TRADE PENDING - Gibson 1958 Les Paul TV Special All Original Excellent Condition

No sales tax for US customers outside California. This is a spectacular example of a Gibson Les Paul TV Special - a truly brilliant guitar! It has just the right amount of play wear to show that it has been loved but not beat. It is a stunner. Gibson made 429 TV model guitars in 1958, including the TV Junior and Special. One can imagine that there aren't many examples like this left out there when you consider how many have been lost to fire, flood, and repair lunacy. The potentiometer date code of 738 dates these pots to the 38th week of 1957, placing this guitar firmly in the late-1950s run of the model — a period widely regarded as the peak of Gibson's P-90 production. The fretboard is Brazilian rosewood, which was standard on Gibson instruments of this era and is now a restricted tonewoood. The Kluson Deluxe tuners are original and in excellent condition. The 50s-rounded medium C neck profile at .896" at the first fret and 1.012" at the 12th fret is on the slimmer end of late-50s Gibson necks while still carrying period-correct feel. All original parts are intact: finish, pickguard, tuners, nut, wiring, solder joints, potentiometers, output jack, pickguard screws, tuner screws, bridge screws, switch, switch tip, knobs, and control cavity cover. No repairs are noted on the neck, body, fretboard, or frets. The neck pickup reads 8.52k and the bridge reads 7.92k — both within the expected range for vintage P-90s. The case included is a Gibson case but is not the original and is worn. No documentation or accessories are included. SPECIFICATIONS Color: TV Yellow Finish Original?: yes Finish Condition: excellent Weight: 7lbs 11.5oz Overall Length: 38 5/8" Nut Width: 1-11/16" String Spacing At Bridge: 1.977" Scale Length: 24.75" Action 1st String At 12th Fret: 2/32" Action 6th String At 12th Fret: 2/32" Neck Profile: 50s Rounded Medium C Neck Material: mahogany Inlay: Mother of Pearl Dot Neck Thickness At 1st Fret: .896" Neck Thickness At 12th Fret: 1.012" Neck Condition: excellent Neck Repairs: none Neck Finish Original?: yes Tuner Brand And Model: Kluson Deluxe Tuners Original?: yes Changes To Headstock For Tuners?: none Tuner Condition: excellent Tuner Markings: none Tuner Screws Original?: yes Truss Rod Cover: yes Nut Material: bone Nut Original?: yes Nut Repairs: none Fretboard Radius: 12" Fretboard Material: Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard Condition: excellent Fretboard Repairs: none Fret Condition: excellent Fret Repairs: none Fret Count: 22 Body Material: mahogany Body Condition: excellent Body Repairs: none Body Binding: none Body Finish Original?: yes Body Finish Condition: excellent Body Length: 17-3/8" Lower Bout: 13" Waist: 7 3/16" Upper Bout: 9 3/16" Body Depth/Thickness Outside Edge: 1 3/4" Bridge Brand: Nickel-plated Wraparound bar tailpiece Tremolo Or Fixed Bridge?: fixed Bridge Original?: yes Bridge And Saddle Screws Original?: yes Bridge Condition: excellent Pickguard Color: Black Pickguard Original?: yes Pickguard Condition: very good Pickguard Screws Original?: yes Switch Type: 3 way toggle Switch Condition: excellent Switch Original?: yes Switch Tip Color: creme Switch Tip Original?: yes Neck Pickup Brand: Gibson Soapbar P-90 Neck Pickup Original?: yes Neck Pickup Reading: 8.52k Neck Pickup Markings: none Neck Pickup Condition: very good Neck Pickup Screws Original?: yes Neck Pickup Cover Color: black Neck Pickup Cavity Condition: excellent Bridge Pickup Brand: Gibson Soapbar P-90 Bridge Pickup Original?: yes Bridge Pickup Reading: 7.92k Bridge Pickup Markings: none Bridge Pickup Condition: excellent Bridge Pickup Screws Original?: yes Bridge Pickup Cover Color: black Bridge Pickup Cavity Condition: excellent Solders Original?: yes Wiring Original?: yes Control Cavity Cover Original?: yes Control Cavity Condition: excellent Potentiometer Count: 2 Potentiometer Manufacturer Code: 134 Potentiometer Date Code: 738 Potentiometers Original?: yes Potentiometer Condition: excellent Output Jack Plate Original?: yes Output Jack Plate Color: black Output Jack Plate Condition: excellent Screws Original?: yes Output Jack Original?: yes Knob Color: black Knob Count: 4 Knobs Original?: yes Knob Condition: excellent Case Brand: Gibson Case Original?: no Case Condition: worn Case Smells?: none Documentation: none Accessories Included: none String Gauge: 10-46 Smells?: none We buy, sell, and take trades. 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