Help me figure out what this is!

Great friend! Hard to tell in that pic, bro. Looks like a Desertburst Standard or one of the many variations of.

Just contact Gibson and ask them. They will need to see pics including one of the serial.

Manufacturers are always the best people to contact for questions about identification of a guitar.

Big Al said:

Great friend! Hard to tell in that pic, bro. Looks like a Desertburst Standard or one of the many variations of.

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This -- also assuming the case is original, looks like it is of the 2003-2005 Premium Plus variety... probably has the "50s neck" :salude

jb_abides said:

This -- also assuming the case is original, looks like it is of the 2003-2005 Premium Plus variety... probably has the "50s neck" :salude

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That would be my guess, although I think some of the Premium tops came with 60's profile neck?

Just by the one pic I would narrow the range down to 2003-2008 era. Nashville bridge, appears to have nickel tarnish on the hardware and pickup covers. Hard to tell, but it kind of looks like a narrow headstock.

A serial number would help.

I'll take a stab at it:biggrin: But first have you checked out the serial number?

Good tell tale sign is the pick guard if there is a hole on the body and the guard tucked away inside the case available for install.

My 2005 Standard Ice Tea did not have any holes drilled from the factory but included the p/g just in case you wanted down the road to be installed then you would have to drill or have a guitar tech do that.

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All, it arrived yesterday. Serial# 00662618. I called Gibson. It's a 2002 Standard in Desert Burst, made in the Nashville plant. It has:

• The 50's neck
• AA maple flame top
• Burstbucker pros
• Nickel hardware

It has a pickguard in the case, but isn't drilled for it. Might throw it on there. Thoughts?

That's all the detail they had. I strung it up and plugged it into my Vox AC15. It sounds amazing. Needs a pro setup (I don't dare touch the truss rod on this one), but otherwise in great shape. Thanks for all of your help!