emissarygtrist Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) I am looking at buying a 2001 1957 Goldtop. I am concerned about the appearance of the headstock logo. Can I get some opinions please? Thanks! Edited December 11, 2021 by emissarygtrist Misspelled word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 If you're concerned about the raised surround, I think thats the way they used to look. Is this a Murphy Lab aged finish? If it is, that may be why it looks that way. To be more certain, post more pics of the guitar overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissarygtrist Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) @merciful-evans I’ve seen several others and I’ve never seen the area around the headstock logo. It almost looks like a sticker. It’s a 2001 Custom Art & Historic Edited December 11, 2021 by emissarygtrist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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emissarygtrist Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 https://reverb.com/item/47828381-2001-gibson-r7-les-paul-1957-reissue-goldtop-dark-back-guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Yes its as well to be sure I agree. While it looks fine to me, I dont consider myself an expert. There are experts here though. Wait for a couple of them to chime in. COME ON GUYS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 In the pics from the Reverb site why do the frets not go all the way to the end of the fretbooard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissarygtrist Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 I believe because it’s a 1957 Historic Reissue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 It is a legit Gibson - whether it's worth $4K is up to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 (edited) I also recently bought in Japan Gibson Les Paul. According to the seller - this guitar was made in 1989 and is Reissue of 1957, but I'm not sure about that. Could anyone help with identifying the guitar? The tuners are changed, but the official support Gibson says that the guitar is original. Perhaps this is a special order from a Japanese store ... Edited December 20, 2021 by Ember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sgt. Pepper Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Gibson does make guitars that go straight to Japan and they are not for sale to us unless you get it second hand or happen to be over there, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) @Ember Does it have a long neck tenon? Is the neck like a baseball bat? Strange to see binding on the headstock... What tool would you use to adjust the truss rod... Things like this will help you determine for yourself if this is first of all, legit, and if it has historic specs. I'm not the guru on all of this, but I do own a R7 GT and R7 Black Beauty Custom. The S/N seems to say R7... And looking at the back of the headstock, I can sort of make out what I would say is Gibson construction. Also, the knobs are something that remind me more of 60s. But that S/N given this IS a legit Gibson indicates something to do with R7. Perhaps a custom order like M2M we have today... Edited January 6, 2022 by NighthawkChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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