bmx1997 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Hello, I was handed down a guitar from a family member. It appears to be a 1979 Les Paul Custom. Is there anyone here knowledgably enough to tell from some photos if it us real and the year? I do not really dabble in guitars of this age so it is somewhat foreign to me. I know the humbuckers have been replaced. If real, is it bad or good to fix up guitars this old. The guitar plays great but is in rough shape as it was a guitar used for travel/shows. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Looks legit. Take off the control cover and see if the pots say Gibson on em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Looks like the neck/headstock has a Norlin volute, I'd say real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistor Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 I'm not an expert but I have a 79 and yours looks legit to me. Headstock and logo look good. Looks like it has the three piece neck and volute Norlin was using in 79. I also see the fret nibs and all the aging on the binding and such looks natural and good. If you take off the control panel and see the metal cover underneath that Gibson was using in the 70s I'd say it's legit for sure as I don't think a copy would ever bother with that. If you don't see, don't panic as I think those often got lost or just removed after the pickup covers were removed as the metal cover was for shielding and once you took off the pickup covers you have a grounding issue unless you add a ground wire anyway. In general, I don't I've ever seen a counterfeit 70s LP so I think it's almost certainly real. You can give this a try to verify your serial number Gibson guitar serial number decoder. Date a Gibson by serial number (serial-number-decoder.com) Looks like you have a great guitar there. If everything is functional I wouldn't mess with it too much other than taking it to a real luthier for a setup and cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx1997 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Thanks all for the info!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01GT eibach Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Looks nice -- that is not "rough shape" in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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