Heavily Modded Gibson Sonex 180 Custom


It appears as if the neck and body are the only things original about the guitar. Comes with aftermarket case that fits the guitar well, but it has many stickers on it. The guitar is clean, plays well, and doesn't have any issues electronically. This thing has well over $1,000 worth of parts in upgrades alone. I'd hate to see it get stripped for that but I understand if that is your intention. Please see images of dings, ect. Also note that the wiring schematic that was used naturally has pickup positions that do not pass audio. This is the nature of the schematic. Please read the following (very detailed) specs from the owner who modded it:


1981 Gibson Sonex-180 Custom

Serial Number: 80051580


Neck: Pleck’d Gibson Sonex-180 Custom Bolt On “C” Profile 3 Piece Solid Maple Neck Finished In Ebony With 22 Jescar Super Jumbo Stainless Steel Frets And Compound Radius Ebony Fingerboard With Mother Of Pearl Dot Inlays


Tuners: Gold Kluson 3+3 Revolution Series G-Mount Tuners


Truss Rod Cover: Floyd Rose FRX Locking Trussrod cover


Nut: Pleck’d Bone Nut


Strap Buttons: Loxx Gold Strap Lock System For Electric Guitar


Body: Gibson Sonex-180 Custom Multiphonic Maple And Resonwood Body Finished In Ebony With Shielded Body Cavity


Neck Plate: Nottingham Music Gold Plated Steel Neck Plate With Gold Screws


Pickguard: WD Music Products Right Handed White Pearl Gibson Sonex Pickguard With Allparts Gold Pickguard Screws


Pickup Rings: Guitar Parts Factory Gold Metal Flat Top Humbucker Pickup Rings With Allparts Gold Pickup Ring Screws


Neck Pickup: Bare Knuckle Alnico V Warpig Neck Humbucking Pickup With Gold Cover


Bridge Pickup: Bare Knuckle Ceramic Warpig Bridge Humbucking Pickup With Gold Cover


3 Way Switch: Stewart MacDonald Gold Right Angle Metric 3 Way Toggle Switch


Switch Knob: Philadelphia Luthier Gold Metric Switch Knob


Potentiometers: Mojotone CTS 500K Audio Taper DPDT Push-Push Potentiometers With Knurled Split Shafts And Philadelphia Luthier Gold Guitar Nuts


Knobs: MIJ Gold Customized Speed Knobs With Fine Splines And Gibson Historic Gold Knob Pointers


Neck Pickup’s Capacitor: Luxe 0.015 μF Sprague Orange Drop


Bridge Pickup’s Capacitor: Luxe 0.022 μF Sprague Orange Drop


Input Jack: Switchcraft Entirely Gold Plated ¼ Mono Input Jack


Wiring: Jimmy Page 21 Tone Style


Bridge: Gold Floyd Rose FRX

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Listed3 years ago
ConditionGood (Used)
Good condition items function properly but may exhibit some wear and tear.Learn more
Brand
Model
  • Sonex-180 Custom
Finish
  • Ebony
Categories
Year
  • 1981
Made In
  • United States
Body Type
  • Solid Body

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Chuck

Orange, CA, United States
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