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Up for sale, a 1987 Gibson Les Paul Custom in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original molded “chainsaw” hardshell case. Featuring a very relaxed, subtle Vintage Sunburst gloss nitro lacquer finish, this Custom comes from an increasingly vaunted era of Gibson production, loaded with the original pair of Tim Shaw PAF humbuckers.
Tonewoods include a solid mahogany body, carved three-piece maple top, one-piece mahogany neck and genuine ebony fretboard, and this Les Paul weighs 10lbs 12oz. At the heart of this Les Paul Custom are the pair of Tim Shaw PAF humbuckers (from the last full year these pickups were offered). These pickups represent Gibson's first attempt at recreating the magic of their late '50s humbucker design. Offered for only a few short years in the '80s, the Shaws are designed with unoriented, rough cast Alnico V magnets, plastic spacers, and poly-coated wire, achieving the harmonic complexity, power, and tonal clarity of the original PAF. This Les Paul Custom has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .800” 1st fret, .940” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, block inlay
-Frets: Medium, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”
-Tuners: Grover Rotomatic, tulip buttons
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple, Mahogany
-Pickups: Tim Shaw PAF x2
-Harness: CTS pots date to 31st week of 1987, upgraded tone caps
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Nashville bridge, stopbar
-Plastics: Black speed knobs, four-ply black pickguard
The gloss Vintage Sunburst nitro lacquer finish is accented by gold-plated hardware that shows patina through much of the plating, while the original plastics are notably clean. There is some ambering and a few dings along the top and back of the multi-ply body binding, with buckle rash on the back and various small dings and scuffs, largely on the back and to a lesser extent behind the bridge on top. The neck retains its smooth gloss, free of palm wear with some shallow marks on the profile carve, worn smooth through play. There is light wear along the top headstock edge and one chip in the mahogany on the headstock corner.
The original “chainsaw” molded plastic hardshell case with red plush interior is included.
Tonewoods include a solid mahogany body, carved three-piece maple top, one-piece mahogany neck and genuine ebony fretboard, and this Les Paul weighs 10lbs 12oz. At the heart of this Les Paul Custom are the pair of Tim Shaw PAF humbuckers (from the last full year these pickups were offered). These pickups represent Gibson's first attempt at recreating the magic of their late '50s humbucker design. Offered for only a few short years in the '80s, the Shaws are designed with unoriented, rough cast Alnico V magnets, plastic spacers, and poly-coated wire, achieving the harmonic complexity, power, and tonal clarity of the original PAF. This Les Paul Custom has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .800” 1st fret, .940” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, block inlay
-Frets: Medium, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”
-Tuners: Grover Rotomatic, tulip buttons
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple, Mahogany
-Pickups: Tim Shaw PAF x2
-Harness: CTS pots date to 31st week of 1987, upgraded tone caps
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Nashville bridge, stopbar
-Plastics: Black speed knobs, four-ply black pickguard
The gloss Vintage Sunburst nitro lacquer finish is accented by gold-plated hardware that shows patina through much of the plating, while the original plastics are notably clean. There is some ambering and a few dings along the top and back of the multi-ply body binding, with buckle rash on the back and various small dings and scuffs, largely on the back and to a lesser extent behind the bridge on top. The neck retains its smooth gloss, free of palm wear with some shallow marks on the profile carve, worn smooth through play. There is light wear along the top headstock edge and one chip in the mahogany on the headstock corner.
The original “chainsaw” molded plastic hardshell case with red plush interior is included.
