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1983 Gibson guitar and bass catalogue
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The 1983 Gibson catalogue features the following guitars and basses:

Electric guitars:
Les Paul Standard
Les Paul Custom
Les Paul Deluxe
ES335 Dot
BB King Lucille
ES-347
Johnny Smith
Victory MV X
SG Standard
Futura
Flying V
Explorer
EDS-1275

Acoustic guitars:
Chet Atkins Classic Electric

Arch-top electric-acoustic guitars:
L-5CES
Howard Roberts Fusion
ES-175D
Byrdland

Basses:
Victory Standard Bass



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