Standard's tail end...it took me all of three seconds to do. Why don't you just post some pics of yours so this whole thing can get sorted out? Rather than just keep replying without any pics?..and please don't just write back saying "yes, that's what mine looks like too."
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Kind of funny watching your video there. I had a wine red Special that I traded for a Cherry Standard. Although I didn't have both guitars at the same time to do a side by side comparison like you, I really prefer the Standard - both in sound and looks. Definitely glad I upgraded.
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I guess I'm a purist. I think Les Pauls should be vintage and classic. Just like Strats should not have humbuckers! I'm wierd like that. My opinion is that there are plenty of hot rod' date=' shredder guitars out there(Ibanez, BC Rich, Jackson etc) that are great for metal and EMG's. Why spend all that extra money for a Gibson and then make it sound like a generic shredding guitar? [/quote']
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The only LP I've heard with EMG pups was a guitar of the week - LP Studio w/EMG 85 & 81. It sounded like crap, frankly. Too muddy. I planned on buying it, but after hearing it, it remained in the store. I ended up with a SG guitar of the week, seen here, with the same EMG pups - excellent guitar!
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0710168
07=year of production
1016=rank in yearly production of model
8=year being reproduced' date=' i.e. 1968[/quote']
I emailed Gibson with the same question. How do you read the serial # off a Custom? I'm quoting the email response from Gibson"
"The only info that you could read from the CS serial numbers is that the first number would indicate the year, as you supposed."
This isn't my real #, but it's close enough. So, CS72400 is the 2,400th Gibson produced in 2007, right? I thought that the 2,400 was a sequence number and that's why I emailed Gibson...but as you can see I was told otherwise.
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Post it on LPF...they know everything.
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There's a '58 VOS and a '58 Reissue at my local music store. The VOS looks aged, the '58 RI does not. From what I was told, these are the only differences between the two. The VOS looks like an aged guitar.
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Maybe this will help? http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Support/SerialNumberSearch/
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I think you won't loose a dime if you sell them in 10 years time. Sell them before that and you will, after that, I think worst case scenario, you'll break even. The cost of new ones will go up and used prices will follow.
Unless I am mistaken, a brand new R9 was around $3,500 around the year 2000. Now that's a good price on a used one. Today, those older R9s are worth what they cost brand new simply because new R9s have skyrocketed in price. I'm sure prices will continue to go up over the years (if Gibson is still around) and as new prices continue to go up, so will used.