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Used 1985 Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar Ebony

Les Paul Custom · #82045539
BrandGibson
TypeElectric Guitars
Serial No.82045539
PhotographyActual Photos
Archive ID29957
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The Story

Used 1985 Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar Ebony

Here we've got a great looking Gibson Les Paul Custom in its classic Black Beauty ebony finish, built back in 1985. The guitar has a solid mahogany body with a comfortable, rounded feeling mahogany neck, ebony board with block inlays, multi-ply body binding, and three covered humbucker pickups. The middle pickup is dated 1978 with a Patent number stamped into it, so it's likely this is an aftermarket pickup that was replaced in there. The guitar is in very good shape with original frets that have a low profile to them, almost fretless-wonder-esque. The guitar has some light amount of dings and wear around the body. A very cool feature is the Schaller crank tuners with the built-in winders! The guitar has a signature on the back of the headstock that says "To Ken...", by Peter Frampton - king of the 3-Pickup Les Paul Custom. The guitar includes an SKB hardshell case, and an original bridge pickup ring, because it had since been replaced.

Includes: Hardshell Case, Original Bridge Pickup Mounting Ring

The Specifications

As it left The Music Zoo Tech Bench.
  • 10 lbs, 4 oz.
  • Ebony Finish
  • Solid Mahogany Body
  • Multi-Ply Binding
  • Mahogany Neck
  • Ebony Fretboard
  • 24-¾" Scale Length
  • .840" Neck Profile at Nut
  • .980" Neck Profile at 12th Fret
  • 22 Frets
  • Self-Winding Tuners
  • Tune-o-matic Bridge
  • Stopbar Tailpiece
  • Gold Hardware

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