littlemissstrange Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Hi, i've recently purchased a Black Beauty from 2002 and noticed a 'glitter' colouration in the black paint. Is this common amongst custom shop BB's? Also, when did gibson start putting Bumblebee caps and cts pots in their black beauty's because mine came with gibson USA pots and ceramic caps. Many thanks! Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1MESAMAN Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I THINK THAT'S A QUESTION FOR TECH,NOT TOO MANY OF US ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO OWN ONE,AND THE LAST ONE I SAW WAS IN A DISPLAY CASE @ HARD ROCK ORLANDO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 littlemissstrange, post some pictures of it. If you don't know how, create an account at photobucket.com, upload pics there and past the IMG code here. As for the Bumble Bees. What does your serial number look like? If it has a it CS at the beginning, it's a regular Les Paul Custom. If it looks like (for example) 7 2100 or 721000, it's a '57 reissue Custom. Only reissue Customs have CTS pots & Bumble Bee caps. Just so you know, if you have a regular Custom you also have a weight-relieved body. Reissues are true solid-bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlemissstrange Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 Hi, it's definitely a 57 reissue as the serial starts with a 7. It is a 2002 model so i'm not too sure whether these were issued with cts pots and bumblebees. Do you know what could have caused the sparkle effect on some of the finish?...this is not on all of the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 As for your pots, read this sticky. http://forums.gibson.com/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=273 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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