Aras Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Hello! One guy brought this Les Paul to sell it. But i've never seen this kind of Les Pauls. Can you help me to identify the model please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 The serial number jives that it is a 2013, but what model, I have no clue. A prototype maybe. The tuners look crooked enough, so it could be real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aras Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: The serial number jives that it is a 2013, but what model, I have no clue. A prototype maybe. The tuners look crooked enough, so it could be real. All around quality is high. Bridge is superb. It doesn't look and feel like rice guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) I dont think its real.... That weird bit at the neck heal. I cant remember ever seeing that on any Gibson ever.. And if it were a Gibson it would have Gibson tuners not Kluson, even though that can obviously be changed easy enough. Do you have a pic of the front of the headstock? Edited March 15, 2022 by Rabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aras Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 25 minutes ago, Rabs said: I dont think its real.... That weird bit at the neck heal. I cant remember ever seeing that on any Gibson ever.. And if it were a Gibson it would have Gibson tuners not Kluson, even though that can obviously be changed easy enough. Do you have a pic of the front of the headstock? Well, that is what caught my eye - strange heel and Klusons. But it is not cheap guitar as i could see. Parts are very good, very clean cavity with fat graphite shielding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Aras said: Well, that is what caught my eye - strange heel and Klusons. But it is not cheap guitar as i could see. Parts are very good, very clean cavity with fat graphite shielding Another thing Gibson dont do.. Shielding ..  The usual 100% give away is to look under the truss rod cover.. If its an allen key type its 100% not real... Thats a Gibson custom inlay too..  All very odd and nothing like I have ever seen before.. You could always send these pics to Gibson customer service. If its real they will be able to confirm it. But as it stands it makes no sense to me.. If it was a custom order why would there be Klusons?? I say, not real. The curves of the body look off too (even though that can just be odd angles sometimes). Edited March 15, 2022 by Rabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) I think this is a knock-off of a Gibson LP Stealth. Or someone has modded their LP Studio. Stealth didn't have those inlays or the cutaway heel. Edited March 16, 2022 by jdgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aras Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 Just now, Rabs said: Another thing Gibson dont do.. Shielding ..  The usual 100% give away is to look under the truss rod cover.. If its an allen key type its 100% not real... Thats a Gibson custom inlay too..  All very odd and nothing like I have ever seen before.. You could always send these pics to Gibson customer service. If its real they will be able to confirm it. It has standart Gibson truss rod "peg" let me call it this way. This thing i checked one of the first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Les Pauls come in many variations....... Some I remember, some I dont BUT I would absolutely have remembered that neck heal carve thing... I have been on here well over a decade and I would have remembered that..  At least I assume I would 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aras Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 Oh, well, thanks guys! I will send a mail to Gibson support. But if someone recognize the model - please share that info with us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Aras said: Oh, well, thanks guys! I will send a mail to Gibson support. But if someone recognize the model - please share that info with us Did you check the pots too? They should also be Gibson branded.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aras Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Rabs said: Did you check the pots too? They should also be Gibson branded.. They are changed to stock EMG pots. Owner put 85 and 81 EMG in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aras Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 Well, the answer is - it was Gibson LPJ. Owner made body modifications, refinish and put EMGs. Kluson tunners were stock for LPJ models. So yes, it is hot roddet Gibson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Ah now that makes sense! The original LPJs were budget models - "A US Les Paul at a far east price". The mods and refinish have been done well - the cutaway section is quite extraordinary, especially considering how weight-relieved LPJ bodies are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aras Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, jdgm said: Ah now that makes sense! The original LPJs were budget models - "A US Les Paul at a far east price". The mods and refinish have been done well - the cutaway section is quite extraordinary, especially considering how weight-relieved LPJ bodies are. Yes, all works made pretty well. One who did it knows his work. He even kept natural wood texture under the paint. After proper setup and with new strings this guitar plays like a charm. Sound... Well, it is a sound of EMG tho. This guitar is not for clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Aras said: Well, the answer is - it was Gibson LPJ. Owner made body modifications, refinish and put EMGs. Kluson tunners were stock for LPJ models. So yes, it is hot roddet Gibson Also the headstock... Who ever did those MOP inlays did a really good job.. Is that actual binding or is it painted on (cos LPJs didnt have binding or even fake binding). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aras Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 Just now, Rabs said: Also the headstock... Who ever did those MOP inlays did a really good job.. Is that actual binding or is it painted on (cos LPJs didnt have binding or even fake binding). I don't remember right now, but it seems like it is painted. Headstock was refinished too, cause main paint goes under the black paint. I saw it cause it has 1,5 mm chip on a side, so gray paint is under black. Good work in general, i can say. Better than on many Gibsons i see in our store lol. Not only in painjob, but in details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 minute ago, cesarbg said: Not sure it is a proto, but probably a dealer exclusive No, as the OP said above its a very modified LPJ model. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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