RARE 1995 Limited Edition Premium Plus Gibson Les Paul Classic Trans Brown OHSC

Description: Rare and very clean limited edition Classic Premium Plus with a hand-rubbed aniline dye top. The finish is called translucent brown, though it looks like a golden amber hue in most lights. The neck is a 60's or r0 profile but has a bit more shoulder than a rounded C profile. Great neck for leads yet enough mahogany for comfy chording, measuring .82" at the first fret and .9" at the 12th. The mahogany back is one piece. At about 9.3 lbs it's a nice weight for an unchambered Paul. It's currently set up with 10's with medium-low action and slight relief to the neck. The factory fretwork is fantastic.. the frets are almost as fresh as new and there's no buzzes up and down the fretboard when played unplugged. All original. The 490r/498t pickups measure 7.75k and 13.56k. There's some slight wear to the gold plating at the treble-side of the neck pickup. Also some hand rest wear to the plating of the bass-side tailpiece stud. On the top there's a few tiny blemishes to the clear coat, small enough that you have to angle the guitar with some lighting glare to find them. The most notable wear is a shallow ding at the back arm rest corner (pictured after case pics). There are also a few more shallow clear coat dings near the output jack (pictured in controls photo). Some extra details... The Classic lineup began in late 1989 and had vintage inspired features like a real ABR-1 bridge, ink-stamped serial, and smaller peghead with push-in bushings. In fact to set them apart from reissues Gibson changed the headstock script from "Les Paul Model" to "Les Paul Classic" in 1993 when the Custom Shop was introduced. This particular edition had hand-rubbed aniline dye finishes, gold hardware, and 490r/498t alnico pickups as opposed to the ceramic 496r/500t pickups all 90's Gibson USA Classics got. Because these were a limited edition and had wild finishes and gold hardware these actually got the "Les Paul Model" silkscreen since there'd be less chance of mistaking it for a Custom Shop reissue. I've included some info on the series in the next to last pic, compiled by the dedicated owner/mod of the Les Paul Forum. I've also included a picture of a (pre-internet) promo pic at the end. These aniline dye finishes often don't stand the test of time due to UV exposure. The blue and green ones turn brown or even orange and these brown ones can darken a bit due to yellowing of the clear coat. The previous owner(s) must've been careful not to leave it in front of a window since there's no fading or discoloration to the top. As a hand-rubbed dye finish the figuring is very active and the maple is highlighted well with the aniline dye. No finish checking. The case is in excellent condition but has some wear to the tolex at the front. Barely any wear/weathering to the gold hardware and the silky shroud is attached at all three points. No odors to guitar or case. The only case candy included is the combo lock leaflet. It'll be shipped to you just as clean as photographed, except with the switch tip stowed away in the case compartment.

Price: 5150 USD

Location: Bloomington, Illinois

End Time: 2024-11-28T18:57:04.000Z

Shipping Cost: 110 USD