{"product_id":"gibson-les-paul-deluxe-1973-goldtop-players-grade","title":"SOLD - Gibson Les Paul Deluxe 1973 Goldtop Player's Grade","description":"\u003cp\u003eSOLD!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho buys vintage guitars?  We do! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCall 530-570-1525 or email sales@maharsvintageguitars.com to sell your vintage guitar, bass, amplifier, etc - one piece or a collection!  We are always ready to buy instruments, amps and effects from Fender, Gibson, Martin, Epiphone, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, Marshall, Vox and just about anything else related to musical instruments.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo sales tax for customers outside California.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1973 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe is a gigging machine - a loveable and very playable mongrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guitar weighs just 9 pounds, 4.5 ounces - not bad at all for an LP from this era!  A nice refret makes it a great player.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou get extreme flexibility thanks to the coil tap, applicable to the late 70s\/early 80s DiMarzio Super Distortion bridge pickup.  The bridge pickup area was routed to fit this pickup.  Another switch puts the pickups out of phase.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal parts include the bridge, the pots and tone caps, back plates, switch selector ring.  The D tuner is either a more shiny, period-correct replacement or a Gibson Deluxe marked repro.  The switch was updated at some point.  There is a cracked, plastic output jack plate in the case, but a black one isn't original to a Goldtop.  The one on the guitar is a replacement.  The pickguard is a 1980s Chandler replacement that was altered to accommodate the humbucker in the bridge position.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe headstock has been cracked with a stable repair applied.  You can barely feel the line in the finish on the back of the neck.  The break did not go through the face of the headstock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a guitar with so many changes, it is in great cosmetic shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe truss rod has room for future neck relief adjustments, and the guitar set up perfectly with 10-46 strings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA repro case is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: Goldtop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 9lbs 4.5ozs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop: Maple\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody: Mahogany\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck: Mahogany\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck Profile: See picture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFretboard: Bound rosewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInlays: Mother-of-pearl trapezoids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrets: Re-fret\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFret count: 22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNut: Aftermarket, original included.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNut width: 1 11\/16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: 24 3\/4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadius: 10\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck thickness at 1st fret: 0.79\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck thickness at 12th fret: 1.00\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAction 1st String at 12th Fret: 2\/32\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAction 6th String at 12th Fret: 5\/64\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal length: 38 7\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLower bout: 13\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaist: 7 3\/16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpper bout: 9 3\/16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody depth\/thickness outside edge: 1 13\/16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString gauge: .010-.046\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware Color: Nickel and chrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridge Pickup\/Brand:\u003cspan\u003e DiMarzio\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridge Pickup Reading: 14.02kl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickup Original?: No\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck Pickup\/Brand: Gibson Mini Humbucker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNeck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePickup Reading: 6.35k\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickup Original?: Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickguard: Aftermarket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridge: Original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTuners: 5 original, 1 reproduction, the G string tuner button shaft has a slight bend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwitch: Replaced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"31\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePots\/Codes: Original\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase: HSC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes: Broken headstock re-glued and stable. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping policy:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are two shipping cost options for purchases made on our site for these states and those to the east of them: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas.  Select Standard shipping at checkout and your item will be shipped via UPS three-day-air.  Select Economy shipping and your item will ship via UPS ground.  For Reverb purchases, there is one cost option for these Eastern states and shipment will be made by UPS three-day-air.  Shipments will require signature on delivery, no exceptions.  If there is damage, the buyer must retain all packing materials intact and picture them immediately and send them to sales@maharsvintageguitars.com.  Less than 1% of our shipments are damaged in transit, and we are committed to making sure your item arrives safely, but we are taking these additional measures to make sure you are happy with your purchase. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default 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