Gibson Les Paul Custom

  Here's a vintage 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom 25/50 Anniversary model
from the famed Kalamazoo factory in Tobacco Sunburst.

 It is one of nicest Gibson Les Paul's I've ever seen. Serial # is 73418059 1175.  The
regular 8 digit serial
number in "YDDDYSSS" format was used on the 25/50 (where "YY" is
the year,
"DDD" is the day of the year, and "SSS" is the production sequence
number,
with numbers below 500 used at Kalamazoo). In addition, the 25/50
has a
four digit edition number, which  gave it that "limited edition" 
image. The "Made in USA" stamp is also on the back of the headstock.

 This guitar is 100% all original with
no mods, repairs or breaks. It is in very good condition for it's age. 
It is set up with 10/46's, adjusted and plays very nicely.
The  back has some  buckle rash..  Some of the gold hardwear has
faded. Overall, it's very nice
vintage guitar. Comes with a  Gibson hardshell case.

An
ad in the November 1978 issue of Rolling Stone refers to the Gibson Les
Paul 25/50 Anniversary model as "The Most Les: Les Paul's Silver Anniversary
is Your Golden Opportunity." The ad prophesizes that "it's the kind of
guitar they'll be talking about 25 years from now." It was 33 years ago...

The
25/50 model was issued to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Les Paul
model (a year late, since 1977 was actually the 25th year), and the 50th
anniversary of Les Paul's career in the music business.

The
25/50 model is a distinctive model in the Les Paul lineage for many reasons,
including the unique and intricate pearl and abalone "25/50" headstock inlay
design, creative use of silver and gold hardware combinations (e.g., the
tuners are gold with silver buttons), abalone side dot marker inlays, beautiful
flamed maple top, five piece flamed maple neck, split block parallelogram
inlays (one of only two Les Paul production models to sport these inlays),
large control cavity, gold truss rod cover inscribed with "Les Paul Anniversary",
brass nut, and a coil tap mini-switch (one of the few production Les Pauls
with a coil tap until the Jimmy Page Les Paul was introduced).

In addition to the above unique features, the 25/50 had multi-ply binding
on the front and back of the body and the front of the headstock, a volute,
Nashville bridge with TP-6 fine tuning tailpiece, black speed knobs, Schaller
style "Gibson" tuners, and Series VII pickups.

The Les
Paul 25/50 was available in tobacco sunburst, natural, wine red, and black.
Based on the resale market, it appears that tobacco sunburst was predominant,
followed by natural.
The
neck of the 25/50 is of medium to large thickness. Frets are wide and of
medium height. The Series VII pickups are powerful. The rhythm pickup on
most 25/50s is a bit dark sounding. The coil tap allows for a variety of
single coil sounds, and makes the 25/50 a versatile guitar sonically.

As
the Rolling Stone mag suggests, "the 25th Anniversary Les Paul looks like
a work of art." It is a very unique and ornate guitar in the history of
Gibson Les Paul models, and is sought by many collectors.