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The Les Paul Bass - Top - Before
The top was very rough, with scratches and wear, but electronically intact and in good working order
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The Les Paul Bass - Top - After
The fresh walnut finish removed the scratches, and all of the original hardware and electronics were cleaned and retained
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The Les Paul Bass - Back - Before
The back was even rougher than the top, with scratches, wear, and other problems, but no breaks or cracks
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The Les Paul Bass - Back - After
The back came out great, you can hardly detect the previous flaws. New plastic covers were needed, however
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The Les Paul Bass - Headstock - Before
The headstock was broken all the way through near the nut and poorly repaired previously
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The Les Paul Bass - Headstock - After
The headstock was refinished, using original parts when possible. The previously covered serial number was also revealed
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'59 GA-20 Project The amp was in great shape but the cabinet was a mess. The original Jensen ALNICO 5 speaker was kept. '55 Les Paul Junior, small project '55 ES-140, small, parts-only project Note that the finished ES-140 looks remarkably like a hollow-body, single-pickup Les Paul. It has the same body dimensions, not used on any other Gibson of the time. The ES-140 existed for at least two years before the "revolutionary" new design of the LP appeared. The first LP was actually more similar to the ES-140 than the later example shown above, because it had a tailpiece instead of a stop bar. The LP designers would certainly have seen an ES-140, if not be very familiar with it. I have not seen this anomaly discussed in any book. |
'89 Les Paul Standard,cut at the factory so it could not be sold, body was used for 15 years by a major factory to size LP cases, now set up with year-correct parts and in perfect playing shape. '64 SG Junior, small project '59 Les Paul Special ¾. One of only 12 shipped by Gibson, this very rare project guitar arrived with a bad red refinish, ugly repairs, no pickups, and changed electronics, but it was a solid guitar with no breaks, some original parts, and an all original headstock. It now has a restored cherry finish and correct '59 parts and electronics. ' '52 GA-40 Les Paul amp (just started) The opposite of the GA-20 on the above left, this one has a great cabinet, but the amp is a disaster. I will update the site as the project progresses. |
  '74 20th Anniv. Les Paul Custom, fire damaged, and '83 US Strat '57 Reissue, heavy use for many years by touring musician Neither body was refinished, both were just deep-cleaned, touched-up, polished, and year-correct parts were added. The original finishes were preserved because Tobacco Sunburst and Surf Green are rare colors in these models |
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