Gibson Les Paul Supreme

[ninjaking67]

Ladies and Gents,

Saw this for sale in my general area. To you Gibson experts, does this look legit to you?

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[Amp Mad Scientist]

Ladies and Gents,

Saw this for sale in my general area. To you Gibson experts, does this look legit to you?

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There might be something wrong with that, it might not be real.
The location of tone control looks wrong to me.
The serial number looks wrong, it's stamped in a funny way...
The horn on the body looks wrong to me.
The binding doesn't look right for some reason.
Also if it was a LP supreme, it would be worth 5X more money I think maybe. The price is too low to be real.
Who would put a locking nut on a LP? With no wammy bar? This isn't right either.
But I could be completely wrong.

 

[ninjaking67]

There might be something wrong with that, it might not be real.
The location of tone control looks wrong to me.
The serial number looks wrong, it's stamped in a funny way...
The horn on the body looks wrong to me.
The binding doesn't look right for some reason.
Also if it was a LP supreme, it would be worth 5X more money I think maybe. The price is too low to be real.
Who would put a locking nut on a LP? With no wammy bar? This isn't right either.
But I could be completely wrong.

The ad says it's an Earvana nut, not a locker but I am unfamiliar with these.

 

[ninjaking67]

There might be something wrong with that, it might not be real.
The location of tone control looks wrong to me.
The serial number looks wrong, it's stamped in a funny way...
The horn on the body looks wrong to me.
The binding doesn't look right for some reason.
Also if it was a LP supreme, it would be worth 5X more money I think maybe. The price is too low to be real.
Who would put a locking nut on a LP? With no wammy bar? This isn't right either.
But I could be completely wrong.

The price seems to be in the right ballpark according to Reverb and the fact this this was a Gibson USA model and not a Custom Shop.

 

[syscokid]

The price seems to be in the right ballpark according to Reverb and the fact this this was a Gibson USA model and not a Custom Shop.

Agree!
If the Supreme is in very good condition, $2900 is reasonable. I'm no expert, but the guitar looks legit.

 

[Cadorman]

Looks perfect except for that nut. And the fact that everything is backwards.

 

[Clockworkmike]

One thing that i noticed its black. Supremes typically only came with high level sunbursts such as AAAA. This seems resprayed maybe?

 

[Cadorman]

One thing that i noticed its black. Supremes typically only came with high level sunbursts such as AAAA. This seems resprayed maybe?

That's true. I'm gonna have to check into that.

 

[Cadorman]

That's true. I'm gonna have to check into that.

They were available in ebony as well as arctic white and other colors according to Reverb.

 

[Cadorman]

Anybody want a cat?

 

[Don O]

Here’s another 2004 black one. States an ebony board. Current Gibson spec states Richlite. I need to go look at my 2007 board.

2004 Gibson Les Paul Supreme, Black

The Gibson Les Paul Supreme was introduced in 2003 and has been built since then. It features a chambered body with carved maple top and carved back.

www.12fret.com

 

[Don O]

And the backs are pretty cool, no cover, everything goes in thru the Jack plate.

 

[Amp Mad Scientist]

OK so maybe it is real, just looked odd to me...

 

[Clockworkmike]

OK so maybe it is real, just looked odd to me...

That makes 2 of us then lol because i didnt know they came in anything but highly figured sunburst, but i stand corrected!

 

[Clockworkmike]

If you could get the full serial number, that would answer all the questions. Could do a quick check and confirm everything

 

[Don O]

If you could get the full serial number, that would answer all the questions. Could do a quick check and confirm everything

Well it was built on the 290th day of 2004 based on the pic.

 

[Clockworkmike]

Well it was built on the 290th day of 2004 based on the pic.

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That so far seems legit. I know chibsons use a wild number system thats indecipherable

 

[ninjaking67]

I had the seller send me a pic and can confirm that it has the large Jack plate as all of the wiring is accessed through there. It is the same as in Don O's post above.

 

[ninjaking67]

Well, the seller responded with a resounding NO when I asked for the full serial number and was quite rude in subsequent messages. I guess it is either a fake, or he is just a D-bag and doesn't want to try to make a deal of any kind.

 

[Ramo]

Nobody should doubt @Clockworkmike he has his own TV.