whats it worth ?

THE MESSENGER · Post by **THE MESSENGER** » Saturday Oct 15, 2005

gibson les paul made outa bananna wood ?

HurricaneBob · Post by **HurricaneBob** » Sunday Oct 16, 2005

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THE MESSENGER · Post by **THE MESSENGER** » Sunday Oct 16, 2005

was ref to gibson les paul made from bananna wood ?

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Sunday Oct 16, 2005

That looks like a studio or faded (or both) model...no binding, dot inlays, deluxe tuners, no pickguard. Probably around $500, maybe a little more, but not much more. A Gibson hardshell case helps the value a bit.

Are you looking to buy a Les Paul?

Geetarzz · Post by **Geetarzz** » Sunday Oct 16, 2005

I'm always on the lookout for Les Paul's. You can probably tell from my avatar that I dig them! What do you have to get rid of? By the way, thats a Les Paul Smart Wood. They made them for a couple of years. They are not bad. Really light for a Paul, the body is alot thinner than say a standard. They were made from all kinds of different exotic rainforest woods.

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Sunday Oct 16, 2005

Then its probably worth a few hundred more. Seven or eightish.

I am debating whether to sell a Les Paul Standard DoubleCut AAA flametop transparent black with gold hardware. It has a repaired headstock, but it plays great and stays in tune, so its just a cosmetic issue. It only weighs a little more than 7 pounds and has a 2-octave neck with trapezoids. Gibson's answer to PRS.

Geetarzz · Post by **Geetarzz** » Sunday Oct 16, 2005

How much?

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Sunday Oct 16, 2005

Geetarzz wrote:How much?

If I decide to sell it, it would be under $1000. What I really need is a room just for guitars and amps.

Geetarzz · Post by **Geetarzz** » Sunday Oct 16, 2005

The doublecuts have been around for a really long time. Long before PRS ever made his first guitar. They just called them Juniors instead of doublecuts. The new one's like the one you have has a chambered body, that's why it's so light. I may be interested in yours if it alot less than $1000 I sold this one a while back for $900 and it was dead mint. No breaks or repairs anywhere.

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Monday Oct 17, 2005

This model DC has only been around since the late 90s and is almost a knock off of a PRS. Having owned one of these, you should know that none of the other DC models were anywhere near this quality. Comparing it with a Junior is like comparing a Gibson Les Paul Standard with an Epiphone. You had a nice lemon drop there...could have gotten $1200 for it in the right market--I've never seen one in any condition go for less than $800. They are coming out with RootBeer next month--nicest finish yet, except maybe licorice, IMO (really bad camera):