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Sorry, couldn't find that number.
I've got several that are close. For example, 82073554 was built on August 15th, 1983.
Thanks for checking! :dude:
aw- damn.
Sorry, couldn't find that number.
I've got several that are close. For example, 82073554 was built on August 15th, 1983.
Thanks for checking! :dude:
Hi Randy.
I have a 1980 Explorer E-2 model, SN 82120023.
Is this one perhaps is your ledger?
Thanks,
Dennis
Hi Randy,
besides my 1986 Prehistoric, built by you - https://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?200964-Where-are-they-now&p=2821501#post2821501 - here's another amazing guitar you built: It's the 1986 Prehistoric Les Paul that was pictured in Gibson's 1987 catalog (it really is, I precisely compared the flame patterns in different light angles). It was for sale at a high profile German vintage guitar & bass dealer, but I think it was sold recently.
Its serial number is 6 0666, so it might be a late 1986 model (since mine with 6 0553 was September 1986). I took the photos below in the shop.
Speaking of Prehistorics, I really would like to ask you to clear up one subject: Are those Prehistorics weight-relieved (with the well known 9 holes)?
I googled for hours but didn't find a clear answer for it - some say they are relieved, some say they're not.
The only post with a definite answer was by a guitarist who had an X-ray picture of his 1988 Prehistoric and it was not relieved, so no holes under the maple top. But as his post is only about this single guitar, it would be great to hear from you, if this is valid for all the other Prehistorics, too (especially the regular ones like the guitar pictured here, while the special ones for Leo's and Guitar Trader etc. might all be quite different anyway).
Thank you so much!
Thank you very much, that's a great info!
I know that many people already suggested that you'd write a book - which would be amazing :dude: - but since you might be too busy for it, how about a blog with a single article every now and then? Or with a (slowly growing) FAQ, finally making it possible to get reliable answers to all the Gibson (1977-90) related questions that often only get answers based on assumptions/speculation, or just on hearsay?
That would be absolutely amazing. Very much referrals to that blog would come from this forum, too Your knowledge is so precious/valuable, that it would be amazing and helpful to have on a website/weblog - if not in a book later in the future :biggrin: But enough of that for now :biggrin:
I have just one other Gibson related question: where were the pickups - like T-Tops and Shaws etc. - produced while you were with Gibson?
It might of course have been in Kalamazoo (until mid 1984) or Nashville, or maybe in Elgin/Illinois, which I think was (and is) a Gibson plant for strings & hardware etc.? Or were the pickups produced in more than one plant at the same time?
Thank you very much again!
So cool! So with that set up, you could switch it to a stop tailpiece fairly easily?
What a fascinating build. (I wonder what a Tal Farlow style pick-guard would look like on it...)
Do you recall what the mini-switches do?
The first one is a three position switch for the middle pickup. Always on / Always off / On out-of-phase. The second is a two position out-of-phase switch for the bridge pickup. Gives you the option to have the neck and bridge together out-of-phase.
What a fascinating build. (I wonder what a Tal Farlow style pick-guard would look like on it...)
Do you recall what the mini-switches do?
The first one is a three position switch for the middle pickup. Always on / Always off / On out-of-phase. The second is a two position out-of-phase switch for the bridge pickup. Gives you the option to have the neck and bridge together out-of-phase.
That's very, very cool.
Thanks for the info!
Hi Strings Jr.
I Love this post! Some really beautiful custom guitars you had a hand in building.
I have Heritage Korina V with serial # A 111 with a "second" stamp above it.
And a Heritage Korina Explorer LE with Serial # 80133517.
Any chance you had a hand in these beauties?
when I figure out how to post the pictures, I'll load them up.....
Thanks