83 Gibson Les Paul Studo... Custom?, Need help with identifying guitar Options

[kristingish]

Hi,

I have an 83 Gibson guitar. I don't know very much about guitars at all, but it does say studio on it and the serial verifies that it's an 83. It looks like all of the other 83 Gibson Les Paul Studios with a few exceptions that I don't really understand

On the back of the base of the guitar, all of the others have two plates: one diamond shaped one on the bottom left and one small circular one on the top right. Mine only has one bottom left diamond shaped one and no circular one on the top right.

Also, usually there is a switch on the top left of the front of the base, but mine has the switch next to the knobs on the bottom right.

I know that I sound really retarded, but I know nothing about guitars.. so I have no idea what this means. I'm trying to sell it and I can't because I don't know what to say about it.

PLEASE HELP ME!

<3 kristin

[dannymangold]

hi,
Hope this helps on your question. les paul customs always have binding ( the little white/creme strip that runs along both the top and bottom of the sides of the body. customs always have diamond shaped inlays with a rectangle inlay in the middle on the headstock ( in the front between the tuning keys). the first and fifth digit on the serial no. should be 8 and 3 to make it an 83. cool guitar. if the dates match the serial it would be a custom as they didn't make studios until the 90's. it would be black, cherry sunburst, tobacco sunburst, creme white or a weird grey to black sunbusrst in color. which is yours?

danny

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danny