Gibson Les Paul Heritage Series Standard 80 Elite
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1980 to 1982
The LES PAUL HERITAGE SERIES STANDARD 80 ELITE was made between 1980 and 1982. It was like the LES PAUL HERITAGE SERIES STANDARD 80 but had a one piece mahogany neck, an ebony fingerboard and quilted maple top. The most common finish was honeyburst but there were also some cherry sunburst ones.
Specifications (28)
Body
| Body material | mahogany body |
| Body shape features | carved top, single cutaway |
| Body style | Les Paul-style body |
| Body top material | quilted maple body top |
| Pickguard shape | raised pickguard |
Hardware
| Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
| Hardware color | nickel hardware |
| Tailpiece | stop tailpiece |
| Tuners | Grover tuners |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | mother of pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | trapezoid fingerboard position markers |
General
| Finish colors | honey finish, red finish |
| Finish effects | sunburst finish |
| Made in | USA |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
| Scale length | 24.75 inches scale-length |
Neck
| Headstock inlays or logos | pearl headstock inlay/logo |
| Neck joint | set neck |
| Neck material | mahogany neck |
| Number of frets | 22 fret |
| Peghead (headstock) | black face 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 brand and model | Gibson Tim Shaw PAF pickup(s) |
| Pickups configuration | 2 humbucker pickups |
Prices (3)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | $1150 | new | Joe D. | My Dad bought it for me when I was 15 years old from "Alex axe" om 48th st in NYC. Beautiful guitar. It is a Cherry sunburst. Now 36 years later the guitar looks like a heavy relic. Never abused, just constantly played for 37 years. The guitar in its relic like condition is stunning to look at. Nice flame maple top. Over the years i had to change the electronics and I took the Shaws out and put in Hot Lindy Fralins 14k & 13k. The Fralins sound beautiful in this guitar. I also put 500k Volume & tone pots in the guitar. I usually roll back the tone to around 7 and this makes the guitar really sing.. The neck is really comfortable. A little bit chunk but by no means a boat neck. I still have the original brown Lifton case with the pink inside. I retired the Lifton case back in 1990. I keep the guitar in a Protector A.K.A chainsaw case. I still play the guitar every day and on gigs that are worth it I always bring her out and I always get questions about her. Really cool guitar, my Dad was a goof man buying me gtrs like these when I was a kid. It didnt hurt that he was a guitar player too! |
| 1980 | $900 | new | Hand picked by S. Little at Veneman Music in MD. I still have it today and gig with it occasionally. | |
| 1992 | ¥460000 | good | Uetets | I bought Gibson Les Paul 80 Elite at Guiter House in Tokyo. |
