sido Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Hi guys, can anyone tell me if my Les Paul standard is a reissue,it was born in Nashville Nov 1989,production number 197,it has aged piping,and it has been suggested to me that it may be an reissue , it is also the heaviest I have come across ,cant tell you at this time how heavy ,no scales to hand thanks ,Sido Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Hi and welcome to the forum. First-off, what is the serial number? without that we are pissing in the river merely guessing. If, however, you are getting the 'birthday' and production number from a ten-digit serial number then it is not a re-issue. Re-issues use a very different serial numbering system. Secondly, Re-Issues didn't get properly under way until 1993. Before this date there were a number of attempts to get close to the original '58-'60 'bursts. These are generally referred to a 'Pre-Historics' You may, of course, have one of these. Thirdly, re-issues tend to be lighter than regular Standards (or Traditionals) because Gibson use lighter weight Mahogany for the body-blanks of the R-I's. You give us more info = we give you more info. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Post some pictures of the guitar and serial number and we should be able to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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