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i was in GC the other day checking out amps, and i cant keep my eye off this black 72 les paul. its pretty dinged up. has a crack about 1/9th an inch deep in between the pickups and the crack continues all the way down the guitar. not on the neck though. this is a 1972 custom shop. it has gold hardware. plays like a dream. should i sell my 04 sg twards it? the origonal price was 1500 and the manager came down to 1100. i have always wanted a les paul and my dad could re-finish it but im kind of skeptical of selling an almost beand new sg for something that has been around the block a few times. any advice?

I wouldn't buy a cracked guitar even if it was glued and repaired professionally. Makes it a real hard sell if you want to sell it again someday. Lew


Originally Posted by LewguitarI wouldn't buy a cracked guitar even if it was glued and repaired professionally. Makes it a real hard sell if you want to sell it again someday. Lew

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I agree too that the resale of the guitar will not be as great. I don't have any experience with buying broken/repaired guitars because i am one of those guys that's too afraid that if I buy a $1500 guitar that's been repaired it will break again and I'm out $1500. I know that repairs can be done very solid, but it's just my own gut feeling!! Besides I very very rairly buy guitars from retail stores. I don't like paying sales tax or markup. However sometimes you do find a deal.

And having your dad refinish it would further lower the value.....

I´m a luthier and even I rarely buy broken and/or repaired guitars on purpose... and even then I would prefer broken to previously repaired...

If you´re not sure you want to keep this guitar forever, I´d pass, save another few bucks, and get a Standard in good condition


Originally Posted by LewguitarI wouldn't buy a cracked guitar even if it was glued and repaired professionally. Makes it a real hard sell if you want to sell it again someday. Lew

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Keep the SG and don't buy the broken Les Paul.....Pagey wouldn't want you to do it! lol

And on the flip side.....

Guitar Center is notorious for charging way too much for vintage gear. At least around here they are. Tell the manager you've got a quot;friendquot; who picked up a 72 deluxe with a repaired neck for $800. Got it off ebay no less about a year ago and I don't regret it one bit. It's the quot;nicest Paul I've ever playedquot;, which of course only means it's the one that I prefer over all the others I've played.

Here's the scoop--and as always, it's just an opinion--If you've played it, you love it, YOU'RE PLANNING ON KEEPING IT, and you don't mind the crack, I'd walk in with cash and try to get it for around the same $800 I paid. Bottom line is it's only worth what it's worth to you. I happen to like the early seventies Les Paul guitars better than anything later.

Everyone else is right. It will be hard to sell and a refin will lower the value even more. I feel I got awful lucky with mine as it was sight unseen, but it was an impulse buy and I just had a feeling. I'm a Page fanatic and really wanted a cherry sunburst LP, and the bridge pickup was re-routed for a humbucker (another value killer) so I went for it. I would see if they would let you buy it with a ten day or so trial with a full money back guarantee so you can bring it to a guitar tech and get an opinion as to whether it's gonna split in two or what. Your dad may be a great woodworker or refinisher, but an instrament luthier is a different animal as they (a good one) know about the stress the strings put on the body and how this crack will affect the tone. Good luck, hope I helped out a little.


Originally Posted by 75lespaulIf you've played it, you love it, YOU'RE PLANNING ON KEEPING IT, and you don't mind the crack, I'd walk in with cash and try to get it for around the same $800 I paid. Bottom line is it's only worth what it's worth to you

bottom line above all else if u love it after all said and done then its worth it especially if u can knock that price down and something is only worth as much as 1 is willing to pay for it

ps caution: my friend gave me his guitar and it had a crack in the neck and it had a good sound but the crack took out some of the sustain and made it go out of tune more frequently

I'm a Page fanatic and really wanted a cherry sunburst LP, and the bridge pickup was re-routed for a humbucker (another value killer) so I went for it. I would see if they would let you buy it with a ten day or so trial with a full money back guarantee so you can bring it to a guitar tech and get an opinion as to whether it's gonna split in two or what.guitar centert has a 30 day money back thing

I wouldnt bother.

i went to guitar center again and the scratch is only finish deep, we checked. still dont know if i want to trade in the sg, however.