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Les Paul Junior 1955 Serialnumber golden vs. black

ThunderOz

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Hey guys!
I need some help. i am willing to buy my first vintage Guitar. I will see the guitar next week. It´s an Les Paul Junior 1955 sunburst.
The Serialnumber on the back is printed on and the numbers are golden. In most cases I´ve seen black numbers in that year. Could you please give me your opinion.


Best regards from Germany, Thunder Oz
 

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guitplayer

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Should be black. Here is a 55 I sold that went to Germany.
My early 56 with yellow.
 

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marshall1987

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As mentioned previously....the location of the serial number on the guitar in your photo.....is placed awkwardly low compared to the examples I've seen.
 
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ThunderOz

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Yes , as far i can identify…
Here are some pics:
 

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sws1

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Those pics are very tiny. But something about that guitar look refinished to my eyes. I'd like to see a pic of the neck joint, and the back of the neck.
 

AA00475Bassman

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Im already feeling to many questions on this piece, serial number is way out of my comfort zone .
 

ThunderOz

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Those pics are very tiny. But something about that guitar look refinished to my eyes. I'd like to see a pic of the neck joint, and the back of the neck.
 

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jonayg

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Fellow German here..

I was also considering this guitar but something looks fishy about this one.
 
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