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Les Paul custom vs Les Paul Custom Shop

darktides

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Have a chance to buy a custom shop LP 1954 specs (Joe Bonamassa gold top w/ bumble bee caps) for around $4,300 USD. This guitar is slightly used, but it has that light relic look.

The other guitar is a demo stamped Les Paul Custom silverburst, so it generally has a more tapered neck and more modern, I can get this for $4,399.

What would you do? In terms of resell rate and overall quality. I am assuming custom shops will be higher quality, assuming customs are more mass produced. The Bonamassa one just has more mojo it seems to me.
 

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ADP

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They're likely both custom shops. The Joe Bonamassa model is a 1957 spec with black plastics and humbuckers. Personally, a modern Silver Burst is about as lame as it gets for me. I'd go for the goldtop, whatever model it may actually be.
 

darktides

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They're likely both custom shops. The Joe Bonamassa model is a 1957 spec with black plastics and humbuckers. Personally, a modern Silver Burst is about as lame as it gets for me. I'd go for the goldtop, whatever model it may actually be.
Thanks feel the same way. Silver Burst has more of a sterile look IMO.
 
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New Gibson beat that Silver Burst horse raw.
 
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