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Gibson Les Paul Faded 2005 Heritage Cherry USA
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Est 1985
SKU: LP5FHSNH1
This guitar sounds so good for a USA Standard and looks as good as it sounds. a light 4kg. In super condition with some Non Murphy belt/shirt button impressions 🙂 Love it.
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The Standard  Faded (2005 to 2009)
The Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded was first produced by Gibson USA in 2005.
The main characteristic which defines the Standard Faded as being different is its finish.  Gibson did not use grain filler during the finishing process, and applied a “hand-rubbed satin finish”, as opposed to the much thicker gloss nitrocellulose finish applied to other Gibson USA Les Paul models.  Applying a satin finish is apparently a much less labour intensive process, and as a result Gibson marketed the Standard Faded as somewhat of a “budget” model in comparison to its gloss counterparts.
However, the Standard Faded quickly gained popularity among many. Players found that its resonance and responsiveness typically outshined more expensive gloss models, and that it proved to be a great platform for pickup and hardware upgrades – at a rather reasonable price point. The general consensus appears to be that the magic lies in the Standard Faded’s unique finish.
Standard Fadeds produced in 2005 were weight-relieved.  The ’05’s had “swiss cheese” weight relief and production continued that way into very early 2006, with not many made in the early part of the year. Production of Fadeds was halted until production started again in very late 2006, with a change to “chambering” for weight relief. Gibson USA continued to produce this model until 2008, and those made in late 2006 to 2008 were all chambered.  However, according to some reports, some of them made in very late 2008 were again weight-relieved.
In 2009, Gibson made a batch of 150 Les Paul Fadeds.  Larry Corsa of Corsa Guitars (see below) bought 75 of these to undergo his Peter Green conversion process.
05-09 Faded Specs:
2005: Traditional weight relief, 50’s and 60’s necks, Burstbucker Pros
2006: Traditional weight relief, 50’s and 60’s necks, Burstbucker Pros
(traditional weight relief production stopped  sometime in October. End of 2006 guitars have 2007 specs)
2007: Chambered weight relief, 50’s and 60’s necks, Burstbucker Pros
2008: Chambered weight relief, 50’s necks only, Burstbucker Pros
2009: Traditional weight relief, 50’s necks only, Burstbucker Pros
​The Standard Faded models (2005 to 2009) typically had flame tops.
Model numbers:
​They are written on the Gibson checklist. Here is their meaning:
​LP5FHSNH1: Les Paul Standard Faded ’50s Neck Heritage Cherry Sunburst Nickel Hardware
LP6FHSNH1: Les Paul Standard Faded ’60s Neck Heritage Cherry Sunburst Nickel Hardware
LP5FHBNH1: Les Paul Standard Faded ’50s neck Faded Honey Burst Nickel Hardware
LP6FHBNH1: Les Paul Standard Faded ’60s neck Faded Honey Burst Nickel Hardware
LP5FTBNH1: Les Paul Standard Faded ’50s neck Faded Tobacco Burst Nickel Hardware
LP6FTBNH1: Les Paul Standard Faded ’60s neck Faded Tobacco Burst Nickel Hardware
1 stands for the hardshell case the guitar is sold with.
​If you don’t have the Gibson checklist (often the case for secondhand guitars) you should find some of this information handwritten on the bottom of the the pickups cavities:
​Bridge pickup cavity: LP5F or LP6F
Neck pickup cavity: HS or HB or TB
​Serial numbers:
The Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded either has an 8 or 9Â digit serial number.
​– 8 digit serial number : YDDDYRRR
YY is the production year
DDD is the day of the year
RRR is the factory ranking/plant designation number.
– Gibson USA goes to a 9 digit serial number in early July 2005: YDDDYBRRR. The sixth number is now a Batch number.
The first 5 numbers remain the same, the last 3 numbers will remain the same. The only difference is the addition of this batch indicator.
Batch 0 starts at the beginning of the day, and once they stamp 699, the batch number will change to 1.
SPECIFICATIONS
Manufactured in: Nashville, TN
BODY
Top Species: Carved AA maple
Back Species: Mahogany
Binding: Single-ply top
NECK
Species: Mahogany
Profile: ’50s rounded or ’60s slim taper
Peghead Pitch: 17°
Thickness at 1st fret: 0.818″
Thickness at 12th fret: 0.963″
Neck Joint Location: 16th fret
FINGERBOARD
Species: Rosewood
Scale length: 24.75″
Total Length: 18.137″
Nut Width: 11.0625″
Width at 12th fret: 2.062″
Frets: 22
Inlays: Figured trapezoid
Binding: Single-ply
FINISH
Hand-rubbed satin finish
Available Colours: Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Honey Burst, Tobacco Burst
HARDWARE
Plating Finish: Nickel
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Knobs: Gold top hat
Tuners: Green keys
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Two Zebra-coil BurstBucker Pros
Controls: Two Volume, two Tone, three-way switch
CASE
Exterior: Black reptile pattern hardshell
Interior: Dark Grey plush with Black shroud (mainly 2005’s and some 2006’s) or White plush, no shroud (later)
Silkscreen: Silver “Gibson USA” logo
STRINGS
Brite Wires .010-.046
OTHER
Available left-handed
