Description
Gibson Les Paul Custom in Alpine White finish made in 1978 with Original Hard Shell Case. This guitar features a solid mahogany body with a maple cap, mahogany neck and ebony fingerboard. Equipped with Gibson T Top Humbuckers in both positions. 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 Gibson tuning machines, a bone nut, a Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge, and top hat reflector knobs with a 3-ply black/white pickguard.
This guitar is beautifully aged, with the gold stopbar having worn through to nickel rather than flaked through and the white finish yellowed quite evenly, with the exception of the worn through neck.
Guitar is freshly setup and restrung with 10-46 strings and includes original hard shell case.
Specs
- Make: Gibson
- Model: Les Paul
- Sub-Model: Custom
- Year: 1978
- Finish: Alpine White
- Finish Type: Nitrocellulose
- Country: USA
- Serial #: 70488566
- Condition: Very Good
- Weight: 10lbs 13oz
- Body Shape: Les Paul (Single Cut)
- Body Type: Solid
- Body Wood: Mahogany
- Top Wood: Maple Cap
- Scale Length: 24.75″
- Neck Joint: Set Neck
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Neck Finish: Worn Matching Alpine White
- Finger Board: Ebony
- Neck Radius: 12″
- Neck Profile: Slim Taper
- Inlays: Mother of Pearl Block
- Nut Width: 1.687″
- Nut: Bone
- Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
- Pickup Config: HH
- Neck Pickup: Gibson T Top Humbucker
- Bridge Pickup: Gibson T Top Humbucker
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White
- Pots: 2-Volume, 2-Tone
- Pot Date Codes: 1377805, 1377806, 137780X, NVDC (Solder)
- Switch: 3-Way Toggle Switch
- Hardware: Gold
- Tuning Machines: Gibson Die Cast with Keystone Heads
- Bridge: Nashville Tune-O-Matic
- Knobs: Top Hat Reflector
- Other Features: 100% Factory
- String Gauge: 10-46
- Case: Original Hard Shell Case
Condition
- Overall Condition: ✯✯✯☆ · – Heavily aged finish
- Body Back: ✯✯✯✯ · – A couple light dings, heavy playwear, see photos
- Body Front: ✯✯✯✯ · – Multiple light dings, Checking near switch
- Body Binding: ✯✯✯✯ · – Several dings and checking
- Fretboard: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Fret Life: ✯✯✯✯ ·
- Neck: ✯✯✯✯☆ – Finish worn thin, no dings
- Neck Binding: ✯✯✯ · · – Checking/splitting at fret ends
- Neck Pocket: ✯✯✯✯ ·
- Headstock Front: ✯✯✯☆ · – Heavily aged, scuffed
- Headstock Back: ✯✯✯✯ ·
- Pickups: ✯✯✯✯ · – Treble worn through gold on cover, covers appear to have been removed and reinstalled
- Bridge: ✯✯✯ · · – Aged heavily, all parts functional
- Tailpiece: ✯✯✯ · · – Aged heavily
- Knobs: ✯✯✯ · · – Original, chipped
- Hardware: ✯✯✯✯ ·
