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Inside pickup cavity of Sweetwater Les Paul Traditional Plaintop

fr0sty

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I was swapping pickups last night and found this under the bridge pickup.

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Xpensive Wino

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I heard that someone found a business card inside a Les Paul control cavity once. :hmm
 

clearmudd

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I was swapping pickups last night and found this under the bridge pickup.

mu-PnT4hzfhMe-p_MJDSJw3d_hHNEDRjry2JMlKHu6g3EOKnpvG8sf2HYg5MpeIZwbzebOwFWmWEcjnWMLGVdPVMyfznGQ6WzmXcBYPLFdhxyPexKLtK_e7Z4vkl8kY64IE-ykmuGeY0dqsk-qpOibv4yvYMHDFDJLY-Hao-Qg4W8h1ossLpvFRWYuHs_3bP4xI5DE6S7EidQE1z-Po8U2rZEmICLa3ew8gCTKd5yalsayJYeVWmoBWwyzILSTajF_dowaIP_S0qgY5A1At5p2Fg6AFZ9H7fxXjqfAqChNx4WzAdNuVcqwTC1OMljIWtyypgNBs9JPkpFBd8BZ2CWFiJBpFiUErxpCvThmpYw_3oAOWyaf6QrAZnZfIwKlgNWczbY3mNqDIGuOaQkLgPgM8gZoGrTmJ7b9m8463a1HAX8cqzk2orVdVKO7KpaMV3ZB-XgyOrV3P1mWX9-_3jxSlxXGcprkBUvZmEInj_WDQt10s4JAhLQoJ5N6rE2w4Oq87HSK7UBSOyuxaqGFhZVUL8lqNmpoesPnlNrGCy8NkmhjREDKumgekiQtnu-cM8djyQ7jqHDOMfsZFSULRGxMjJpZaLdSE=w1378-h775-no

Its a ID for production, sometimes they have a color code as well. LPTD (les paul traditional) P(plain) 16(2016).
 

fr0sty

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Thanks for that. The only letter tripping me up was D, but that makes sense.
 

Tom Wittrock

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I found this in an LP Classic a few years back.

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Took a few calls and emails to get it explained. :ganz
 

Gtrplyr1

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If anybody here has a 2002 R8 Butterscotch that says in the rear pickup cavity "I love this guitar" Steve B.

Let me know, I'd like to buy it back.
 
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