Correction I meant to say 2 piece top one piece body. ALSO Here's the video of us getting the KM 7 Years Ago - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iJZ7rJaBmpmZhGg.html

Robert, your 1979 KM is famous b/c it has been known as the “Robert Baker” guitar for years. I priced them several years ago (after you had used it in several vids) and it has doubled by then. You made the model famous!!

Everything has tripled in price the last 2 years. Well, except eggs. They are 5 times more valuable now. I’ll trade some eggs for the Les Paul. Name your price.

My two oldest guitars are both from '96...A USA Peavey Wolfgang Special, and a USA (they're all USA) Carvin dc135. They are both fantastic and I paid $300 for the Wolfie and $288 for the Carvin. Guitars like the KM are way above my reach, but after growing up in poverty, I'm LOVING the guitars I have, and I feel SUPER lucky to have them!

2:46 "this is a one piece top" proceeds to show close up of two pieces joined to together

When you started talking about your KM a lot more a couple of years ago and that was like the main guitar you used in the old house! I started to fall in love with the KMS and I looked it up and they where still affordable. I think the lowest price I found was like 1700 bucks 1800 bucks. But man 6000 is crazy ! That's wild they went up in price!

This beautiful Les Paul KM made me switch my Strats with Les Paul....Never looked back....Thx Robert!

Think your videos and Trogly’s have made peeps list them for pretty high prices.. those ones listed for 7-8K have been sitting up there a while now and prob will till they drop the prices down a bit.. all that said… man that tobacco burst with the double cream and binding is just gorgeous.. I’m hoping to score one some day.. I was born in 79’ too so that really makes me want to make it happen

I’m so glad I purchased my 1997 Kalamazoo natural finish Les Paul Deluxe a year and a half ago! I paid less than the cost of a new Standard, for me it’s so much more! Such an amazing guitar, I’m a player ( almost 50 years), and it’s my best! Great video!

'80's Charvel's, ESP's and Jackson's are going to jump in price in the near future. The woods and build quality were great and when coupled with the best of the '80's pickups, these have become absolutely collector's items.

Hmmm - I wonder if my 1978 The Paul (bought new) will see a similar price jump? I bought it precisely because it wasn't like most Les Pauls back then (i.e. ridiculously heavy!) and was a perfect affordable gigging guitar - really well built, totally reliable, high quality pickups and hardware, and it didn't break your back after wearing it for a couple of hours! 😉I still play it most days, so I wouldn't want to part with it, but it would be fun to see The Paul get the credit it deserves as a great workhorse in the Gibson line-up. 😎

My 70s les Paul is my favorite guitar. It’s a 1973 les paul deluxe factory routed for full sized humbuckers. When I bought it people would always say how bad 70s Gibsons were. I always though I got some hidden gem but it seems like a lot of the 70s Gibsons I have played have been awesome. I think in the 90s a lot of 70s Gibsons were neglected and just needed a good refret/setup. All the 70s Gibsons I come across today are so valuable that their last owners have had them set up or refretted and they play great. Same goes for 70s martins and fenders

I have a Washburn HSS guitar from around 1985...had a locking trem system that wasn't very good, so now its a fixed bridge. Every time I pick up that guitar I'm amazed at how well it plays and sounds.

That is indeed a 2 piece top. The late 70’s to 1982 had one piece bodies and 3 piece tops, 3 piece maple necks and volute. My fave era ever. Norlin.

The most I ever paid for a guitar was $899 for the EVH Black & Yellow striped one. After Eddie died, prices went up. Now they sell for $1150. I also have the "Circle/See Ya" (aka "The Unchained guitar") that I got for $545. It was listed as a blemished item but there's nothing wrong with it. I don't see those anymore. I saw one listed on Reverb for $2300. Since they're discontinued, I think I'll hold on to it a little while longer. 🙂

Hey Robert, I have a 79KM cherry SB that is completely original, including the frets. It's heavy at 10.8 but it plays great and those cream bobbin HBs sound fantastic. It's my understanding that they made 3,000 of these with the first 1500 having the Custom Made plaques. Mine still has the two small screws in the body but the plaque was missing, I did find a plaque that was on the 335s when they were covering stud holes when installing a Bigsby. They look the same. I bought it in 2005 from a guy that was the second owner and had stopped playing. It had been in his closet for 15 years or so. It literally could pass for 5 years old it's that clean. Anyway, I was at the B3 guitar show in Greenville SC probably 8ish years ago and took it along with a few others to see what kind of offers/trades I could get for them. I ran into Mike Rock who at the time worked for Sam Ash. He offered $2,500 on the spot, even though I only paid $1k for it, I said no. I'm glad I've held onto it. It's a full 2.5lbs heavier than my 72 Goldtop Deluxe LP but it just wails. I know Norlin era gets a bad rap but I love the Deluxe too, those Mini HBs sing!

Great video! To answer your question at the end...yes, I think the Charvels and Kramers especially, are going to skyrocket in price. Even the BC Rich guitars with the 'R' on the headstock, are approaching 10K. I agree with you, now is the time to buy if you can afford to. Excellent to mint condition guitars will probably be good investments.

Be sure to check completed listings to see what your guitar is actually seling for. BIN prices are mere suggestions from owners looking to get top dollar. Sales are where you'll get an accurate market value. Hopefully you'll find several that have sold so you can get an average price based on originality and condition etc. etc.!

Congrats for this amazing LP of yours

My 1979 25th Anniversary Strat has also tripled in price. I paid about $1100 for a white one in 1979. It was stolen and the insurance company "replaced" it with a silver one. In retrospect that was a good thing because most of the white ones have checked. It still plays well. I hardly play it and it is in factory mint condition. I still have the hang tags and case candy.

I currently have a custom plaque Natural in my collection - I've documented Plaque Cherry, but don't own that one anymore. Haven't had plaque tobacco yet. One day I'll have all 3! haha. There are also a handful of ebony KMs out there - I saw one last year

As much as I love you tube for learning about guitar in general it spreads the word about great guitars, pedals, and amps much faster than word of mouth back before the information station of you tube

Well good news for me too. Bought my ,'Cherry Burst' brand new in 79....without plaque..(I'm glad..that plaque is ugly)...plays great. Weighs a ton. Certainly hasn't gone up in price as fast as my 2019 Tom Murphy Wildwood Spec 59, but glad it is finally getting some love..(they only made around 1500 KMs) so it is about time. Of all the Les Pauls I have (seems I collect them) the KM is the heaviest at nearly 11 lbs., but that weight contributes to the sustain it has. Went to sell it a couple years back but decided to plug it in for a last go before I listed it. Took about 2 mins to change my mind. Hot pickups and great sustain and I changed my mind. My first Les Paul is still with me today and I am glad of that.

On some websites the 2021 Epiphone Custom Koa Les Paul is $1,300 and the 2021 Epiphone modern figured Sgs are up to and over $1,000..it's just the way it is and these prices soon will effect everywhere including the big box stores still worth it..

Thank you Robert, I actually have a KM with the custom made plate on it. It just like yours ( Tobacco burst). I love it !!!

Robert- the 80s guitars have gone way up. I bought a Charvel Model 6 in 2002 for $350. They are $2k on Reverb now. I also bought a ‘85 LP Custom w/ a Kahler recently and that cost an arm and a leg. 80s guitars are defiantly cool again. I’d start collecting those 90s guitars now!

Anyone can ask anything they want for these models. Check sold listings. The most expensive one was dead stock and sold just under a year ago for $4999 asking price. Who knows what the final price was. Everyone thinks their guitars are worth way more than they are. Especially Trogly.

The shredder guitars have already increased in price a bit. I have a 1991 Ibanez RG570 that I bought brand new in '91 for $550, and now I've seen that exact guitar (even the same color) going for anywhere from $750 to $1500. I can see them increasing in value drastically in the next few years. They are incredibly well-playing guitars. Hey Robert, what ever happened to the Chronos? I haven't seen that guitar on the channel for a while.

I have owned a 1997 LP Classic in honeyburst for 20 years. Recently it seems this era is considered well made with great materials and value has increased. (Not as much as Roberts, but still. . )

I bought a 1960 reissue Les Paul in aged cherry burst, used, in absolutely perfect condition. It was thee smallest neck ever put on a L.P. and the reason I liked it so much being a Fender guy at heart. It has exposed black humbuckers on it & the finish is gorgeous. The tone is exceptional. I bought it for a Thousand bucks out the door ! That was probably around 2004, 2005ish. If u could even find one now I bet the price would be outrageous at best. My Son will inherit that one, along with all my other beauty's cuz I'll never sell it.

Robert, I've been playing for nearly 50 years, and like you I've played them all. Three years ago I bought a Cool Z Les Paul ZLC1 Dignity from Japan (used) made by Fujigen $550 mint condition with factory Gotoh hardware. The guitar is a beast! After set up (works great with 9 -11's) it blew anything I've every played from Gibson. That was the turning point, sold my 5 Gibson LP's and I don't miss them (in the least). Also, love Fender Strats (my first choice of axe), but over the past 5 yrs the prices are insane. So, I started playing the Ibanez Prestige AZ (yep Fujigen again), and I'm sorry Fender but you have been out classed by the AZ line. Kind of sad, that I have to pay $2700 for a Fender Ultra Luxe (production model), when I bought a Presiteg AZ for $1699 with better base specs with flawess workmanship. Now I'm down to 2 strats from 10, and those will be sold this year.

As the years go on, there’s more and more price gougers. I saw a shop on Reverb offering an Epiphone LP Studio for 1300 and a Squier Affinity Strat for 750.

Those are cool!! I just bought my first Les Paul. Tobacco burst '50's standard AAA top from Sweetwater. I didn't think I would like the neck but it's fine for my hands.

I think it is in part a generational shift, which happens between the 25-35 year mark for players who grew up with the era reaching ages of disposable income as well as the younger players in their circles influenced by the elder players, whether actually well-known artists those they follow locally. Ten years ago, everyone is bashing the 70s Gibsons and Fenders due to all of the great lawsuit guitars out there coming into their own, but these same folks might pick up a 70-something guitar because they were relatively cheap and had road-earned aesthetics as well as being somewhat vintage. Now that the 70s have aged between 43-53 years depending on the year-model you buy, no one can argue their value as true vintage guitars.

It will if there is a market. Old Gibsons LP, ES are crazy priced. I have my fathers 1960 ES355TDSV and the value is nuts. He paid $600 when he bought it back then.

Man that sounds amazing!

USA Jackson, ESP, Kramer American and Focus series are already all there. Check out 80's JEM as well.

Same can be said for vintage 70's amps. I bought a stock 1978 Marshall Super Bass head for €500 in 2014. Same era amp now goes for €2,000+ on Reverb

The vintage market is a collector's one, predominantly and as such, vintage classics sit in rooms unplayed, except for those who play where the sound needs to be pristine or in a recording situation. Several guitarists won't take their "classics" on the road which is understandable. They are like works of art. I have always wanted a classic LP but never could justify the price. But to own one good guitar that delivers is worth it and doesn't have to break the bank (for me it was a USA Fender Strat) The guitar player's world is crazy for the desirable Guitar, amp, pedal etc.

I have a 1979 Ibanez PF Performer 400 in Antique Violin for sale on Reverb as we speak!! Very rare and known as the “Lespaul “ killer because of the Super 70’s pickups that were developed at that time to compete with Gibson!! Some great guitars of that era for sure!

Robert , what is that silver amp head on top of that Marshall head behind you ? Looks interesting indeed !

yours has a two piece top with center seam. Love the KMs too.

Aw cool, you’re personally acquainted with The Trogly! Awesome, Robert! You mentioned that this LP has gone through a number of mods, yet it’s still fetching the same inflated price as some of the other economy models of its era. Can you say something like “Franken-Paul”? Meanwhile, that tobacco burst is a finish that I associate with Tommy Shaw. In the late 70s with Styx, Tommy had two consecutive-made vintage LPs in that finish. He was nervous about keeping them in good condition, but I imagine he took good care of them. What I think is that Gibson should make all of its instruments available for wholesale prices. I do not care if that is an impractical attitude, because the numbers being slapped on most of their instruments are themselves impractical. It has no you’ve got to choose between a halfway decent guitar and an automobile, or else why not just break down and buy an original da Vinci?

I think you've hit the nail on the head in that the 70's are now considered 'vintage' enough to become more desirable. I have a '71 Precision Bass and the secondhand price for those has really jumped in the past 2-3 years.

I have a 1993 Fender Custom Shop Tele Jr. I paid $2,000 in 2016, I found a few on Reverb for $3,800. They go from being considered "used" to being vintage and they start to appreciate rather than depreciate.

Awesome sweater dude

The prices on Reverb are what people "want" for their guitar not necessarily what it is worth. If everyone lists them for around the same amount then, that's what you'll have to pay to get one, again not what they're worth.

I do believe those 80s guitars are going to continue to go up in price for sure. I'm glad I bought my 1989 charvel when I did (its now worth at least double what I payed for it)

I agree that prices are going so high. It comes down to what the marker will bear. Worst yet, it is hard to determine if it’s a fake.

That is a magnificent instrument.

I wish I still had my 1980 Black Beauty Custom Les Paul. I”m sure it went way up in value, I did not sell it it got incredibly damaged in a flood that I came home too. Huge loss not just for the value but it was an amazing guitar. It was such a long time ago, and I didn’t think it could get fixed. You see the amazing fixes on KZfaq now that would of helped me 30 years ago lol. It’s nice that guitars go up in value after time, but I just want to play them.that Les Paul you have? Keep it she’s beautiful.

Fluff will have a video about the crazy prices. LOL I bought my 1980 LP Custom Black Beauty for 3K from Chicage Music. I've noticed Reverb has some outrageous prices, people are very proud of their gear. LOL

I've got a 73 les Paul standard, love it and I've played the heck out of it.

it really sounds and plays great!

The early eighties Gibson XR-1 is one to keep an eye on also.I paid $900 a few years ago on Reverb.Rare to see them for sale.

I have a Rickenbacker 660/12TP Tom Petty Signature that I bought in the early 90s - they want 8 to 9k for them. I am in shock. I would never sell it but I paid about 1200 for it

Thanks Robert, having been in my early teens in the late 70s, they are ok guitars (at best) and have similar qualities to 70s cars. Cool looking, but with issues. I bought my 73 Deluxe in 78 and it's my baby, but I wouldn't rave about it's quality or looks. I almost fell over 10 years ago at asking price for something similar and it's gotten worse. Played professionally in the 80s during the guitar play boom and I fully expect that vintage to go crazy soon. A good early 80s Charvel or Jackson used to be in the mid hundreds, now in the thousands and climbing.

Some I missed your correction there. In a way I hate seeing these vids, because mine disappeared and I can't afford to replace it!! I bought it from the Gibson rep in a Chicago shop for 450!! No typo!! I still have the amp I bought with it! And it's guaranteed for life!! I doubt they will stand by the warranty now!! But who knows? Good vid!!

About vintage/modern sutff, slightly off your videos topic. A year ago i got myself a fresh out of factory Gibson LP 50s. And it is absolutely, seriously tremendiously killer guitar. They really really nailed it at Gibson with this model. I was comparing it with LP 60s and PRS S2 245, and 50s is 2 inches above if you are looking for a vintage feel and sound. Everyone who does should definitely should check them out. Also Tim Pierce has some quality vids about why modern guitars are much more conviniet if not straight better then vintage one, if you are a player not a collector.

A guitar is worth what somebody is willing to pay for it.

I have a LP (KM?) that looks like yours too. Judging by the serial number, it would fall into the Kalamazoo-made Les Paul's as a KM. Mine has the Double cream T Top in the neck, the correct range serial number, wide binding in the cutaway, 2 piece maple cap, the same tuners as yours... However, the Truss Rod cover is a plain black cover instead of Les Paul KM, and the bridge pickup has been swapped out for a Dimarzio Al DiMeola 4 conductor pup to permit coil tapping and out of phase switching. Mine was obviously a player.

8:10 yea they all got massive price drops too, cuz few are buying for these prices... gotta look at sold items and sort by most recent first... or hope Reverb has a price guide with actual recent sale prices.

I still have my first guitar. 1979 Gibson The Paul. Walnut body, Ebony fretboard, Black T Top pickups. Paid $350 with a hardshell case. Still my favorite too. Now $1600-$1700 on Reverb!

Your playing got even better man

Everybody knows what a LP is except my grandmother, but she did know a strat when she saw one. I think this is moving into the collector market area where value is based on what someone will pay not what it actually delivers, and also supply and demand. Fewer people know what the '80s guitars are, so there will be less demand.

Very interesting video Robert. I wonder about the prices going up being due to multiple things: perhaps folks are realizing that not all the golden area guitars were super great despite the years of rumors, supply vs demand, etc? I think channels like yours and others are waking a lot of people up to great “underdog” guitars, which could be influencing the demand.

Beautiful guitar

his name is "Lord Trogley"

My first LP looked like that with 3 piece top. 1980.

I got a 2013 Les Paul 60s Tribute for under $700. I'm happy with it.

how thick is the neck on these? 50/60's style?

The guitarist in my second ever band, early 80:s, had a guitar exactly like that. I was always envious for the sounds he produced, mostly skills of course, but it was a great guitar. I used a Washburn Hawk at the time and it was inferior in both sound and playability, we sometimes switched guitars and his was always better for me too. I wanted one since then, but somehow never bought one. The closest I have now is a 2011 Traditional Goldtop, but it is not quite the same thing. Mostly play PRS these days.

I just got a 1983 Marshall JCM800 4210. I got it in a trade, and was shocked at what they are selling for even in poor condition. This one works, and is in decent condition. It needs maintenance, which I'm doing. I am switching out the speaker to a G12H-75 Cream back, but that shouldn't hurt the value.

It is crazy. Want to really flip your lid, check out the brown Princeton since Fender released the Stapleton reissue. They’re in the $3600-5000 range now. 2019, they were a $1500-2000 amp. The 80’s stuff is definitely going up in value, but I think for now it’s the more traditional instruments, not shredder. Just look at the fullerton reissues, the US vintage line. They’re hitting $3,000 now.

I think the 1975 Deluxe with the 5 piece maple neck will be next. I know of one with a natural relic that will make Murphy Lab jump backwards. It's on its fourth set of frets. And those frets were worn out for a good reason. It's magic. Plays like a dream, sounds better. It's a special one-of-a-kind instrument. It looks like a guitar that has been played to death for 50 years, because it has been played like hell for 50 years. It's still being played like hell. It will see a 5th set of frets in the future.

I have a Fender Custom Shop setneck Strat from '93 that was supposed to retail for $2,200. I picked it up new in '94 for $900. Last year, I saw one go for $5,500 on Reverb, but it had been modded and restored. Mine is all original - zero stories - so I could probably get a bit more if I was ever inclined to let it go.

I often wonder what my ‘87 Gibson SG Elite would go for now on the used market. I paid $321 including tax and the Hondo that I traded back around ‘90-‘91. I’ve had it the entire time and it’s a keeper.

I remember when you & Gabby went to get that KM!

You make me wanna play a vintage LP!

Les Paul Cork Sniffers: "mmmm classic bursts.... -.- " Joe Riffpack: "dafuq are these prices for?! o.O "

Norlin era Gibson's have their own charm, non-traditional they are a beast of their own. 70's or 80's they're getting pricey.

I was going to ask you about the 'seam' in your 1 pc top, I see you figured that out though. LOL Just a suggestion, I would look at 'sold' ones, to see that they actually sold for. You can ask anything for it, what people are willing to pay is the real price. Gibson loaded up and took a bunch of mahogany when they left Kalamazoo. Some of that showed up in the late 70's from Kalamazoo and 80's from Nashville. They left behind the 100+ year old mahogany! There were 'guitar kits' made from some of that! Those rare things are floating around and show up once in awhile. There is a NRG video from years ago where Norm and some buddies talk about all that stuff. It's worth digging up and watching!! Cheers --gary

The last year I've seen a pretty big uptick in pricing online for gear, whether that's inflation or some other influence I'm not sure. I buy and sell a lot on Reverb and notice that many things I bought a year ago I can flip for sometimes twice a much now.

I am looking for the Strat Pluses to make a jump as they become better known with collectors. The 87 -89 Plus and Plus deluxe are my favs Fender did an amazing job of coming out with a massive number of finishes, some of them rarer than others like the shell, pink,. I have owned over 45 of them in my lifetime but I only have five of my favorite keepers in unique combination of lace center pick ups and finishes necks and hardware. If they have a triple in price, I’ll probably kick myself but that’s OK. They say that you can’t take it with you, I’m taking them with me :-)

I’ve got a white color Les Paul studio it’s a 1984 and it’s actually a more yellow color I’ve only seen that on my Les Paul all the other Les Paul’s I’ve seen are still white, I’ve heard the term Scottish butter white color referred to about the color on these and the clear coat on mine has these cracks running the length of the guitar it looks pretty cool wondering what mine is worth?

I'd say yes, it's coming. Look at ESP for instance. They obviously do their homework, and they've been really really pushing that whole 87 reissue series of guitars as of late. They've had them for a while, but it seems like in the last year, the marketing of these guitars has superseded some of the models they were pushing harder a few years ago.

on 80's guitars...I have a nearly perfect 87 RG550 DSY In fact your recent video about finding one JUST LIKE MINE had me all goofy lol.. I love that freekin thing we've been thru ALOT together.. low serial number, one of the early ones almost 100 % original & eventually I found an original loaded PG w/period correct pups etc, as mine came with stupid rare (..like I have looked for years, and even reached out to Kent Armstrong and I cannot find ANY other complete sets of these pups in use or literally ANY detail info on them, ANYWHERE... prototype(?) sealed Dan Armstrong HSH P-ups that I've been holding onto for 28 years.... During covid, I pulled it out and had it completely gone through, set up, and dialed in, @ Erics Guitar shop here in Van Nuys (next to the OG Sound City Studios made famous by the incredible music recorded there, (Fleetwood mac. Neil Young, Elton John, Tom Petty, Grateful Dead, Dylan, G&R, Nirvana, Metallica, RHCP, Pat Benatar, Santana, Cheap Trick... - countless 80's metal bands', Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, Black Crowes, Charles Manson (!!), etc. etc.) & then again in Dave Grohl's Sound City doc. from a cpl years ago ( worth at least 2-3 watchings!) ... I keep thinkin'..... One day... it'll help me buy a proper Les Paul..... lol then I play it for a cpl of days and look at current prices and hear the tones those crazy Dan Armstrong pickups generate & I think.." F-That, not sellin' this baby at these prices.. ($1100 - $1400) to help pay THOSE prices... Things will have to go crazy with 80's guitars and i'll have to have a SERIOUS jones for something new/ different for me to sell it. PS : a belated Congrats on your DSY RG ;-)

I have an '85 SG, so I hope they go up eventually. Not that I'd ever sell it.

Anything 80's usa or japan are sky rocketing. Especialy jacksons, esp, and ibanez. They play fantastic

Gibson SG used prices appear to be rising too! Just when I want to finally get one.

I had a 79 Les Paul Custom in Silverburst with chrome hardware New.

They also had real Mother of Pearl inlays, as opposed to other Standards. Extra bright white.

My dad has a 79 KM that he bought back in 84. It used to be a fad to have your initials engraved in the truss rod cover.. he didn’t know KM stood for Kalamazoo 😂 so he tossed the truss rod cover out because he thought KM was a person

Salutations Robert! I wouldn’t be a bit surprised to see 80’s shredder guitars increasing in price, especially since finding ones in good shape is getting more difficult now, a lot of them have been disrespected and abused by now, which has made ones in good condition more scarce, so I think we will be seeing them get more expensive in the near future. Some, in particular are hard to find parts for, specifically the Applause GTX 22 and 23 models, because they have an exclusive bridge assembly that is no longer made and is hard to find replacement parts for. A minor correction, or clarification concerning your Les Paul, it appears that it is a two piece top and is split down the middle with one seam dividing the top and bottom halves, unless that is just an optical illusion, a one piece top has no seam down the middle, and flame tops are usually book matched with a seam down the middle dividing the top from the bottom and located between the two middle strings, however, I am looking at the screen on a phone, and you have a much better vantage point than I do. Thank you for posting these videos! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨🎸

I love that Gibson of yours.

I have a Gibson lp from 1986. But I play a thin.neck strat .copy.that cost 75 dollars at pawn shop. Might been 80 new. Lol love it. I played rhe Gibson for 2 decades every weekend in dives and it always sounded good. The pick up selector been replaced several times bit that's it. Finish worn off.neck back lot. It just rests now after many years labor

I don't really think typical the 80's shredders will jump up in price astronomically. Unless they were made famous by an artist. Even the Jackson RR series guitars are affordable still. Bolt on or set neck. I have a 1993 Jackson RR3 That I paid $900 for in 2011. It is a bolt on neck guitar that came with EMG's and a hard shell case. It is still worth about $900 to the right person today. It has not gone up in value, but it has stayed at the dollar amount. But...always a but, $900 in 2011 is about $1200 today. So it has actually gone down in value. That is the kicker. Inflation has gone overboard in the last couple of years. So dollar amounts then, are no where near dollar amounts now. Hope that made sense. Thanks for the vid. I love your channel and truly enjoy listening to you.

I've got a tobacco burst 1974 special order standard with ohsc I've had for over 30 years. Saw a similar one sell on reverb for 10k recently now I'm thinking it's time to part with this old 10 pounder.

You also have to also Consider and factor in Inflation and the fact that the Purchasing Power of a Buck has been drastically Eroding in the last few years and Decades.. But Hey, that's still a really Sweet Les Paul!!! : ) Happy New Year!!! ; ) Enjoy!!! : )

From what I researched back in the day, there were only about 1500 of these made (1979). Picked my tobacco up in 1989 for $1200. And agreed, I won't ever sell it.