1975 Gibson L6-S

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It was a cheaper guitar and does not carry the famous Les Paul name. This is a L-6s Deluxe, an early one and is modded with probably T-top pickups. These would be worth half the asking price.
 
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Not top of the line, more like a side experiment for Gibson. Solid black usually means wood with cosmetic or physical defects. I thought the bodies on those were maple? Being 24 fret, the neck pickup is closer to the bridge, so they don't make all the same 'Gibson' sounds you might expect. But they are good players.
 
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Dude, I'd grab it up!!! I had one when I was 16 and selling it still haunts me! It was the same year but with a natural finish & my case had pink plush, LOL!!! They are bright, light, and not L.P.'s but great guitars in their own right....

Unfortunately the fretboard needed some work done to it (probably because I played it for like 7 hours a day) & at the time I had neither the money or know how to get it done so I traded it for a old Duo Sonic and a new S.S. 50W Fender combo. At the time it was the right thing to do because it was my only guitar but I'd kill to get it back now!
 
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I can't see the pictures, but a clean '75 L6-S Deluxe should be worth $700-900.

The Deluxe has string-through the body and just a regular 3-way switch, one volume, one tone.
They were often mahogany bodies and mahogany necks/rosewood fretboards, so they are SG-ish.

The Custom has the 6-position varitone switch, one volume, one tone, and a stop-tail bridge.
These were typically maple-bodied and maple-necked/fretboard.

I have a '76 Deluxe and it is a very nice guitar.

As ND said, it is not a LP, so I wouldn't get one expecting it to be.
 
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This is a "Midnight Special" lo-buck version of Gibson's L6-S. The body and neck are mahogany, not maple, and it doesn't have the 6 position Varitone switch. Still a great guitar - I had one back in the 80's. Someone had yanked the pickups, so I put a set of cream DiMarzio PAF's in it, and rocked on. Since it still has the hard case, I'd say this is priced right. Someone should snatch it up!
 
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ICTGoober said:
This is a "Midnight Special" lo-buck version of Gibson's L6-S. The body and neck are mahogany, not maple, and it doesn't have the 6 position Varitone switch. Still a great guitar - I had one back in the 80's. Someone had yanked the pickups, so I put a set of cream DiMarzio PAF's in it, and rocked on. Since it still has the hard case, I'd say this is priced right. Someone should snatch it up!
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your and my definition of "great" is clearly different. One of the worst dogs ever made by Gibson..YMMV.Thats said, it can't be all that badespecially if you can snag it for less tha 5 hundred and u really need a guitar but "great" is a stretch..a huge stretch IMO, but I'm no expert that for sure.
If u do get one, your gonna want the 6 position all Maple. The black with RW is gonna be way less valuable.Plus, being a budget model, most all of them have been played the hell outta, so need new frets ( there werent much frets to begin with on those.
Back in the day Devadip Carlos Santana had a short lived endorsement for the L6-s. ;

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They were a nice guitar. Probably a little bit more "standard Gibson" compared with Marauder's and S1's of that era.
It was also Paul Stanley's guitar of choice to smash at the end of the show in the mid-late 70's.

Cheers,PJ
 
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Hey guys, this guitar isn't bad at all. I played SG-100 (200,300) and i'd say those are really bad. The L6-S is a studio grade guitar with a nice sustain thru a mahog body, but i don't care for the oblong harmonica bridge.
But my point on the OPs guitar are the pickups. They look old and carry nickel (?) covers. My best guess is the owner swapped out the ceramic Lawrences for T-tops.
 
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Is this based on ownership - I just ask as you have no mention of this in your post.
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Strike that comment. I'll go with hamerfans assessment. If someone thinks it's a great guitar, more power to them. I don't think any of them were Mahogany though, I'm not totally sure but I thought they were all Maple body? Back when they came out I really wanted the Santana all Maple L6-s , but wil now l definetely take a pass- for a few dollars more, well, not so much anymore- you can pick up an old Firebrand, a better guitar IMO, YMMV. OP's guitar Probably a decent guitar for that price i guess though.
 
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I don't think any of them were Mahogany though, I'm not totally sure but I thought they were all Maple body
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YES - it was all mahogany. I stripped it back to bare wood and refinished it in a plum colored flip-flop paint. I know what it is, and since I've been doing professional guitar repair and building for 39 years I know what the hell I'm talking about.
 
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ICTGoober said:
YES - it was all mahogany. I stripped it back to bare wood and refinished it in a plum colored flip-flop paint. I know what it is, and since I've been doing professional guitar repair and building for 39 years I know what the hell I'm talking about.
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As far as I knew they were Maple bodied in all their various forms... Looking around for it I couldn't find any information on L6-S's being made from Mahogany ever but it doesn't mean that I'm right. After all I haven't been doing PROFESSIONAL GUITAR REPAIRS FOR 39 YEARS so I probably don't KNOW WHAT THE HELL I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!!

Why always so hostile??? You don't have to puff out your chest just because someone disagrees with something that you said. I've heard sometimes people even agree to disagree!!!
 
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Jeez, guys... calm down. I was intrigued at the notion of a 40 year old Gibby for the price of a Chinese shred stick. No need to get pissed.
 
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Someone did bring up a good point about the frets on these, they weren't fretted with the best wire and I've seen a few that we're worn near flat but it would definitely be worth having a look at! At that price you could toss another $150-$200 into a fret level and crowning providing there's enough material left to level & have a pretty sweet fiddle when you get done....
 
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I wouldn't rule it out,prolly.

& Paul Stanley busted (chp assed bolt-ons) Marauders best of my knowledge...

Still,if it's solid...
 
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I think it's worth the money. The one thing I didn't like about those were the pickups. Just muddy as all get-out to my ears. That is, of course, easily remedied.
 
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