ram1500 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I've only recently started looking in to LP's and trying to figure our why some refer to their LP's as "R9, R7", etc. R numbers vs Standard, custom, Classic etc.. Are these numeric model numbers correspond to a name? Sorry if it sounds like a dumb questions.. Thanks Gus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I've only recently started looking in to LP's and trying to figure our why some refer to their LP's as "R9' date=' R7", etc. R numbers vs Standard, custom, Classic etc.. Are these numeric model numbers correspond to a name? Sorry if it sounds like a dumb questions.. Thanks Gus[/quote'] Not a dumb question at all. A very good question, in fact. Also a long-winded one to answer in full (and this answer will not be that!). Anything referred to as R7, R8, R9 etc means the instrument is trying to be a re-creation of that particular year's style. Therefore an R7 'Standard' will be a LP Gold-Top fitted with Humbucking pickups, have a relatively thick neck-profile and a tune-o-matic bridge / Stop-bar tailpiece. This was what the LP Standard of 1957 was like. Similarily, an R0 'Standard' will be similarily equipped but in a variaton of Cherry-Sunburst and sport the slimmer neck profile introduced to the LP range in 1960. 'Les Paul Custom' Re-issues are available in 1954, 1957 and 1968 styles etc etc... Les Paul Re-issues will normally be either a Standard or a Custom, although some other models, originally lower in the price range, are also available. These instruments 'are' made by Gibson's best luthiers in a place known as Gibson's Custom Shop (not to be confused with the LP Custom...) and command premium prices over the normal USA built instruments. There are a great many variations on the Les Paul - literally dozens - so I won't detail all the changes in one post. There is a lot of info here on the Forum pages. Take your time and read up all you need to know. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Read this and if you have any other questions, just shoot. http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/gibson-les-pauls/50210-gibson-les-paul-101-a.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georg Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 you can find these very common sigles inside the body of reissue models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 ^ It is written on the COA. LPR8, LPR9, etc. All mine are like that, anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georg Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I have seen something like "LP57". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram1500 Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 Guys thanks for the reply's, now I get it... Thanks GUs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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