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Identification help Les paul

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Hello everyone, this is my first thread in this forum.

I have been offered to buy a Les paul, and i dont know if it is a fake, thats why i'm seeking help to identify this thing, if anyone knows what it is. I dont even know if this is the right place to ask. :)

The owner says it is a gibson guitar that gibson themself used to try different pickups in.
There is no serial number on the headstock, he tells me it is from the 1970s.

I have 4 pictures of it, if anyone could tell me anything about it i would be thankful.
Here are the pictures i got so far.

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Regards Alexander Hansson Sweden
 
Tom Wittrock

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That does not appear to be a real Gibson, and it is definitely not from the Gibson Custom Shop! :wah
 
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Well i couldnt find any topic that really fit my question. According to him (may be a lie, or it may be that he himself was misinformed when he bought it) it was used to try different pickups in the gibson factory, i will ask if he has any proof of that when i call later today.

I just wanted to try to get some more information before i talked to him. See if anyone ever heard of anything like this at the gibson factory.
 
Big Al

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WTF!WTF!!WTF!!!:bigal:bigal:bigal

Why do these guys use the tiny Film Noir photo's??

IDK, that may be a Gibson shadow.:##:##:##
 
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