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Oooooooh
first question on a refin Gibson is WHY?? Heel or Headstock crack most common. That’s not a particularly great refin IMO and as @fretfinder says, it’s only going to get worse, it’s the original cherry aniline leaching into the current paint and you’ll end up with a pink SG Special.
Looks like a totally new wiring loom too.
What is the seller asking for it?
(formerly miserneil)
The guy originally wanted $4800 for it.
You can import things in for example: 1965 Gibson SG Junior all original will work out at $5400 including postage and customs duty.
Cheers and and good luck with it
TC
Thanks for the help with the cities, my 65 SG got here safe and sound.
I can quite happily live with the refine, just wanted to clarify it wasn't bad money in NZ for one and pickup on any non original bits I hadn't noticed.
We've started to get settled but haven't really had a chance to stop and take it all in since we arrived last September.
And you are bang on about Mum and pops guitar shops here however I did pick up a lovely new Relic'd Friedman Vintage T which is a cracker!
You get a couple custom shop Gibsons and Fenders pop up from time to time, and if you know who to ask there is a small pocket of vintage ones around too.
I now know where a 54 Goldtop is for $26,000 (£13,000) bit rich for me and a 68 Goldtop for $20,000 (£10,000) plus a few early 70s Deluxes...oh and a refin 63 Strat going for $13,000 (£6500ish)
I'm deviating from the point anyway.
I went to see and play the 1962 Gibson SG Special and couldn't put it down so suffice to say it came home with me.
I took my broken/repaired headstock and neck reset 65 with for comparison as it's had a hard life with a couple of refrets and mods, so good to use as a median line and holy hell the sustain on the 62 was incredible and the note blooms were unreal too.