DG2003
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I bought one of these about eight years ago, and I love it. Over the weekend I emailed Gibson Customer Shop for information, even though I pretty much knew from my internet research what I had, but being the internet...
So I got a response this morning and I was surprised by this:
Thanks for the email. The pictures and serial number are consistent with a 2003 Custom Shop Les Paul Standard Class 5 Plain Top model in Cherry Burst finish. This was made in a small run for Sam Ash stores in 2003. Here are the specs-
BODY
Top Species: Carved Plain Maple
Back Species: weight relieved mahogany
Binding: Single-ply Cream Binding
NECK
Species: 1-piece Mahogany with long neck tenon
Profile: 50's Rounded Neck Profile
FINGERBOARD
Species: Indian Rosewood
Scale Length: 24.75"
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1 11/16"
Inlays: Acrylic Trapezoid Inlays
HARDWARE
Plating Finish: Nickel
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Bridge: ABR-1
Tuners: Grover
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Zebra ’57 Classics
Controls: 2 Volume and 2 Tone Control, 3-Way Selector Switch
Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but this is a 10 lb guitar, so I'm not sure how they consider that to be weight-relieved??
Anyone else experience this? From my research, every comment (not many) I read was basically "This thing is heavy".
So I got a response this morning and I was surprised by this:
Thanks for the email. The pictures and serial number are consistent with a 2003 Custom Shop Les Paul Standard Class 5 Plain Top model in Cherry Burst finish. This was made in a small run for Sam Ash stores in 2003. Here are the specs-
BODY
Top Species: Carved Plain Maple
Back Species: weight relieved mahogany
Binding: Single-ply Cream Binding
NECK
Species: 1-piece Mahogany with long neck tenon
Profile: 50's Rounded Neck Profile
FINGERBOARD
Species: Indian Rosewood
Scale Length: 24.75"
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1 11/16"
Inlays: Acrylic Trapezoid Inlays
HARDWARE
Plating Finish: Nickel
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Bridge: ABR-1
Tuners: Grover
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Zebra ’57 Classics
Controls: 2 Volume and 2 Tone Control, 3-Way Selector Switch
Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but this is a 10 lb guitar, so I'm not sure how they consider that to be weight-relieved??
Anyone else experience this? From my research, every comment (not many) I read was basically "This thing is heavy".