When the guys from L&M Music (Guitar Galleria) visited the Custom Shop in Nashville 15 yrs. ago, this guitar was cherry-picked to take back to their store in Chattanooga, Tennessee. So...
The figured eastern maple is uniformly strong with no dropouts anywhere on the top, sides or back. At 15 years of age, the Antique Natural finish has a deep, rich, amber color. There are a handful of random areas of light lacquer checking on the top, sides and back.
The mahogany neck is what you would expect. Beefy, D-profile with a nice taper. And it resonates like crazy.
This guitar came originally with aged hardware.
No breaks, no repairs, no funny biz. This guitar is VERY clean.
Modifications/upgrades:
Bone nut (done by John LeVan in Nashville).
Lollar Imperial pickups/aged covers
Hoveland caps.
Audio taper CTS pots.
50's Gibson wiring.
Fugly amber knobs replaced with more period-correct gold color.
Original frets could use a level and dress at some point, but the guitar plays fine right now.
The rosewood fretboard is uniformly dark-chocolate in color...probably from Madagascar. Tightly-grained with no streaking, knots or other funny biz anywhere on it. Beautiful.
Light player wear. . .and I mean light. Pickguard swirling, and if you look really, really hard, you'll find a tiny ding or two. No worming, no buckle rash. I've taken extremely good care of this instrument. It's as close to new as you'll find in a 15-year old guitar.
Gibson did not include a COA with these guitars that year, so there is none.
The original case is gone. . .replaced with a Gator travel case, which is by far better for protecting this great guitar. The guitar fits perfectly in the case, which is in perfect shape.
She sounds every bit as great as she looks. Acoustically, she rings like a bell, with that signature dry, woody tone that ES semi-hollows are known for. Tight bottom, no flabbiness. Great clarity. The Lollars sound terrific in this guitar, and are the only pickups that have been in it since I replaced the Classic 57's.
Anything in the photos that may appear strange is just reflections or shadows. I have not photoshopped these pics to make this guitar look like something it's not. What you see is what you'll be getting.
I have NO interest in trades or partial trades of any kind.
I would prefer to sell this guitar locally in Nashville, but will ship in the CONUS. I've shipped many guitars with zero problems.
$3600. Buyer pays actual S&H costs. Paypal add 3%. You must have a verified address. Thanks!
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