Les Paul Custom with headstock repair and 3 mini dipswitches

[Barzinilover1]

Is it worth the $1100 asking price with all original tim shaw pickups, chainsaw case, and everything stock besides the mini dip switches? I plan on taking the screws out, filling the holes with mapel dowels, same with the 3 mini dip switches and then just refinishing the whole thing in silverburst or cherryburst. I have to burn alot of gas and drive alot of time, but I wanted to know your guys thoughts before I headed out to get it.

 

[rlord1974]

I wouldn't. What's the attraction exactly? There are lots of used Les Pauls out there for a couple hundred dollars more (think: saved gas money and opportunity cost of your personal time) that are in excellent condition. Why drive hours to buy something with significant war wounds that you are going to have to sink more time and labour into?

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[Barzinilover1]

I wish the guy would come down to about $800 really, I think $1100 is a little on the high side but if those countersunk screws did an excellent job at holding the neck stable while glueing and its smooth to the touch then I might go for it. Who knows... you cant find norlin era LPC guitars for much less than $2000 now a days.

 

[Barzinilover1]

Its about a 13 hour round trip drive from where Im at... an all day event.

 

[rlord1974]

That's crazy talk. I definitely would pass.

I can get a nice used LP Standard, Classic or Traditional locally for $1,300 or $1,400. I'm sure you could as well. So why bother?

70's Norlins are hit and miss, like all Les Pauls. You could find a newer Les Paul that is just as nice sounding and playing as a Norlin.

What if you drive 13 hours and it's a piece of crap? It's just not worth it, in my opinion.

 

[gbsmusic]

I'd pass on that one. This time of year there's a lot of good deals out there.

 

[Chubtone]

That's an extremely bad looking headstock repair. Cool color stock though.

 

[Metlupass2]

Pass pass pass....

 

[Shawn Lutz]

not a very good headstock repair. I'd run on the 1k price tag....not a deal at all

 

[blackba]

I would pass as well. My buddy busted the headstock on his epi les paul and you have to look extremely close to be able to tell.

 

[155]

pos

 

[rupe]

 

[Schaf]

That's an extremely bad looking headstock repair. Cool color stock though.

Yep, that doesn't look good at all. If it was a good repair, that would be a good price. But, it's not from looking at it.

I have a V with a repair and you have to look really hard to tell it was even repaired. It was a complete break too.

 

[chunktone]

I'd pass, and maybe look at a new Edwards for about the same$.

 

[joepete77]

That's not so bad, the chain saw case alone can fetch $200 , then the shaws are worth a few hundred. The repair doesn't look all that nice though, if its a solid repair use it as a beater. The cool thing about it is the color which happens to be the most desirable finish of the customs(cream white) so I defiantly wouldn't refin it especially to a different color such as sunburst which really not many want on a lp custom.

 

[mooncobra]

13 hour drive!!! total madness for that!! spend a few hundred more and get a killer guitar!! I shopped around for about 4 or 5 months for a LP. I looked at a lot of them. I stopped to look at a traditional plus on a whim when on the way back from looking at another LP. The traditional is absolutely amazing. It plays and sounds incredible. Its got a nice looking top, but to some, they might think it is too heavy, but I don't mind. keep looking and eventually you will find a keeper. just FORCE yourself to be PATIENT!!! I must have looked at around 40 or 50 LP's over 4 or 5 months. it was definitely WORTH THE WAIT@!!