Is this a genuine LP Standard? Update - NGD!

rico

Found a decent looking LP Standard but I noticed something about the frets - notably a lack of nibs.

Is this something as innocuous as a re-fret or a lesser model masquerading as something else?

Looks in pretty decent nick for a 2000 model year!





Seller will get back to me with the serial number so I can verify the age.

Cheers!

SteveRobinson

Unless it's been refretted, it will be a 2014, they had no nibs.

rico

SteveRobinson said:

Unless it's been refretted, it will be a 2014, they had no nibs.

How can you be so sure that it's not an older guitar that has had a re-fret? Seller is pretty adamant its from 2000.

fnpt

If it's a 2014 there should be a commemorative inlay at the 12th fret.

Fretwired

Looks in very good nick - hardly played. Why would it have needed a refret?

impmann

Fretwired said:

Looks in very good nick - hardly played. Why would it have needed a refret?

Unless its non-standard wire? They do look pretty tall... but that could be a trick of the pics.

guitars4you

looks more to have the features of a pre 20002 model - what is the serial number as that will confirm it

re-fret might be because a player wanted a different size set of frets and not just about wear - not an issue as far as I'm concerned for  a decent re-fret anyway

Looks okay from what I can see and no negative issues

adamm82

Seems to look real. Things I look for is the placement on the knobs and the bridge both look ok. and the body shape. the typical chibons are a little off on those things.

Perhaps its a variation of a Les Paul model with a Standard truss rod cover applied. 

I don't think it's a Les Paul classic as that year it had those green inlays. 

SteveRobinson

Definitely a genuine Gibson, whatever the year.

rico

Serial number checks out as 2000

guitars4you

rico said:

Serial number checks out as 2000

should be 8 digits with the 1st digit a 2 and the 5th digit a 0

stickyfiddle

Nothing sticks out as wrong assuming it's a 2000 that's had a refret. Slightly surprised the rest is in such perfect condition but not out of the question.

rico

Serial is 01830535. Comes out as 1st July 2000 from guitardaterproject.org

guitars4you

guitars4you said:

rico said:

Serial number checks out as 2000

should be 8 digits with the 1st digit a 2 and the 5th digit a 0

rico said:

Serial is 01830535. Comes out as 1st July 2000 from guitardaterproject.org

sorry my error - early morning - yes 0 and 0 for 1st and 5th digits and just for anal info built on the 183rd day of the year and 35th one that day

rico

guitars4you said:

guitars4you said:

rico said:

Serial number checks out as 2000

should be 8 digits with the 1st digit a 2 and the 5th digit a 0

rico said:

Serial is 01830535. Comes out as 1st July 2000 from guitardaterproject.org

sorry my error - early morning - yes 0 and 0 for 1st and 5th digits and just for anal info built on the 183rd day of the year and 35th one that day

It was made the day after my 10th birthday! 

guitars4you

rico said:

guitars4you said:

guitars4you said:

rico said:

Serial number checks out as 2000

should be 8 digits with the 1st digit a 2 and the 5th digit a 0

rico said:

Serial is 01830535. Comes out as 1st July 2000 from guitardaterproject.org

sorry my error - early morning - yes 0 and 0 for 1st and 5th digits and just for anal info built on the 183rd day of the year and 35th one that day

It was made the day after my 10th birthday! 

blame your mum for not been born a day earlier

rico

@guitars4you Haha!

On a slightly more serious note, do you know what pickups and neck profile this left the factory with?

guitars4you

rico said:

@guitars4you Haha!

On a slightly more serious note, do you know what pickups and neck profile this left the factory with?

at the time Gibson only offered one neck profile on most of these 1990 based LP's - I suppose today it is close to what they call the 50's profile (don't confuse with the Custom Shop/Historic Collection chunky 50's profile) - I can't recall Gibson stating anything about the profile it simply was offered for sale as is with no options

Pick-ups should be 498T and 490R on that period

rico

Picked this guitar up this morning. It's everything I wanted in a LP Standard. It has indeed had a refret with big fretwire (not sure what specifically - maybe medium jumbo?) and has a bone nut too. Needs one or two tweaks to suit me but I am over the moon.

Quick and dirty pic:

Aidanspaghetti

Love a black les paul std!