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I just received the Les Paul Custom from Fritz. The serial # stamped on the back is absolutely 11111
It also says Made in U.S.A. underneath it.
None of the pots are original so I can't get a date code from them.
All of the pickups had covers installed on them. 1 was glued with Gorilla Snot, one was pressed on and not soldered and one was half a$$ed soldered incorrectly.
The bridge pickup has a black Patent Applied For sticker on it and is a 2 conductor with a braided wire. It measures 8.79K.
The middle pickup is a Seymour Duncan logo'd 7.4K ohm and is marked JNL on the back. I believe that it is a Duncan Jazz neck position.
The neck pickups has the later Gibson USA stamped logo on the back and is a 4 conductor pickup and measures 15.45K
The 3 immediate questions I have are:
1. Whats up with this weird 5 digit serial #??
2. Can anybody identify the bridge pickup (if it even is a bridge pickup)??
3. Was the control cavity on a Les Paul Custom shielded?
I am going to do the Ace Freheley Les Paul Custom wiring job on it. I will probably get all the correct parts from Stewmac. The entire electronics package on this guitar is junk and has been through many years of changes and alterations. I am also going to buy a piece of binding to replace the missing piece near the headstock.
BTW... it sounds like total a$$ because of the faulty and incorrect wiring but Fritz and Newc were both correct when they stated that it plays REALLY good.
Once the electronics and the binding are fixed I am going to paint the back of the neck to match the rest of the body as well as I can. I am pretty good at color matching.
Any help on my questions is greatly appreciated.
It also says Made in U.S.A. underneath it.
None of the pots are original so I can't get a date code from them.
All of the pickups had covers installed on them. 1 was glued with Gorilla Snot, one was pressed on and not soldered and one was half a$$ed soldered incorrectly.
The bridge pickup has a black Patent Applied For sticker on it and is a 2 conductor with a braided wire. It measures 8.79K.
The middle pickup is a Seymour Duncan logo'd 7.4K ohm and is marked JNL on the back. I believe that it is a Duncan Jazz neck position.
The neck pickups has the later Gibson USA stamped logo on the back and is a 4 conductor pickup and measures 15.45K
The 3 immediate questions I have are:
1. Whats up with this weird 5 digit serial #??
2. Can anybody identify the bridge pickup (if it even is a bridge pickup)??
3. Was the control cavity on a Les Paul Custom shielded?
I am going to do the Ace Freheley Les Paul Custom wiring job on it. I will probably get all the correct parts from Stewmac. The entire electronics package on this guitar is junk and has been through many years of changes and alterations. I am also going to buy a piece of binding to replace the missing piece near the headstock.
BTW... it sounds like total a$$ because of the faulty and incorrect wiring but Fritz and Newc were both correct when they stated that it plays REALLY good.
Once the electronics and the binding are fixed I am going to paint the back of the neck to match the rest of the body as well as I can. I am pretty good at color matching.
Any help on my questions is greatly appreciated.
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