{"product_id":"1990-gibson-les-paul-custom-heritage-cherry-sunburst-w-case","title":"1990 Gibson Les Paul Custom Heritage Cherry Sunburst w\/Case","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1990 Les Paul Custom is in good condition and all original, and it plays the way you'd hope — it came in set up well, with no electronic or structural issues. The top is the highlight: it's held up beautifully, with only some very minor swirl marks under close light and the Heritage Cherry Sunburst still rich and even.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe back is where this guitar has earned its keep. There's a fair amount of buckle rash across the lower back, along with general swirling and a handful of scratches — none of it through to wood, but it's there and visible, and the photos show it honestly. The back of the headstock has a couple of light scratches, and there's a small ding on the back of the neck that's hardly noticeable in hand. The pickguard shows some wear. The neck pickup mounting ring has a crack but is holding together fine and stable — a cheap, easy swap down the road if a future owner wants it perfect, but not something that affects playability now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt weighs 9 lbs 10 oz, which is on the more manageable side for a Custom of this era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded is the original Gibson brown hardshell case. The case shows honest wear but no functional issues — latches and hinges all good. No COA or other paperwork.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Les Paul Custom has always been the dressed-up version of the breed — the \"Black Beauty\" lineage, except here it's wearing a Heritage Cherry Sunburst over a maple top, which is a genuinely great look when the cherry hasn't faded. This one hasn't. You get the full Custom treatment: ebony fingerboard, pearl block inlays, multi-ply binding on the body, neck, and headstock, the split-diamond headstock inlay, and gold hardware throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's also a 1990, which puts it squarely in what collectors have come to call Gibson's \"good wood\" era — a stretch of production from this period that's earned a strong reputation for the quality of the timber and the way these guitars turned out. That's not marketing; it's a view you'll hear repeated across the vintage community, and it's part of why early-'90s Customs get the attention they do. Mahogany body with a maple top, set mahogany neck, the long sustain and thick midrange that's the whole reason people reach for a Custom in the first place. If you already know what a Les Paul Custom is and does, this is a clean, original example of one from a desirable year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBody: Mahogany with maple top\u003cbr\u003eNeck: Mahogany, '50s-style rounded profile\u003cbr\u003eFingerboard: Ebony, pearl block inlays\u003cbr\u003eFrets: 22, medium jumbo\u003cbr\u003eScale Length: 24.75\"\u003cbr\u003eNut Width: 1 11\/16\"\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Multi-ply — body, neck, and headstock\u003cbr\u003eHeadstock Inlay: Split diamond\u003cbr\u003ePickups: 2x Gibson humbuckers, gold covers\u003cbr\u003eControls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-way toggle\u003cbr\u003eBridge: Tune-o-Matic\u003cbr\u003eTailpiece: Stopbar\u003cbr\u003eTuners: Gibson, gold\u003cbr\u003eHardware: Gold\u003cbr\u003eFinish: Heritage Cherry Sunburst, nitrocellulose lacquer\u003cbr\u003eCase: Original Gibson hardshell\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52439566614840,"sku":"210000029652","price":4850.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0255\/2712\/4002\/files\/r9rm4qdzq48vnkfyduwz.jpg?v=1780079105","url":"https:\/\/guitarworks.ca\/products\/1990-gibson-les-paul-custom-heritage-cherry-sunburst-w-case","provider":"Guitarworks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}