Here are some close up pics of my Gibson USA LP Studio guitar:
More to come
Here are some close up pics of my Gibson USA LP Studio guitar:
More to come
nice one Doc, so is that 2013 model ? photo a bit blurry. Have you got a certificate that proves this is genuine ? You buy it new in 2013 ?
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Yep, it's a 2013 model, I bought it new (but slightly shop-damaged) last year on lay buy from Sounds Of Music in Casuarina, made the last payment on it on the 9th December 2014, if my memory serves me correctly, I didn't get a certificate with it but I have been able to authenticate it by other means, I took the back cover for the tone/volume/pickup selector cavity off and had a look inside, the pots are all mounted on a PCB with the Gibson logo screen-printed on it, the Gibson logo is also clearly stamped on each of the metal covers of the pots as well, from what I can tell it does look authentic, maybe I can post a pic of the insides of the control cavity.
The serial number on the back of the headstock reads: 121730580
Last edited by DrNomis_44; 18-11-2015 at 02:23 PM.
yeah cool Doc always keen to see the control cavity please
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
It looks to me that Gibson have started using PCBs to do all the wiring for the control pots nowadays, probably to speed up manufacturing.
Last edited by DrNomis_44; 18-11-2015 at 02:33 PM.
nice one Doc very clean wiring. Of course the factory can wire up a guitar in couple of minutes. The pickups probably just plug into the pot lugs so probably very little soldering required. Plus it would be much more reliable that soldering
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Yeah I reckon so too, everything about the guitar looks too genuine for it to be another Chibson fake, I checked out pics of 2013 LP Studios on the official Gibson website and my LP looks identical to the pic of Gibson's 2013 LP Studio Vintage Sunburst model, I might have a look at the underside of one of the pickups next time I go to put new strings on the guitar, just to see if they have the Gibson logo printed on them.
i dont think you have been bitten twice Doc, thats a sweet Gibbo
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