cascas Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 I've had this guitar since i was a teenager (probably about 14 years). I hadn't played it for a while but i recently dragged it out and had it tuned up. I started researching Gibson serial #'s and it seems to have been produced in 1987. It then occurred to me there was one unusual feature. The toggle switch is in the lower half of the body. I'd never really noticed that before. I can't find any other Les Paul like that. There's no sign that this was done by a previous owner. Does anybody know why it might be?
The Mick Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 Les Paul Jr.'s had this but they normally had a single P90 Pick Up so it wasn't needed at all
Thundergod Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 Does it have a bolt-on neck? If so it might be an invader (everything looks in position and of the kind for it to be an invader). If not (set neck) itt might be a studio, those things have changed specs and stuff more than anyone can remember.
The Mick Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 Thunder is right I just looked that up and there it was. Never heard of the Invader before
Thundergod Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 Thunder is right I just looked that up and there it was. Never heard of the Invader before ...Brett Michaels played one (with the confederate flag) onstage most of the time with Poison during the late 80s... Yes, I liked Poison a lot at the time...
Thundergod Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 I think the invader was part of a family that consisted in 2 more models (don't remember which models tho... they all had bolt on necks and were made in the 80s only). EDIT: The Invader, the challenger and one more... maybe the corvus? or the sonex?... I dont remember well (the sonex didnt have "gibson" on the headstock but "sonex" so maybe no, but it looks close enough)... The challenger I was a 1 pickup guitar and the challenger II had 2, they looked a 2007 single or dual pickup melody maker in the body of a junior, with bolt on neck (best way to explain without pics... the pickguard and body looked like that of the 2007 melody maker but the headstock looked like the normal gibson headstock). The corvus was... like this (found this image in the forum... old old post by the crazy greek): SoneX: (looks like the invader but with a large pickguard, maybe due to the 80s superstrat fever)
cascas Posted April 15, 2009 Author Posted April 15, 2009 That must be it! I've never heard of those either. Its funny, when i got this guitar it was signed by Trixter. The signature is totally worn off now. I guess they were big with hair metal bands. Thanks a lot for your help!!
jnastynebr Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 I would love to have the toggle switch there. The bolt on neck, I am not so sure about. Looks like a cool find, though. Rock out to some poison tracks!
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