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Hello all,

I would like to ask Gibson experts here: A local guy offers a 1983 Gibson LP Standard for sale for an equivalent of USD 1400. I've just seen it on local ad website. The guitar is candy apple red and looks ... like a LP Standard (duh).

Anyway, what reputation do Gibsons from that era have? I believe not so good but I'm not sure. Can anyone shed more light on guitars from the 1980's? The link is
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Tony

83 = still Norlin Era.. I wouldnt buy it without playing it first

I think some late 60's and some 70's Gibsons were among the worst and most carelessly made guitars Gibson ever made but that by the 80's they started to get good again. I had a '77 Gibson Les Paul that was a gem though...so you have check them out one by one.

I had an '82 Flying V for a while that was a fabulous sounding and playing guitar. Not really my style but a great guitar none the less.

Lew

Well at the moment I don't have the cash to buy it. It costs half of what a new Standard costs currently here in the Czech Rep, and still it's about 400 dollars more than I can afford.

I'm currently searching for a good LP or LP copy. Regardless of the headstock logo, I want a nice, solid guitar - Gibson or perhaps a custom made copy. I had a 1992 Wine Red Studio that I sold 3 years ago, and I miss it more and more.

You know, a week ago I saw a current LP Studio - a special all-mahogany version in natural finish that is not even imported into my country. A guy got it from the US somehow. Well compared my former Studio this new one felt like a really cheap Epiphone. The action was too high due to nut slots being too shallow, the bridge posts were not parallel to each other and overall the guitar felt loose. I like guitars that feel solid and tight, and this one wasn't one of them.

Of course you have good guitars and bad guitars in any given period of time. I was just curious about the general perception of the early 1980's.

I have a 1986 Les Paul Custom and love it, though it is overplayed and time for a re-fret. Has a one piece back which is becoming hard to get

I think the current owners took over in '86, and quality improved from there. I've got an '87 LP Custom, that's one of the nicest I've ever played.

If the one you're looking at plays and sound good, it's worth considering.

Jeff

I had an 81 Standard. That guitar was a tank. It was heavy and bright, but it was indestructible. I got rid of it because it was too heavy.

There are days I miss that guitar.

As far as the '83... play it first. As many have said, a lot of the features that are on the Norlin guitars aren't exactly desireable.

Wasn't 83 the year all production left Kalamazoo?

I'm currently in contact with a guy who is trying to sell this:
from : localhost/asked for your opinions on this guitar a month or so ago. It's a Fuji Gen-Gakki-made Luxor Custom, palisander top on mahogany back. Some of the forum members suggested that this one is probably rather a pawnshop special than a hidden gem.

Anyway, this one is for sale for an equivalent of 800 dollars. Thats closer to my reach, though still not within it. But I may swap it for one of my guitars and pay the balance. We'll see.

Thanks for your input. As with any guitar, it'll be the best to just go and try it out.

How many good things came out of the 80's? Oh except for the terminator.

Kalamazoo production line Gibsons came to an end in mid 1980. The factory was then converted into a custom shop. All production ceased in Kalamazoo by 1984.