Achezallover Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Hi everyone, Although not an avid guitar player, and by no means a connoisseur, I do have a soft spot for Gibson Les Paul's, and I saw this one for $561, that seemed odd on a number of counts. http://www.custojusto.pt/Setubal/Instrumentos/Les+Paul+Custom+headstock+Gibson+antiga-8538046.htm?xtcr=35& Serial number, from what I gathered at one of those databases, points to a seventies guitar, 70/71/72. The headstock looks funky to me, front is black, back is green, neck is grey. Bit of a train wreck, no? Isn't that neck backplate also unusual? Don't remember ever seeing one in Gibsons. Any thoughts about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riptide Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Hi everyone, Although not an avid guitar player, and by no means a connoisseur, I do have a soft spot for Gibson Les Paul's, and I saw this one for $561, that seemed odd on a number of counts. http://www.custojusto.pt/Setubal/Instrumentos/Les+Paul+Custom+headstock+Gibson+antiga-8538046.htm?xtcr=35& Serial number, from what I gathered at one of those databases, points to a seventies guitar, 70/71/72. The headstock looks funky to me, front is black, back is green, neck is grey. Bit of a train wreck, no? Isn't that neck backplate also unusual? Don't remember ever seeing one in Gibsons. Any thoughts about it? I'm pretty sure that's a fake. I can't ever remember a time Gibson used bolt on necks and that head shape looks wrong to me... I'm sure there are people on here way more knowledgeable than me :) EDIT:: It also doesn't have any model name on it which is weird and the crown on the headstock looks off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achezallover Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Coincidentally, just found this thread about another alleged Gibson in Portugal. Someone mentions an "Invader" which had a bolt on neck. But the back plates look different on this one as well. http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/28334-old-les-paul-bolt-on-what-is-this-thing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Not a Gibson Les Paul IMO with that bolt-on neck. Happy Xmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 No other comment.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I am sure this guitar is a fake. I got to know several Marauder, S-1 and Invader guitars around 1980. To my knowledge, Gibson never made guitars with a bolt-on neck with inlays on the headstock, like the brandname and holly which are poorly done here. Bolt-on neck Gibsons have either gold or silver silkscreened scripts on black finish, or black scripts on translucent finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliasphobias Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Looks like a mid-late 80's Ibanez copy w/bogus headstock details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achezallover Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 Yeap, pretty much what I figured, thanks for the comments guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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