2000's didn't have a coa. At least not in the States. Everything I see looks right for 2000. Best case Gibson ever used, IMO! My favourite Les Paul among 4 Historics and 8 others I own, is the R9 I bought in May 2000 from the HOG.
Nicknamed 'Tupeolo Honey' for the color and tone, 9 0503 has been my go to Les Paul, recorded and toured heavily, Tupeolo Honey has been gigged hard, and looks it.
I am a HUGE!!! 99/00 40th Anniversary R9 fan. Big upgrades and spec changes in '99 make 99/00 R9s historically important and I very much find the unique feel and specs as well as playability and tone suit me perfectly. Though far from a perfect clone of 59 and not as accurate as later issues, I prefer them as players. IMO, the important stuff is there, especially the neck profile. I prefer a 2000 to a 2002.
2000's didn't have a coa. At least not in the States.
so this one is a 40th anniversary R9??
I believe this applies only to certain 99 R9s [maybe leaked into 200], particularly Murphy-aged ones, and Al was speaking broadly about specs and quality of the era. :salude
so this one is a 40th anniversary R9??
2000's didn't have a coa. At least not in the States. Everything I see looks right for 2000. Best case Gibson ever used, IMO! My favourite Les Paul among 4 Historics and 8 others I own, is the R9 I bought in May 2000 from the HOG.
Nicknamed 'Tupeolo Honey' for the color and tone, 9 0503 has been my go to Les Paul, recorded and toured heavily, Tupeolo Honey has been gigged hard, and looks it.
I am a HUGE!!! 99/00 40th Anniversary R9 fan. Big upgrades and spec changes in '99 make 99/00 R9s historically important and I very much find the unique feel and specs as well as playability and tone suit me perfectly. Though far from a perfect clone of 59 and not as accurate as later issues, I prefer them as players. IMO, the important stuff is there, especially the neck profile. I prefer a 2000 to a 2002.
My 2000 Yamano R9 has a COA. It came with two cases a black historic and a Lifton.
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