gsnake Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I am looking to purchase Custom Shop LP 2020 and up and came across one ad. Its 2020 Silverburst CS LP... Looking at the images the seller sent me I noticed this strange thing.. Is this normal for a Custom Shop guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHenry Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I don't think it's a "Custom Shop" guitar, I maybe wrong and I'm sure someone will correct me if I am, but I understand Les Paul Customs are Gibson USA built guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I would say "hell no"! That's a rosewood fingerboard, Customs come with ebony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarsAnn Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Serial number should be preceded by "CS" of it is a custom shop guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 30 minutes ago, Farnsbarns said: They have been made in the CS for a number of years now, but yes, for many years the Les Paul Custom wasn't a custom shop model. Rather misleading, I always thought. The Custom existed long before there was a Custom Shop, my friend, and it didn't cost much more than a Les Paul. Fretless Wonder, because of the low skinnys on it. I had a couple before I was 17. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Farnsbarns said: Quite a lot of Les Paul customs have rosewood fretboards. The Customs that this thread is referring to would have an ebony fretboard.... https://reverb.com/item/33686891-gibson-les-paul-custom-2020-silverburst-m2m-only-8-8-lbs Edited November 10, 2022 by Big Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsnake Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 guys, I believe this is ebony. My question is why the finishing is so bad where the neck connects to the body? the serial number starts with CS of course. see the third photo - it is weird the connection looks so bad.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gsnake Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 Now I am confused myself.. Is this ebony or not? 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 @gsnake are you talking the lacquer over spray on the binding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsnake Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Eracer_Team said: @gsnake are you talking the lacquer over spray on the binding? yes, is this just the overspray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 The bottom photo in the first post looks like they painted over some excess glue. Probably not even Hot Hide Glue, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsnake Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 Just now, SteveFord said: The bottom photo in the first post looks like they painted over some excess glue. Probably not even Hot Hide Glue, too. Is this something I should be concerned with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 4 hours ago, gsnake said: Is this something I should be concerned with? I wouldn't be, but then, I'm taking it out and making it look way worse in a few months. What are you going to do with it? rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsnake Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 14 minutes ago, rct said: I wouldn't be, but then, I'm taking it out and making it look way worse in a few months. What are you going to do with it? rct I am fine as long as this is not a defect in manufacturing which will result in some issues later on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, gsnake said: I am fine as long as this is not a defect in manufacturing which will result in some issues later on.. Like all things that cost a lot and are beautiful, when you look close there can be small uglys in there. It is just fine. Go for it. rct 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 The imperfection in the lacquer along the joint between the neck and the body - where there's an inside corner. That's pretty normal. No big deal. I wouldn't worry too much about what kind of wood it is. It is what it is. Kind of looks like rosewood in the first pic but kind of looks like ebony in the last pic. You can't be sure about what fingerboard materials were being used in that era, because Gibson, under the previous ownership, got busted for possession - of illegal woods - and couldn' stomach telling the public what was really going on with the whole thing. They were not George Washington cutting down the cherry tree. Think consent decree. Gibson didn't use ebony for five years and Henry J. didn't go to jail. Good deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 (edited) Gibson didn't use ebony for 5 years because they were not allowed to, and/or what they agreed on to keep the King safe from harms way (aka those pesky government entities that are always regulating stuff, and interfered with the poor guitar makers wood supply chain). Edited November 12, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Hard to tell in the pic but it looks like some buffing compound wasn’t cleaned out of that inside corner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsnake Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 3 hours ago, badbluesplayer said: The imperfection in the lacquer along the joint between the neck and the body - where there's an inside corner. That's pretty normal. No big deal. I wouldn't worry too much about what kind of wood it is. It is what it is. Kind of looks like rosewood in the first pic but kind of looks like ebony in the last pic. You can't be sure about what fingerboard materials were being used in that era, because Gibson, under the previous ownership, got busted for possession - of illegal woods - and couldn' stomach telling the public what was really going on with the whole thing. They were not George Washington cutting down the cherry tree. Think consent decree. Gibson didn't use ebony for five years and Henry J. didn't go to jail. Good deal. It 2020 guitar so must be ebony.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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