I have a Gibson Studio Les Paul guitar #81095543 and is inlayed with Harley Davidson emblems in the neck. Ican't find any informationon it and can't verify its origin.
The serial number matches a guitar made at the Gibson Nashville Plant, TN, USA on April 19th, 1985.
That year wasn't anything in particular to Harley Davidson (100th anniversary was in 2003) although there was a limited run of Gibson acoustic body guitars issued in 2007 and sold through Harley dealers as a come-on.
It may be a custom shop one-off like this one
https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/291959988318527967/
and if genuine could be worth up to US$3000, it is hard to say.
I would take several good HD photos of the headstock, both sides, the body, fingerboard, and serial number wherever it appears, and pay a fee for an authoritative appraisal to
https://guitars.com/appraisals
Nashville April 19th 1985 number 43
SOURCE: which string used for epiphone gibson lea paul special II guitar
This is really a personal choice as long as the strings are made for an electric guitar there are hundreds of different kinds, it mostly has to do with the thickness of the strings and how the thinner the string the easier it is to manulipulate, you should go to a good music store and tell them what type of music you play and they will give you some choices.
SOURCE: Gibson Les Paul wont stay in tune
That's the problem; you're using light gauge guitar strings. Chances are that if you are not used to playing strings that light, you're fretting hand will hit the strings with more force than is neccesary to fret them, thereby forcing them out of tune. You can solve this problem by adding more winds around the string post (three or more winds should do it), or you can switch to a heavier gauge of string.
If they're true locking tuners, they should have a notch on the back of the gear housing that you turn with a nickel to engage the locking mechanism once tuning has been established.
Also; check the intonation of the guitar itself on an electronic tuner. If it tunes right but sounds out of tune when played, this is an intonation issue, and can be solved by adjusting a small set screw that moves the individual saddle back and forth in the tune-o-matic style bridge. You can check this by tuning the string to the correct note, then playing the same string at the 12th fret and checking it against your tuner. If it rings in true, you're fine, if it comes up flat or sharp, every note on the fretboard is going to be off by that much, and you'll have to adjust accordingly (turn the screw to the right to add length and lower a sharp note, turn the screw to the left to subtract length and raise a flat note, if I remember right).
Hope that helps.
SOURCE: I have a gibson les paul electric guitar and don't
Looks to be a 2003.
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Support/SerialNumberSearch/
SOURCE: my guitar has is an epiphone les paul but it also
Epiphone is a budget conscious gibson. And probably not made in the USA.
1957 - Gibson's parent company, CMI, buys
Epiphone
for $20,000, originally intending to harness its upright bass
operation,
but ultimately reviving the Epiphone name on guitars. A full line of
newly
designed acoustics and electrics is unveiled in 1958, and two years
later
Epiphone production moves into Gibson's factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
1970 - In the face of foreign competition,
Epiphone
production is moved to Japan. Through the 1970s and early '80s, the
Epiphone
line has little continuity, although it maintains respect as a quality
import
brand.
1983 - Epiphone production is moved to Korea.
1986 - Henry Juszkiewicz, David Berryman and
Gary
Zebrowski acquire Epiphone and Gibson. The Epi line is soon expanded to
include
traditional models like the Sheraton, Emperor and Howard Roberts, along
with
Epi versions of Gibson classics like the Les Paul, Flying V and
Explorer.
http://www.epiphone.com/history.asp
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