Overview
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Dates of manufacture:
1977 to 1982
GIBSON manufactured the LES PAUL ARTISAN between 1977 and 1982, mainly in their Kalamazoo factory. The most striking feature of this edition of the Les Paul is the ornate heart and flower inlaid ebony fingerboard. The headstock also had pearl hearts and flowers inlays and the pre-war style Gibson logo.
The original version had a 3 humbucker option which became the standard configuration from 1979 onwards. The original version also had a Nashville-style bridge with adjustable stop tail piece, but in 1980 this was changed to a bigger tune-o-matic bridge with rectangular base.
Specifications (22)
Body
Body material | mahogany body |
Body shape features | carved top, single cutaway |
Body style | Les Paul-style body |
Body top material | maple body top |
Pickguard shape | raised pickguard |
Hardware
Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
Hardware color | gold hardware |
Tailpiece | stop tailpiece |
Fretboard
Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | floral fingerboard position markers, heart fingerboard position markers |
General
Finish colors | ebony finish, tobacco finish, walnut finish |
Finish effects | sunburst finish |
Made in | USA |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Neck
Neck material | mahogany neck |
Number of frets | 22 fret |
Peghead (headstock) | bound headstock |
Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Controls
Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
Electronics
Pickups configuration | 2 humbucker pickups, 3 humbucker pickups |
Prices (3)
Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
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2018 | €3900 | worn | ||
2010 | $1650 | worn | ||
1985 | 1.500 ITL | excellent | Cesarione52 | I've traded It in 2015, in exc+++ conditions at 3.500 Euros. |
Reviews (1)
GIBSON LES PAUL ARTISAN reviewed by Cesare BIANCO Italy
Cesare BIANCO Italy
VG sound and features, except the neck binding; the original finetuning tailpiece it's the most useful trick for the perfect pitch.
Very, Very Heavy...!!!