1992 Pre Historic is worth????

Any idea what a 1992 Pre-Historic Les Paul is worth. I am not sure what a "pre-historic" is but it has a nice flame top. Thanks.

In 1992 I paid aprox 5k for my '92 Jimmy Wallace Pre historic in NYC- Still to this day one of my fav instruments- would never sell- played it on endless NYC soundtrack sessions- Just recently had Dave Johnson do a killer refin on it- fantastic guitar. Currently have it set up with Jim Wagner Godwood pups and neck magnet flipped for some Greenie tones- If the one you are looking at plays/tones well- seriously consider it. Just for reference I have played many newer recent Historics that do not compare to it in terms of resonance and sonics-and fretboard.
If you can get it in the $2,500 range that would be a steal imho. But to each their own- I really dig mine and have had it for over twenty years. It's a very lively guitar - with a very well defined tone- balanced, responsive, alive and loud up- and down the neck. Also worth noting mine has a very slender 60's profile neck-which was something I did not have previously- so it really does certain things that my other guitars (vint '57 single cut JR, vint '64-'65 ES335, Rossi's with wider necks do not do)- Obviously during this era Gibby was experimenting and trying to find their bearings -some of the instruments from '92 are exceptional - just like any other year that followed-none of them have been dead on replica substitutes for the "Holly Grail"- Some years get closer "physically" but those appointments do not make it necessarily a better instrument. Hope this helps- Chuck Hammer

Chuck I think you had left the West Coast to do that Lou Reed gig when I bought my mid 70's Strings and Things 59 Reissue (the first by Gibson), when I went to Kalamazoo. I still have it, and it is a favorite. I'd love to know what it is worth but have no idea!

Big Al said:

Chuck I think you had left the West Coast to do that Lou Reed gig when I bought my mid 70's Strings and Things 59 Reissue (the first by Gibson), when I went to Kalamazoo. I still have it, and it is a favorite. I'd love to know what it is worth but have no idea!

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Al, I think we may have done one gig with both of our bands in Goleta- just before leaving for NYC to do the Lou Reed rehearsals/tour Nov '78. The tour kept rolling through late 1980 - So I may not have seen that guitar. But I vividly remember you graciously showing me the inner workings of the GR 500- Oddly the next GR that I saw was in Lou's NYC apartment- Luckliy for me, (thanks to you) I knew my way around it a bit. Ever grateful for that bro - Chuck

hotos please.... :salude

Dave Johnson recently completed work on this '92 Pre Historic- mentioned above (post#2)-