Early 80s Les Paul reissue

I have the 1972 1954 LE Les Paul Custom the first reissue

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1972 Gibson Les Paul Custom 1954 Reissue.

First of all, there are far better authorities on this particular guitar than me, so here’s a link to give credit where credit is due: Wow, that guy did the homework. My serial number checks …
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Looking for a early pre historic ??

My choice on Gibson guitars is 2000 to 2003 year range I think it's the wood used
I have a 2000 LE Explorer a 2000 LPJ 2001 Custom Shop LPS and a 2002 Custom Shop LPS
they all sing like a bird 2005 I tried out a lot of Gibson 335 guitars found only one that had it going on
next was 2015 DTSG my friend Scott got a good one Mark and I ordered one not so lucky the one I got is a tone turd
Marks was just as bad I have a real 1965 SG Standard it's great the 2015 DTSG sustains like wet cardboard
 
67plexi said:
Looking for a early pre historic ??
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Yes, I'm looking for one I used to own. I bought it new and it was my first Les Paul.
I was being vague because I just joined here. I did not want it to look like spam. Because
the next step would be me trying to get it back.

Plus I thought posting in the Gibson section would get more views.

I have detailed info a few other forums. I was waiting for someone here to say they had one here
and go from there.
 
'85 and '82 Les Paul Standards. Both outstanding guitars. If it weren't for the internet, and all the ex-spurts out there, I would have never known that these guitars are supposed to suck.


A perfect pair.JPG
 
Bought one of those initial run '54 Custom reissues with the staple neck pickup back in 72 when I was still in high school.
Mine was heavy as hell - had to use a wide strap with it, even when I was young and strong.
Stolen later on, by my crackhead cousin whom we'd allowed into our home.
I missed that guitar for a very long time. A few years back I got this more recent one to ease the feeling of loss.
Not quite the same but at least it's lighter, 8.4 lbs. And it sounds great.


I have a pre-Historic burst that I ordered through Guitar Trader in '83. Very sweet, my all-time favorite LP.
Worn and yellowed now after thousands of smoky shows. But her scars were earned in battle.
Will never willingly part with her.


I used to have a Standard-80, an earlier reissue model that didn't quite get all the details right but was a great guitar nonetheless. Nice fat neck.
Sadly a roadie knocked it over and the headstock cracked. After repairs it was never quite as lively; sounded brighter and felt stiff.
So I sold the Standard-80 and gigged my Kalamazoo in the meantime. Eventually I got the Guitar Trader and that ended my search..
 
blues said:
Yes, I'm looking for one I used to own. I bought it new and it was my first Les Paul.
I was being vague because I just joined here. I did not want it to look like spam. Because
the next step would be me trying to get it back.

Plus I thought posting in the Gibson section would get more views.

I have detailed info a few other forums. I was waiting for someone here to say they had one here
and go from there.
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So, just for clarification, are you looking to locate the exact guitar you used to own? Or, by "get it back" do you mean getting one that is just like it? I'm pretty sure you mean the former. But, just wanna check.

Either way, I am unable to help. My only Lester is a 2007 Les Paul Custom - way past the years in question.
 
smitty_p said:
So, just for clarification, are you looking to locate the exact guitar you used to own? Or, by "get it back" do you mean getting one that is just like it? I'm pretty sure you mean the former. But, just wanna check.

Either way, I am unable to help. My only Lester is a 2007 Les Paul Custom - way past the years in question.
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Same exact
 
eclecticsynergy said:
I used to have a Standard-80, an earlier reissue model that didn't quite get all the details right but was a great guitar nonetheless.
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I'm imagining you are talking about a "Heritage 80 Standard." I have one of these, that is also a great guitar, my No.1 (apologies for my reflection on the body).
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One piece back, 3 piece neck (no volute), these were the first guitars to feature the Shaw pickups. Great player & produces a big fat slab of rich, smooth, meaty Les Paul tone. Cheers
 
ivan H said:
I'm imagining you are talking about a "Heritage 80 Standard." I have one of these, that is also a great guitar, my No.1 (apologies for my reflection on the body).
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One piece back, 3 piece neck (no volute), these were the first guitars to feature the Shaw pickups. Great player & produces a big fat slab of rich, smooth, meaty Les Paul tone. Cheers
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Yep, nice guitars. Wonderful feel with that fat neck profile, and many are quite lively. The quilt top Elites, too.
Mine was a honey burst with nice flame. For some reason the unpotted Shaws didn't feed back too badly in that guitar.
Had to replace them right away in two other stage axes, the Guitar Trader LP reissue and my Moderne.
In those two, the Shaws were unusable at battle volume (which was pretty darn loud back then).

They're great sounding humbuckers; still have a pair sitting unused. Might try 'em out again someday, at today's reduced levels.
Still, I had feedback trouble with a set of unpotted Burstbuckers recently, even at today's lower stage levels.
Of course that was in an unusually bright Les Paul.
 
eclecticsynergy said:
Yep, nice guitars. Wonderful feel with that fat neck profile, and many are quite lively. The quilt top Elites, too.
Mine was a honey burst with nice flame. For some reason the unpotted Shaws didn't feed back too badly in that guitar.
Had to replace them right away in two other stage axes, the Guitar Trader LP reissue and my Moderne.
In those two, the Shaws were unusable at battle volume (which was pretty darn loud back then).

They're great sounding humbuckers; still have a pair sitting unused. Might try 'em out again someday, at today's reduced levels.
Still, I had feedback trouble with a set of unpotted Burstbuckers recently, even at today's lower stage levels.
Of course that was in an unusually bright Les Paul.
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Yes, they do have a nice, fat neck profile.
The "elite" guitars have a one piece neck with ebony fretboard & nicer flamed tops. There are also the "award" heritage 80 standards, so called as they were awarded to dealers with high enough Gibson sales figures. Again a one piece neck with ebony 'board, the nicest (AAA) flamed tops & gold hardware. Only about 50 of these were made.
The heritage 80 series guitars didn't get the weight relief that Gibson had previously been using either, the solid body being, IMO, another desirable feature.
When I got mine, the neck pickup had been replaced with what I believe is an early 57 classic. I put a Shaw back in it. It's still pretty good as far as microphonic feedback is concerned, usually into a 4 hole 50 watt Marshall type amp, occasionally a 100 watt superlead.
That a real shame that yours suffered a headstock break, especially as it wasn't your doing. Cheers
 
I'd actually forgotten that the Elites had ebony fretboards. Been a long time since I saw one in person.
I'd also forgotten (if I ever knew) that they made a few plaintop Standard-80s.
Got to be rarer than the flamed ones. Nice gradual burst on yours too. Pretty guitar.
 
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