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Exc(+) condition.  SN#0 6726.
Gold hardware.  Original Black Case.
Neck p/u not original.

This is a very nice and very original 1960 Gibson Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty". Black lacquer is in wonderful condition, with only a few touch marks. Original gold hardware and original frets.

This guitar is fully bound with antique'd outer white bindings. These bindings show multiple lines of purfling - top has 7-ply, back edge and peghead have 5-ply. Single ply along fingerboard. There is some slight wear on the fingerboard around the inlay between 2nd and 3rd fret (see detail photo) but hard to notice and does not impact playing. See also detail photo of small black touch-up on top near binding.Peghead is essentially a "Super 400" peghead with Gibson logo at top and large pearl triangles and rectangular bar in center. Original black-on-white trussrod cover with Les Paul Custom engraved. Original gold Grover Pat. Pend. tuners. All screws, back plates, etc., are original and in great shape.

Ebony fingerboard has "L-5" style large pearl block inlays. Original pickguard is 4-ply (blk/wh/blk/wh). 3-pickup configuration with tune-a-matic bridge and stop tailpiece. Original strap buttons.

Wiring harness is original and intact, except for neck pickup. Bridge and middle p/u are PAF Humbucking; Neck p/u is Gibson "Patent" Humbucking.This later p/u... the neck p/u, sounds gorgeous. Be happy the neck pickup has been changed out. If it were original, this guitar and case would be selling for $65K-$70K. So, if you can live with great tone from the replaced neck pickup, you can buy this one for much less.

About the amp:
New  •  Princeton/Champ/Marshall circuit
5 Watts  •  Vintage National amp cabinet

This hand made amplifier has a very unique look and gives the player a lot of versatility.Based on a Fender Princeton Tweed circuit but hardwired in the tradition of the Gibson GA-5, which is to say, point to point without circuit boards. The 10" speaker sounds very warm and broken in, the way you want a vintage amp like this to sound.

The cabinet is from a very early National Dobro amplifier that has been modified to house this amp and speaker. Mainly in that some additional venting was added to keep air circulating around the amp chassis.

This amplifier's controls are where it's uniqueness really shines. Volume and tone controls as well as an Off/Standby/On switch and two inputs. The first input is voiced a little hotter, single coils sound very full and good in this input. However, humbuckers will send the amp into breakup very easily when plugged in here. The second input is great for players using hotter pickups or effects pedals. Humbuckers sound very creamy and rich in this input and the lower gain really lets your effects shine through. Finally, there is a small 3-way toggle that controls the voicing of the amp. In the center you have a Fender tweed setting, pretty low gain and very clean. The up position is a boosted Fender Champ with a little more gain on tap. The down position gives you something closer to a Marshall circuit with a lot more breakup and gain plus a bit of a mid boost.

This amp was made in Montana by Chad Leslie of Bigfork Amp.

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