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1957 Gibson Les Paul Special
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This guitar is sold on eBay as a genuine 1957 Gibson Les Paul Special (with serial number 74008), and it does like like one - same P90s, pickguard, characteristic yellow finish...
But I've never seen such pickguard and stoptail - not on a Les Paul Special nor any other guitar - anybody has information about this?
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