Silverburst LPC

[steve_k]

The finish is clearly gone on that silverburst, time to sell it....... to me.

I wonder if the new silverbursts will age like these old ones will in color.

Well, they say it is the lead based auto paint that they used during the 79-82 period on these guitars that oxidizes and turns. The EPA fixed Gibson's use of lead based paints back when. So, I don't think the new ones will turn. Then again, this one's been cooking for 33 years.

New ones will yellow just like the originals. It's not the silver paint that yellows. It's the nitro clear coat. And every Gibson ever made with nitro clear coat will yellow all the same. There is also ZERO lead in the paint. Don't know how this myth got started. But it's not true. Check out any Gibson from the same years. The binding is yellow. But you won't notice a "greening" effect on the rest of the guitar if the guitar is black, obviously. But most of the white Customs from the 70's are yellow now.

If you peel away a bit of the clear coat on an original silver burst, you'll see the silver paint underneath is still as silver as the day it was sprayed. Pop open the control cavity or remove a pickup and you'll see the silver paint underneath is still silver.

Here are mine! '79 and '84

Well there you go. The definitive answer.

 

[Immersed]

My 83.

 

[Laura]

Really nice first guitar
My first....well...I won't even say what it was.

It wasn't my first guitar...it was my first "good" guitar.

 

[steve_k]

It's interesting to see the difference in the color change of the 79, 80, 81's as compared to the ones from 82 and 83. I believe they stopped making the Silverburst in 83 until the RI's started coming out of the Custom Shop. The 3 year period from 79-81 produced the one's that turned the most.

 

[jonl]

They made them in 1985

 

[steve_k]

They made them in 1985

Got one?

 

[jonl]

No, they have been all over EBay for months. None currently but if you look at completed listing Los you will see them.
There is one with a ugly ass moster bridge that hasn't sold and its been on there on and off for almost a year. It's a factory bridge but its puke worthy

 

[steve_k]

No, they have been all over EBay for months. None currently but if you look at completed listing Los you will see them.
There is one with a ugly ass moster bridge that hasn't sold and its been on there on and off for almost a year. It's a factory bridge but its puke worthy

Yeah, the made them up to 86 maybe. But, the old Buick paint was on the 78/81's from what I remember.

this is one hideous POS

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Gibson...e-/221137926774?pt=Guitar&hash=item337cd8fa76

 

[The Hoff]

I'm a huge fan, gorgeous finish.

 

[jonl]

No, they have been all over EBay for months. None currently but if you look at completed listing Los you will see them.
There is one with a ugly ass moster bridge that hasn't sold and its been on there on and off for almost a year. It's a factory bridge but its puke worthy

Yeah, the made them up to 86 maybe. But, the old Buick paint was on the 78/81's from what I remember.

this is one hideous POS

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Gibson...e-/221137926774?pt=Guitar&hash=item337cd8fa76

Haha I use to thing so too, but I've grown to like the maple board

 

[FourT6and2]

No, they have been all over EBay for months. None currently but if you look at completed listing Los you will see them.
There is one with a ugly ass moster bridge that hasn't sold and its been on there on and off for almost a year. It's a factory bridge but its puke worthy

Yeah, the made them up to 86 maybe. But, the old Buick paint was on the 78/81's from what I remember.

this is one hideous POS

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Gibson...e-/221137926774?pt=Guitar&hash=item337cd8fa76

They were made from '78 to '85. They used the same type of "Buick" paint on all of them (which contains no lead). '78s were prototypes. Production ended in late '84 to early '85. But most of the ones in '85 were bastards with trems and EMGs and shit. Some weren't even Customs. So they don't count. It's funny you said before that they stopped making them in '83. Weird. Guess my '84 is fake or something?

 

[Laura]

No, they have been all over EBay for months. None currently but if you look at completed listing Los you will see them.
There is one with a ugly ass moster bridge that hasn't sold and its been on there on and off for almost a year. It's a factory bridge but its puke worthy

Yeah, the made them up to 86 maybe. But, the old Buick paint was on the 78/81's from what I remember.

this is one hideous POS

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Gibson...e-/221137926774?pt=Guitar&hash=item337cd8fa76

Haha I use to thing so too, but I've grown to like the maple board

Me too. Not necessarily on the silverburst but I want to own a LPC with a maple fretboard someday.

 

[jonl]

No, they have been all over EBay for months. None currently but if you look at completed listing Los you will see them.
There is one with a ugly ass moster bridge that hasn't sold and its been on there on and off for almost a year. It's a factory bridge but its puke worthy

Yeah, the made them up to 86 maybe. But, the old Buick paint was on the 78/81's from what I remember.

this is one hideous POS

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Gibson...e-/221137926774?pt=Guitar&hash=item337cd8fa76

Haha I use to thing so too, but I've grown to like the maple board

Me too. Not necessarily on the silverburst but I want to own a LPC with a maple fretboard someday.

Laura, I got my tubes...also I know of a really nice black 79 in my home town at a small shop that is for sale with a maple fret board. It's priced very nice too. I just don't have the funds, let me know if you want some pics.