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Hi all,
Sorry to do one one of these but I saw a guitar tonight opportunistically and want to just confirm its authenticity before pulling the trigger.
It’s a black Les Paul Custom with the serial number CS 702831. My main suspicion is the serial number - is it one digit too long? Is that a 2007? It has a COA signed by Rick Gembar which would be correct for a 2007.
Everything else I checked seemed to add up. Binding over the fret nibs, hardware all correct. I opened up the cavity and there’s Gibson pots and I’d say OK wiring but not amazing. Strangely the ground wire from the bridge post is missing but there is a hole for it. There’s no mounting plate for the pots to sit on, is that correct? I could see the jack was a Switchcraft.
So my suspicions are the serial number, the weight (it didn’t weigh a ton) and the wiring even though the pots seemed legit.
What else should I have checked? Any advice?
Sorry to do one one of these but I saw a guitar tonight opportunistically and want to just confirm its authenticity before pulling the trigger.
It’s a black Les Paul Custom with the serial number CS 702831. My main suspicion is the serial number - is it one digit too long? Is that a 2007? It has a COA signed by Rick Gembar which would be correct for a 2007.
Everything else I checked seemed to add up. Binding over the fret nibs, hardware all correct. I opened up the cavity and there’s Gibson pots and I’d say OK wiring but not amazing. Strangely the ground wire from the bridge post is missing but there is a hole for it. There’s no mounting plate for the pots to sit on, is that correct? I could see the jack was a Switchcraft.
So my suspicions are the serial number, the weight (it didn’t weigh a ton) and the wiring even though the pots seemed legit.
What else should I have checked? Any advice?
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