paulsmithiii's Music Gear Setup

I purchased my LP Standard in 1975 when Gibson was only focusing on the Deluxe. They did fill orders for Standards by modifying Deluxe bodies for the larger Humbucker pickups. As a result the headstock bell on mine says "Standard" but the back of the headstock says Deluxe next to the serial number. It makes her somewhat of a rare gem to me. She's a beautiful iced-tea sunburst and is completely stock. I recently had some body repair done to fuse the pancake pieces back together - a tricky problem caused by a very dry environment in New Mexico. The work was done beautifully by Jay M.Kolanda of NTL Guitars, Nashville. Update - my sweet old '75 split again after 4 years. I'm considering trying one more repair job on it. I've now purchased a new LP Standard 60's model with a solid mahogany body. It's a beautiful "Unburst". The look is reminiscent of Peter Green's old Les Paul now owned by Metallica's Kirk Hammett.