guitarpete Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Came across this heavily modified LP Custom. Must have had gold hardware at one point but what I am more curious about is the binding on the headstock (number of plys). Could one of you experts take a close look & tell me if it is genuine & from what era it may be? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Guitarpete, Welcome to the forum. Nice when someone gets right to the point. Are the pickguard and pickup rings chrome or white. (can't tell from the pics) If they are chrome then I'm not sure how much it's really modded. Looks like it could be a L.P.Custom Chrome to me. http://www.epiphonewiki.com/index.php/File:Lpcustomchrome.jpg http://www.epiphonewiki.com/index.php/Les_Paul_Custom Can't tell much else from the pics. Need a better shot of serial number for manufacturer/date. A good pic of the control cavity wiring can sometimes reveal a fair bit as well. Never seen one up close so I don't know about the headstock binding.The rest looks good to me. Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarpete Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 Guitarpete, Welcome to the forum. Nice when someone gets right to the point. Are the pickguard and pickup rings chrome or white. (can't tell from the pics) If they are chrome then I'm not sure how much it's really modded. Looks like it could be a L.P.Custom Chrome to me. http://www.epiphonewiki.com/index.php/File:Lpcustomchrome.jpg http://www.epiphonewiki.com/index.php/Les_Paul_Custom Can't tell much else from the pics. Need a better shot of serial number for manufacturer/date. A good pic of the control cavity wiring can sometimes reveal a fair bit as well. Never seen one up close so I don't know about the headstock binding.The rest looks good to me. Willy Thanks for the reply Willy. I don't have the guitar in my possession but soon will. I thought of a Custom Chrome as well but if you look at the bushings for the stop tail piece it appears to be gold, which leads me to believe that originally it had gold hardware & was switched to chrome. The PU rings look cream & pickguard looks white. I'm seeing 3 cream colored ply as well as the main outside binding on the headstock. All of the ones I've researched only seem to have 2 plus the outside binding, that is what got me questioning this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barcham Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Need to see a side shot of the headstock showing where the binding meets the neck binding to authenticate it, along with the serial number, to give a proper opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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