GOOD DAY!On the Auction counter near vintage, The Paul. If Ken Parker (Parker guitars) and Orville (Gibson) had created a guitar together in the late 70's (before carbon-fiber was a consumer item, and Orville wasn't dead, yet) it could very well have looked and played like "the Paul". Briefly, as there are other examples to view, the body is cut to the outside VOS of a Les Paul, but instead of being capped with a veneer, over an arched top, the body is sculpted to conform to the body much like a Nite Fly/P-series Parker. Far more comfortable, but the playability is all (LES) PAUL! Very stable, close action, a thrill to play. Holds pitch; nice TOTL Grovers.A 36 year old ax, the bridge pup (non-original. I've fielded a few calls about what 'the Paul' was loaded with. First it was, Tim Shaws. Then it was "T" Tops, which this guitar has in the neck position. It's pretty sweet for rhythms. In the bridge, which I have to imagine was one of the coveted "T" Tops, originally, was a Hamer @ 10.8ohms was replaced with a no-logo Seymour Duncan SH-4 (14.8ohms), with a 3-way toggle to get the most out of the pickup; parallel, single-coil, series. Bill Fels of the Guitar Factory here in Orlando, did the pup exchange, with toggle. The toggle was placed in the same layout as the Les Paul Artist, so it conforms with Gibson design. No additional routing was necessary, as the control cavity was enlarged by Gibson to accommodate the pup toggle, which on ALL "Les" Pauls, is on the upper bout. Comes with a period correct hard-shell "chainsaw"-style case. The bottom metal buckle (I see some period-corrects have plastic "buckles"!) was lost through many load ins and outs. I had bought the case for a Wing-series Washburn, my #1 at the time, in the 80's. The Paul fits like a glove, and the other buckles are tight, making this a snug-fitting case, with gtr wipe-off rags in there, right?14-day money back return. Please communicate. Request pictures of specific areas of interest BEFORE YOU BUY! Buyer pays shipping, insurance both ways, so ask questions. The answers are FREE; shipping and insurance are not!Did you win? Please advise us of your intentions within 5 business days, or we will RELEASE the MARMOSETS!!Thank you for looking and Merry eBayin'