mako shark Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Hey there everyone!Can you help?Any other JP/LP fanatics out there? I have finally sourced the best one i could find at the right price.Just a couple of cosmetic dings/marks to fix and it'll be the mutts..... So...questions...how many made?(i know the 1st run in 96 were made in the custom shop and that the production model ran from 97 to 2000)Main differences between the two?I know c/s ones had body binding,anything else though? As much info as you can relate will be gratefully received. Mucho thanx in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako shark Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 OK,i been digging around the internet and have unearthed some data regarding the differences between the custom shop and production JP.They are both similar in that they are hand stained in a translucent blackburst with chrome black hardware.Both sport rosewood fingerboards with trapezoid inlays,grover tuners and the same electics-custom wound bridge p'up to Joe's spec, and a push pull pot for the active mid boost wah wah thingy.Both have 50's rounded neck. The differencies?Well as i already said,the custom shop has black body binding,but also has a longer tenon set neck.Also found out that they only made 200 of the c/shop in 96,so its rare. I dunno how many of the production JP/LP were made between 97 to 2000. Sorry if i'm boring ya',but in case its not already out there on the forums i thought i'd put the record straight........if anyone wants to add,correct or agree with this,please do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako shark Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Right,i found out a bit more about differences between the custom and production models. It seems that as the 96 custom shop sold so quickly,Gibson decided to make a slightly lesser spec one into production in 97 to 2000.I found there are a number of alterations- 1. c/s has a light weight chambered body 2. c/s has a maple neck with flame showing through finish-the pro'model has solid black finish. c/s has a longer tenon join set into body,finger board is ebony,pro'has rosewood.c/s also sports the Aerosmith 'wings'logo at 12th fret,pro'does not.Also c/s has pearl Gibson and Joe perry logo's inlaid into headstock,whereas the pro has only the gold screen printed Gibson and Les Paul model script. 3. c/s has covered p'up covers(black chrome over nickel),pro has plastic black bobbin type. The c/s and pro have a 57 h'bucker at the neck,but pro'has a special wound to Joe's spec at bridge compared to a standard 500t for the custom shop. 4. C/s has standard lp controls/wiring,pro model has that groovy wah,wah Chandler pre amp push pull pot mod. 5. Last,if not least,the hard shell cases difer too.C/s has gold screen printed logos for Joe Perry,Aerosmith and Gibson custom shop and a red interior with no shroud.The production model has only the Gibson USA logo in silver with a black lining,but it does have a black satin shroud with silver Joe perry signiture on it. I still dont know how many of the production model were made,so some one please help if you have any more info. By the by,i mod'ed my Epiphone JP/LP Boneyard with one of those Chandler wah wah pre amps- it's a cool toy,gives plenty of bite for solo'ing and a great tonal pallette.Much brighter sounding than in my JP signiture,but still awesome in conjunction with the burstbuckers on the Epi'-if anyones interested i could post a write up with a few pics some where else on here,where is the best forum for a mod write up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako shark Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 Thanx Joe. I found another custom shop jp/lp on 'Fleabay'- Item number: 190479578900 Is he having a laugh?Or are they really that pricey!Gotta'do some serious saving.... ...or maybe a bank job to raise that kinda'cash,but i really,really want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlon1211 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Yes there are very very different from each other. The ebony board is awesome. Its lightweight and feels and looks like a million bucks. Its that georgeous. I do have some high end model guitars like PRS Ibanez Fender etc, but this is my number one choice for its class. I use to have the run of the mill Joe Perry model, and now I bought the JP CS model(JP198) they only made 200 in the world, and I'm so blessed acquiring a time capsuled mint condition one. Dont get me wrong the production one is cool then I found out that they made a CS JP. I quickly sold the JP production borrowed some cash, and I'm very happy that i have now one of the best LP out there. Well that is just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlon1211 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 OK,i been digging around the internet and have unearthed some data regarding the differences between the custom shop and production JP.They are both similar in that they are hand stained in a translucent blackburst with chrome black hardware.Both sport rosewood fingerboards with trapezoid inlays,grover tuners and the same electics-custom wound bridge p'up to Joe's spec, and a push pull pot for the active mid boost wah wah thingy.Both have 50's rounded neck. The differencies?Well as i already said,the custom shop has black body binding,but also has a longer tenon set neck.Also found out that they only made 200 of the c/shop in 96,so its rare. I dunno how many of the production JP/LP were made between 97 to 2000. Sorry if i'm boring ya',but in case its not already out there on the forums i thought i'd put the record straight........if anyone wants to add,correct or agree with this,please do. Heres some pics of my JP CS And most of my collection: Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkL Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Mine is a 2000 model, thanks for the detailed info on the different editions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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