A very early 1958 burst?

[T.Allen]

Are you able to remove the pickups and take pics of those cavities?

 

[Frutiger]

I have this guitar with me at the moment. I wish I knew more about it. It seems genuine but the serial no is from 58. I was told it was a 56 GT conversion from way back.

It's not a '56 with that switch cavity, unless someone drilled it out to make it later spec (doubtful I would have thought).

 

[jimmi]

I've got the rear cavity pics and heel but I'm not removing the pickups as I don't want to disturb the rings. Sorry bout that Tom.
https://imgur.com/9eQg0MO
https://imgur.com/i3nbvGJ
https://imgur.com/Aag4txe

If you can remove just the neck pickup it would help a lot. So far, looks pretty good.

 

[El Gringo]

I love this Les Paul and I would not change a thing on her .I think she has vibe and character and I would rock her in a heartbeat . I love the figure of the top .

 

[rogb]

It's back with its owner now.
When we spoke about it he thought the s/n was one that fit the year and wasn't attributed to any LPs of that year.

As to the switch cavity it is very likely it was modded to fit the spec of its conversion year.

He is pretty sure it was a 56GT.
All I can tell you is it is a wonderful guitar, full of vibe and a lovely neck that measures at 1st: .930 and 12th: .999.

It feels nothing like that size so I will be using those numbers on my PGK build, which is why I had it here, to take some measurements

The owner, a very exceptional player, bought a Dumble-style rig I built and this guitar sounded just beautiful through it.