LP Standard for Studio money £875?!

andy1839

On gumtree...

http://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/2013-gibson-les-paul-standard-with-gibson-hard-case/1116859940

Looks mint. Bargain for someone there.

StefB

It's a beauty.  Posted seven days ago though so I'll be surprised if it's still there.

Either that or "it has got one small issue mate, the headstock has been repaired"...

andy1839

@StefB I genuinely hope it's as good as it looks and will be a good bargain for someone. Last year, when I had a decent job, I wouldn't have hesitated to get this.

Maynehead

Wow, if I would ever buy a Les Paul, that is the exact one I'd get. I do have the money too, but why does it have to be in Scotland?!  >:D<

andy1839

It has the whole Gary Moore/Slash Derrig thing going on.

Christ somebody buy my Budda so I can get this!!

badlydrawnbanjo

PMT in Salford have a new tea burst one for £1299 ( I tried it out on Friday) so this is cheap but not suspiciously so...

andy1839

@badlydrawnbanjo wow, I've never seen a Standard new for £1300. Gotsta gets me to PMT more often then! So I guess Classics and Trads should be even less now s/h!

badlydrawnbanjo

It's listed on the website at £1699 but it's in store for £1299.

http://www.pmtonline.co.uk/gibson-les-paul-standard-2013-electric-guitar-in-tea-burst-aa.html

Bogwhoppit

A couple of really nice mint 2013 LP Standards were sold in my area for under £1k in the past few weeks. I had to drop my 2007 Standard to under £1.1 last year, and that was virtually untouched.

I'm not sure if this is a sweeping statement, but the under £1k used LP appears to be upon us.

andy1839

just need Friedmans to go for the same amount and the world is saved.

streethawk

Considering the condition (described 'as new') that looks a tremendous bargain, regardless of the market for used LP's at the moment. 

As long as the specs are what you're after.

JohnnyPlectrum

I'm not sure if this is a sweeping statement, but the under £1k used LP appears to be upon us.

I bought my '96 Honeyburst Standard for £900 a couple of years ago and traded it last year for £950. Dunno why asking prices are staying high for them. 

ICBM

I wouldn't be surprised if it's a scam. Some red flags I can see…

The price is low-ish and not a round number. Scammers often do this for some reason.

It's in an out-of-the-way place for most buyers, hence demanding mail order and not collection.

The inspection tag is a European-market one, not British-market.

It may be genuine, being sold by someone who bought it from Thomann or somewhere like that, lives in Ayrshire, and thinks £900 sounded a bit too much, but be careful…