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2013 58 Les Paul Buying advice


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Hi all

 

Tomorrow, I will hopefully be buying a used 58 reissue les Paul in bourbon burst. I have owned many Gibsons over the years but never a custom shop. Can anyone advise what li need to be looking out for interma of authenticity? Usually the fret nibs and lacquer smell give a fake Gibson away for me, but I'm sure you guys know what to look for .

 

 

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=252132914144&globalID=EBAY-GB

 

 

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Hi all

 

Tomorrow, I will hopefully be buying a used 58 reissue les Paul in bourbon burst. I have owned many Gibsons over the years but never a custom shop. Can anyone advise what li need to be looking out for interma of authenticity? Usually the fret nibs and lacquer smell give a fake Gibson away for me, but I'm sure you guys know what to look for .

 

 

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=252132914144&globalID=EBAY-GB

 

 

Thanks

 

Wow. Love me a burbon burst!!! Great looking guitar. Looks legit. Good luck.

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Beautiful R8 you've found there. I can't help much with regards to looking for signs of authentication (it looks legit to me too, but I'm no expert), but one thing I would say is the price seems a bit high and you should be able to get it lowered with a bit of bargaining. R8's regularly can be found for £200 - £400 cheaper than that. Here's a used 2011 bourbon R8 for sale at Peach Guitars at the moment. Might be worth considering?

 

http://www.peachguitars.com/guitars/electric-guitars/gibson-custom-58-les-paul-plain-top-bourbon-burst-used.htm

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Thanks guys. I've got him down to 2300 is that a fair price?

 

That's a pretty good price I think, but you could always quote the price Peach are selling theirs for (of £2199) and see if they will sell it for that. I'm pretty sure I saw another used one being sold at Coda Music not long ago for either £1999 or £2099, but I'm not sure if it was in as good condition as the one you have found.

 

Hope the buy goes well [thumbup]

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