Description
Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty 3-pickup Tremolo One Off Special Order in Ebony finish made in 1984 with Gibson Hard Shell Case. This guitar features a double bound solid mahogany body with a maple top, mahogany neck and bound ebony fingerboard. Equipped with a trio of original Gibson Patent Stamp humbuckers in the neck/ middle and bridge position. Controlled by 3-volume, 3-tone knobs a 3-way toggle pickup selector switch, a 3-way mini toggle middle pickup on/off/ phase switch and a 2-way mini toggle bridge phase 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 matching gold Grover imperial tuning machines, a corian with string-lock nut, a Gibson patent pending stud mounted kahler 2200 tremolo bridge and black top hat knobs with a 4-ply black/white pickguard.
This Vintage Guitar is in overall very good condition. It has some finish checking, light binding. Shrinkage marks, overall light signs of play, some light surface marks /scratches and some light dings/ dimples (see pics)
Guitar is freshly setup and restrung with 10-46 strings and includes Gibson hard shell case.
Specs
- Make: Gibson
- Model: Les Paul Custom 3-pickup One Off Special Order
- Year: 1984
- Finish: Ebony
- Finish Type: Nitrocellulose
- Country: USA
- Serial #: 82404569
- Condition: Very Good
- Weight: 9lbs 14.3oz
- Body Shape: LP (Single Cut)
- Body Type: Solid
- Body Wood: Mahogany
- Top Wood: Maple
- Body Binding: Double Bound, Multi-Ply Cream
- Scale Length: 24.75″
- Neck Joint: Set Neck
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Neck Finish: Matching
- Finger Board: Ebony
- Neck Binding: Cream
- Neck Radius: 12″
- Neck Profile: Slim Taper
- Inlays: Mother of Pearl Block
- Nut Width: 1.695″
- Nut: Corian with String-Lock
- Frets: 22 medium Jumbo
- Pickup Config: HHH
- Neck Pickup: Gibson Patent Stamp
- Middle Pickup: Gibson Patent Stamp
- Bridge Pickup: Gibson Patent Stamp
- Pickguard: 4-Ply Black/White
- Pots: 3-Volume, 3-Tone
- Pot Date Codes: 137804* (4*th week of 1980)
- Phase Switch: 2-Way Mini Toggle
- Auxiliary Switch: 3-Way mini Toggle Switch; middle pickup on/off/ phase
- Auxiliary Switch: 2-way Mini Toggle Bridge Pickup Phase
- Hardware: Gold
- Tuning Machines: Grover Imperial with Stepped Heads
- Strap Buttons: Standard
- Bridge: Gibson Patent Pending Stud Mounted Kahler 2200 Tremolo
- Knobs: Black Top Hat
- Other Features: One Off Special Order, Engraved Gold Truss Rod Cover “Made for C.L. Zinn II”
- String Gauge: 10-46
- Case: Gibson Hard Shell Case
Condition
- Overall Condition: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Body Back: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Body Front: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Body Binding: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Fretboard: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Fret Life: ✯✯✯☆ ·
- Neck: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Neck Binding: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Headstock Front: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Headstock Back: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Pickups: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Bridge: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Knobs: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Hardware: ✯✯✯✯✯
