jgs61 wrote:
Haddock, my LP is a '76. I love it. I've had it for a very long time. I love those natural customs from the 70s. I really dig 70's Gibsons. It's ridiculous that they get a bad wrap. I've had several over the years and I think they're awesome guitars. I wish I could have kept them all. Yours looks like a 3-piece top like mine...
What's the toggle switch you've got with the control knobs? A coil tap?
Yes, the switch is a coil tap for the bridge DiMarzio pickup, most probably a DP-100 Super Distortion. I made no changes myself, I bought the guitar like this in '96.
Also, the serial is from '75 but it is probably a very early one, as the neck has a "25th anniversary" inlay that was standard for the Custom in '74.
I love the fingerboard, low large frets on ebony, these Customs have such a nice neck ...
Anyway, I'm glad to find another "natural" Custom from this time period, they're quite rare I think, most were black, white or dark red.
“Man does not cease to play because he grows old; man grows old because he ceases to play.” -- George Bernard Shaw