1956 Gibson Les Paul Special

by Stephanie
(Tennessee)

I would like to know the value of this guitar. Everything is original, except the knobs. The case and Amp are in good condition and original. ???

ANSWER

Hi, Stephanie--

Here is the Blue Book general info:

LES PAUL SPECIAL (MFG. 1955-1960)
- single cutaway mahogany body, 13 in. wide, 17.25 in. long, and 1.875 in. deep, 24.75 in. scale, multi-layer black pickguard, mahogany neck, 16/22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, wrapover stop tailpiece, 3-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, nickel hardware, 2 single coil pickups, 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-position switch, available in TV (Limed Mahogany, introduced 1955), Cherry, and Cherry Red finish, approx. 7,330 mfg. 1955-1960.

The pricing info:

TV Special
Mint $20,000
Exc.+ $16,000
Exc. $13,000
Avg.+ $10,500
Avg. $8,500
General $6,500

If the rest of the guitar is in excellent condition, the knobs won't make that much difference.

Lynne

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