Description
Vintage Gibson Les Paul Custom in Alpine White finish made in 1986. This guitar features a double bound solid mahogany body with a maple cap, maple neck and bound ebony fingerboard. Equipped with a set of original Gibson Patent Stamp Shawbuckers in the neck and bridge position. Controlled by 2-volume, 2-tone knobs and a 3-way toggle switch. The 24.75″ scale length neck has mother of pearl block inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets with a slim taper neck profile. The hardware is comprised of gold Grover rotomatic tuning machines, a corian nut, a Tune-O-Matic bridge, and black speed knobs with a 4-ply black/white pickguard.
This Guitar is in overall very good condition for its age. It has naturally aged into a smooth buttery yellow, it has light wear, marks, some dings, natural light checking on the body & headstock and some light chipping on the headstock 2 pots codes date ‘85/ 2 date 86’, the serial is dates 1985 (see pics)
Guitar is freshly setup and restrung with 10-46 strings and includes later 1990’s Gibson hardshell case brown with pink interior and pink silk insert.
Specs
- Make: Gibson
- Model: Les Paul Custom
- Year: 1986
- Finish: Alpine White
- Finish Type: Nitrocellulose
- Country: USA
- Serial #: 83185568
- Condition: Very Good
- Weight: 9lbs 13.6oz
- Body Shape: LP (Single Cut)
- Body Type: Solid
- Body Wood: Mahogany
- Top Wood: Maple Cap
- Scale Length: 24.75″
- Neck Joint: Set Neck
- Neck Wood: Maple
- Neck Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose
- Finger Board: Ebony
- Neck Radius: 12″
- Neck Profile: Slim Taper
- Inlays: Mother of Pearl Block
- Nut Width: 1 11/16″
- Nut: Corian
- Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
- Pickup Config: HH
- Neck Pickup: Gibson Patent Stamp Shawbucker
- Bridge Pickup: Gibson Patent Stamp Shawbucker
- Pickguard: 4-Ply Black/White
- Pots: 2-Volume, 2-Tone
- Pot date Codes: R137850/ R137865
- Switch: 3-Way Toggle Switch
- Hardware: Gold
- Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic with Keystone Heads
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
- Knobs: Black Speed
- String Gauge: 10-46
- Case: 1990’s Gibson Hardshell Case Brown w/pink interior
Condition
- Overall Condition: ✯✯✯✯☆
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- Headstock Front: ✯✯✯✯☆
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