Vintage
 
1999
 
GIBSON
 
LES PAUL
CUSTOM
 
TIME CAPSULE
 
'HONEYBURST'
 
 
 
27 YEAR OLD BEAUTY IN BREATHTAKING CONDITION !
 
 
100% ORIGINAL WITH ORIGINAL APART FROM THE SWAPPED OVER KLUSON 'REVOLUTION' LOCKING TUNERS
 
 
 
SUPERB , ULTRA CLEAN CONDITION FOR 27 YEARS OLD !
 
 
BINDING IS STILL PRETTY WHITE !
 
 
AMAZINGLY LUSH HONEYBURST 
 
 
 
 
WEIGHS 10.1 LBS ON ULTRASHIP DIGITAL POSTAL SCALES
 
 
 
 
 
A FEW CLEAR COAT LACQUER MARKS NEAR THE TUNER FERRULES 
 
 
 
AN 'UNDER THE BED' PIECE FOR SURE WITH NO DINGS OR NASTY CHIPS
 
 
NO CRUDE LACQUER TOUCH UPS...
 
 
JUST A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE !
 
 
 
 
 
EXTREMELY MINIMAL FRET WEAR 
 
 
NO BUCKLE MARKS WHATSOVER 
 
 
ORIGINAL 490R / 498T 'GIBSON USA' STAMPED PICKUPS
 
 
 
HAS HAD TOP OF THE RANGE KLUSON 'REVOLUTION' GOLD LOCKING TUNERS INSTALLED WITH UPGRADED GOLD BUTTONS... 
 
( ORIGINAL SCREW IN PLASTIC KEYSTONES FOR THESE ARE ALSO INCLUDED ! )
 
THESE ARE SUPER SMOOTH WITH 19:1 HIGH RATIO GEARING !
 
STRING CHANGES ARE SUPER FAST ! A VAST IMPROVEMENT OVER THE ORIGINALS...
 
 
REAL EBONY FINGERBOARD ! NONE OF THIS 'RICHLITE' NONESENSE USED AROUND 2011 -2016 !
 
 
BEAUTIFUL MAPLE WOOD GRAINS ...
 
 
NECK IS SUPERB, WITH A LOVELY EASY PLAYING ACTION
 
 
EASILY A 9.8/10 'UNDER THE BED' EXAMPLE...
 
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING RICH TONE...
 
PICKUPS SOUND CREAMY, WARM AND PERFECTLY BALANCED
 
 
 
 
 
HAS JUST HAD A PROFESSIONAL SET UP FOR AN EASY LOW ACTION AND NO FRET BUZZ, FRETS HAND POLISHED, FRETBOARD OILED AND RESTRUNG WITH D'ADDARIO 11-52
 
 
 
 
 
NEW CUSTOMS ARE OVER £5400-00 + ! BUY THIS HARDLY PLAYED VINTAGE CUSTOM IN THE BEST COLOUR NO LONGER MADE !