Gibson Les Paul Studio Standard 1983 - 1986

1986 Gibson, Les Paul studio/standard. This guitar is original other than a roller bridge that somebody decided to put on at some point. A Les Paul bridge and tailpiece from 1978 will be included with this guitar.
The original Tim Shaw pickups sound excellent. The wiring has been untouched, the pots function as they should. sound excellent. I believe that the tone and volume knobs have been replaced with repros. The pickguard has been replaced with a period correct pickguard and bracket. I recently ran a black light over this guitar and came to these conclusions, I would recommend anyone reading this to invest $10 in one. I purchased this guitar on Reverb from someone in Chicago with a home studio. The gentlemen had this guitar for a couple of decades, and it hadn’t seen a lot of use. I‘m not sure if I believe the entire story he told me. I try to be as thorough as I can be with the guitars I list on here. I’ve had around ten Les Pauls from Norlin-early post-Norlin era. They’ve always treated me great as long as the neck is straight and the pickups are original. As you can see the pickup ring for the neck pick up is broken. This is a common issue with these Guitars. I hadn’t got to the point where I’d super glued it. Some might opt to replace it, but unless you plan on doing some serious banging on this guitar, it’s pretty much just fine as it is. I don’t bang on these like I used to.

I’d recommend a set-up to your liking and maybe a little fret polish. This guitar should make most people happy unless you’re a pro player. The neck is straight, the frets have some wear but plenty of meat left on them. my luthier is way backed up so the line to get this guitar in prime playing condition has stalled out on me. I mentioned this because I pride myself and having my Guitars play as well as they can. In this case, you’ll be receiving this, just as I had, there’s nothing wrong with it Just needs the vintage bridge (included) put on unless you prefer roller bridge???
I imagine that if you were interested in this guitar, you’re familiar with this being the first run of the Les Paul Studios.. There’s a lot written about these online, the outstanding pickups being the most noteworthy. The binding, also found on Les Paul non-Studio Standards during this period, caused a lot of confusion that didn’t fare well financially for Gibson. The one upside to this guitar being from 1986 is that many people believe that this was the year that Gibson made a significant jump in the quality of their instruments after 16 years of subpar Norlin era guitars. Some might dispute this, I would encourage you to do your own research and come to your own conclusion. I’ve had a few of these over the years, they’re a little bit lighter, this one is under 9lbs by my old analogue scale.

This guitar will come in a decent, non-original vintage case. Sadly, the handle broke on me, but I guess it’s better than having the handle break when you’re walking down the sidewalk. This guitar will come in a decent nonoriginal vintage case. Sadly, the handle broke on me, but I guess it’s better than having the handle break when you’re walking down the sidewalk. The black finish on this Guitar is in good condition, some checking is starting to become visible, and outside of a few dings this guitar is in really good shape. The finish could use a cleaning, because some grime has built up on it over the years. If you have not done this before, that I would suggest having someone who is experienced in removing grime from a finish. The grime is not very thick, but remove the wrong way the finish can still be damaged. Just a note of caution. Please ask all questions before purchasing this guitar. If you have negative feedback, or less than 10 transactions, please contact me before buying this guitar so we may talk.