1977 Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar

Yes, it's heavy. Yes, it's well-played. Yes, it's '70s. Yes, it's tres cool.

This one's stock except for a replacement, heavy-duty-brass, locking bridge -- and a switch tip -- and replacement pots and caps in the harness. That last bit is what it was "in for" at the workshop. The owner had me swap-out the 300k potentiometers and disc capacitors for 500k CTS pots and orange drop caps and the originals are stowed in the case pocket.

Tone improved, for sure. It's more "open" and the pickups sound fuller and more interesting. I feel like most electrics feel like they have bit of a head cold until you get 500k-or-higher pots in them, but I'm a fan of unfiltered pickup signal, so that's my own cross to bear.

There's not much more to say, really, because these heavy slabs are so dang iconic. Who doesn't know what a Les Paul is if you're not green to tickling the strings? That said -- I love that the finish has aged from "white" to banana yellow and that the gold hardware has followed a similar path to plating oblivion. 

It's just a good-looking fella, this one.

Repairs included: a fret level/dress, wiring harness swap-out (caps/pots), cleaning, setup.

Weight: 10 lbs 6 oz

Scale length: 24 5/8"

Nut width: 1 11/16"

Neck shape: medium C

Board radius: 10"

Body width: 12 7/8"

Body depth: 2" + arching

Body wood: mahogany

Bridge: aftermarket

Fretboard: ebony

Neck wood: maple 3-piece

Pickups: 2x original humbuckers

Action height at 12th fret: 1/16” overall (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 46w-10

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: wider/lower

Condition notes: clearly, its finish has aged-in to a buttery yellow. There's finish crackle here and there throughout and much of the finish has been rubbed/played-down on the back of the neck. The base clearcoat is showing in some spots, even! The hardware shows pitting and discoloration as you'd expect, too. The nut is original but was cut weird at the factory. The owner had me fill the old slots and then recut new slots for better spacing but I could also just make a fresh nut for it if the aesthetic doesn't suit the next owner. It's been played a bit since I last worked on it so there's just a hair of fresh wear to the frets.

It comes with: its original hard case in beat shape. One of the latches is broken, unfortunately.