I will also add M2M in the mix if the customer does not like the finished product good reputable authorized and authentic shops will offer the customer the choice of returning for a more suitable M2M . Thus there will be a redo of the serial # and certificate and such . So this is where the re sanding would take place in this instance .
Maybe we enthusiast and aficionado know better and thus avoid said re purposed instruments and shops that would sell these type instruments . Yours is a most beautiful Les Paul I must say . Also we are talking about a lot of money and I am quite sure that the more discerning customers and fans of Gibson Custom Guitars know where to shop and what to buy . I am not trying to throw shade , it's just buyer beware and do your homework as these are expensive instruments and one must do there homework . As I always say buyer beware and only frequent and make purchases from Authorized and Authentic Gibson Custom Dealers/Shops as there are a lot of shady types out there and besides lastly God forbid you have an issue with your expensive Gibson Custom instrument , you will not get factory warranty service that must be blessed and Authorized from the Authentic and Authorized Gibson Custom Dealer/shop ! Then you will be left with out of pocket expenses and cost that can add up very quickly and can and will be expensive . (been there and done that and got the T-shirt and been on the receiving end of out of pocket expenses to the tune of 2 G on one single instrument and , also been there with the blessed Warranty service as well and God Bless big time !!!!!!!!!! ) Very Critically Important ! Remember Trust but Verify !
This artist is not lesser known as he is a fine artist and player as well and his CC is a fine and beautiful instrument on his own and in his neck of the woods is a huge and revered artist . Japan is a super huge market for all things Gibson including Vintage Sunbursts and Gibson Custom Shop and Gibson USA , as they have there own specially made and hand picked tops and such . I mean it is a HUGE market !
Not sure where you're going with this as I am talking about a guitar purchased at Wildwood Guitars in Louisville, Colorado. (Heck... I bet their banner is at the top of this page if you scroll up, lol). They are quite reputable and I was assisted by one of their long-time employees.
I can guarantee the majority of the guitar market has no clue who Tamio Okuda is. I agree that he is talented, but he isn't well-known outside of Japan.
Did you read my post ?
My "shady" reference was directed at certain shops that sell Gibson Custom Instruments with the term of "sold as is" for a brand new calendar year model . That is exactly where my "shady" reference was directed . Not at the fine shops such as Dave's Guitars, Wildwood, Music Zoo, Chicago Music Exchange , Wild West Guitars , to name a few of the finer shops that also are sponsors here .
As for the repurposed Felder Burst '59/'58, I've run across 6 or 7 of them, all VOS and all sold new (including mine) originally from HOG out of Rochester, NY
one of the best tops I've seen on a Les Paul. Nice score.
Thank you sir! Plain Tops have a certain vibe to then. This particular one sounds killer!