Up for sale, a 1978 Gibson Les Paul Standard, complete with a “chainsaw” hardshell case. This vintage Les Paul features a gloss Ebony nitro lacquer finish and a pair of T Top humbuckers.

Weighing 10lbs 3oz, tonewoods include a mahogany body, maple top, three-piece maple neck and bound rosewood fingerboard, dishing out plenty of natural sustain and cut. The T Top humbuckers offer a sparkling treble register, smooth growl and clear note attack at the bridge, while the neck pickup has a bold, sweet quality. This Les Paul Standard has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Maple, three-piece
• Shape: Slender C, measuring .805” 1st fret, .960” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Rosewood (dark), pearloid flared trapezoid inlays
• Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled/crowned, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-5
• Scale Length: 24 3/4”
• Nut: 1 11/16”
• Tuners: Grover Rotomatics (replacement)
• Serialization: Eight digit stamp dates to ‘78

Body Specs:

• Wood: Maple, Mahogany
• Pickups: T Top humbucker x2, July 19, 1978 date stamp on neck pickup baseplate
• Harness: CTS pots date 11th and 36th weeks of ‘78
• Hardware: Nashville bridge and stopbar (vintage-spec, replacement), jack plate
• Plastics: Black speed knobs (modern), five-ply black pickguard (modern)

The original gloss Ebony nitro lacquer finish exhibits overspray across the back of the body and back of the headstock, and to a lesser degree on the body perimeter, with some additional targeted touch-up where the forearm crossed the top on the lower bout. Cosmetic wear includes various minor dings and scuffs from use, with a smooth, clean feel on the neck profile and palm wear down to the bare maple on the profile shoulders.

A vintage Gibson molded hardshell “chainsaw” case is included.