1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty
This is a more desirable Kalamazoo-made guitar with the larger volute.
1978 gibson les paul custom black beauty. An iconic top of the line Les paul custom all original with a ton of players wear so you know it was enjoyed. Cream City Music is one of the worlds finest gutar shops with selections including the Vintage 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty Electric Guitar. Acoustic Custom Shop Historic Acoustic Custom Shop Modern.
A 1979 Les Paul 2550 Limited Edition guitar in excellent condition and in good working order. The original Gibson Les Paul Customs were made from 1954 to 1961 when they were replaced by a svelte lighter double-cutaway growler simply called the SG. Gibson Les Paul Custom 1978 Ebony Guitar.
This fine example is very nice and original with no breaks or issues except a circular area of buckle rash on the back that was touched up. There is an extra care and precision that comes in to the custom guitars that is absent and the standards in the studio Gibson Les Paul guitars. The pickups are date stamped April 13 and March 32 1978 must have forgot to switch to April on the samper.
This guitar features a mahogany body with maple top a mahogany. Fat and singing tone of these vintage Les Pauls. This 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom is a joy to play and is one of the good ones It weighs a beastly 10 pound 8 ounces but strangely it doesnt feel it.
There are scratches dings wear on the front and back of the guitar wear on the back of the neck finish checking on the back of the headstock by the tuners and some finish chipping on. Who doesnt love a Black Beauty Les Paul Custom - especially one with 40 years of rock under its belt. Like the Les Paul Standard the Les Paul Custom was replaced with the SG body style at the end of 1960.
The serial number is 70478068 which dates it to 1978. For sale is a 1980 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty with a non-original Gibson case and certificate of authenticity. The Serial Number is 71218660 which dates it to May 1 1978.
