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Are you sure about that serial number? Gibson had closed the Kalamazoo plant by this time.. (now the base of Heritage guitars)
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Thread: Gibson US-1 Superstrat
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12-13-2012, 04:39 PM #1
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Gibson US-1 Superstrat
Hi out there, I have a rescued 1987 Gibson US-1 that I rescued from a boot fair in Spain. I had never seen one before and I understand they were made for a few years only. From the serial number it was built in Kalamazoo in October 1987. It is fitted with EMG's SSH format with 3 micro switches and a Gibson licensed Kahler locking trem system. All hardware is gold and it has a maple top and mahogany back on a Chromite body. What info does anybody have. I attach some PIX. Cheers
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12-13-2012, 05:25 PM #2
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12-14-2012, 10:12 AM #3
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Gibson US-1
Hi there, my fault - made in Nashville on 9 August 1987.
Any info would be appreciated, like were the EMG's and Kahler trem factory options as the only other I have seen on the net had normal single coils and a humbucker with a normal Les Paul type stop bar and bridge?
The logo is an aftermarket replacement as the original logo was surface mounted on 3 small pins and that had long gone and unfortunately Gibson would not provide a replacement - only if I took it to the factory in Nashville.
Look forward to any more info.
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