LP Custom - earliest date for Cherry sunburst finish ?

JoeRose said:

Hi,
I joined a Facebook debate , where someone posed this question.

- LP Custom appears to have restarted in July 1968
- A decision made to introduce a maple cap , sometime in 1969
- James Williamson's 'raw power' LPC in for restoration during 2010, quoted as being a '69... he definitely had it before joining the Stooges in 1971
- reverb.com quoting ebony as the only finish available in 1969
- I've been unable to find other evidence of an LPC , Pre-1970, with cherry sunburst finish

Does anyone know when this finish became available? Is the earliest known serial number with this finish known ?

Many thanks.

Regards
Joe

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Zoomer said:

I had a 1968 one piece body, one piece neck, with maple top - so I think there were some maple caps in 1968 as well

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