Is this a Les Paul Trader?

[Guitarblue]

Hi everybody, i saw this guitar on Reverb. For what I know, 1982 Trader should have rosewood fretboard, serial number like 9 09xx, serial on the edge of the control cavity... This has ebony fingerboard and different serial...
Is there someone who can educate me?


Gibson Lespaul Trader Re59 R9 Tim Shaw pu Ebony board 1982 Cherry Burst https://reverb.com/item/64758825-gi...are&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=64758825

 

[fernieite]

I don't know if this will help, but Mike wrote an excellent article on these years ago. Here you go:

Les Paul Forum

www.lespaulforum.com

 

[Guitarblue]

I think the link doesn't works... Anyway, i have read many articles about Guitar Trader, but I really can't understand... Maybe it's a special order for the Japan market..

 

[MikeSlub]

Not a Guitar Trader. It's a 1983 "Pre-Historic" Les Paul Standard.

 

[Guitarblue]

Thank you so much Mike!

 

[fernieite]

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