REAL OR fake ?

[tom brown]

https://westernmass.craigslist.org/msg/d/thorndike-1983-gibson-les-paul-mystery/7514880843.html

[rct]

Doesn't matter what it is.  Back away slowly until you can turn and run screaming into the night.  That bridge is a mess.  It needs a neck rest?  lolz.  

rct

[jdgm]

It may be a real LP studio of some sort but not worth anything like that.  See the pic of the back - there is cracking of some sort at the heel and it looks like there is glue residue there which could mean the neck may already have been off and reset. 

[Eracer_Team]

I can see the volute so it's a 70's era Norlin.

Possibly a LP Jr hence the wrap around bridge , guessing. 

I wouldn't be interested so I'd move along

[kidblast]

It's real, there's no doubting that with the photo of the trus rod nut, 

But that doesn't mean I'd snatch it up..  

[Big Bill]

$499.99 tops

[merciful-evans]

Authentic and a whole lotta trouble

[mihcmac]

Looks like a Les Paul Special which the seller commented that it originally had P90's. So with that in mind routing the neck pickup hole for a humbucker could have easily damaged the neck trunnion by going too deep, weakening the joint and resulting in an undesirable neck angle that can't be fixed making the action too high.

I had bought a basket case single pickup 58 Epiphone Coronet that had been routed for 2 humbuckers and the neck rout severely weakened the joint. I was able to install 2 small expansion bolts under the neck pickup to stiffen the neck, but they needed to be adjusted occasionally which was a lot of work.

I would call this type of damage severe and Big Bills tops estimate would be appropriate.

Edited August 3, 2022 by mihcmac

[Sgt. Pepper]

Call Pete Townshend, he can help.

[tom brown]

SQT Pepper !!!!