Strange_brew
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Hello! does anyone reading this know a good website that helps you to date/authenticate vintage Gibson parts?
Regards Jackie
Regards Jackie
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“from the mid 60#”...that did not happen. There were no Les Pauls in the mid ‘60s. The SG-bodied Les Paul was introduced in 1961.Thank you for the reply
You are probably right; Reverb has allot of sellers that sells quite a bit of vintage parts, so hopefully there are some sellers that have good descriptions and pictures of parts so I can compare;
I recently bought some black Les Paul standard parts that was said to be from the mid 60s including a poker chip, pickgaurd, backplates and pickup rings + reflector knobs. The pickup rings are M8s so hopefully the rest of the parts are vintage as well.
I am very new to vintage guitars, so that is interesting to learn and it explains allot Just remembered that seller that I bought the parts from said that they had been put on his guitar as replacements during the later 60s, so it al seems to come together.“from the mid 60#”...that did not happen. There were no Les Pauls in the mid ‘60s. The SG-bodied Les Paul was introduced in 1961.
The Les Paul form that was discontinued after 1960 was re-introduced in 1968. So, those parts might be from the late ‘60s....hopefully.
Not correct. the Les Paul standard continued into 1963. The new style was introduced in 1960. not 61 . There were no SGs standards until 1963.“from the mid 60#”...that did not happen. There were no Les Pauls in the mid ‘60s. The SG-bodied Les Paul was introduced in 1961.
The Les Paul form that was discontinued after 1960 was re-introduced in 1968. So, those parts might be from the late ‘60s....hopefully.
The Les Paul model persevered, but the body shape went to the double cutaway, beveled edge ’SG’ body in 1961. You can do the research if you want. I got my first Gibson electric in 1963....a white ‘SG’ body Les Paul Jr with a Vibrola. I wish I still had it, but I traded it in June, 1967 for a new 1966 ES-345TDC in cherry red, which I still have.Not correct. the Les Paul standard continued into 1963. The new style was introduced in 1960. not 61 . There were no SGs standards until 1963.
That is pretty cool, was the vibrola any good on your white SG? And the headstock was it alright? or did it always dive for the ground? would really like to know because I am planning to save up for a 60s SG, Im 18 right now so it will probably take sometime before I can afford one..The Les Paul model persevered, but the body shape went to the double cutaway, beveled edge ’SG’ body in 1961. You can do the research if you want. I got my first Gibson electric in 1963....a white ‘SG’ body Les Paul Jr with a Vibrola. I wish I still had it, but I traded it in June, 1967 for a new 1966 ES-345TDC in cherry red, which I still have.
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These are the parts in question, I will sell them once I am sure on the dates, so if anyone is looking for parts for a Les Paul project and is interested in these, they are up for grabs;
Oh, seems like I did something wrong with the link, I will try and add a new one;Are the pictures visible to anyone here? I don't see any.
I have never had any problem with an SG diving that way. Perhaps I started out as a happy idiot and have never changed. ??.That is pretty cool, was the vibrola any good on your white SG? And the headstock was it alright? or did it always dive for the ground? would really like to know because I am planning to save up for a 60s SG, Im 18 right now so it will probably take sometime before I can afford one..
I also cannot see the imagesAre the pictures visible to anyone here? I don't see any.
Ok I did my research I found out that that body style that Gibson went with on the new Les Paul Standard was called new style or the "LP New" not SG and was produced in 1960 and again not as you state 1961. There are several examples of the 1960 new style Les Paul on this very site just do a search. The term SG never referred to a body style in the Gibson world.. It is sloppy convention to call Les Paul models that have double cutaways SGs as this convention appears to be based on the actual SG models of the late 60s &70sThe Les Paul model persevered, but the body shape went to the double cutaway, beveled edge ’SG’ body in 1961. You can do the research if you want. I got my first Gibson electric in 1963....a white ‘SG’ body Les Paul Jr with a Vibrola. I wish I still had it, but I traded it in June, 1967 for a new 1966 ES-345TDC in cherry red, which I still have.
Ok I did my research I found out that that body style that Gibson went with on the new Les Paul Standard was called new style or the "LP New" not SG and was produced in 1960 and again not as you state 1961. There are several examples of the 1960 new style Les Paul on this very site just do a search. The term SG never referred to a body style in the Gibson world.. It is sloppy convention to call Les Paul models that have double cutaways SGs as this convention appears to be based on the actual SG models of the late 60s &70s