Some of you guys will remember I have a mutt 62 Les Paul SG special that was heavily modified in the seventies. It was routed for humbuckers and has early DiMarzio pafs, the bridge was replaced with a badass, the tuners replaced with Grover's and it was painted black. It has the extremely thin neck which is one of the things that attracted me in the first place. it also has the Les Paul sticker on the headstock. How that came to be has been the topic of many many conversations... however I don't play thin necks anymore so i need to let it go.
Obviously this is a player guitar because only the wood and pots are original and I've been looking for some time to sell it in the upper 2000 range to somebody who wants a guitar that has lived in bars and been face-planted regularly and has easily survived the twisting of the neck... Somebody who really wants great tone and feel and also to say I've got a rare bird but I'm not scared to take it out because it's not vintage in pristine condition.
However I recently bumped into a 77 Les Paul pro deluxe mutt which has essentially been modified to the same extent as my guitar. It was routed for a humbucker in the bridge and there is a good chance that the neck p90 is original. Otherwise tunners and bridge have been replaced with grovers and it had been repainted...however the paint job has almost been demolished with raw wood on the back and neck.
It is a paddle headstock, three piece mahogany. The body does not appear to be pancake.. cant find the seam showing through the finish anywhere, but there's no way to prove that.
Considering I can't play my lp special because the neck is so thin and I expect this deluxe will probably feel much more comfortable with the wider neck, I'm trying to figure out what a reasonable trade would be.
I started out by looking at unmodified pristine 62 SG specials and 77 Les Paul pros and it looks like pristine specials are running between 500 to 1000 above the pristine Les Paul pros.
so considering that both have been modified approximately the same, the special's DiMarzio pups are considered vintage, and the specials paint job is better, the low end of a fair trade for the special would be $500 + the Les Paul deluxe pro?
I haven't played it yet and considering the variability of Norland Les Paul's, it might turn out that I don't like it at all. But I wanted to be prepared with a figure and wanted to know what do you guys think?
Photos attached and open to any and all ideas including experience with norlin led pauls
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Obviously this is a player guitar because only the wood and pots are original and I've been looking for some time to sell it in the upper 2000 range to somebody who wants a guitar that has lived in bars and been face-planted regularly and has easily survived the twisting of the neck... Somebody who really wants great tone and feel and also to say I've got a rare bird but I'm not scared to take it out because it's not vintage in pristine condition.
However I recently bumped into a 77 Les Paul pro deluxe mutt which has essentially been modified to the same extent as my guitar. It was routed for a humbucker in the bridge and there is a good chance that the neck p90 is original. Otherwise tunners and bridge have been replaced with grovers and it had been repainted...however the paint job has almost been demolished with raw wood on the back and neck.
It is a paddle headstock, three piece mahogany. The body does not appear to be pancake.. cant find the seam showing through the finish anywhere, but there's no way to prove that.
Considering I can't play my lp special because the neck is so thin and I expect this deluxe will probably feel much more comfortable with the wider neck, I'm trying to figure out what a reasonable trade would be.
I started out by looking at unmodified pristine 62 SG specials and 77 Les Paul pros and it looks like pristine specials are running between 500 to 1000 above the pristine Les Paul pros.
so considering that both have been modified approximately the same, the special's DiMarzio pups are considered vintage, and the specials paint job is better, the low end of a fair trade for the special would be $500 + the Les Paul deluxe pro?
I haven't played it yet and considering the variability of Norland Les Paul's, it might turn out that I don't like it at all. But I wanted to be prepared with a figure and wanted to know what do you guys think?
Photos attached and open to any and all ideas including experience with norlin led pauls
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