It is a nice light 8.5 lbs and has a very broken in feel to to. It’s very resonant and has a very balanced sound. The finish is nice and hard and very thin as well. All the hardware is stock except. 1 the tailpiece bushings and studs are the longer correct steel Pigtail after market parts. 2 the pickups (originally’57 classics) have been upgraded with the awesome Gibson. 4 Original strap buttons are gone replaced with Schaller locking buttons (additional locking parts that go on the strap included). 5 the stock wiring harness was replaced with a 2016 Historic harness (pots and Gibson repro Bumble bee caps). Unfortunately the soldering iron hit one of the caps melting the plastic a little, but still fully functional (see pic). 6 Nut was upgraded to a bone nut (stock nut included). The neck finish had worn through and has been overplayed with a nice nitro, the overspray has worn through in a couple of spots now yes this guitar was played! Also it had a Bigsby at one time, so you can see the extra screw holes in the top and the end for that. It also had a floating tailpiece like on an arch top… Interesting sound so there are extra holes for that on the end as well (see pic). Also it had Grover tuners, then it was converted back to the stock tuners, with the headstock holes doweled and re drilled. A little bit of muss from that on the headstock, see pic. Some worming on the back (see pic) and lots of dings especially around the tailpiece from removing the stock studs, D’oh! But the case is in good structural shape, several dings but nothing major at all, no smoke or any other kind of stink! The original steal me logo was taken off with rubbing alcohol but it is the original historic black case with burgundy interior that came with the guitar. Thank you for looking, it’s a very nice guitar and I’m hoping it’ll go to a good player who maybe can’t afford a new Historic, but doesn’t mind a player grade Les Paul. Despite all the minor issues, it is structurally fine and is a good sounding guitar. Fret wear is pretty minor, some but not needing any work. Also I do have the certificate of authenticity for this guitar… Contact me for additional pics if you need! Search Youtube for’Fat Toad Memorial Day’ to hear this guitar in action! I also should add that I don’t have the original parts anymore (pickups, etc). The guitar will come with the original paperwork (reprint of vintage instructions, etc). That came with the guitar. Also some clarification on the harness, the pots/caps, that whole assembly in the cavity there is from a 2016 Standard Historic Les Paul. To add a little more info prompted by a question someone asked. I bought this in August of 2001 brand spanking new from the dealer. All work done/dings are the work of a single man, myself. Someone asked about the treble side under the nut (visible in one of the pics). That is not a gap, it is a little wooden shim that was glued in under the nut when the bone nut was installed. It’s just a little different colored wood. There’s no gap or anything, it’s all solid. That was 15 years ago… Can’t remember why that was necessary. I think a little of the wood on the neck under the nut came off with the original nut so a little wood shim was necessary. Also, please note on the butt end, but the endpin there is one more hole (the same size as the others) that doesn’t show in the pic, it’s directly above the strap button and doesn’t show due to the angle of the shot. The item “Gibson Les Paul historic 1958 reissue 2001″ is in sale since Friday, September 09, 2016. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Electric Guitars”. The seller is “mmittman” and is located in American Canyon, California. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: Gibson
- Model Year: 2001