Helping Determing Les Paul Model

HankTheFly · 10-10-2008, 03:10 PM

I came across a picture of a beautiful Les Paul but it didn't have any information about it. I want to know more about what series it is and the name of the finish.
It looks like the metallic blue, but I'm not sure.
Can anybody give any information on it?

Boleskinehouse · 10-10-2008, 03:13 PM

Can't see the pic.

lowe · 10-10-2008, 03:15 PM

No pic

HankTheFly · 10-10-2008, 03:16 PM

Strange. Let me post a link to it.

http://u2-atomic-edge-gear.tripod.co...large-399a.jpg

lowe · 10-10-2008, 03:17 PM

Nope

lowe · 10-10-2008, 03:17 PM

Go to photobucket

HankTheFly · 10-10-2008, 03:24 PM

Stupid Tripod.
How about now?

Boleskinehouse · 10-10-2008, 03:29 PM

Looks like a Pelham blue Standard. Maybe a one-off Custom Shop deal. Pretty cool.

nemo87 · 10-10-2008, 03:34 PM

wasnt the pelham blue custom shop.. green

sounds stupid but yea.. its true lol..

nemo87 · 10-10-2008, 03:37 PM

here ya go..

pelham BLUE.. customshop

Jason · 10-10-2008, 03:38 PM

It does look blueish from certain angles, I do believe. Kind of a shifty paint.

Boleskinehouse · 10-10-2008, 03:48 PM

Yeah, but the "green" one is a chambered '68 Custom. That blue one in the original pic is not a Custom...

Boleskinehouse · 10-10-2008, 03:50 PM

Looking at it a little harder, it looks like it could be a Norlin. Cutaway is a little pointy, and it has huge frets. It might be a routed Deluxe from the '70s.

drewbertca · 10-10-2008, 03:51 PM

maybe a refin? nice though

LongBeach · 10-10-2008, 05:05 PM

The green pehlam blue was an aged custom shop deal, not the
true pehlam blue.

It's an interesting color, not a blue fan, but I really like it.
Fretboard looks ebony, but that might just be the lighting.

rastus · 10-10-2008, 08:00 PM

They made a few in this color in the early 80's, about 81-83. This one has the sharper cutaway, that they had at the time. This color is not Pelham, but rather a Candy Blue. They also made them in Candy Red. Used to have one, stupidly sold it, but that was long ago.

Boleskinehouse · 10-10-2008, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rastus

They made a few in this color in the early 80's, about 81-83. This one has the sharper cutaway, that they had at the time. This color is not Pelham, but rather a Candy Blue. They also made them in Candy Red. Used to have one, stupidly sold it, but that was long ago.

Cool! Thanks, man! You'll make a good member.

HankTheFly · 10-11-2008, 08:07 AM

Another thread also pointed me towards the early 80's models too. Similar to this model:

1981 Gibson Les Paul Standard

Thank you all for the great, helpful info.

10-10-2008, 03:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
HankTheFly Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Helping Determing Les Paul Model I came across a picture of a beautiful Les Paul but it didn't have any information about it. I want to know more about what series it is and the name of the finish. It looks like the metallic blue, but I'm not sure. Can anybody give any information on it?

10-10-2008, 03:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Boleskinehouse Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Next to Raleighwood Posts: 27,153 Thanks: 91 Thanked 673 Times in 114 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model Can't see the pic.

10-10-2008, 03:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
lowe V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,092 Thanks: 23 Thanked 27 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model No pic __________________

10-10-2008, 03:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
HankTheFly Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model Strange. Let me post a link to it. http://u2-atomic-edge-gear.tripod.co...large-399a.jpg

10-10-2008, 03:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
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10-10-2008, 03:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
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10-10-2008, 03:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
HankTheFly Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model Stupid Tripod. How about now?

10-10-2008, 03:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Boleskinehouse Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Next to Raleighwood Posts: 27,153 Thanks: 91 Thanked 673 Times in 114 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model Looks like a Pelham blue Standard. Maybe a one-off Custom Shop deal. Pretty cool.

10-10-2008, 03:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
nemo87 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 360 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model wasnt the pelham blue custom shop.. green sounds stupid but yea.. its true lol.. __________________ Attack your instruments. Don’t let them attack you..

10-10-2008, 03:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
nemo87 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 360 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model here ya go.. pelham BLUE.. customshop __________________ Attack your instruments. Don’t let them attack you..

10-10-2008, 03:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jason Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 18,568 Thanks: 109 Thanked 176 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model It does look blueish from certain angles, I do believe. Kind of a shifty paint.

10-10-2008, 03:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
Boleskinehouse Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Next to Raleighwood Posts: 27,153 Thanks: 91 Thanked 673 Times in 114 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model Yeah, but the "green" one is a chambered '68 Custom. That blue one in the original pic is not a Custom...

10-10-2008, 03:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
Boleskinehouse Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Next to Raleighwood Posts: 27,153 Thanks: 91 Thanked 673 Times in 114 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model Looking at it a little harder, it looks like it could be a Norlin. Cutaway is a little pointy, and it has huge frets. It might be a routed Deluxe from the '70s.

10-10-2008, 03:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
drewbertca V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Timmins, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,529 Thanks: 6 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model maybe a refin? nice though __________________ BFG Defender....The normal ones...Not the over priced "First 52 of Each" ones. THIS THREAD IS DEAD!

10-10-2008, 05:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
LongBeach Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 12,051 Thanks: 15 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model The green pehlam blue was an aged custom shop deal, not the true pehlam blue. It's an interesting color, not a blue fan, but I really like it. Fretboard looks ebony, but that might just be the lighting.

10-10-2008, 08:00 PM	#16 (permalink)
rastus Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 60 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model They made a few in this color in the early 80's, about 81-83. This one has the sharper cutaway, that they had at the time. This color is not Pelham, but rather a Candy Blue. They also made them in Candy Red. Used to have one, stupidly sold it, but that was long ago.

10-11-2008, 08:07 AM	#18 (permalink)
HankTheFly Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Helping Determing Les Paul Model Another thread also pointed me towards the early 80's models too. Similar to this model: 1981 Gibson Les Paul Standard Thank you all for the great, helpful info.

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