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kayk asked:


Im saving up to buy my first les paul in a couple months. I have the model and every thing picked out but im having trouble deciding on a color. Im going to start playing guitar on a worship team at my church which do you think would be the best color? black vintage sunburst or white?

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Sunshine asked:


Okay, so I’m 15 years old BUT, I have been playing guitar since I was 5 years old, and the only guitars that I own are a squire bullet, (which I hate) and an epiphone hummingbird. (which I love) So i have decided to save my money and get a nice quality electric guitar. I have had my heart set an the fender american vintage ’62 strat reissue ever since I first layed eyes on it at the guitar shop. Then I picked it up and played it, and I just knew that I had to have it. The tone is just PERFECT for my style of music. The only problem is that I can’t get a job because I’m only 15. And my parents aren’t loaded, so they can’t just go and buy me a 2 thousand dollar guitar. So does anybody have any ideas on how I can earn and save up $2000 relatively quickly? Thanks in advance.

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Christian P asked:


Ive been playing guitar for about 4 years now it’s time that i move up….i can get a Gibson Les Paul studio vintage mahogany for $400 used and in great condition or i can go with an epi. Les Paul custom, standard, etc.ALL for about the same price. i cant seem to make up my mind.
thanks christian

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jargent100 asked:


I’ve had my Gibson Les Paul Deluxe for about 10 years. I received it as a gift from a close family friend, and the implication was that she received it in leiu of payment from someone else.

The thing is most definitely “hot”; the serial number has been scratched off deeply from behind the headstock. (It’s also been hot for at least 15 years, so I’m less concerned about that.)

What I’m trying to figure out is how to properly determine the age of the guitar. I’m reasonably sure it’s late 1970s, but I don’t think I can get any more detail without a serial number.

Is there any other way to get more info on the guitar’s origin? Do LPs have a serial number anyplace other than the back of the headstock? Can I determine the age based on the setup / style of the pick-ups?

I’ve been playing guitar for a while, but am not part of the “vintage” scene, and know fairly little about nice guitars. (I’m cheap.) Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Here’s a picture of something a lot LIKE the guitar:

http://gitar.hatarozo.hu/mods/block_art/images/4501915951_les-paul-classic_410_01.jpg

Though this is a LP Classic.

(Now that I don’t have the guitar in front of me, I’m questioning whether it’s a Deluxe or Classic, but pretty sure it’s a Deluxe… I’ll verify later.)
I checked. It is an American Made Les Paul Deluxe. I photographed and blew up the scratched out serial, but can’t make out any real detail…
BUT, no mini humbuckers. I think it had some customizations done.

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