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Check these guys out. https://www.stewmac.com/parts-and-hardware/knobs/top-hat-bell-reflector-knob.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=2020-12-gp&gclid=CjwKCAiA25v_BRBNEiwAZb4-Ze4_yLI3FNbqFHW165NEKdu-f8SvOVtL9jvisdj1Eu2ou8xGMShjhhoCViUQAvD_BwE Read the bottom left of the advert, and count your pot splines. Fine = 24, course = 18.

I think it's both interesting and beautiful. I do agree with Twang Gang though, I can't see it fetching any more than $2,500 USD. Any sort of factory CS case candy and Certificate of Authenticity would certainly help. 🙂

Welcome, Roger. It's great to have you aboard, mate. Home recording is a passion for many here on the Gibson boards. I keep a Tascam multi-track in my music room, quite an antique notion in the world of modern computers and Pro Tool, I reckon. 🙂

I can't wait to try one!! 😛

Welcome, Tarz. Glad to have you aboard, mate. We all have the one that got away. Mine was a '71 Les Paul Deluxe gold-top. I let my future ex-wife talk me into selling it when I joined the Army. That's what you call a 'two-fer' in the bad decisions department. 🤨

Your new guitar's poorer cousin (my Pelham Blue Firebird Zero) says Happy New Year and congrats to you, SteveFord. Beautiful guitar you have on the way, and we are very excited for you! 🙂

Welcome, Rock. Nice to have you aboard, mate. I have some family near Fort Leonard Wood, good sir. 🙂

Looks like a standard 2012 Gibson Les Paul Studio in Vintage Sunburst finish, and a previous owner changed the 490R and the 498T for some naked Dimarzio's. (Or just removed the chrome covers.) Nice guitar. Here's a link describing all the original features. https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/gibson-les-paul-studio-revamped-for-2012-540179 😐

In for a dime, in for a dollar, I guess. The new matte black pick guard (from musiclily.com) looks really good, feels great, and most of all, covers up that heinous wear spot that was so eye catching. (Go back and look at the photo in the original posting. Natural relic'ing is one thing, but hoo boy was that ugly.) And I have always been a fellow who could take 'em or leave 'em when it came to Les Paul pick guards. But I am liking this. I decided that I didn't like the metal bracket thingie, so I mounted a fat rubber washer beneath the mounting screw closest to the Volume Knob, drilled a fine pilot hole, and screwed it right into the top of the guitar. Fabulous choice. It's really solid. And hey, I had to do the same for the screw up there by the neck, so no big deal. Sweet Jesus, stop me now. No more mods. 😬

By the serial number. Here's a good link. 🙂 http://www.epiphonewiki.org/index/Epiphone_Serial_Number_Decoding.php

Glad we could help!! 😉

Okay, I have to ask; Is that your living room, and are those six small amps chained to create a veritable Wall Of Foghat?? Nicely done, sir. 😀

Oh well, heck. That one isn't an FX model. Pretty cool though. 😐

Give this guy a call. (209) 473-6868 He's selling his, and he lives just 45 minutes south of you, in Stockton. 🙂 https://www.musicgoround.com/product/stockton-ca/40090-S000059149/Used-2001-Epiphone-Slasher-Electric-Guitar?gclid=CjwKCAiA8ov_BRAoEiwAOZogwVtCL-HHYEBFSon0krKaewOpOoXYEdVjbB-pENdc_vEbXG0Czs6ffhoCCMcQAvD_BwE

Interesting. I'm curious how that many hours of Beatles (recording, clowning around, and performing) remained unseen for all these years? Seems like a fantastic treasure trove of material. 😐

M-T-Pockets, Do you wish to buy from a person or private party, but not one of the usual online resources (Reverb, etc)? If so, it would help to know where you live. Not a specific town or street, but more like a region, such as Upstate New York, or the coastline north of Brisbane and south of Hervey Bay. I found this 2001 Epiphone Slasher FX on Reverb straight away. https://reverb.com/item/11701418-epiphone-slasher-fx-2001-rare-1-of-only-200-made-with-active-built-in-effects 🙂

I'm guessing that adding a pick guard at this point wouldn't be out of the question. It would certainly cover up a lot of the damage from the previous owner. 🙁

I guess I have only owned it for but three months, but it took me this long to foment this heresy. Father forgive me for I have sinned. This is my first Confession since..... uh.... s#%t. It's been a long time. 😐

Was it anything like this Kramer Striker FR424 (or a 422)? 🙂

Good stuff. Thanks for all the comments, gang. I went online and checked for the proper height (altitude below the strings) adjustment, and made those. After a bunch of errands all across town, I went back into the music room and was delighted to find that the beat-up Les Paul was still in tune. I guess I stretched them strings and broke them in right. I cranked up the amp and drum machine pedal, and ran thru some songs. Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult was particularly fun on these new pickups. Later on, my wife came in from walking the dogs. "Man, I could hear you halfway down the street." "Is that bad?" "No. Godzilla was f#%king awesome!" 😃

My one cardinal rule, and I broke it today. Some background; I'm that bone-stock guy. I like all my guitars all-original. I never modify them. When others guys went down the road of constant mods and upgrades in search of that Holy Grail tone, I was the one who always said, "Leave it be." "Bone-stock is the best." Or, "Why did you buy it if the thing didn't play right and sound good in the first place?" And then so, a few weeks ago, I was comparing the humbucking sounds that I was getting out of a variety of my guitars, in relation to carrying one of them over to a band practice at our girl singer's loft. Lo and behold, I found that my pristine 2017 Gibson (S Series) Firebird Zero sounded louder, better, and more bold than my beat-up, scuffed 2017 Gibson (also S Series) Les Paul Custom Studio. I mean, with the volume and tone settings identical, and the pickups adjusted to precisely the same height relative to the strings, the Les Paul just sounded weak by comparison. What gives? Both guitars were equipped with nearly-identical 'Double Slugs' Pickups. DS-A5 Rhythm and DS-A5+ Lead humbuckers in the Les Paul. Alnico V magnets. DS-C Rhythm and DS-C+ Lead humbuckers in the Firebird. Ceramic magnets. So, on an impulse, I ordered a pair of Seymour Duncan humbuckers. Pearly Gates for the neck pickup, and Dimebucker for the bridge position. And this very mornings, I soldered and heat-shrinked the new pickup wires into a pair of Gibson-style Quick-Connect adapters. (I wanted to be able to plug-and-play with either set of pickups, as opposed to hard-wiring them in there.) No good reason for that, it just seemed like soldering them in would be a waste of the Quick-Connect wiring system. Installed them with very little fuss, and put on a new set of Ernie Ball Turbo Slinky 9.5 to 46's. Tuned up, stretched the strings in, tuned up again, and I plugged in and rocked out in the music room. I must confess, this is an enormous improvement. I really like how this beat-up, ugly guitar sounds now. Lord forgive me my trespasses, and please deliver me from evil. Amen. 🙁

Oh buddy. Such nice work! I sure do love the area where you live in Tennessee. It's beautiful up there!! 🙂

I would peel the clear coat off the headstock face as best as you can, and then re-spray your own clear-coat back onto it. That would preserve the originality of the factory logo. Cool guitar!! 🙂

When you go for spacing material, remember that tone matters. Tone foam. It's a thing. 😐

My recommendation; Rub the body down with F-ONE Oil, and let it hang dry for a few hours. Go back and buff the entire guitar down with a dry terrycloth. Then buff in some Turtle Wax spray shine. I have found that the carnauba wax in that product is really good for keeping my guitars looking right and feeling happy. 🙂