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1971 GIBSON LES PAUL DELUXE ALLEGEDLY OWNED BY RICHIE SAMBORA, CHERRY SUNBURST

Estimated price for orientation: 2 899 $

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Brand: Gibson Dexterity: Right-Handed
MPN: Does Not Apply Model: les paul deluxe
Body Color: cherry burst UPC: Does not apply


                    THE PRICE HAS BEEN LOWERED OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS       $1,101.00, AND FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO       ARE WAITING FOR ME TO LOWER IT MORE, $2,899.00 IS THE FINAL PRICE AND IT WILL REMAIN:                              $2,899.00PLEASE, FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE OFFERS, I'M WELCOMING OF ALL COMMENTS, NO PROBLEMS ANSWERING EVERY AND ALL QUESTIONS BUT NOW, FOR REAL, I'M ABSOLUTELY FIRM ON THE PRICE. I DO KNOW HOW MUCH THIS INSTRUMENT IS WORTH AND I'M NOT BASING THE ASKING PRICE ON WHO OWNED THIS GUITAR BUT THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST 50 YEARS OLD AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THE ONLY THING IT NEEDS TO MAKE IT STOCK IS A MINI HUMBUCKER TO SWITCH OUT THE PICKUP THAT'S IN THERE CURRENTLY, I'VE SEEN THEM AT GUITAR SHOWS AND ONLINE SO I KNOW THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE, THE PICKUP CAVITY IS NOT ROUTED OR TOUCHED SO THIS WON'T BE A PROBLEM WHENYOU DO ACTUALLY FIND ONE TO INSTALL, PLEASE, SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY ...
THIS IS A 1971 GIBSON "CHERRY SUNBURST" LES PAUL DELUXE ALLEGEDLY OWNED BY RICHIE SAMBORA, SERIAL NUMBER 139710. TOP IS 3 PIECES OF MAPLE, BODY IS 2 PIECES MAHOGANY AND FROM WHAT I KNOW, THESE INSTRUMENTS WERE BEING ASSEMBLED THAT WAY IN EARLY-MID 70's. IT HAS AN ORIGINAL BRIDGE AND AS THESE BRIDGES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR DIPPING, THIS ONE DOESN'T DISAPPOINT, BUT I HAVE NOT TOUCHED IT TO CHANGE OUT, HOWEVER EVEN WITH THE SEMI- DIPPING BRIDGE, THIS GUITAR IS EXTREMELY PLAYABLE, THE ACTION IS TRULY AMAZING. IT HAS THE ORIGINAL KLUSON TUNERS AND INDICATIVE OF THESE PICTURES, YOU CAN PLAINLY SEE THE HEADSTOCK HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED EITHER. BRIDGE PICKUP IS NOT STOCK BUT THE PICKUP CAVITY HAS NOT BEEN ROUTED OR MODIFIED IN ANY WAY JUST IN CASE SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER MINI HUMBUCKER. I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING UNDER THE BRIDGE PICKUP FOR WRITING BUT I BELIEVE IT IS A DiMARZIO. MINI TOGGLES FOR EACH PICKUP WHICH SPLIT THE COILS, THE NECK PICKUP IS THE STOCK MINI HUMBUCKER, THE NECK IS COMPLETELY STRAIGHT AND THERE'S STILL ALOT OF MEAT ON THE FRETS. ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD, A COUPLE OF MINIMAL MARKS WHICH THE PICTURES ALSO SHOW AND CONSIDERING THE AGE OF THIS PIECE, IT IS IN FANTASTIC SHAPE BOTH COSMETICALLY AND THE PLAY-ABILITY IS AS THE PICTURES ILLUSTRATE, HOW THIS INSTRUMENT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND THAT IN AND OF ITSELF SHOULD TELL YOU I'M NOT ONLY A PLAYER, BUT SOMEONE WHO RESPECTS THE ART OF VINTAGE GEAR. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT !! A REISSUE AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO GIVE MORE INFORMATION IN CASE I OVERLOOKED SOMETHING, HARDSHELL CASE INCLUDED. 
I WILL PACK THIS INSTRUMENT PROPERLY AND SHIP PRIORITY/INSURED MAIL,
I'VE UPDATED SHIPPING PRICE AND LOWERED IT (FREE) AS I'VE FOUND OUT THAT PRIORITY MAIL WITH INSURANCE IN THE LOWER 48 IS ABOUT $54.00,