Howdy! This beauty started it’s life
August 19, 2021 as a Honeyburst Les Paul Classic but for
whatever
reason (I think it’s because someone saw the gorgeous woodgrain on
the face of this
instrument) it’s journey ended not on the showroom
floor but rather at the Gibson Mod Shop
where it was divested of its
hardware and modular, push-pull electronics and re-fitted with
the
gold-plated hardware and hand-wired electronics one would find in the
current Les Paul
Custom series. They also added some copper colored
pickup rings.
Hence, the Gibson Mod Shop granted me
the opportunity to afford a factory-equipped version
of the 1977
Cherry Sunburst Les Paul Custom I bought with my paper-route money in
1980
and have forever regretted selling.
Turns out, in the intervening years, my
tastes have skewed towards the single-coil sound and
as much as I’ve
appreciated having the chance to play this incredible guitar, it
makes little sense
for me to hold onto a guitar that I play seldom if
ever.
I’m sure there’s someone out there
who is more than ready to put this axe through it’s paces. I’ll
include the original crème pickguard along with the gold mirror
pickguard pictured. I’ve also added a
fantastic super light-weight
genuine Duesenburg tremolo system that adds a whole new dimension
to
the Les Paul experience without the weight, bulk, or tuning stability
issues of the Bigsby. There’s
an accompanying gold-plated roller
bridge to minimize string binding. Original bridge and tailpiece
included in case.
Guitar comes with OHSC, certificate of authenticity
and case candy.