Vintage Gibson Les Paul Special - TV Yellow

Vintage Gibson Les Paul Special

This guitar has been professionally refinished using the traditional 1950s Gibson TV Yellow process: a white nitrocellulose lacquer undercoat, TV Yellow nitro lacquer with grain filler, followed by aged nitro clear coats. This process gives the guitar its deep, authentic TV Yellow color. There is extensive natural lacquer checking throughout the guitar. Tasteful aging is present in typical wear areas, giving the guitar the look and feel of a well-loved, regularly gigged guitar. There are no neck or headstock repairs.

Neck & Fingerboard:

Beautiful, dark original Brazilian rosewood fretboard

Original binding and fret markers

A couple of cracks are present in the original binding

Comfortable neck profile, similar to a ’59 neck shape

Plenty of fret life remaining

Neck specs:

Width at nut: 1.69"

Neck thickness:

1st fret: .88"
12th fret: .96"

Pickups:

Vintage 1950s P-90 pickups

New:
Switchcraft toggle switch with vintage-style braided shielded wire

CTS 500k pots

Reproduction .022µF Bumble Bee capacitors

Restoration Notes:

In a previous incarnation, the guitar had been routed for a third pickup, with two additional controls, and refinished in a natural finish. A grain-matched Honduran mahogany blank was professionally used to fill the center pickup route prior to refinishing.

The original serial number was not retained during a prior refinish. S/N 7 2557 has since been applied using the correct vintage font.

Hardware:

• Original 1950s tuners (a couple tuners are stiff to turn, but fully functional)
  
  
• Poker chip, pickguard, and back plates appear to be original to the guitar
  
  
• Aged MojoAxe compensated tailpiece, with original studs and bushings
  
  
• Reproduction vintage-style truss rod cover
  
  
• Catalin toggle switch cap
  
  
• MojoAxe vintage-correct 3-ply jack plate
  
  
• Vintage-correct reproduction aged black knobs
  
• The guitar weighs a very comfortable: 7 lbs 4.4 oz
  
  
• Includes a hardshell case

Condition:

This is a used guitar that has been tastefully aged, showing wear, dings, and blemishes consistent with the finish and aging process. All work and finishing were performed by my company, ARACOM, specializing in vintage guitar restoration and refinishing.

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Will ship only within the USA.

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