Emmett wrote in about this hokum hollow-body LP:
From Emmett; “I came across what appears to be a fake Gibson Hollowbody Les Paul. While I think I’ve seen a hollowbody Paul before, this one just looks wrong. The headstock shape and angle look off, there are the telltale stickers over the pickups, the truss rod cover is blank and looks to be too close to the split diamond inlay, which also looks a little strange. Lastly, it seems odd that this seemingly brand new guitar Les Paul Custom would ship with a low end soft shell case”.
Emmett is correct on every count, this one’s a fake. The original, Les Paul Florentine (that this hollw-body fake is emulating), was around in the mid to late 1990′s before being discontinued, though you can probably order one from the Gibson Custom Shop. The Les Paul Florentine had a limited run of 350 in 2009 with a slightly wider cutaway, Bigsby vibrato and no f holes.
Thank you to Emmet for the email and picture.
