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Rick A. · 03-21-2008, 09:06 AM

I have had a Les Paul Deluxe for over twenty years that I entertain myself with at the house. Don't know much about it other than it plays and sounds great. I think it's a 1974. SN 139326 with a stamped "Made In" on one line and USA below. The Gibson does have a dotted i. The tuners have been changed out and it does have buckle rash. Would the best way to date the instrument be to put 6 or 7 pictures on the site? Any suggestions as to what areas of the guitar would be the most appropriate to photograph? The guitar has a sticker in a body cavity from a local retail dealer. The dealer says that the sticker would not have been used after 1976 so I'm fairly confident that it is a '74 according to the serial number

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Rick A. Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1974 Les Paul Deluxe I have had a Les Paul Deluxe for over twenty years that I entertain myself with at the house. Don't know much about it other than it plays and sounds great. I think it's a 1974. SN 139326 with a stamped "Made In" on one line and USA below. The Gibson does have a dotted i. The tuners have been changed out and it does have buckle rash. Would the best way to date the instrument be to put 6 or 7 pictures on the site? Any suggestions as to what areas of the guitar would be the most appropriate to photograph? The guitar has a sticker in a body cavity from a local retail dealer. The dealer says that the sticker would not have been used after 1976 so I'm fairly confident that it is a '74 according to the serial number