I don't really like Les Pauls, but a friend brought a 2001 model alpine white Custom to rehearsal tonight and it was one of those 'you must buy me' guitars. Easy to play, ballsy but not overly so, snappy and with plenty of punch in the trebles. Loads of sustain too. I was surprised and am now pondering an offer.
The guitar was clean, fading to yellow on the neck, decent frets, no breaks, no major chips but the odd mark here and there with some buckle rash on the rear. Pretty heavy but not completely boat anchor-like. Had a plain black case, flat top lid, no Gibson logo, no shroud, 5 latches with one on the back edge of the case. Truss rod needed a tweak as there was loads of relief (like..loads) yet it played really nicely.
What's a reasonable price for one of these?
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*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Thanks to all for the comments.
I presume this is how rumours get started....