{"product_id":"1992-gibson-les-paul-classic-premium-plus-aaa-flame-top-trans-amber-100-original-w-case","title":"1992 Gibson Les Paul Classic Plus AAA Flame Top Trans Amber, 100% Original w\/ Case","description":"Up for sale, a 1992 Gibson Les Paul Classic Plus in 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Designed to capture the finer points of the 1960 Les Paul Standard, the '92 Classic Plus is a one-year intersection of features and the height of the Classic line. The \"Plus\" tier of the Classic model introduced for the 1992 model year, is differentiated by a premium heavily figured bookmatched tiger flame top, while also retaining the \"Les Paul Model\" silkscreen text on the headstock face (the text was modified to \"Les Paul Classic\" the next year, to the unanimous dismay of vintage Les Paul aficionados).The Classic Plus boasts many features that are notable to the golden age of Les Paul production, such as a '50s headstock shape, thinner binding in the cutaway, push-in tuner bushings, ABR-1 bridge, and a slimmer 1960 neck profile. Lightweight at only 8lbs 4oz with a mahogany body and carved, bookmatched AAA flame maple cap, this guitar has plenty of power and cut, offering healthy natural sustain which translates well through the pickups.Loaded with some of Gibson's most hotly wound ceramic magnet humbuckers, the 496R delivers a biting, bluesy edge with notable treble detail and an increase in harmonics, while the 500T delivers a rich combination of enhanced lows and crystal clear highs, wax potted for ideal feedback rejection in high gain scenarios. We've had this Les Paul Classic professionally setup here at Mike \u0026amp; Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.The one-piece mahogany neck has a very slender and fast-feeling ‘60s-style C-shaped profile carve with just enough shoulder, measuring .745” deep at the 1st fret and .880” at the 12th. The rosewood fretboard sports pearloid trapezoid inlay, with original frets that have ostensibly been lightly leveled and crowned in the guitar's lifetime, retaining good meat and only exhibiting a hint of wear beneath the plain strings on the crowns of frets 1-4. This guitar plays cleanly up the 24 3\/4“ scale with a straight neck and a responsive, optimally-adjusted truss rod, and the nut measures 1 11\/16” in width. The headstock sports a “Classic”-embossed truss rod cover (an extra blank Historic-spec truss rod cover is also included) and \"Les Paul Model\" gold silkscreen text. The original set of Kluson-style Gibson Deluxe tuning machines turn smoothly and hold accurate pitch, with keystone buttons and push-in bushings.All of the electronics function as intended, with the 496R and 500T pickups wired to the stock harness with untouched solder joints and CTS pots that date to the 1st week of '92. The bridge pickup cavity retains a February 10th, 1992 date stamp, and the neck pickup cavity is stamped \"Amber,\" denoting the finish, along with the \"C+\" designation for the Classic Plus model. The nickel-plated ABR-1 bridge and stopbar are notably clean with only a faint dusting of surface patina, and plastics comprise the original quartet of gold bonnet knobs, switch tip, and cream pickup surrounds. The one-ply raised pickguard features gold silkscreen “1960” script; the guard has been removed but is present in the case.The Trans Amber nitro lacquer finish showcases the tight, straight flame figuring that extends evenly across the AAA maple top, framed by cream body binding. The top presents very cleanly, with cosmetic wear on the instrument limited to buckle rash across the back and a handful of minor dings on the back and body perimeter. The neck retains its smooth gloss, with some shallow marks along the profile that have no impact on playability.The original brown Gibson USA hardshell case with pink plush interior is included, along with the pickguard and a replacement truss rod cover (without the “Classic” script). The pink silk \"blanket\" has become detached on the body side, and the locking latch and one manual latch on the case are not currently functional, yet the case still closes securely with the remaining latches.","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43793820647680,"sku":"20349","price":4499.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4437\/4714\/products\/medium_a5bfd4db-5242-461f-80f8-b86c92a3e859.jpg?v=1751523506","url":"https:\/\/mmguitarbar.com\/products\/1992-gibson-les-paul-classic-premium-plus-aaa-flame-top-trans-amber-100-original-w-case","provider":"Mike \u0026 Mike's Guitar Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}