1998 Gibson USA "Japanese Market" Les Paul (Ruby Red)

1998 Gibson USA "Japanese Market" Les Paul (Ruby Red)Made in the USA in 1998, these appear to be a Japanese market exclusive as we've only seen two others and they were both from Japanese sellers (this one also came over from Japan). Transparent Ruby Red finish on a mahogany body with a plan maple top, slim 60's style mahogany neck, 22 fret rosewood fingerboard (with dot inlays) and Gibson branded humbuckers, weighs just under 4kg's. While this shares a lot of visual similarities with a Studio, it's

500ms and 2s of digital delay

Sunburst body with a maple neck and 21 fret rosewood fingerboard

Upper Bout - 29cm

Received a professional neck repair and partial refinish of the neck prior to a setup and service

so instead of dropping the price of the DSD-2 they decided to label it as the DSD-3

Restrung and serviced prior to listing

it's got aftermarket tuners

Made in Japan by the Fujigen factory in 1994

This one's in great used condition as pictured with some light signs of wear

Transparent Red finish to show off the beautiful grain

Frets are in good condition with some light signs of wear

it's got some sticker tan on the body and basic cosmetic dings as pictured