Epiphone Les Paul Custom "Chrome" Special Edition Custom Shop Korea 2005 Ebony / Chrome

In 2005  Epiphone  Custom Shop based in Korea, started a promotion that they had never done before and have not done since.  Each month they released a different one of a kind limited edition guitar in extremely limited quantities.

Here we have a modern Epiphone that is as rare as it gets.

Beautiful condition for a 11 year old guitar.  Comes from a large personal collection that rarely gets to see the light of day and was stored in an aftermarket molded Les Paul Case it's entire life.

I have only had a handful of Epiphone Les Pauls in my life and this one is as gorgeous as any of them.
I have been fortunate enough to have 2 of these very rare limited edition 2005 Korean made guitars, the other one being the "Midnight" version which had all black hardware and EMG's. (My friend still has this guitar and it is also for sale. Let me know if you're interested in that guitar and I'll give you the URL if I don't buy it back first.)
This guitar is surprisingly light for a Les Paul Custom which is another reason I like it besides the striking chrome appointments including the pickup surrounds and acrylic "mirror" pickguard which is exclusive to this model. 
I also have a few of the Fender John 5 Telecasters and I like to park this next to those as part of the "Chrome Mirror" collection.
I love this guitar but I just can't keep them all so if you've been looking for one of these or are just learning about these fantastic limited edition Pauls then you are in luck.
This Les Paul is in amazing condition for an 11 year guitar save for some finish swirling from cleaning the instrument and a few scratches in the pickguard from where it meets the mount underneath since the "mirror" finish is applied from the back.
I was thinking about getting an actual metal chrome one but never got around to it.
I could go on and on about how awesome this guitar is but I'll just give you some basic specs from the Epiphone webisite inestead:

The Limited Edition Les Paul Custom adds a flashy, glamorous touch to the "Black Beauty" with a chromed plastic pickguard, chrome mounting rings, chrome hardware, and chrome knobs. Open-coil Alnico Classic pickups deliver wicked tone. The LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece provide more sustain and string changing easier.

Features

• Limited-edition chrome hardware package including chrome-plated plastic pickguard and pickup mounting rings
• Limited-edition logo on back of headstock
• Mahogany body with maple top
• Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard
• Glued-in, set neck
• Alnico Classic (neck) and Alnico Classic Plus (bridge) pickups
• Grover tuners

PLEASE NOTE: This listing does not include a case! I will ship the guitar in a gig bag and properly box it for shipping. I have hard cases available including the case that I originally bought for it (a molded hardshell case) which I will include for an extra $50 or you can choose the fantastic "white linen" journeyman case you see in the last photos for an additional $100. 
I will make a special listing for the case you chose after you purchase the guitar. There will be no additional shipping if you include the case.

We ship only to the continental United States

Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have or to request specific photos of the guitar. I will try to respond to all requests ASAP.

Be sure to check out my store as I am listing guitars and amplifiers on an almost daily basis and will be selling through my entire collection of over 200 guitars and amplifiers dating back to the 50's and 60's including many unique and vintage instruments.

New guitars added every week..

Thanks in advance for your interest in this great guitar and I hope to hear from you soon.