Check out this wacky gutshots of my 85 les Paul DC

MetalManiac

MetalManiac

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This guitar was a factory run-out Norlin '85, when the ship was floundering.
I was doing some stuff, swapping pickups for a Tim shaw bridge, and an '85 patent number neck and putting Bumblebees in instead of the crummy Mylar tone caps.
The guitar is really lightweihgt..8 pounds 1 ounce, but check the massive chambering done to the routes for the pickup wire ..almost semi-hollow like.
They werer just using up whatever they had laying around, and in this case I suppose, even carved up bodies form botched assemblys.
Note the nice thick maple cap though!

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Re: Check out this wacky gutshots of my 85 les Paul DC

Looks like the standard pickup wire channel for that era to me. Same as my 87 LPC.
 
Re: Check out this wacky gutshots of my 85 les Paul DC

No lie? That makes me feel better. Is your maple cap as thick? Thnx.
 
Re: Check out this wacky gutshots of my 85 les Paul DC

Not sure
 
Re: Check out this wacky gutshots of my 85 les Paul DC

It looks like a great piece of mahogany, and it's not a multi-laminate pancake build either. The bass cutaway removes some weight too, but I think you just got a really good, light weight LP double cut there! The wire channels are normal. (those frets look pretty darn shiny too.)

Great guitar!
 
Re: Check out this wacky gutshots of my 85 les Paul DC

Ya know...most Bumble Bee caps are really mylar caps...

If you'll post a pic of what you have I can tell you if they are mylar or PIO.

While you're om there ditch those 300k pots and get real humbucker tone!
 
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