What do you guys think of this special?

riscado · Jun 30, 2015

This one, has obviously been quite messed up... I've been looking at it and thinking it would be a good candidate, as a restoration project, or a no guilt heavily modified player, but I have no idea about whether the price is fair, considering the condition.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gibson-Le...181?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item23536d1175

renderit · Jul 1, 2015

I'd do it! Nice looking. Good price.

oldsongs · Jul 1, 2015

I couldn't get past the stoptail position. This one looks too far gone to invest the time or the money. I would say find a better guitar unless you plan to enjoy it as it is now.

riscado · Jul 1, 2015

I foolishly knocked 550£ off the asking price and the seller accepted it.

To be quite honest I'm not even sure whether the guitar is authentic.

Anyway selling price is 1700£. Any thoughts?

britbender · Jul 1, 2015

I think you did great !
Thats a really cool player i wouldn't mind owning myself

Bring it back to wraptail and keep the buckers :dude:

riscado · Jul 1, 2015

britbender said:
I think you did great !
Thats a really cool player i wouldn't mind owning myself

Bring it back to wraptail and keep the buckers :dude:

that's what I'm thinking... wraptail back on, and keep the humbuckers!

renderit · Jul 1, 2015

MORE PICS THEN!

riscado · Jul 1, 2015

renderit said:
MORE PICS THEN!

At work, so I haven't been able to reply to the seller yet. I was also waiting for you guys to validate it

but then I went stupid and actually placed an offer on the guitar.

I'll get around to it later today, and post some pics as soon as it gets here.

riscado · Jul 2, 2015

I feel really bad about it, but I had to skip, I'm sure it's a great player's guitar, but it was in much worse condition then I expected.

Lesson learned, next time I'll be a little less trigger happy.

Aloha_Mark · Jul 4, 2015

Since the seller is in England, why not try out the guitar for 24 hrs before snuffing the deal? Those pickups may be valuable. You should examine the guitar with the pickguard removed, and the pot cavity.

riscado · Jul 4, 2015

I did get to see the routing, the seller was quite cool about it, and he showed me all the details I asked for. No complaints in that department, but it was not the right guitar for me.

britbender · Jul 4, 2015

You did the right thing returning it if u didn't get the "keeper" vibe, issues-guitars can be a pita to sell
if you want a quick deal.

riscado · Jul 4, 2015

It could have been a nice guitar, I'm sure, but it does need some loving care.

DerSven · Jul 15, 2015

Hi everybody,

i am new here and come from Germany. I was reading here for some time now and today I registered because I would like to share that I bought the Guitar that is discussed here in this thread.

The seller also sent me lots of pictures and I can understand riscado not buying it but after some mails we had an agreement.

My my plan is to give it to a professional for restoration. Maybe Florian Jäger. The seller will sent it on friday so it will arrive next week.

Cant await it! Its my first real vintage Les Paul. The only Vintage Gibson I already own ist a 1965 Firebird I.

Sven

Rev.WillieVK · Jul 15, 2015

Congratulations DerSven!! :dude: :salude

renderit · Jul 16, 2015

Good buy. But it didn't happen if there are NO PICTURES! Post up dude! Looks like it is a riot to play...

DerSven · Jul 16, 2015

Ok,

here are some photos I got from the seller. I think these are photos from the american store he bought it from.
I will do some own pictures when it arrives next week:

renderit · Jul 16, 2015

Drool...

britbender · Jul 16, 2015

:dude:

riscado · Jul 17, 2015

Congrats, like I said, the guitar has potential, it was just a little bit more routed then I was initially waiting for, but still a great buy, and the seller seemed to be a very reasonable person.

I'm glad someone bought it, as I looked at it a lot more times after my initial decision : )

Are you keeping it with the humbuckers on?

What do you guys think of this special?

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