Hello everybody!!!! After a long and tormented period in which I am not decided to buy or not a Les Paul Custom:
https://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?209249-Les-Paul-Custom-1976-with-issues
then decided to buy a Les Paul Standard disappeared at the very last moment:
https://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/...-Alpin-White-with-quot-supposed-quot-Tim-Shaw
the third attempt was finally successful!!!!
Here you have: Les paul Studio Alpine White (yellowed) 1983 with Tim Shaw Pickups!!!
The finish is vertically cracked:
This is the headstock:
Pots from back. There are letters Y (yellow) R (red) O (orange) W (white) for correct wiring. The pots are correctly marked 83.
Pickups Tim Shaw:
Neck 372883 (august 1983)
Bridge 373883 (august 1983)
Chrome hardware. I substitute the cover of Rhythm/Treble switch with new one (instead of worst chrome mounted when I bought):
Fretboard is Ebony (?):
and Last but not Least, a document enclosed, "Inspection Sheet", dated june 7th, 2012, with summary of characteristics. Without doubt was written in USA (in Italy we do not use these particular handwrite fonts) maybe by a re-seller (it is not marked Gibson) in which fretboard is marked as "Rosewood":
The sound is very, very, very beautiful! Frets are ok, some wear on 4th and 6th frets (maybe the previous owner played everything in A pentatonic...).
Happy ending!!!
So, please, if you will, let me know your impressions about my new baby.
Thank you for your attention!
Happy Claudio
https://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?209249-Les-Paul-Custom-1976-with-issues
then decided to buy a Les Paul Standard disappeared at the very last moment:
https://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/...-Alpin-White-with-quot-supposed-quot-Tim-Shaw
the third attempt was finally successful!!!!
Here you have: Les paul Studio Alpine White (yellowed) 1983 with Tim Shaw Pickups!!!
The finish is vertically cracked:
This is the headstock:
Pots from back. There are letters Y (yellow) R (red) O (orange) W (white) for correct wiring. The pots are correctly marked 83.
Pickups Tim Shaw:
Neck 372883 (august 1983)
Bridge 373883 (august 1983)
Chrome hardware. I substitute the cover of Rhythm/Treble switch with new one (instead of worst chrome mounted when I bought):
Fretboard is Ebony (?):
and Last but not Least, a document enclosed, "Inspection Sheet", dated june 7th, 2012, with summary of characteristics. Without doubt was written in USA (in Italy we do not use these particular handwrite fonts) maybe by a re-seller (it is not marked Gibson) in which fretboard is marked as "Rosewood":
The sound is very, very, very beautiful! Frets are ok, some wear on 4th and 6th frets (maybe the previous owner played everything in A pentatonic...).
Happy ending!!!
So, please, if you will, let me know your impressions about my new baby.
Thank you for your attention!
Happy Claudio