2001 Gibson Les Paul, my first one!

[Rick86]

Hi everyone, so after 15 years, I have decided to buy my first Les Paul (although not my first Gibson, had the 1998 limited korina flying V about 13 years back...god i miss that thing)

Anyway, absolutely love the thing, traded my Prs for it, just need some help with a few things, would appreciate any info on the following:

Finish, according to the last owners shop reciept, its a premium plus lemonburst....but it looks nothing like lemonburst, at least not to me

Pickups, not sure which ones

Body binding, seems to be a bit dodgy, can anyone tell me why it looks so shoddy? Also, if you rub your nail against the binding, it does scrape in some places.

Have no idea how to compress photos to the tiny size required, so gonna post a link for my photobucket page (old school!)

Les Paul by bangoskank6 | Photobucket

 

[rockinlespaul]

Congrats! 2001 was a good year!

 

[Rick86]

Thats why I got it, for its age, theres hardly a mark on it, but im still a bit confused about the binding, is it just random quality control?

 

[musicmaniac]

Sweet congrats!

 

[antikue]

Lovely guitar - not too flashy but certainly flamey

The binding doesn't look uncommon to me. My 2002 Custom has noticeable 'ridges' along binding, and most glue seams are similarly uneven. Part of the charm, eh?

 

[Donal]

Welcome to MLP and that's nice HNGD!

Finish, according to the last owners shop reciept, its a premium plus lemonburst....but it looks nothing like lemonburst, at least not to me

Pickups, not sure which ones

I would definatly say that it is NOT Lemon Burst.

If you pop out the neck pickup you will 1) see what colour code is in there and then we can tell you what it is and 2) you will see what pups are in there

Enjoy it

 

[geetarfreek82]

Looks like a light burst to me. She's lovely, I had a 2005 that looked like her twin!

 

[Rick86]

I would definatly say that it is NOT Lemon Burst.

If you pop out the neck pickup you will 1) see what colour code is in there and then we can tell you what it is and 2) you will see what pups are in there

Enjoy it

I agree, but he guy was adamant it was lol.

Ok ill pop out the pup and get back to you

 

[Rick86]

Ok, i have had a look, also uploaded photos to same place
Les Paul by bangoskank6 | Photobucket

Looks like it says LBT...not sure if the last word is a C or S

The pickup just says 'Gibson Usa'

And Donal...what does HNGD stand for?

 

[geetarfreek82]

LB = Light burst

 

[Rick86]

LB = Light burst

Ha, how could a shop owner confuse a lemon and light burst...all it takes is a quick google search!

...but is it a premium plus?

 

[bblooz]

Congrats on your NGD and welcome to the forum.

 

[Limppy]

Congrats , kinda making me want a burst

 

[thatF-INGflyingVguy]

love it !!

 

[Donal]

Ok, i have had a look, also uploaded photos to same place
Les Paul by bangoskank6 | Photobucket

Looks like it says LBT...not sure if the last word is a C or S

The pickup just says 'Gibson Usa'

And Donal...what does HNGD stand for?

Yep, Light Burst - Trust MLP not your dealer

HNGD = Happy New Guitar Day you'll see that here quite often