{"product_id":"1989-orville-by-gibson-les-paul-custom-lpc-alpine-white-w-case-hangtag-japan-terada","title":"1989 Orville by Gibson Les Paul Custom LPC Alpine White w\/ Case \u0026 Hangtag, Japan Terada","description":"Up for sale, a 1989 Orville by Gibson Les Paul Custom in exceptional, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Differentiated from the standard Orville-branded instruments, the \"Orville by Gibson\" guitars represented the highest tier of Japanese construction, outfitted from the factory with USA Gibson pickups. Made exclusively for the Japanese market and uncommon outside its country of origin, this Orville is an official Gibson-licensed guitar and a result of a partnership between Gibson USA and their Japanese distributor Yamano Gakki. Named after Gibson's founder, Orville Gibson, this long-since discontinued Orville model was crafted at the Terada factory.\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\rLightweight for a Les Paul at 9lbs 2oz, this Les Paul Custom features the classic tonewood complement of a solid mahogany body and neck, carved maple top, long tenon neck joint, dark tight-grained rosewood fretboard, and a pair of Bill Lawrence-designed Super Humbuckers, known colloquially as Gibson's \"circuit board\" pickups. Only available in Gibson's USA models from 1988-90, these short-lived medium output pickups handle gain extremely well, delivering a detailed array of tones that can be bright and growly or thick and punchy with the flip of a switch. This Les Paul Custom has been professionally setup here at Mike \u0026amp; Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\rNeck Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\r-Wood: Mahogany\u003cbr\u003e\r-Shape: ‘60s-style slender C, good shoulders, more heft in the upper registers, measuring 815” 1st fret, .985” 12th fret\u003cbr\u003e\r-Fretboard: Bound rosewood, block inlay\u003cbr\u003e\r-Frets: Original, medium jumbo, virtually no wear\u003cbr\u003e\r-Scale Length: 24 3\/4”\u003cbr\u003e\r-Nut: 1 11\/16”\u003cbr\u003e\r-Tuners: Gotoh, gold-plated tulip buttons\u003cbr\u003e\r-Serialization: Inked on back of headstock, G89-prefix dates to ‘89\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\rBody Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\r-Pickups: Bill Lawrence “circuit board” Super Humbuckers\u003cbr\u003e\r-Harness: Original, untouched solder, full-size 500K pots date to ‘89\u003cbr\u003e\r-Hardware: Gold-plated ABR-1 bridge and stopbar\u003cbr\u003e\r-Plastics: Black speed knobs, four-ply black pickguard with faint scuffing along the strum path\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\rThe gloss Alpine White finish is very bright in its presentation with virtually no yellowing of the clear coat. Cosmetic wear is limited to an area of buckle rash on the back at the bass-side lower bout and just a scant few microscopic marks on the body as a whole. The smooth gloss on the neck profile is immaculate.\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\rThe original brown Lifton-style hardshell case with red plush interior is included, along with the matching serialized hangtag.","brand":"Orville by Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44216919228672,"sku":"G898092","price":2999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4437\/4714\/products\/medium_d509e9a5-a930-4bff-8e53-5b58fe76afbe.jpg?v=1751509496","url":"https:\/\/mmguitarbar.com\/products\/1989-orville-by-gibson-les-paul-custom-lpc-alpine-white-w-case-hangtag-japan-terada","provider":"Mike \u0026 Mike's Guitar Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}