1957 gold top for sale at Carters. $240k?

[jimmi]

Carter Vintage - Gibson Les Paul Standard 1957, Gold

View the listing for Gibson Les Paul Standard 1957, Gold at Carter Vintage Guitar

cartervintage.com

 

[Hayduke]

A hundred grand just ain't what it used to be

 

[jimmi]

I don’t think it is a reasonable price. That said, I bought an all original GT in 2013 for a lot less happy I got it at the prices they were back then. I should have bought more before they started to rebound

 

[F-Hole]

Silly price

 

[bern1]

Carter’s seems to be a silly place. Their descriptions are woefully inaccurate and incomplete and their pricing seems to take a cue from reverb.

I wouldn’t buy strings from them.

 

[F-Hole]

It’s on hold!

 

[bern1]

It’s becoming a silly world! (Although there fewer bonafide pre sticker Goldtops than sunbursts……)

 

[edwina]

How much for just one?

 

[GreenBurst]

The guitar is all original except for an excellent refret and one replaced bridge saddle. Everything else is totally as the guitar left Kalamazoo.



How did they miss the non original strap buttons? Hard pass.

 

[sws1]

I would come to loathe that obvious sticker mark on the horn.

 

[57gold]

Might be a new high for a non-celebrity GT if they got 90% of ask?

 

[gary buff]

Wish I'd kept the one I bought in '79 for $3500....so I could sell it now and make a killing

 

[F-Hole]

Might be a new high for a non-celebrity GT if they got 90% of ask?

I wonder what your minty one would go for today…

 

[jimmi]

I would come to loathe that obvious sticker mark on the horn.

For that price maybe. For the right price, who cares

 

[delawaregold]

Scott, could you just dangle your Burst out there?
I would love to see what the offers might be!

 

[sws1]

For that price maybe. For the right price, who cares

Pretty sure at any price, I'd be staring at it, looking for ways to make it go away. But that's me.

 

[jimmi]

Pretty sure at any price, I'd be staring at it, looking for ways to make it go away. But that's me.

No way to make it go away. Gold is much harder to deal with than burst finishes to repair. Best you could do is try and disguise it as disguise it as another kind of damage. But then you are damaging further the original finish.

I like blemishes, wear, checking and greening on Goldtops…it is what gives them character. Otherwise they all look the same. There are limits of course.

 

[57gold]

I wonder what your minty one would go for today…

Yes. Kind of wonder what this one actually sells for.

I talked to my wife about selling mine several months ago, she said "why would you do that?" Like I was talking about hawking her diamond engagement ring.

 

[AA00475Bassman]

Very nice guitar - I'm sure the new owner is going to be very pleased with this fine example - what ever the sale price - sure would be amazing if one thread of this fashion could yield positive posts in aggregate - you are exposed = Envy when you don't have one & your neighbor dose's !!

 

[sws1]

No way to make it go away. Gold is much harder to deal with than burst finishes to repair. Best you could do is try and disguise it as disguise it as another kind of damage. But then you are damaging further the original finish.

I like blemishes, wear, checking and greening on Goldtops…it is what gives them character. Otherwise they all look the same. There are limits of course.

It's the rectangular-ness of it that bothers me. Maybe I'd wear it down into something more oblique...like Goldfinger.