gibsonrene Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I am thinking of buying a LP custom 2012 in very good condition black beauty for 3200 eur..... But there is another offer Customshop 58 Reissue VOS for same price.... what is worth more? I presume 58? ANd for how many percent? Basically I just want a black beauty...it looks the most beautiful guitar to me ever... The new one is 4500 eur, and I got offer for 2012 for 3200 eur....seller does not want to go lower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) If all you are concerned about is which one is worth more, go with that one. Or play them both and see which one you like better. And if you can’t play either, then you will be playing the one you buy. I have no idea what 3200 Euros is compared to USD. I’m thinking a lot. Edited March 17, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Of the two, the Custom Shop '58 Reissue VOS is worth more. In my opinion, the one you really want, the LP Custom Black Beauty is priced just about right, if it's in really splendid condition. The Custom Shop jobbie is priced lower than normal at 3200 Euros. (They go for a thousand more than that, on Reverb anyway.) Maybe it's not in such great shape. Or the seller just wants to be rid of it. Either way, you should get the one that you really want, and not worry about getting a deal on something you don't particularly crave. 😛 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonrene Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 Just now, sparquelito said: Of the two, the Custom Shop '58 Reissue VOS is worth more. In my opinion, the one you really want, the LP Custom Black Beauty is priced just about right, if it's in really splendid condition. The Custom Shop jobbie is priced lower than normal at 3200 Euros. (They go for a thousand more than that, on Reverb anyway.) Maybe it's not in such great shape. Or the seller just wants to be rid of it. Either way, you should get the one that you really want, and not worry about getting a deal on something you don't particularly crave. 😛 i bought the black beauty.....it is in almost mint condition......the best guitar I ever played..... it was hanging on the wall most of the time for 10 years.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 1 minute ago, gibsonrene said: i bought the black beauty.....it is in almost mint condition......the best guitar I ever played..... it was hanging on the wall most of the time for 10 years.... great result. enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 No pics, no guitar as far as I know 😄 good deal though, glad that was a win for you. BBs are about as classy as you get when it comes to LPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonrene Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, sparquelito said: Of the two, the Custom Shop '58 Reissue VOS is worth more. In my opinion, the one you really want, the LP Custom Black Beauty is priced just about right, if it's in really splendid condition. The Custom Shop jobbie is priced lower than normal at 3200 Euros. (They go for a thousand more than that, on Reverb anyway.) Maybe it's not in such great shape. Or the seller just wants to be rid of it. Either way, you should get the one that you really want, and not worry about getting a deal on something you don't particularly crave. 😛 BB go for 4000 eur on reverb....I doubt that.... the seller was 80 yo....his wife bought it for him when he was 70 yo....and he cant play it because the neck is too narrow or something and probaly his artritic condition is the reason......the guitar never left his flat....the only damagd is a little blemish where the wall hanger holds the guitar near the headstock and that was pretty much all... it was never gigged....well taken care off, mint frets...mint case.....i think I was really lucky..... is there a way you can polish that blemish out on nitro? I mean it is there if you look closely.....but it does not bother me..... note to self....always buy guitar from 80 yo people.... Edited March 20, 2022 by gibsonrene 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 27 minutes ago, gibsonrene said: .....the guitar never left his flat....the only damagd is a little blemish where the wall hanger holds the guitar near the headstock and that was pretty much all... is there a way you can polish that blemish out on nitro? I mean it is there if you look closely.....but it does not bother me..... I would use a piece of terrycloth (or any rough rag) and some automotive paste wax. The blemish will rub right off, and you will have a beautiful waxed finish. Mind you don't get any of the wax in crevice's, cracks, or seams. You would have a devil of a time getting the dried residue out of there. Some would use a small amount of lighter fluid or WD-40 first. That's fine, but be sure to wax again over that. My personal favorite is a liquid Carnauba wax product. Over here it's Turtle Wax Express Shine, or Wax N Dry, same thing. I have used it on all my cars, motorcycles, and guitars for at least 20 years now. No dried reside, ever. 😛 t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonrene Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) uh i am afraid to do it with wd40....it is GIBSON CUSTOM.... So you are saying there is no damage in nitro and in fact the soft pads on guitar wall arm kind f left it residue? I bought this a while ago for my car...is that the same thing? https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product/B07SR37WBL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Edited March 20, 2022 by gibsonrene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 17 minutes ago, gibsonrene said: uh i am afraid to do it with wd40....it is GIBSON CUSTOM.... So you are saying there is no damage in nitro and in fact the soft pads on guitar wall arm kind f left it residue? I bought this a while ago for my car...is that the same thing? https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product/B07SR37WBL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 @gibsonrene, if at all possible, I'd take it to someone reputable that can restore the finish since the potential to screw this one up is high when you start "experimenting" with stuff. I mean, you are asking here, so you aren't in the know about what to use, how to do it, etc. I personally wouldn't finish touch-up work because I have a guy for that. It's worth the extra cost whatever small cost it is to take care of your $4k instrument. You could end up having to refinish not only the original blemish, but refinish the bad refin attempt. Just my advice here. I'd hate for you to something you did or put on it. Not saying that the suggestions here are wrong or the like, just saying that you could have peace of mind giving this to someone who HAS restored nitro finish before on something like a Gibson. Again, reputable being key word here. Don't cheapy out on someone either. It's like buying a nice car and putting garbage tires on it. I call it putting good money to bad. Good luck - and we need pics of that LP Custom haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonrene Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 thisi s the guitar....it hanged like that for few years I guess in old guy´s appartment i have readt that the wrong material on guitar holder can eat away nitro.....so I am not sure if it ate away nitro or it put a layer of its own on guitar I took the sticker off of course https://pasteboard.co/sjrb0cNYoQRO.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 I don't normally have my hand where a wall hanger would have contacted the neck, Doubtful you'll feel it when playing it Don't worry about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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