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Guys, I have a chap wanting to give me this in a deal against my jp6, can anyone advise on its worth and authenticity
Its a custom shop vos nickle I'm told.
thanks in advance
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any Custom Shop Certificate with it - in a CD size leather brown wallet
Should have tags and the gold warranty info sheet which will also have the model number on it
looks okay so far based on pics I can see
Must have been a small run with nickel hardware and aged finish
here you go
https://i.imgur.com/eimCzkf.jpg
They did an LP Custom around 2004 period with nickel - but the switch backplate cover indicates a later era
Any LP fans on FB seen this exact model before
https://i.imgur.com/n0ja7dL.jpg
Like this one: https://reverb.com/item/1503509-gibson-68-reissue-les-paul-custom-2006-black-w-nickel-hardware-owned-by-jon-schaffer-of-iced-earth
Looks nice but might weigh a lot.
Does it have an ebony board - rosewood (I know Gibson ran a few with rosewood) or richlite
based on what I know and seen so far and based on what an 80's or 90's LP Custom would sell for then min £2000 and maybe £2500 if patient - mint then more but not with that wear
hope that helps
This is a regular 2014 Les Paul Custom with nickel hardware, possibly with changed knobs and with a rosewood or richlite board. These retail for around £3k so the second-hand value would be c.£2k, but much less in this case given the wear.
I'd say the lame attempt at ageing would limit its value to £1k. This would be a hard guitar to shift for any more than that.
The friend applied a 6x7" black band name sticker on the body, between the tailpiece and the strap button. More significantly, he would insist on wearing a thumb ring whilst playing. This left a succession of criss-cross indentations along the back of the neck, just below the binding - almost where the finish has been lost on the OP guitar.
When I first saw the OP photographs, I wondered whether it was the same guitar. My friend's example had Jim Dunlop strap locks fitted. I don't recall a "special" selector switch cavity cover plate but it did have a decal on the back of the headstock. I cannot recall whether it read Custom Shop or Historic.
My friend kept the Certificate Of Authenticity. It is the orange Custom, Art & Historic type with the white boxes for the model ID and serial number.