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1961 Gibson

Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 6:46 pm
by LarryM
I'm Larry I am 65 years old and I've been playing Acoustic and Electric guitars since I was 15 years of age. Right now, I'm trying to decide whether to make a bid on a little Gibson LG1 sunburst. It's in very reasonable condition considering it's age. They (GC) are asking $600 for it, I don't know if that's a good or bad price. I am not familiar with this site but I'll try and insert an image. On the back of the neck near the 12th fret there is a little "note" attached with capo information in what looks like typed ink. (I'm talking typewriter ink here). The fretboard is worn as are the frets. A lot of wear on the black pick guard. Although the strings do not appear to be new, I have to say it sounds pretty amazing and it does have that Gibson ring to it. The tuners and other hardware look original but I don't know that for fact. Any advice as to it's worth would be appreciated.

Re: 1961 Gibson

Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:38 pm
by  
Larry,
What is GC? Guitar Center?

-tommy

Re: 1961 Gibson

Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 10:46 pm
by Ben-Had
If action is good and structure is good, I would say that is well in the price range for that guitar.

Re: 1961 Gibson

Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 3:52 pm
by LarryM
tommyboy wrote:Larry,
What is GC? Guitar Center?

-tommy
Yes Tommy, that stands for Guitar Center. Should have just spelled it out...sorry.

Re: 1961 Gibson

Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:37 pm
by  
From what I've seen at Guitar Center and on the web, $600 is a good price.