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Up for sale, a 1989 Orville by Gibson Les Paul Custom in near-mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and hangtags. 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 rarely seen 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 ago discontinued Orville model was crafted at the Terada factory.
Lightweight for a Les Paul at 9lbs 1oz, this guitar really delivers the good with a solid mahogany body and neck, carved maple top, glued-in 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. 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 Black Beauty has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with fresh 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .830” 1st fret, .980” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, block inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone (upgraded)
-Tuners: Gotoh, keystone buttons
-Serialization: G89 prefix (1989 production), inked
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple, Mahogany
-Pickups: Gibson Bill Lawrence-designed Super Humbucker x2
-Harness: Untouched solder, full-size Japanese 500k pots date to July, 1989
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Nashville bridge, stopbar
-Plastics: Black speed knobs, four-ply pickguard
The gloss Ebony finish shows only some light finish scratches on top and just a few minor dings on the back and body perimeter. The gloss on the neck profile is flawless save for one shallow nick behind fret 5.
The original black tolex hardshell case and serialized hangtags are included.
Lightweight for a Les Paul at 9lbs 1oz, this guitar really delivers the good with a solid mahogany body and neck, carved maple top, glued-in 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. 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 Black Beauty has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with fresh 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .830” 1st fret, .980” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, block inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone (upgraded)
-Tuners: Gotoh, keystone buttons
-Serialization: G89 prefix (1989 production), inked
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple, Mahogany
-Pickups: Gibson Bill Lawrence-designed Super Humbucker x2
-Harness: Untouched solder, full-size Japanese 500k pots date to July, 1989
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Nashville bridge, stopbar
-Plastics: Black speed knobs, four-ply pickguard
The gloss Ebony finish shows only some light finish scratches on top and just a few minor dings on the back and body perimeter. The gloss on the neck profile is flawless save for one shallow nick behind fret 5.
The original black tolex hardshell case and serialized hangtags are included.
