if you live in Socal and want a Les Paul

[blakejcan]

this checks a lot of boxes for me at least.

https://santabarbara.craigslist.org/msg/d/1996-gibson-les-paul-standard/6712297071.html

[jeremy]

Re: if you live in Socal and want a Les Paul

is that what '96 lps go for?

[formula73]

Re: if you live in Socal and want a Les Paul

That is *****in and a good price, too.

[blakejcan]

Re: if you live in Socal and want a Les Paul

brand new LP's are about a thousand more

[Open lane]

Re: if you live in Socal and want a Les Paul

Similar to mine. Mine is a sunburst plaintop from around the same year. A very special guitar to me, heavy as hell, though

[Aceman]

Re: if you live in Socal and want a Les Paul

HAve Seymour run down and get that for me. Tell him I'll pay him back and pick it up at the next SDUG day.

[Jeff_H]

Re: if you live in Socal and want a Les Paul

Something is wrong with that price. You can't fill your car up with gas in SB for $1800.

[ItsaBass]

Re: if you live in Socal and want a Les Paul

That was about a $1,200–$1,400 guitar when new, IIRC. Prices went up a lot between that point and when I bought my 2004 Standard for $1,980 (in 2004) – though they also went to a moderately figured flame top on Standards at some point in there.

It was generally a good period for Gibson IME. I can see it retaining full original value, with the only devaluing coming from inflation, even with a little wear and tear. But I can't see a 20 year old run-of-the-mill Gibson stuff going for 50 percent more than new. It isn't like they were supremely superior guitars back then or anything.

To me, that's a steal at $1,200 and a fair price at $1,400.

[blakejcan]

Re: if you live in Socal and want a Les Paul

interwebs people have launched a thousand ships based on the rumor that 90's gibsons were somehow great

it's all relative but yea, nice axe regardless

[Adieu]

Re: if you live in Socal and want a Les Paul

Not a good deal at all for SoCal.

Not this close to the west coast's #1 broken dreams destination city, where people are always lining up to pawn stuff

[formula73]

Re: if you live in Socal and want a Les Paul

It’s a damned good deal out here in VA...

[eclecticsynergy]

Re: if you live in Socal and want a Les Paul

Isn't there some significance to the shaded area on the back of the neck? I seem to remember that denoted a less expensive model for a couple of years.