85 Nashville Les Paul

[85 Nashville]

Hi folks
I’m not a Les Paul expert, but I have an 85 Nashville Les Paul that’s yellow with two sets of black/white humbuckers, no model on the headstock, just says Gibson, with dot inlays, Grover tuners. Anyone have an idea? Gibson had no record of it which is not totally uncommon for the era I guess. Photos

 

[garywright]

dig that crazy camel-humped headstock ..hopefully you don’t have any $ invested

 

[85 Nashville]

dig that crazy camel-humped headstock ..hopefully you don’t have any $ invested

Just got it for free. You think it’s bogus?
Thanks for the reply!

 

[garywright]

Yeah ..but the price was legit ? ( not even so sure about the grovers )

 

[85 Nashville]

Interesting! The serial number stamp looks real… hey, thanks for the help brotha!

 

[GibsonGuy]

Looks like an Invader, nice score!

 

[85 Nashville]

ChatGPT said it’s a solex! 1985, one year AFTER they discontinued. What a trip

 

[fred dons]

Yeah ..but the price was legit ? ( not even so sure about the grovers )

the hump is authentic, invaders did not have the moustache

 

[garywright]

.and here I thought the only invading going on was this guitar from China, my bad ..carry on ?

 

[85 Nashville]

It’s a Sonex! 90% sure

 

[GibsonGuy]

it's an Invader

 

[Strings Jr.]

it's an Invader

And it's GibsonGuy for the win!

In our spare time, we would dismantle the Sonex Control Assemblies, robbing the pickups for use in the Invaders.