Members joemudge4 Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Picked this up a few weeks ago. It's not the prettiest les paul ever, but I'm really liking it a lot. It's a little beat, there's some dings and some rust on the pickups and the binding is cracked in places... nothing I really care much about. It's got character! Otherwise it's in great condition. I'm just wondering if anyone could tell me anything about it. It's a 1990, which I believe is the first year they started making the lp classic. I don't really know much about gibson's custom shop though. I mean, there just doesn't seem to be anything all that special about this guitar... it doesn't have a sweet flamed top or anything. Did the classic start out as a custom shop model? I trying to understand why this would guitar would have been made in the custom shop. It definitely is a bit more mellow than the mid/late 90s classic I used to own. It also doesn't seem as heavy. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Runner Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 i dont know anything about your specific guitar, but i do know that back 10 or so you ago, the 1990 Classic's were already considered collectibles. hang onto it. it'll probably be worth something someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carbohydrates Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 The early Les Paul Classic was a more vintage-accurate guitar, the closest thing to a replica available in the early 90's, I believe. It's the precursor to the Historic series, which are made by a division of the Custom Shop, so there's a tenuous link there. In its later years, the Classic was changed to be more like a modified Standard, which is why the early ones are much more sought after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted January 28, 2010 Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2010 Picked this up a few weeks ago. man, sorry, but that is pretty as fuck, in the same way that some 60 year old ladies just still have it in a big way. I give that a big Susan Sarandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted January 28, 2010 Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2010 Picked this up a few weeks ago. man, sorry, but that is pretty as fuck, in the same way that some 60 year old ladies just still have it in a big way. I give that a big Susan Sarandon (64) With some nice aged pickup covers it'd be a Joanna Lumley (64) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigconig Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 The early Custom shop classics like yours were all mahogany (no maple top) and had the zebra pickups. They did a premium plus version of the guitar that had fancy tops and some crazy colors. The classics actually started in 89 and are great guitars, I'm sure the custom shop ones got even more care taken when building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joemudge4 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Cool, thanks guys. Yeah, by not pretty... I just meant that it didn't have a crazy flamed maple top or anything. So, is it a mahogany body with a mahogany top? Or is it a solid chunk of wood? Also,the neck doesn't seem quite as thin as the later 90s classic I owned... but I'm not sure. It's been a while since I owned that guitar. Did the necks change or are they all the 60's neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mel Cooley Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 The first year Classics actually said Les Paul Model on the head stock and had a Classic truss rod cover. They also had not developed the snot green inlays yet. Those inlays will fade some if they get some sun light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigconig Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Cool, thanks guys. Yeah, by not pretty... I just meant that it didn't have a crazy flamed maple top or anything. So, is it a mahogany body with a mahogany top? Or is it a solid chunk of wood? Also,the neck doesn't seem quite as thin as the later 90s classic I owned... but I'm not sure. It's been a while since I owned that guitar. Did the necks change or are they all the 60's neck? I think they're solid mahogany but not 100% sure (Mike Sublowski at the LP forum would know he has a bunch) I've owned a bunch of regular classics from 90-92 and all had the slimmest necks I've ever played on a Gibson. The carve on the 60s necks has changed considerably over the years, but yours is probably different just being a custom shop. I know the historic 60s neck is fatter than the Gibson USA. *edit- You know after looking at yours I don't think it's a 90 (which would explain the fatter neck) The color of the inlays and Classic screened on the headstock looks to be mid 90s. They may have done the serial numbers like the historics where the "0" represents the 60 reissue which would make the next digit the year of manufacture (95). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joemudge4 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 The first year Classics actually said Les Paul Model on the head stock and had a Classic truss rod cover. They also had not developed the snot green inlays yet. Those inlays will fade some if they get some sun light. So one made in '89? This one is a 1990, that I know for certain from the serial #. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joemudge4 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 I think they're solid mahogany but not 100% sure (Mike Sublowski at the LP forum would know he has a bunch) I've owned a bunch of regular classics from 90-92 and all had the slimmest necks I've ever played on a Gibson. The carve on the 60s necks has changed considerably over the years, but yours is probably different just being a custom shop. I know the historic 60s neck is fatter than the Gibson USA. Interesting. Thanks for the info:thu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricEye Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 wow....Sarandon's bewbies are phenomenal. Her daughter ended up with the same gift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Nice Gibby. HNGD. EG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougie.Douglas Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Nice one. I like the plain top. HNGD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Not the prettiest? Ok. But far, FAR from the ugliest! Enjoy! BTW speaking of hot old ladies, how old is Helen Mirren? Sofia Loren? Raquel Welch? 'Cause would, would and would! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joemudge4 Posted January 29, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 ^^^would indeed hit that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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