 |  |  | You are looking at what has to be one of the Most Sought After Gibson Guitars there is! Are you guys ready for this!!!! You might find this hard to believe, but lets go. You have an Illustrious Black Ebony High Gloss Paint that is Flawless. There is absolutely no scratches,marks or dents or any spot on the body, neck, or face of this 20th Anniversary model at all. The only place that it shows any wear at all is at the bottom of the Gold Pickups. Even though the pictures are good, I'll guarantee you that it looks even better in person. This has to be one of the finest specimen to represent the Les Paul 20th Anniversary there is. It is as close as you will come to being new. I purchased this new and I still own it after 35 years. This is an absolute Collectors item. I didn't get to show you much of the Case, but inside it still shows as new. The exterior has 3 - 4 small spots where the black is off, other than that, all the stitching is in great shape,and the word Gibson on the case looks as new. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact me. Free Shipping Will Be Offered To The Winning Bidder If My Reserve Is Hit. Thank you and remember to Check out my other items!
On Oct-28-09 at 18:42:22 PDT, seller added the following information:PLEASE NOTE: To the winning bidder. A 500.00 deposit is required at the end of the Auction, and you will be contacted in regards to the final.
On Oct-29-09 at 05:26:24 PDT, seller added the following information:BIG NOTE: This Comes From A Totally Free Non Smoking Environment!!!
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Gibson's "Birthday Babies":
The Anniversary Model Les Pauls
By Mike Slubowski
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Over the years, Gibson has issued a number of "anniversary model" Les Pauls. One, like the Les Paul 25/50 Anniversary Model, has been covered in more depth in another article exclusive to the Les Paul Forum. This article, in contrast, is an overview, or "Greyhound Bus tour", of various anniversary models from 1974 through 2002.
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20th Anniversary Custom (1974)
According to Tony Bacon's book, it occurred to Gibson in 1974 that it was 20 years since the first Les Paul Custom had appeared (who knows why it didn't occur to them to celebrate 20 years for the Les Paul Model in 1972?), so they celebrated by issuing a Custom with a Twentieth Anniversary inlay at the 15th fret, in place of the normal blank position marker. This was Gibson's first anniversary model, and it proved to be very successful. It is clear that this guitar established a marketing trend for other anniversary models to follow. |
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The 20th anniversary Les Paul Custom is typical of an early 70's Norlin model. It has a pancake (3 piece) body, gold hardware, volute, witch hat knobs, ABR-1 bridge, ebony fretboard, 3-piece mahogany neck, thin binding in the cutaway, 6 digit serial number, and "Made in USA" stamp on the back of the headstock. The 20th anniversary pictured is cherry sunburst and weighs 9 lbs., 14 oz. The 20th anniversary models were made in Kalamazoo. |
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There are varying accounts of how many 20th anniversary model Les Paul Customs were manufactured. According to Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars, all Les Paul Customs in 1974 have Twentieth Anniversary engraved in block letters on the 15th fret inlay, but then the guide goes on to say black or white finish. Gibson shipping totals show 60 Twentieth Anniversary models produced in ebony or white in 1975, but make no reference to this model specifically in 1974, a year in which over 7,500 Les Paul Customs were manufactured. In fact, 20th anniversary model Customs have also been seen in cherry sunburst (see photo) and wine red, albeit in limited numbers. But, according to shipping records, there were also 572 Les Paul Customs made in 1974 in tobacco sunburst, and some of these has been spotted with the 20th anniversary inlay. Based on the number of 20th anniversary models documented by guitar collectors, it would seem that a very large number, perhaps the majority, of Les Paul Customs manufactured in 1974 (at least several thousand) had the 20th anniversary engraving on the 15th fret inlay.
Keep in mind that 1974-1975 was the last year that Gibson used the 6 Digit Serial Numbers. | |
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