All Original
27th Instrument made at Kalamazoo Factory USA Thursday 3rd of August 1978
Asymetrically designed Maple body
Maple neck
Maple Fretboard
Dot Inlay
1 - 11/16 inch at the Nut
25 1/2 inch scale length
14 degree head pitch
Neck joins body with a 2 degree neck pitch
Active Electronics all original
Series VI Humbucking Front Pickup
Series IV Humbucking Rear Pickup
Both pickups were specially designed for the active RD Models. They are perfectly matched to the active electronic circuit to provide maximum efficiency in level and frequency response
Tune-o-Matic Bridge
Number of Gibson RD CUSTOMS manufactured - Production was for 3 years only
They were named "RD CUSTOM" when first made in 1977
Renamed "RD 77 Custom" in 1979
First appearance on shipping records was 1978
Discontinued 1979