{"product_id":"1992-orville-by-gibson-les-paul-standard-light-burst-w-usa-pickups-japan-terada","title":"1992 Orville by Gibson Les Paul Standard Light Burst w\/ USA Pickups, Japan Terada","description":"Up for sale, a 1992 Orville by Gibson Les Paul Standard in exceptional, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. Differentiated from the standard Orville-branded instruments, the \"Orville by Gibson\" guitars represented the top tier of Japanese construction, with USA Gibson pickups. Made exclusively for the Japanese market and seldom 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 discontinued Orville model was crafted at the Terada factory.\n\nThis guitar delivers everything you want in a good Les Paul, with a solid mahogany body and neck with long tenon, solid two-piece carved maple cap, and a pair of factory-installed Gibson USA humbuckers. The pickups include a Gibson USA-embossed 490T in the bridge position and 490R at the neck. The pickups in this Orville translate the instrument's clear acoustic voice into a powerful array of big, crisp voicings. The bridge pickup has the growl, midrange cut, and dynamic clarity you’d expect, while the neck pickup is girthy and thick while still retaining enough clarity and definition to handle higher gain. Additionally, the pickups clean up decently when backing off the volume a touch, and the tone controls are equally as responsive. Notably lightweight for a Les Paul at 8lbs 7oz, this Orville has been professionally setup here at Mike \u0026amp; Mike's Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.\n\nThe mahogany neck has a slender C profile carve with modest shoulder and just a hair more roundness up the board, measuring .825\" deep at the 1st fret and .960\" at the 12th. The dark rosewood fretboard features flared trapezoid inlay, and the frets are medium jumbo in size with their full factory height and ample meat, practically pristine with just a hint of wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3. The neck is straight with a responsive, optimally adjusted truss rod, and the original nut measures 1 11\/16\" in width. The nickel Kluson-style tuners are intact on the headstock, which has the correct \"open book\" shape and \"Orville by Gibson\" pearloid inlay. The serial number is also inked on the back of the headstock with a G-prefix noting the USA Gibson components used on this instrument.\n\nAll of the electronics work as they should, with individual Volume and Tone controls for each pickup and a three-way pickup selector toggle. The hardware includes amber bonnet knobs and cream pickup rings and pickguard that match the body binding. The nickel hardware is notably clean, and the ABR-1 bridge and stoptail combo provides optimal stability and intonation. The subtle sunburst across the carved maple top is best categorized as a Light Burst, and cosmetic wear is limited to a few small nicks on top on the bass side lower bout with a bit of requisite pick scuffing across the guard. The clear protective factory plastic is still intact on the rear switch and control cavity covers, a testament to the sparingly little use this guitar has seen in nearly three decades, and there are just a few minor nicks and finish scuffs on the body as a whole, mostly relegated to the back. The gloss finish on the neck profile is clean and smooth.\n\nThis Orville is a classic example of Gibson-sanctioned Japanese craftsmanship, boasting the Les Paul's vital combination of tonewoods and a pair of impressive humbuckers to match.\n\nThe original premium Orville by Gibson-branded faux leather gigbag is included.","brand":"Orville by Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40534756819130,"sku":"G205282","price":2099.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4437\/4714\/products\/medium_a66f0604-e23f-4875-bbbb-d1dd93e6dd1d.jpg?v=1751528428","url":"https:\/\/mmguitarbar.com\/products\/1992-orville-by-gibson-les-paul-standard-light-burst-w-usa-pickups-japan-terada","provider":"Mike \u0026 Mike's Guitar Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}