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Rare limited edition Gibson Classic Premium Plus with a hand-rubbed aniline dye top. No fret wear and near mint except for some clear coat weathering. Comes with Gibson case with the pink shroud.

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Plays and sounds fantastic.. minimal fret buzz with medium-low action and a bit of neck relief. The neck is a 60's or r0 profile but has a bit more shoulder than a rounded C profile. It measures .81" at the first fret and .89" at the 12th. Great neck for leads.

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The mahogany back is one piece. This guitar isn't chambered and weighs 9.8 lbs.

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The pickups measure at 7.7k for the 490r neck and 13.1k for the 498t bridge. Everything on the guitar is original except for new gold tailpiece studs and Gibson Deluxe tuners. The original studs have hand-rest wear to the gold plating and are included.

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There arent any noticeable dings but the clear coat has checking on the top quarter of the back (around the top strap button but not on the top) and some headstock delamination somewhat typical of this era. The case is clean but has one foot pressed in, though still stands on its side. Some extra details on this limited run....

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The Classic lineup began in late 1989 and had vintage inspired features like a real ABR-1 bridge, ink-stamped serial, and smaller peghead with push-in bushings. In fact to set them apart from reissues Gibson changed the headstock script from "Les Paul Model" to "Les Paul Classic" in 1993 when the Custom Shop was introduced. This particular edition had hand-rubbed aniline dye finishes, gold hardware, and 490r/498t alnico pickups as opposed to the ceramic 496r/500t pickups all 90's Gibson USA Classics got. Because these were a limited edition and had wild finishes and gold hardware these actually got the "Les Paul Model" silkscreen since there'd be less chance of mistaking it for a Custom Shop reissue. I've included some info on the series in the next to last pic, compiled by the owner/mod of the Les Paul Forum. I've also included a picture of a (pre-internet) promo pic at the end.