Not many silverbursts were made in KZ - the two biggest features that make them stand out are the black back of the headstock and the HUGE volute. Both are great - but KZs always have just a little something extra to them and are built to a higher-standard. Kalamazoo employees were generally older and more experienced and you can usually tell that just by the way a KZ Les Paul feels as compared to a Nashville one. The Nashville plant opened in 1975ish and slowly less and less guitars were made in Kalamazoo until it closed in 1984. This is where all the guitars from the early 1900s until 1975 were made. If you're new to buying vintage guitars - the first Gibson factory was established in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I quote: " Why choose this silverburst? Because it was made in Kalamazoo and has the special 80s parts! You can tell it is KZ-made by the Made in USA stamp being verticle and by the last 3 digits in the serial number being 499 or less. There's this reverb add for a '81 custom that quite stresses the fact it's a Kalamazoo made custom.
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