slvrbrst Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Well I posted quite a long time ago asking what exactly one would call my les paul...my wife bought it for me while I was overseas as a surprise. The GC employees called it a custom, or a classic custom, or a standard limited edition, or a silverburst reissue...I got the same lack of consensus the last time I tried asking here. I do know (from the "serial number") that it's a Guitar Center special of some kind. And of course that "serial number" doesn't get me anywhere with the Gibson serial registries. In order to get a COA I'd have to actually send my original receipt of purchase TO Gibson, which I don't feel like doing. The guitar is a work of art and I'm not questioning it's authenticity. I'll never part with it, but I'd kinda like to know what exactly it IS! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! [/img] [/img] [/img] [/img] [/img] [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slvrbrst Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 ....aaaand why didn't my photos post like everyone elses? I followed the instructions on the stickied thread. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Looks like a LP Standard in Silverburst, which is unusual. It's part of a special run of LP STD Silverburst for GC. It's unusual because Silverburst LPs with body binding usually are Les Paul Customs with the diamond peghead logo. . . . (There's also an LP Studio version) Love the Silverburst. Contrats. Here ya go - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 You should just email the serial number along with a few pictures to Gibson and ask them for clarification. Gibson USA guitars don't have COAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 i don't actually know the answer, but that is an interesting question. it may not actually matter, looking from the perspective that if it is a guitar center excusive, what they call it or what it officially is, may not be an accurate description. but a good question. basically, we all know the traditional models are the custon, standard, and studio. they refer to specific trim appointments. that one is obviosly a standard in every way except for the addition of the binding and crown on the headstock. there have been some other limited production guitars with exactly that same addition, and it would be interesting to know if there is a name for that, a name or term for the standards that heve this additional feature. maybe there is no term for it. it would be interesting to know, as well as interesting to know what the official term that the guitar was called and how accurate a description it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DestructorsKillMusic1982 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I'm pretty sure this is what you have, Guitar of the Week #16, limited to 400 made: http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Divisions/Gibson%20USA/Guitar%20of%20the%20Week/LP%20Classic%20Custom%20Silverburst/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I'm pretty sure this is what you have, Guitar of the Week #16, limited to 400 made: http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Divisions/Gibson%20USA/Guitar%20of%20the%20Week/LP%20Classic%20Custom%20Silverburst/ Possible. It looks the same, but the back of this one's headstock is marked "GC 437" - - a number larger than 400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 And the fact that the serial number starts with G would state a Guitar Center exclusive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaj Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 And the fact that the serial number starts with G would state a Guitar Center exclusive Quite possibly. I can safely say that it is not the GOTW. If you look at the picture of the GOTW, it has grover tuners whilst this one has Klusons: So, in all likelyhood, it is a GC exclusive. EDIT: It is probably this one: Gibson LP Silverburst GC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salesman Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Quite possibly. I can safely say that it is not the GOTW. If you look at the picture of the GOTW, it has grover tuners whilst this one has Klusons: So, in all likelyhood, it is a GC exclusive. EDIT: It is probably this one: Gibson LP Silverburst GC Good one. It's got to be the one. You don't see a lot of Les Pauls with the Gibson Custom symbol on the headstock and the Les Paul sig on the truss rod cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DestructorsKillMusic1982 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Oh weird, you're right, I hadn't noticed the tuners. And that serial # certainly sounds like a GC exclusive. And it is a beautiful instrument, I must add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGBENDS Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Yeah! Slvrbrst, that's a beautiful and unique Silverburst. I like the tuners and peghead single ply binding with crown inlay. It's like a Super Standard! I think Stein is correct. It's a GC exclusive and probably has no classification other than that. Hold on to that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slvrbrst Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Yeah! Slvrbrst, that's a beautiful and unique Silverburst. I like the tuners and peghead single ply binding with crown inlay. It's like a Super Standard! I think Stein is correct. It's a GC exclusive and probably has no classification other than that. Hold on to that one. And the girl who bought it for me :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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