THE HISTORIC LES PAUL STANDARD REISSUE SPEC CHANGE HISTORY. (1993-2007)
first, it starts based on a guitar which is pre historic les paul standard reissue with larger kluson type tuners not exactly kluson replica tuners. (1983-1992) now the history..................
"1993" *deep neck joint. *hollywood head veneer. *silk screened les paul logo. *correct pickup routing. *les paul classic aged inlay. *the 57 classic pickups. *kluson replica tuners. *vintage letter styled serial#. *"historic collection" decal on the headstock. *indian rosewood fingerboard. *"AAAA" grade soft maple top. *regular gibson usa brown case. *regular early 90s style cherry sunburst. *cherry sunburst and heritage darkburst"
"1994" *historic parts, only pickguard, pickup rings, trussrod cover. *regular gibson usa white pearloid inlay. *"AAAA" grade soft maple top. *darker transparent orangy cherry sunburst. (1994-1996)
"1997" *ID micro chip in the neck joint. *brass bridge saddles instead of steel bridge saddles. *"AAAAA" grade soft maple top. *brighter transparent orangy cherry sunburst. (1997-1998) *unknown space between pickguard and bridge pickup ring. *brighter back cherry color.
"1998" *"AAAAA plus" grade soft maple top. *butterscotch finish. (R8 only) *no volume/tone knob washers. *new custom shop black case.
"1999" *"40th anniversary" unofficially nicknamed. (1959-1999) *first Tom Murphy aged finish model. *COA began. *thin body binding. *thin lacquer finish. *"AAA" hard maple top. *new vintage taste cherry and darkburst. *vintage style back red filler color. *refined parts positions and neck shape.
"2002" *the burstbucker type 2 & 3. *non wired ABR-1 bridge for the early units. *genuine kluson tuners for the early units. *vintage taste aged inlay. (only R9/R0, later for all models) *vintage style thin jack plate. (only R9/0, later for all models) *vintage style thin toggle switch washer. (only R9/0, later for all models) *vintage color toggle switch knob. (only R9/0, later for all models) *vintage style CTS pots and oil caps. not bumblebee. (only R9/0, later all models) *vintage style tuner bushings. *dark deep cherry sunburst.
"2003" *brazillian rosewood fingerboard. (only on the unit from JAN to MAY) *madagascar rosewood fingerboard. *eastern hard maple. *the burstbucker type 1 & 2. *"AA" grade eastern hard maple top. *gold knobs instead of previous vintage amber knobs. *corrected tuner positions. "V" intead of "l l" way. *a space between the trussrod cover and nut. *vintage style CTS pots and BUMBLEBEE caps. *transparent orange to regular red cherry sunburst. *" i "dot on gibson logo moved to the correct position. *refined parts positions and neck shape.
"2004-5" *new custom shop black case. *"AAA" eastern hard maple top. *silk screened logo moved to the correct location.
"2006" *VOS finish. *pleked treatment neck. *real vintage looking maple top grains/figures.
"2007" *brighter back red filler color. *real honduran mahogany............. *real correct size pickguard.