Re: 1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom SILVERBURST
Are you refering to that Martin acoustic i sold like a year ago?
If you will refer to the post i stated publicly that i didnt know what model it was and that after furthur research i had been told it was a special model built for GC....so what the hell? i sold it for a great price and the buyer was EXTREEMLY HAPPY!!!!!
I'm going to go ahead and correct you on this with your own thread. You can delete it if you want, but enough people have seen it to know better.
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=211314
I was the first to post in your thread saying I was sending you a PM. I thought that was the best way to handle it instead of making it look like I was crapping on your thread. The only reason I bring it up now openly is because of what you just said, claiming Jerry to be a liar. Jerry is a drunk, a dork and at times I get so pissed I'd like to strangle him, but this is one time Jerry is right and I know for a fact he is and will back him up on it.
That's the guitar in Jerry was talking about. It was a Guitar Center Special for $899 brand new with a a lifetime waranty.
I gave you the benefit of the doubt with your original post that you didn't know what it was. I sent you a private message shortly after you posted it telling you what it was with links to your guitar. Your reply was "Thanks".
You never told Jerry what model it was, you went on later in the thread to say you still didn't know what model it was and finally said "to the best of your knowledge and research" that is was some kind of Custom hybrid Martin, still asking a price that was more expensive than buying a new one.
No where in the above thread did you tell what the actual model was, even after being told, you danced around it with "I'm not sure" and general descriptions of models it was close to. You say here that after you were told, you advertised it as the Guitar Center Special, but looking back on the original thread, you never did. The only reason I knew about Jerry was because he contacted me asking what it was worth before he paid you for it. I sent him the links and he backed out, the whole time you never telling him the actual model and saying that it was some kind of Custom and you weren't sure exactly what it was. Doesn't matter if the buyer is happy or not if he doesn't know exactly what he bought.
The price is where it should be, regardless. I have seen other 80-85 LPC silverburst with the same route, same trem, sell for the same price!
As for the price being set where it should be. If it's all original, I agree, but if someone else butchered it up and did a non factory route, it's worth nowhere near what you're asking. I don't see why you're having such a problem posting pics of the route, unless there is something YOU DONT WANT people to know about it.
If you still think a non original routed Gibson is worth All original price, give Gruhns, Elderly or Mandolin Brothers a call and see what they tell you and what they would price it at.
I'm sure it's a great playing a sounding guitar. I'm also sure someone will give your asking price as long as your claiming it to be original. I just feel sorry for them if they decide to take it to a reputable dealer and try to sell it if it has a non original route.
It appears that the bridge that is on the LPC is not original. As far as the guitar being kahlered from the factory, i have no reason to believe its not.
I still don't understand why you won't take 5 minute to check and post pictures of the route. It's not that hard to do.
