83 Gibson Les Paul Studo... Custom?, Need help with identifying guitar Options

[kristingish]

Hi,

I have an 83 Gibson guitar. I don't know very much about guitars at all, but it does say studio on it and the serial verifies that it's an 83. It looks like all of the other 83 Gibson Les Paul Studios with a few exceptions that I don't really understand

On the back of the base of the guitar, all of the others have two plates: one diamond shaped one on the bottom left and one small circular one on the top right. Mine only has one bottom left diamond shaped one and no circular one on the top right.

Also, usually there is a switch on the top left of the front of the base, but mine has the switch next to the knobs on the bottom right.

I know that I sound really retarded, but I know nothing about guitars.. so I have no idea what this means. I'm trying to sell it and I can't because I don't know what to say about it.

PLEASE HELP ME!

<3 kristin

[Dr. Harmonica]

The diamond shaped plate covers the inside of the three way switch and the volume and tone pots. Unscrew it and you will see the wiring and the backside of the pots. The reason you don't have a little round cover plate is because the switch is by the four pots. The studio designation might mean that the guitar has low impedance pickups used to have a more silent guitar without the hums and buzzes that sometimes occur. On stage these sounds are usually masked by the "music" but for recording a quieter pickup would be a plus