prvtsmallparts Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Hi, I have this Les paul Custom Shop...it was sold to me as a Catalina Series in Rivershed Red, However it appears to have a number of changed parts that contradict this, the Serial number appears to be of the time and the differences from a Catlina number a few too many to be true. Apparently all Catalinas had perloid pick guards and truss rod covers black speed knobs, this one has a more traditional cream pick guard and black truss cover and gold top hat knobs. Every thing else appears genuine enough but can anyone tell me have I got a Catalina or just a customshop standard in the same Rivershed Red. I would like to sell this guitar but am having problems describing it or justifying it provinance. If any one has the chance to take a look it can be viewed here... http://www.treblerock.com Its currently on sale in a firends shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I've been a member here for around two years and this is the first time anyone has mentioned a Catalina. I think you should send Gibson's customer service department an email with those pictures and ask them. Their email address is on gibson.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwness Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Here's a link to a Turquoise Cat. so there is such a guitar. http://www.williesguitars.com/index.cfm/gibson_electrics/3/inventory/33 CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 My 2 cents...it looks fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 It is a real gibson IMO, but I don't know about that model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prvtsmallparts Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 I Don't think its a fake it sounds too good and too many people have tried it and found nothing to suspect its a fake. Having seen the Turqiose one and previously seen the model in a repro of a Gibson Catalogue I know such a thing was made. My only enquiry was that all the plastic parts appear to be cream and not as in the case of the Turquoise and previous red examples I have seen, Pearloid and white (White being the colour of the Pickup surrounds)... In my case all of these parts are colour matched and the knobs are gold....The guitar seems very appropriately dressed and so I wondered whether this was a Catalina or just a rare Custom shop with bits added from the Gibson "oh we've run out of the perloid stuff what are we going to do with this one" bin! What I mean is its been dressed in the wrong gear...I just cant accept some would buy a Catalina and rederess it so thoughly even the Switch ring is changed and it all matches so perectly..it even looks better than the Red Catalina..My thought are it cam out fo the factory like this. I guess I will never know. BTW as for authenticity we have had it apart and if it is a fake....they took longer and put more care into it than Gibson would have taken making the real thing !!! It also has that rare and distinctive ring that these chambered models had. It also weighs the same as a Catalina should..to the ounce based on all the facts I could discover. Thanks for all your feed back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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