Gibson / Les Paul Deluxe / 1974 / Blue Sparkle / Guitar
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Not something we normally have here but I'll let you in for a little secret. We absolutely LOVE these rare original Gibson sparkle tops made in 1974 and 1975 and in our opinion, blue is the coolest colour of the lot....
Why is this not twice the price as it should be? Well as can be seen from the pics it has suffered the all too common headstock break. It looks like it broke in the usual area, by that dreaded volute and was held in place by the headstock veneer which does show stress marks. In addition to this, the truss rod cover got a little bent but the repair, done a long time ago, is stable, solid and because of this the guitar is half the price it should be.
Tuners have been replaced with slightly later ones and the caps are the orange drop variety.
Apparently the late, great Les Paul himself autographed the back! Have a look - it certainly looks like his autograph but I have of course no way of verifying this.
Nice solid weight of 4.5Kg and a medium chunky neck make this a nice player with good meat left on original frets. All pots I can read date to 1974 and pickups are PAT Number originals. Included is a later, brown Gibson Les Paul case with a broken lock but latches work fine.
All other hardware is original including the yellowed, crack free pickguard which is something that seems to get lost/broken on these fairly often.
Probably the best deal on an original mid 70's sparkle top out there and if you think these are as cool as we do, you will not be disappointed.
ATB Guitars, UK 
Hello we’re ATB Guitars.
We are one of Europes leading sellers of vintage and rare guitars. We only sell vintage Gibson and Fender electric guitars from 1950 until 1975 and have an extensive inventory to browse in our bricks and mortar store in Cheltenham, UK or in our online web store.
Payment and p/x:
All prices are in UK GBP £ Sterling. Payment can be made by Paypal, bank transfer, cash, or money order cashiers cheque etc.
Should you not be absolutely delighted with your purchase you may return it to Cheltenham, at your own expense, within 7 days from the date of delivery for a full refund. The item must not have been altered or tampered with in any way, and it must arrive in the same condition as it left us.
Postage and shipping:
We ship within the UK by Royal Mail Recorded (small items under 2Kg), TNT or UPS and Worldwide by Royal Mail Airmail Signed For (small under 2Kg) Parcelforce, UPS or FedEx. All shipping prices include expert packing, cartons and packing materials but not insurance which is typically around 2% of items value. Currently approx shipping rates for a single guitar are as follows:
UK excluding Northern Ireland and Highlands £29
Most of mainland Europe £49
U.S.A. £129
Asia £149 - £190
Rest of World including S. America £149 - £275
