~1970 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black

This is a well played war-horse that sounds great. I know because I've played it on stage for the last few years. Great playing, great sounding chunk of wood. The guitar is a bit of a mystery, but I'll try and describe it as best possible. Its a short tenon, three-piece neck, sandwich body, has a "Made In USA" (1970?) stamp on the back of the headstock, but it has "NO VALUTE". The guitar was refinished a long time ago, so the serial number is there but very hard to read. It sports two Pat# sticker pickups, it has been refretted with medium size frets, one pot dates to 1984, the others are not readable. The bridge is a gold Pat# ABR1 and quite worn. The studs and tailpiece are replaced and not gold plated. The front of the headstock is all original, the tuners are changed from "waffles" to gold Grovers. It weighs 9 lbs. and has a slender neck. There are no breaks or repairs, the pickguard is missing and it comes with a new hard case. Has a great vibe, perfect blues or punk machine!