1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty

by Rick Burdick
(Tampa,FL)

Serial # 8 0176

How much would you offer someone selling this guitar?

Original parts, very good condition, not refinished

ANSWER

Hi, Rick--

Here is the Blue Book general info:

LES PAUL CUSTOM (1954-57 MFG.)
- single sharp cutaway multi-bound mahogany body with carved top, 13 in. wide, 17.25 in. long and 2 in. deep, 24.75 in. scale, raised bound black pickguard, mahogany neck, 22-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlay, "Les Paul Custom" engraved on truss rod cover, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, multi-bound peghead with pearl split diamond/logo inlay, 3-per-side Deluxe Kluson tuners with plastic single ring buttons, gold hardware, 2 single coil pickups with plastic covers (neck pickup has oblong polepieces, bridge pickup has round polepieces, 2 volume/2 tone controls, with or w/o Bigsby vibrato, 3-position switch, available in Black finish, mfg. 1954-57.

>b>LES PAUL CUSTOM (1957-1961 MFG.)
- similar to 1954-57 mfg., except most have 3 humbucker pickups with metal covers, also available with two humbuckers, stop tailpiece or Bigsby, Ebony finish only, mfg. 1957-1961.

Here is the pricing info:

Mint $100,000
Exc.+ $75,000
Exc. $60,000
Avg.+ $50,000
Avg. $40,000
General $32,000

This should give you more of an idea of what to offer.

Lynne