1997 Gibson USA Les Paul Studio (Wine Red)

1997 Gibson USA Les Paul Studio (Wine Red)Gibson's Les Paul designed for players. Built in Nashville, USA during 1997 (serial 92127314), maple top on a mahogany body, mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard, Gibson pots, Gibson deluxe tuners as well as Gibson 490R and 498T humbuckers. Weighs 4kg's. Players grade cosmetic condition with plenty of bumps and dings from general use, no breaks or repairs to be seen. Given a full professional setup and service prior to listing. Frets have plenty of

Loaded with the original Maxon U-3000 humbuckers

the frets were polished and given a light level as part of a full professional setup and service prior to listing

Fender Japan pickups with Gotoh tuners and a toploader bridge

-Recalibrated record and playback levels

Upper Bout - 26

Flame maple top with a maple back

To quote the person that did the work: "It looks rough when you look at it up close

it's perfect for that Claypool style

The TRS-202 was used on many Japanese made guitars in the 1980's and 1990's (including Ibanez and Tokai models)

Pleasant guitars were made for a few years in the in 1960's before going bankrupt

this is a pint-sized Stratocaster with built in speaker and overdrive/distortion

with an incredible polish to its looks and superb performability