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07-16-2009, 06:32 AM
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Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Gold Top
Hi all,
First post on this useful and friendly looking forum, and it has cool Slash smilies too!  Anyway, I've recently been offered a Gibson Les Paul Gold Top Deluxe, which from the serial number I gather is a '74 or '75. The bottom mini humbucker has been replaced with what I'm told is a 50's Gibson PAF full size humbucker. I've got it to play with for a week to see if I'm interested in buying, however the seller wants £3,000 for it...or about $4,920. I've attached a picture of it, but what I'd like to know if it's worth that asking price? What sort of prices do these usually go for? Regards Daniel 
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07-16-2009, 09:52 AM
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Re: Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Gold Top
What is the serial number? More pics?
That is NOT a '50s PAF.  The guitar itself looks fine, but they want at least 2K too much for it.
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07-16-2009, 10:27 AM
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Re: Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Gold Top
Probably a '74. As you know, the bridge was routed for a full sized bucker and I'm sorry to say that it is not a real '50s PAF. Unless someone put one of those ugly covers from '72 on it. Not sure why anyone would do that..
It looks to be in great shape otherwise.. I wouldn't go any higher than 2500US. |
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07-16-2009, 11:51 AM
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Re: Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Gold Top
What Boles said.
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07-16-2009, 12:04 PM
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Re: Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Gold Top
Don't buy it, or bargain.
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Re: Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Gold Top
It's surely a sweet player but the price is too high. Both my Deluxe's are routed and are the best guitars Eye've ever owned. But they are only worth maybe $2000 to a player (on the high side) and $0 to a collector. Me Eye'm a player.
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