This Gibson Les Paul Standard was made in the USA in 1976. this one is Gibson Les Paul "Deluxe/Standard" transition guitar its a rare (only 26 of these were made), factory-original hybrid where on the back of the neck its printed "Les Paul Deluxe" with the serial number: 00131356. this model came equipped with full-size humbuckers and a "Standard" truss rod cover straight from the factory. shows play wear but has never been broken, cracked or repaired. comes with the original PAT Humbuckers that sound awesome. powerful and warm but keeps the clarity. this guitar have the original wiring and pots, original pickup selector switch and original nut. the tuners have been replaced with Shaller deluxe identical in size and shape with the original tuners and fitted perfectly in the original screw holes with the original screws. the original zink tuneomatic bridge and the zink stop tail were replaced with the magnificent German made EBM stop tail and tuneomatic bridge, both made from bell-brass of the highest quality. the sound improvement is very dramatic. in pure sustain, volume, clarity and warmth. the original tuneomatic bridge will be supplied (you can see it in the pictures along side the ABM thicker bridge). the pickguard was replaced. the neck is superb. and it has a special mojo with the dark old rosewood fingerboard. it plays fantastic with low action. it was refreted. truss rode works fine both sides/ This guitar weighs 10 pounds and 3 ounces. comes with non original hard case. this is one great guitar. satisfaction guaranteed.