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It didn't take much for the plastic handles of this era to split out at the bottom at one of the brackets.Īll else looks good and proper from the photos. The original broke on my guitar many, many years ago. The jack plate (not shown in the pics) was probably replaced with chrome or brass due to breakage of the original cheap brittle plastic. This was another typical mod, as Grovers and Schallers were VERY popular in the mid and late 70's. The tuners have been replaced, as this guitar would have left the factory with double-ring plastic keystone Klusons. Of the guitar pictured, covered humbuckers would have been stock, and as the seller states the original wiring is in tact, I would surmise someone along the way removed the covers.
The 1975 album cover deluxe serial#
I own one of these mis-labeled first 25 with a '75 serial number, with complete and documented continuity in provenance, as I bought it new. How many Standards had the "Deluxe" decal stickers, and how many had 1975 (99 prefix) serial numbers, no one knows. Gibson shipping record show that from late '75 through '76 there were only 25 Standards shipped. The story goes that Gibson started building and shipping Standards before they had the proper "Standard" SN decals.
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The earliest production model Standards, when reintroduced in 1975, had "Deluxe" SN decals. routed the guitar for full-size humbuckers and installed them, or had it done.