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Originally Posted by AndyC
Very cool! I've got an '86 Custom also! I bought it new back then. In 2006 I met Henry J. at the Gibson SummerJam and told him I had an '86 Custom (he took over Gibson in late '85). He looked surprised and said "There weren't that many Customs in 1986. We just couldn't make them". I took that to mean that he was trying to get the quality issues fixed and they were so picky about what went out the door when they took over that they only let the good ones out.
I've got quite a few guitars now, and handful of Les Pauls, but that Custom is special. I'll never part with it.  |
I didn't know that, thanks.
It is a great sounding guitar. I wonder how many Customs were produced in '86.