Price check: modified 70s Goldtop Deluxe

[Jim Sloves]

70s goldtop deluxe

• minihums gone and routed to currently house 2 Duncan fullsized humbuckers
• tuners changed to Grovers; drill holes from original tuners visible near replaced tuners
• refretted
• pancake? body: you can see the seam where mahogany slabs were used to laminate or sandwhich to make the body
• cracking and greening...beautifully

Ballpark price? I'm not selling; I saw one and they are asking $4k and would come down to about $3,500 or so. I think that's high. You opinion? Curious.

Thanks.

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[lpdeluxe]

That's an inflated price for a mutt. I'm no expert, but "vintage" guitars are not moving very quickly now. If I saw it, I'd probably laugh at the seller's nerve, and look for something more in line with reality.

I see modified Deluxes fairly often for $1.5K. It's a damn shame that everybody thinks they can hack a Deluxe when the mini-humbuckers are the best sounding pickups Gibson makes, IMHO + usual disclaimers.

It's an even worse shame when someone hacks a Deluxe and then thinks there are no financial consequences. Until the economy improves, I predict these mutts will disappear. Who's going to buy a hack job for that kind of money, when it may end up being burned in the fireplace for heat?

 

[lifsebcien]

I would say 2k maximum depending of its cosmetic condition

 

[djd100]

It depends on the HB's (in they're real vintage PAF's then the pups are worth more the the guitar and the price goes up accordingly).

I would say 2k maximum depending of its cosmetic condition

 

[Jim Sloves]

It depends on the HB's (in they're real vintage PAF's then the pups are worth more the the guitar and the price goes up accordingly).

Duncan pups.

Thanks guys.

I too believe the seller (retail store) is asking too much. I'm not a collector but for a guitar that's been modded like that, I think it's just too high. But I'm not expert so I thought I'd check here.

 

[rockinlespaul]

Way too much imho...

 

[Jim Sloves]

FAST FORWARD

This guitar is still at the dealer. Ohhh....damn this economy...
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[dlacx]

I'd hope that the price has come way down!