New serial numbers (No more letters since 2008) [May, 2016 Edit]

• Les Paul Custom Guitar Serial Numbers
• Gibson Les Paul Custom Serial Numbers
• Les Paul Custom Serial Number Check
• 1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom Serial Numbers
• Gibson Les Paul Custom Serial Number Check

Gibson stopped the stamped serial numbers at the end in 1960, although there are a few guitars made in 1961 with a '1' as a prefix. Some lap steels and Les Paul's from 1961 have such a serial number. Another exception to the above rules is in the autumn from 1958, where a some Les Paul Juniors and Specials had a four-digit serial number.

New Serial Numbers, without letters

In 1994, Gibson's Centennial year, many instruments have a serial number that begins with '94' for the year, with the remaining 6 digits indicating the ranking number. Gibson Custom. 1952-1960 Les Paul, Explorer, Flying V, and Futura reissues (since late 1992): M YRRR or MYRRRR; M is the model year being reissued; Y is the production year. Les Paul Models SG Models ES-Style Models Basses Designer Models Gibson Custom Shop. Simply checking a serial number with Gibson yields just about the same result, becuase real numbers are showing up on fakes. I just bought a new Les Paul Standard and would like you to check the serial number for me: 91029466. Epiphone Les Paul Custom. 25,983 likes 8 talking about this. Let's share the Les Paul Experience!! 'It's like Christmas in white and gold' Floppy Disk. Sections of this page. Accessibility Help. This is how you 'read' the information of your Epiphone Serial Number.

They no longer put letters on the serial number. This is how you 'read' the information of your Epiphone Serial Number.

NOTE: Please!!! READ the information carefully. You can figure it out by yourself (when and where your guitars were made). Try it, is not that hard! Anyway, I'll be glad to help those who can't 'read' their serial numbers properly, but it might take time to reply. Ok? (Cari, Epiphone Les Paul Custom Facebook Group administrator. August 10th, 2012).

Les Paul Custom Guitar Serial Numbers

Thank you!!!

YYMMFF12345

YY year

MM month

Gibson Les Paul Custom Serial Numbers

FF factory-code

12345 production#

FACTORY NUMBER CODES -- for some models starting in 2008, if serial # begins w/numbers

[NOTE: The factories identified by these codes are based on patterns which forum members have observed. The numbers appear as the 5th and sixth digits in the serial number.]

11 = MIC sticker on a '08 Masterbuilt

12 = DeaWon or Unsung (China -- uncertainty remains as to which factory)

15 = Qingdao (China) -- electric

16 = Qingdao (China) -- acoustic

17 = China - factory unknown MIC sticker on a J160E

18 = China - factory unknown found on one 2009 model bass

20 = DaeWon or Unsung (China -- uncertainty remains as to which factory)

21 = Unsung, Korea

22 = ??? Korea (factory still unknown)

23 = ??? Indonesia (factory still unknown, probably Samick,)

I = Indonesia (this letter has appeared as the 5th digit on two authentic new models made in Indonesia

July, 2012 EDIT:

ANOTHER CODES:

FYYMRRRR

F = factory code (See 'Factory number code' above)

YY = year of manufacture

M = This will be a letter code corresponding to the month (A=January, B=February, etc..).

RRRR = production number

More Letters Information!!!

CZECH REPUBLIC:

B= Bohêmia Musico-Delicia

KOREA:

I= Saein,

U=Unsung,

S=Samick,

P or R=Peerless

CHINA:

DW=DeaWon,

EA=Gibson/QingDao (Acoustic guitar),

EE=Gibson/QingDao (Electric guitar),

MC=Muse,

SJ=SaeJung,

Z=ZaozhuangSaehan,

BW=China

UC=Unsung China

MR = Mirr factory

JAPAN:

No letter or

F=FujiGen,

J or T=Terada

INDONESIA:

SI=Samick (Bogor factory)

March, 2015 EDIT:

F-Serial used on LP Std'59/'60 models and Tribute/Plus models

This newest serial number system used by Epiphone is not yet completely deciphered. Gundam games.

'F' doesn't refer to 'Fine, Korea' - nor to 'Fuji-gen, Japan' - New 'F' models are made in China.

This serial number system doesn't exactly tell the year - and doesn't tell the month at all.

• Beginning with F300000 in late 2009 used on LP Std'59/Std'60/Tribute models
• Continued around F310650~F311050 in spring 2012 on Tribute-Plus models
• Continued around F305000 in 2011
• Continued around F310000 in 2012
• Continued around F317000 in 2013
• Continued around F324000 in 2014
• Continued around F330000 in 2015

1998-Current

Les Paul Custom Serial Number Check

The Yamano Gakki Epiphone Japan serial numbers from 1998 onwards are in a YMMPPP format.

Y = Year of manufactureMM = Month of manufacturePPP = Production number

The serial number letters used by the Terada and Fuji-Gen guitar factories are:

• J = Terada
• T = Terada,
• F = Fuji-Gen
• No Letter = Fuji-Gen

Example: J902123 = Terada / 1999 / February / unit 123

Example: T902123 = Terada / 1999 / February / unit 123

Example: F902123 = Fuji-Gen / 1999 / February / unit 123

Example: 902123 = Fuji-Gen / 1999 / February / unit 123

1987-1997 SEMI ACOUSTIC MODELS

For Yamano Gakki Epiphone Japan semi acoustic models from 1987 to approximately 1997, the serial numbers are in a YCPPP format.They were made by Terada and usually have an Orange Epiphone label.

Y = Year of manufactureC = Model codePPP = Production number

Model Codes (C)

• 1 = NVJ
• 2 = EMPEROR
• 3 = RIVIERA
• 4 = SHERATON
• 5 = CASINO
• 6 = Limited Edition
• 7 = EB-2
• 8 = ES-930J
• 9 = EMPEROR-J

Example: 34123 = 1993 / SHERATON / unit 123

Example: 38123 = 1993 / ES-930J / unit 123

REFURBISHED Models

MIRC Refurb Label

Serial numbers starting with '311xxxx' on a golden sticker are 'refurbished' guitars sold by MIRC (Musical Instrument Reclamation Center)

• There is no way to tell the year or the month it was made in the MIRC serial
• Original serial numbers are usually defaced
• Original warranty void
• Sometimes the word '2nd' is stamped on back of headstock
• MIRC specs can often be different from stock specs

EDIT: MAY, 2016

Let's take a look at this..

FACTORY LETTER CODES

For Epiphone serial numbers that begin with a letter(s), this list identifies the factory & country where produced:

• B - Bohêmia Musico-Delicia (Czech Republic)
• BW - ____?____ (China)
• CI - Cort (Indonesia)
• DW - DaeWon (China)
• EA - QingDao (China) = Epiphone Acoustic
• ED - Dongbei (China) = Chinese Dongbei means North-east.
• EE - QingDao (China) = Epiphone Electric
• F - Fuji-gen (Japan) = Elite/Elitist models (See: Epiphone Japan Serial Numbers)
• F - Qingdao (China) = Les Paul Standard '59 / '60 / Tribute Models (See: F-Serial used on LP Std'59/'60 models and Tribute/Plus models)
• F/FN - Fine Guitars (Korea) = non-Japanese models
• FC - ____?____ (China 2000's) Possibly 'Global Fine Supply Ltd.'
• FC - Fuji-Gen (Japan 1990's)
• H - _______ (China?) Found on a 1995 El Nino
• G/GG - Identified as early modern Masterbilt acoustics (Epiphone says they have no record of G serials)
• GR - Grand Reward (Farida, Guang Dong) China, Seen on some early Masterbilt acoustics
• GP - ____?____ (Korea) found on a BB King Lucille from 2001 (verified by Epiphone Customer Service)
• I - Saein (Korea)
• J - Terada Gakki Seisakusyo (Japan)
• J - Unknown. Possibly Jakarta, Indonesia - Found on a 1997 S-310
• JK - ??? Korea or Indonesia - Found on a 1999 G-310 Junior
• K - Korea Ins. (Korea)
• L - Leader Musical Instrument Co Ltd (Korea)
• MC - Muse (China)
• MR - Mirr factory, China
• N - See: FN
• O - Choice (Korea)
• P/R - Peerless (Korea)
• QG - Qingdao Gibson (China) - Interim designation used prior to 'EA' & 'EE'
• S - Samick (Korea)
• SI - Samick (Bogor, Indonesia)
• SJ - SaeJun (China)
• SK - ???
• SM - Samil (Korea)
• SN - ____?____ (Indonesia)
• T - Terada Gakki Seisakusyo (Japan)
• U - Unsung (Korea)
• UC - Unsung China (China)
• WF - ____?____ (China) found on an Accu Bass Junior from 2001
• X - ____ (China) - Early to mid 1990's serial number label - Verified by Epiphone Customer Service. Seen on 'Epi' brand guitars.
• Y - Korea (seen on a PR775CE)
• Z - Zaozhuang Saehan (China)

The Gibson Les Paul Custom is a higher end variation of the Gibson Les Paul guitar. It was developed in 1953 after Gibson had introduced the Les Paul model in 1952.

• 3Previous models

History[edit]

The Gibson Les Paul was introduced in 1952, and was originally made with a mahogany body and a 1' thick maple cap, mahogany neck with rosewood fret board and two P-90 pickups. The guitar was only available in a gold finish. In late 1953, a more luxurious version was introduced, most probably on specific request by Les Paul himself, as he wanted a more luxurious and classy looking guitar. He requested a black guitar as he wanted it to 'look like a tuxedo'. Nicknamed the Black Beauty, the guitar had a mahogany body and neck, ebony fret board, and mother of pearl block markers inlays in the fret board. The 'Split Diamond' inlay on the headstock was taken from the carved archtopSuper 400,^[1] which was the top of the Gibson line. The pickups were a P-90 in the bridge position and an Alnico V pickup, newly designed by Seth Lover, in the neck position.^[1][2] The frets are low and flat, as opposed to the usual medium jumbo frets found on other Les Paul customs, and the guitar soon was given the nickname 'The Fretless Wonder'. The 1954 Les Paul Custom also saw the introduction of Gibson's new bridge, the ABR-1. The new Custom also shipped with a different case from the Standard, using a black and gold case instead of the brown and pink case that was the top-of-the-line case for the Les Paul Standard models. This was to be the case until the Custom was replaced and discontinued (though a similar black case was used with the LP/SG Custom models).

In mid-1957, Gibson began to equip the Les Paul Custom with the new PAF (Patent Applied For) pickup designed by Seth Lover. Most Customs have three PAFs, though there are a small number that have the traditional two-pickup configuration. By 1958, Gibson had replaced the Kluson tuners with Grover Rotomatics. It is this configuration that remained until the guitar was discontinued in 1960, replaced by the new double cutaway body Les Paul model. There are a small number of 1961 Les Paul Customs that were made with the single cutaway body before the transition to the new, SG-style body was complete.

The Les Paul Custom remained a double cutaway model until 1963, when Les Paul's endorsement with Gibson ended, and the guitar was subsequently renamed the SG Custom.

In 1968, Gibson reintroduced the Les Paul Custom as a two pickup model. The headstock angle was changed from 17 degrees to 14, a wider headstock and a maple top (in lieu of the original 1953–1961 mahogany top construction). In 1969, Norlin had acquired Gibson, and the Les Paul Custom saw many changes between 1969 and 2004. The mahogany neck was replaced with a three-piece maple neck in 1975 (though some mahogany ones were still made)with this change lasting till around 1982, and the solid mahogany body was replaced with a 'pancake' body in late 1969, where a small strip of maple resides between two thicker pieces of mahogany. This would last until 1977. In 1970, a 'Made in USA' stamp was added to the back of the headstock, and a volute was added to help strengthen the headstock.

In 1974, Gibson released the 20th anniversary Les Paul Custom in a white, black, cherry sunburst and honey sunburst finish (at least these four colors were made) with '20th Anniversary' engraved on the 15th fret block inlay. By 1976, the new Nashville bridge begins to replace the ABR-1. In 1977, the pancake body was replaced by the traditional solid mahogany body, though the top was still maple, as was the neck. It was around this time that the current serial number system appears as well. In 1975 Gibson began making a number of Customs with maple fingerboards, instead of the typical ebony (this was discontinued by the early 1980s). From 1979 to 1982(83?) Gibson made a limited edition of 75 worldwide LP custom in the Silverburst colour with 2 'Tim shaw Burstbuckers'.In 1981, the volute is phased out. In 1984, Gibson closed the Kalamazoo plant, and all production was moved to Nashville. In 1986, Norlin sold Gibson to a group of investors led by Henry Juszkiewicz.

1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom Serial Numbers

The Les Paul Custom specs by the end of the 1980s:

• Smaller headstock
• Mahogany neck
• Mahogany body
• Maple top
• Ebony fingerboard
• Gold hardware
• 2 humbucking pickups
• Nashville bridge
• Standard Gibson frets, as opposed to wide, flatter frets

Gibson has been using the 490R/498T pickups in the Custom since the 1990s, and these are still standard spec on the Custom model.

Gibson Les Paul Custom Serial Number Check

Specific production years

The Gibson guitars in from 2000–2003 were specially made on the requirements of the client on what kind of wood on the fret board,types of wood for neck and body, type of hardware and some models were also rounded of deeply on the request for specific number of coil turns in the pickups as well. Type of logo designs and hard cases were also manufactured on the request of the customer. These special custom series came up with specific serial numbers which were encrypted with Custom's CS and small, more compact serial number CS XXXXX

The first two numbers represent on which number this specific model was built, next two represent the year they were made in and the last numeric value represents the month of formation

Current models[edit]

In 2004, Gibson moved construction of the Les Paul Custom to its Nashville Custom Shop. The specs remained similar, with the only immediate changes being a TKL-made Custom Shop case (black with a crushed red interior) and a Certificate of Authenticity, as well as a Gibson Custom decal on the back of the headstock. The serial number system for the Custom also changed from the 8 digit USA numbering system to the Custom Shop numbering system, which reads as CS YNNNN (Y = last number of the year of manufacture, N = guitar's place in sequential production for the year).

In 2011, Gibson replaced the ebony fingerboard on the production Custom with a solid paper-phenolic resin composite material.

While the Custom is currently only available in Ebony and Alpine White, it is often offered in Wine Red, Cherry Sunburst and Silverburst as well. The Custom model differs from the Les Paul Standard in many ways. The cosmetic differences include gold hardware (though silverburst Customs have chrome hardware); block inlays on the fretboard rather than the trapezoid inlays of the Standard (with an inlay at the 1st fret, whereas the Standard has none); a 'split-diamond' pearl inlay on the headstock; and multi-ply binding around the body and headstock (the neck retains single-ply binding). The construction differences are a physically larger headstock; an ebony, maple or richlite fretboard, both of which tend to sound 'snappier' (acoustically) than the rosewood fingerboard found on the Les Paul Standard; lower frets with more squared off tops (though lower than the frets on a Standard, today's production Custom does not have 'Fretless Wonder' frets) and larger round 'speed' style knobs (though other knob types can be seen depending on the year and model). Gibson also does limited color runs, such as Pelham Blue, Frost Blue, Kerry Green, transparent colors, metallic colors and sunbursts that are not typically offered on a normal Custom. The hardware for these models can be either gold or chrome, depending on the color/specs. Starting in 2011, Gibson began to reintroduce maple fingerboards to the Custom, offering limited runs in the traditional colors, as well as transparent colors with figured tops.

In 2013, Gibson did a limited run of 1957 reissue Customs (both 2 and 3 pickup models)^[3] with ebony fingerboards. These were the first Customs since 2011 to feature ebony fingerboards, and came with white handling gloves, a 20th anniversary toggle switch control cover, a special COA and a Gibson Custom case. In 2012, Gibson reintroduced the original brown and pink 'California girl' case for its Custom Shop models, largely replacing the black and red case that had been in use for almost a decade.

The current Les Paul Custom specs are:

• Weight relieved mahogany body
• Maple top
• Mahogany neck
• Richlite fingerboard
• Ebony finish
• Gold hardware
• 490R/498T humbucking pickups
• Nashville bridge
• Stop tailpiece
• Speed knobs
• Grover tuners

Additionally, Gibson makes a number of signature Les Paul Custom models that are distinctly separate models from the standard production Custom, including:

• Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom
• Peter Frampton Les Paul Custom
• Tak Matsumoto Doublecut Custom
• Vivian Campbell Les Paul Custom^[4]

Previous models[edit]

Gibson has also made a number of other Custom models, including:

• Solid mahogany body
• 'Fretless Wonder' frets
• Alnico 'staple' neck pickup
• P90 bridge pickup
• Kluson tuners
• ABR-1 bridge
• Non-weight relieved body

• Solid mahogany body
• 'Fretless Wonder' frets
• 2 or 3 '57 Classic pickups
• Kluson tuners (some released with Grover tuners)
• ABR-1 bridge
• Optional Bigsby
• Non-weight relieved body

• SG body shape and contours
• Original neck/body joint

• Maple cap
• Larger neck
• '57 Classic pickups
• ABR-1 bridge
• Non-weight relieved body
• There was also a small run of Guitar Center-exclusive models available in sunburst with a figured maple top and a slim neck profile

• Specs similar to the 1957 Reissue, with minor changes to reflect the 1960 Les Paul Custom

• Rosewood fretboard
• Pickup specs varied based on color

• No back binding
• Baked maple fingerboard
• Acrylic inlays
• USA production model (non-Custom Shop)

• Custom Shop 20th Anniversary 1957 Les Paul 'Black Beauty' with 3-Pickup
• One piece ebony fingerboard
• Deep-set neck tenon
• Gloss finish
• Limited to 100 pieces
• Each comes with a handmade, one of a kind Custom Shop 20th Anniversary COA which is framed, a set of white gloves, a custom fitted dust cover (that fits the guitar) with 'retro' 1993 Custom Shop logo and with a stamped brass'20th Anniversary' cover over the pickup toggle switch cavity.

Custom Lite models[edit]

• Slim body
• No back binding
• Belly contour
• 2 volume, 1 tone, coil tap
• Ebony fingerboard

• Slim body
• No back binding
• Belly contour
• 2 volume, 1 tone, coil tap
• Rosewood fingerboard
• USA production model (non-Custom Shop)

Past Signature Model customs[edit]

• Reproduction of Rhoads' 1974 20th Anniversary Custom
• Available in both VOS (Vintage Original Spec) and Aged

Mick Jones Les Paul Custom (Limited Edition)

• Based on the Les Paul Custom stolen from Page
• 3 pickup model
• Bigsby tailpiece
• Custom wiring with a six-way toggle switch
• VOS finish

Gibson discontinued many models with ebony fingerboards as factory spec after the August 2011 federal raid due to concerns regarding the legality of ebony that the company had purchased. The 2013 Les Paul Custom that commemorates the Custom Shop's 20th anniversary is the first and only Custom to feature an ebony fingerboard since late 2011.

Notable Les Paul Custom players[edit]

• Les Paul, inventor of the Les Paul guitar and guitarist of Les Paul Trio etc.
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist
• Lindsey Buckingham, Guitarist and Vocalist for Fleetwood Mac
• Chad Gilbert, Guitarist for New Found Glory
• Billie Joe Armstrong, Guitarist and Vocalist for Green Day
• Robert Fripp, solo artist and guitarist of King Crimson^[5]
• James Williamson Guitarist for Iggy Pop & the Stooges
• Trent Reznor, founder and frontman of Nine Inch Nails^[6]
• Chris Cornell, rhythm guitarist and vocalist for Soundgarden
• James Hetfield, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Metallica
• Andy Williams, guitarist for Every Time I Die
• Robbie Krieger, guitarist for The Doors
• Izzy Stradlin, rhythm and lead guitarist for original Guns N' Roses
• Mick Mars, guitarist for Mötley Crüe
• Kalle Sjostrand, Lead Guitarist for Wolfram Hovercraft and Kaross
• Steve Marriott, rock artist, guitarist and vocalist of The Small Faces and Humble Pie
• Steve Hackett, guitarist for Genesis (band)
• John McLaughlin (musician), fusion jazz guitarist, composer and founding member of Mahavishnu Orchestra
• Jim Hall, jazz guitarist
• Johnny Marr, guitarist for The Smiths
• Mick Ronson, solo artist and guitarist of David Bowie and The Spiders From Mars^[7]
• Zakk Wylde, guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of Black Label Society
• Slash, solo artist and guitarist for Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver
• Adrian Smith, guitarist and backing vocals for Iron Maiden
• Buzz Osborne, guitarist and lead singer for Melvins
• Randy Rhoads, guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot
• Mick Jones, guitarist for The Clash and Big Audio Dynamite
• Steve Jones, guitarist for The Sex Pistols
• Jimmy Page, guitarist for Led Zeppelin
• Dave Davies, guitarist for The Kinks
• Vicki Peterson, vocalist and lead guitarist for The Bangles
• John Norum, guitarist for Europe
• Ace Frehley, former guitarist for KISS and solo artist
• Keith Richards, guitarist for The Rolling Stones
• Paul Banks, guitarist and lead singer for Interpol
• John Fogerty, guitarist and vocalist for Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Daniel Johns, guitarist and vocalist for Silverchair
• Peter Frampton, solo artist
• Matt Heafy, guitarist and vocalist for Trivium
• James Dean Bradfield, guitarist and vocalist for Manic Street Preachers
• Paul Crook, guitarist and vocalist for Meat Loaf, Sebastian Bach and Anthrax
• Adam Jones, guitarist for Tool
• Bill Kelliher, guitarist for Mastodon
• Huey Morgan, guitarist and vocalist for the Fun Lovin' Criminals
• Kirk Hammett, guitarist for Metallica
• Alex Turner, guitarist and vocalist for Arctic Monkeys and The Last Shadow Puppets
• Chris Shiflett, guitarist for The Foo Fighters and The Dead Peasants
• Jerry Cantrell, guitarist for Alice in Chains
• Justin Hawkins and Dan Hawkins, guitarists for The Darkness
• John Frusciante, former guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Buckethead, solo artist and virtuoso guitarist
• Tom Kaulitz, guitarist for Tokio Hotel
• Steve Gaines, guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1976–1977
• James Iha, guitarist for the Smashing Pumpkins from 1988 to 2000
• Mark Spiders, rhythm guitarist for Willard
• Björn Gelotte, lead guitarist for In Flames
• The Edge, guitarist for U2
• Steve Clark, guitarist for Def Leppard
• Paul Landers, rhythm guitarist for Rammstein
• John Sykes, guitarist and songwriter for Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake
• Danny Kirwan, former guitarist for Fleetwood Mac
• Mike Ness, guitarist and vocalist for Social Distortion
• Roy Coston, guitarist for DC Strut, Ardent. LoveBone, 4 Large Men & Coston
• Frank Zappa, guitarist and songwriter
• Neil Westfall, guitarist for A Day to Remember
• Kevin Skaff, guitarist and vocalist for A Day to Remember
• Jerry Johnsen, guitarist and lead percussionist for The Bisexuals
• Irwin Sparkes, guitarist and vocalist for The Hoosiers
• Gary Rossington,guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Rickey Medlocke, guitarist and vocalist for Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blackfoot
• Charlie Starr, guitarist and vocalist for Blackberry Smoke
• Paul Jackson, guitarist and vocalist for Blackberry Smoke
• Rick Torres, guitarist and programmer for Supreme Beings of Leisure, Bitter:Sweet, and The English Beat
• Lightnin' Hopkins, whose last guitar was a 1980 Les Paul Custom
• Gary Richrath, Lead Guitarist REO Speedwagon
• Arve Isdal, guitarist for Enslaved
• Matt Pike, guitarist for High on Fire, Sleep
• Larry Hoplite, guitarist and vocalist for The Coachmen and Shuffle
• Blake Schwarzenbach, guitarist and vocalist for Jawbreaker
• Dave Navarro, guitarist for Jane’s Addiction
• Richie Faulkner, guitarist for Lauren Harris and Judas Priest^[8]
• Vivian Campbell, guitarist for Whitesnake and Def Leppard

Other models[edit]

• Gibson's subsidiary, Epiphone, also makes the Les Paul Custom guitar.^[9] As of 2009, it comes in various finishes and variations. It comes in Ebony (with gold hardware, chrome hardware and chrome-plated pickguard on a limited edition, and with aged white binding, gold hardware, and uncovered pickups another limited edition), Alpine White (with gold hardware), Silverburst (with chrome hardware), Prophecy EX (with EMG pickups, transparent black finish with a quilted maple top, and black hardware), Prophecy GX (Gibson Dirty Finger pickups, transparent red finish with a quilted maple top, and gold hardware), and the Zakk Wylde signature (antique ivory with bulls eye graphic and gold hardware, Camo finish with a bulls eye graphic, maple fingerboard and gold hardware, and orange with a buzzsaw graphic and chrome hardware, EMG pickups).^[9]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abDuchossoir, A. R. (1998-07-01) [1994]. 'Chapter Six: The Expansion of the Electric Line, 1953-1955'. Gibson Electrics: The Classic Years: An Illustrated History from the Mid-'30s to the Mid-'60s. Milwaukee, WI USA: Hal Leonard. p. 52. ISBN0-7935-9210-0. Retrieved 2012-12-23. Equally, the electronics combined Seth Lover's Alnico pickup in the neck position with a regular P-90 in the bridge for tonal versatility.
2. ^Bishop, Ian Courtney (1990) [1977]. 'Chapter 1: The Les Paul Series'. The Gibson Guitar: From 1950, Volume 1. Bold Strummer Guitar Series. The Bold Strummer. p. 5. ISBN0-933224-46-X. Retrieved 2012-12-22. The Les Paul Custom.. was equipped with a single coil black covered Les Paul Special pickup in the treble position and a very distinctive Alnico pickup with six oblong pole pieces in the bass position.
3. ^Gibson.com, 1957 Les Paul Custom Reissue The Original Black Beauty
4. ^Gibson Guitar channel, Youtube, 'Vivian Campbell on his Signature Gibson Custom Les Paul and his long time love for Les Pauls'
5. ^Guitar World presents one hundred greatest guitarists of all time from the pages of Guitar World magazine
6. ^Di Perna, Alan (April 1994). 'Machine Head'. Guitar World: 21.
7. ^http://guitarhangar.com/vmchk/Museum/Gibson-1968-LP-Custom-Mick-Ronson-s-Les-Paul-Custom.html
8. ^'Guitar Talk with Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner'.
9. ^ ^ab'Epiphone Les Paul Custom'. Epiphone.com. Retrieved 23 February 2012.

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