Well SB, it seems you do know your classice.

My heartbeat has been knocked down from racing to beating.

I checked with Gibson and was told that my Les Paul Classic is in reality a special edition made in 2001 in order to attain the ’60s sound. I’m still very proud to have received it. It listed at approximately $2800., which still makes it a very nice gift.

I am now going to re-string it and play the heck out of it.

I apoligize for the misrepresentation, I posted previously. Thanks!

Thanks SB.
I was so taken back with this gift, it floored me. Man, I’m just so proud of it that I had to tell someone. I gave the serial number in a previous post and maybe someone who knows how to research this sort of thing, will let me know. If for some reason I am disapointed, well, I’ll start playing it and enjoy myself because it does have a fine neck, etc.

On the headstock is written, Les Paul and under that is Classic. It sure looks legit to me. Maybe my hope is skyrocketing and I’m beside myself. Either way a gift like this, as you said, comes around once in a lifetime and I’m enjoying it. My problem is that I don’t know who the original owner was. The person that I got it from received it anomously. Go Figure!!! He gave it to me because I’m a guitarist and he knew I would go berserk, as I have.

I know all you guys think I’m putting out some BS. Let me assure you that I was freaked as much as you would be when I saw this guitar. I know you may say NO WAY! But yes WAY, This ax is so fine that I couldn’t and still can’t believe my good fortune. I’m so proud to have this guitar, I guess by posting my first post regarding it value was to be able to tell someone I have it. I think ya’ll can understand my excitement. And right on about selling it,
I prefer to hold on to it rather than have something so fleeting as money, if you know what I mean. Oh, by the way guys, this guitar was actually GIVEN to me!!!!