thin les paul from 90's

[kjolstad]

hello everyone

around '90 i bought a very thin and light les paul. I was black and grey burst as I remeber and perhaps had emg's. Can anyone help me which model i might have been.

I returned it and bought a strat; Should have kept it though...

Nik

[River]

Sounds like a Studio Lite.

[planks]

Gibson Les Paul Studio Lite?

[27sauce]

The Custom Lite was very thin and some had EMG's

[Les Paw]

It was not a custom lite. I have one and it is NOTHING like a studio lite. It most likely was an early studio lite. These were NOT weight relieved or chambered. A regular studio lite had a chromyte insert ( balsa wood basically) so technically NOT chambered or weight relieved( swiss cheese!) The first ones were similar to the custom lite in the fact that they were manufactured with much less wood to make them lighter, and that is the extent of similarity. IF there are any custom lites out there with emg's they were after market.Or I will say I have NEVER seen one that came from the factory that way!! I have a picture from gibson, but I am havi ng trouble converting it to Jpeg!

[27sauce]

I'm pretty sure the Custom Lite Showcase edition came with EMG's, and I never said it was anything like a Studio

[Indyclone]

sounds like a custom lite to me

[jsadctnfn1]

Originally Posted by kjolstad

hello everyone
around '90 i bought... black and grey burst as I remeber and perhaps had emg's. Nik

Sounds like a silverburst version. I have NEVER seen one of these in this color scheme. Interesting...

[27sauce]

Theres this one, but I don't think they were thin.
http://richackermann.com/site/guitar...sPaulFull2.jpg

[Les Paw]

Originally Posted by 27sauce

Theres this one, but I don't think they were thin.
http://richackermann.com/site/guitar...sPaulFull2.jpg

That is the one he is talking about I bet. I need one of those!

[27sauce]

Yeah me too. A shop here in San Antonio had one for a WHILE, cheap, and I didn't get it. Damn

[jsadctnfn1]

Originally Posted by 27sauce

Theres this one, but I don't think they were thin.
http://richackermann.com/site/guitar...sPaulFull2.jpg

Gotcha! I didn't think these were thin either, BUT the '88 showcase edition makes sense!

[dspelman]

Any chance you had a 1980 Silverburst L6-S?

It would have been thin (and nearly, but not quite SG thin), with beveled body sides. The body would have been slightly wider than a standard LP and flat on top. The pickups for those guitars in that year had black or chrome covers and no screws (so they'd look much like an EMG), but you would NOT have had a battery in the guitar. It might also have had a pickguard screwed down flat onto the body, something like an LP Special or Junior.

[Dino Velvet]

Maybe it was an ESP EC1000. And you were just high.......

[kjolstad]

thanks for all your replies and help;

It is the one in the picture http://richackermann.com/site/guitar...sPaulFull2.jpg I'm thinking about.

But I remember it being thin but perhaps I'm mistaking it for light?

Has anyone a clue of how much they sell for today?

Thanks again for the help...

[kjolstad]

so would the fully model be: Les Paul Custom Lite Showcase?

[marc1kim]

[marc1kim]

Originally Posted by kjolstad

thanks for all your replies and help;

It is the one in the picture http://richackermann.com/site/guitar...sPaulFull2.jpg I'm thinking about.

But I remember it being thin but perhaps I'm mistaking it for light?

Has anyone a clue of how much they sell for today?

Thanks again for the help...

Ah cool so you discovered what it was. if it's 1 of 200 like the pic says, it gonna be hard to find and that should increase the value, no idea what they'd be worth.

[Deftone]

Originally Posted by kjolstad

hello everyone

around '90 i bought a very thin and light les paul. I was black and grey burst as I remeber and perhaps had emg's. Can anyone help me which model i might have been.

I returned it and bought a strat; Should have kept it though...

Nik

It was likely a 1989 Les Paul Custom Lite.

The Les Paul Custom Lites were made from 1987-1989. There was also a prototype in 1986.



The Custom Lites had a thinner, countoured mahogany back and they have a coil tap switch in place of one tone knob.





In 1989 there was also a thin body Studio Lite. Both the Custom Lite and the Studio Lite in 1989 were available with a Floyd Rose style Trem. The Floyd Lites have only one volume and one tone knob and a coil tap switch. A lot of the '89 models had an EMG style, passive pickup.





I own a Black 1987 Custom Lite and a 1989 Black Studio Lite with a Floyd. I also recently sold a Cherrybrust 1988 Custom Lite.



I'm a huge fan of these 1987-'89 thin LP's. Almost as light and confortable to play as an SG, but all the tone of a Les Paul.

[alanucc]

Wow those Custom Lites look too great to be true!! I guess it will be easier to save for an Axcess.

[Deftone]

Originally Posted by alanucc

Wow those Custom Lites look too great to be true!! I guess it will be easier to save for an Axcess.

Most Custom Lites can be had for under $2K and they pop up on ebay all the time. The Floyd ones are extremely rare though and usually cost more.

[kjolstad]

It must have been a custom lite because I remeber it had a thinner body; I thought it was way easier to hold; I was 16 and not the biggest guy in town;

@deftone: are you interested in selling the Custom Lite?

[kjolstad]

it must have been a les paul custom lite showcase in silverburst then. Thanks for all the feedback and help...

[Deftone]

Originally Posted by kjolstad

@deftone: are you interested in selling the Custom Lite?

Never.

I was trying to sell the cherryburst on here for a while. Sold it locally to another former Custom Lite owner.

Keep searching Ebay...Most Custom Lites (like 50% +) are "Metallic Sunset" (metallic pink). But they also come in Black, Cherryburst, and very few in Wine Red, Tobacco Burst, White and I've seen one Siverburst that was dead mint.

[Deftone]

GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM LITE - eBay (item 130428242824 end time Sep-09-10 12:24:57 PDT)

[kjolstad]

@Deftone: Thanks for info and link; I had seen the ebay item already however I'm not really keen on that colour although it has some nice 'older' look;

Think I'll just keep my eyes open for the silverburst og black. Silverburst preferably...

[Deftone]

Like I said, I've only seen one silverburst Custom lite and I've been looking for about 8 years. Black is somewhat common, that'd be your best bet.

[Geezzzer]

I am trying to hunt down a Custom lite with a Floyd Rose. Has anyone got any leads for me?
Cory

[blakem]

I found a Gold Top Custom Lite for 1700.00... seems high in price but man, It plays and sounds freaking awesome. Id love to get it.

this is it..... plays and sounds FREAKING AWESOME
http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-les...show-1988-gold

[ToneasaurusRex]

Nice find man, I have been to that shop many times. Retro Music is great. I gotta go check out that guitar and stop in Brewtopia!

Peace

Rex