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Thanks for sharing this! That looked worthwhile for sure with some nice axes on offer. Nice top on that 4-digit, in spite of the mods and repair. Kinda reminds me of the chorus from that '80 song - "Nice legs, shame about the face..." I'm sure it'll find a home somewhere though.

Thanks for the head's up - gotta check that out for sure...

I got a mailbox service across the line in MT, get my US purchases sent there and declare them as I re-enter Canada, typically on the same day.  Haven't paid any tariffs yet, but I do have reasonable duty and/or sales tax charges that don't add up to much and cuts out the legal pirate trade (aka...

My guess is that they're BB1/BB2's with PAF stickers, but I'm no expert.   @murkat What say you almighty former Gibson guy?

Seems they could be Classics or Burstbucker 1 & 2's, neither of which would be a deal-breaker for me. What I'm wavering on is the tone of an all hog LP which I have pretty well covered already. It is one sexy beast of a guitar though...     

With all that case candy, you'd think they'd list the build specs/features, no? More self-serving corporate promo than user-friendly material, I guess... Maybe it'd be less bother to contact Gibson and see what they used.  Yeah I know they make a gazillion guitars a yr, but you never know.

^^^ What they said X2!

What's "under the hood" pickup-wise? Enquiring minds must know...

Thanks Dave - Zimm's is one I was aware of that's close to one of our BNB's.  Not that I mind driving 2-3 hrs if the shop is worthwhile (we live on the flat, bald prairies where some people drive an hr or more just for a coffee/donut). Will check into the others as well. Cheers!

Thanks guys - got some followup to do here, for sure. Appreciate your suggestions.