Blueblooded Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Not that I'm interested in buying it, but this looks fishy to me... http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/msg/3710337054.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Looks fine to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emcee Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 From the two pictures, it looks okay. I do find it strange that someone would only post two pictures, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 The add states it takes too long to upload pictures. And that's a good deal right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 No doubt at all. Even from just the two snaps. That's real. ...this looks fishy to me... Why? P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblooded Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 No doubt at all. Even from just the two snaps. That's real. Why? P. I'm no expert... The logo just looks off to me, but it's not a real good pic. It is a great looking guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dponzi Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I have a 73 deluxe, and I compared the Gibson logo in the pic to mine, they look pretty much them same. There is a glare right in the middle of the logo that might be throwing you off. I can even see the line in the body for the "pancake" layer. I doubt that anyone is going out of their way to fake that. $1800 is a pretty good price. If I had the cash, I might have bought that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 ... The logo just looks off to me, but it's not a real good pic. It is a great looking guitar. I know what you mean. The headstock inlay changed quite a few times from the late '60s to the '80s as far as the 'i', 'b', 'o' and 'n' are concerned. Sometimes the 'i' wasn't dotted, sometimes it was. Sometimes the 'b' and 'o' were 'open', sometimes they were 'closed'. Sometimes the 'o' and 'n' were joined at the top, sometimes they were joined at the bottom. Depending on which logo is used - and depending on which logo is most familiar to you - some versions will certainly look unfamiliar. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Looks pretty much, like my '76 Deluxe, Below... CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 It does look legit, but the headstock shape, tuner placement, and logo placement are much different than CB's. Maybe that was just a difference between '73 and '76. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 To be honest, and accurate... The tuners on mine have been replace (in 1982) with those Grover's. I still have the "double ring" Kluson tuners, that came with it. They have the push in bushings, too, instead of the more modern bolt bushings, with the Grovers...which has a larger "washer," which in turn is closer to the edge, of the headstock. I replaced the (broken) plastic plate, around the input jack, with a chrome metal version. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 The '73, pictured at the beginning, does have an interesting headstock shape...but, in all honesty, it could be lens distortion, on the camera. I've never really seen a Gibson headstock, with the lower bout "wider" than the upper bout. But, I tend to think it's an optical distortion, as opposed to a "fake." CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Pippy is right on about the Logo. As for the headstock shape, it's hard to explain what is "proper" for that year, because in the whole production run for that model, headstock shapes AND body shapes are funky, and they change quite a bit. In other words, they are not only "off" from what we might consider the standard, but there isn't one shape that's consistant. Personally, while there is a lot "wrong" with Norlin guitars like this and this era, I do have an affinity for them, like a lot of poeple. I honestly don't know what current prices are, so, I don't pretend to know what I am talking about. But 1800 seems like it is getting past what you can buy other models used for, and even up to a new one. I didn't know they were up to that much money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Blackburn Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Hi Blueblooded, I think it could be a fake, after all Gibson would never allow the bottom of a headstock to be wider than the top, it's not aesthetically pleasing to the eye. On the other hand, it could be genuine because it's not always easy to take photographs without affecting the viewing angle. I know, because I've had some interesting comments about my photographic skills on this site. If it is genuine it seems to me to be a decent price. Then again, I'm not sure what a decent price is for a Gibson, having recently purchased an old would be LP that appears to be fake. What does surprise me is the lack of vitriole towards you and your post, probably because you haven't bought it and because you're asking the question before doing anything. I have been placed in the stocks as a fake, a fraud and a counterfeiter when all I was looking for was some friendly advice. Ah well......rant over. It seems a good deal to me, and if it plays well and sounds good and you can afford it, go for it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 $1,800 looks pretty good for an all-original DeLuxe from this side of the Atlantic. I'm not sure about the USA, though. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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