Ramona, CA, United States
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2016 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro III - Heritage Cherry SunburstWeighs 9.5 lbsFree Pro Setup - $100 ValueSee below for details.Case: Includes Gibson Hard Shell Case shownDescription: The 2016 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro III is a highly versatile, feature-packed guitar offered as an exclusive run. The Traditional Pro III combines a classic non-weight-relieved mahogany-and-maple body with modern, high-performance electronics. It features a gloss plain maple top paired with a smooth satin finish on the mahogany back and sides and satin finish on the back of the neck. This makes the neck feel fast and broken-in while keeping the aesthetic premium from the front view. Built with a '60s slim taper neck it provides a fast feel. Wiring: This guitar has traditional hand-wiring, but with four push-pull pots for added features. Coil splits: The volume pots are coil splits. Pull up on them and that pickup goes into single coil mode. Inner/outer coils switch: The bridge tone switches between the inner and outer coils when the pickups are in single coil mode. 10dB Boost: Last but not least, the neck tone acts as a boost. Pull up on it and you get a 10dB boost from the 9V battery. It's like having a boost pedal on board. The boost level can be controlled by a trim pot in the control cavity. Pickups: It is loaded with proprietary Gibson '57 A3R (neck) and '57 A3T (bridge) humbuckers. These use Alnico III magnets to provide a slightly punchier, well-defined vintage-voiced tone. They each sound fantastic when used alone and even better in the middle position, where the tone is fuller and more complex. Both pickups can easily drive a tube amp into beautiful harmonic bliss!Sound: This Les Paul sounds wonderful unplugged and even better through a good tube amp!Tuners: The G-Force tuners have been replaced with a nice set of Grovers. Condition: Excellent condition overall. Frets look almost new. We've gone through it and everything works as it should.Has some wear in the finish on the back edge. See photo. Luthier's measurements and assessment:Serial No. 160133254Weight: 9.5 lbsNut width: 1.70"Neck width at 12th fret: 2.09"Neck thickness at 1st fret: 0.81"Neck thickness at 12th fret: 0.87"Action at high e: 0.050"Action at low E: 0.060"Neck pickup DCR: 7.7k OhmsNeck pickup DCR: 8.5k OhmsTruss rod: Turns smoothlyFrets: Excellent 9/10Cosmetic condition: Very goodFunctional condition: Excellent. Everything works well.Electronics: Excellent. No issues.Playability: Excellent. Plays very well. Neck is comfortable.Sound: Loud and resonant unplugged. Good sustain. Pickups sound wonderful.Overall condition: Very good.Features and Specs:Brand: GibsonModel: Les Paul StandardFactory: Nashville, TN, USABody wood: Solid MahoganyTop wood: Carved maple capWeight relief: NoneNeck wood: MahoganyNeck profile: 60's slim taperFingerboard: RosewoodFingerboard radius: 12"Inlays: Figured acrylic trapezoidsScale: 24.75"No of frets: 22Fret size: Medium jumboNeck pickup: Gibson Burstbucker Pro RhythmBridge pickup: Gibson Burstbucker Pro LeadPickup switch: Three-way toggleControls: Volume and tone for each pickupWiring: Traditional 50's wiringBridge: Tune-O-MaticTailpiece: Stop-barTuners: Gibson DeluxeHardware: ChromeAbout Del Mar Lutherie: We’re a small shop in San Diego County, California. We build electric guitars, hand-wired tube amps, and do mods and setups. We also buy and sell vintage and used gear. Our owner is a guitar enthusiast, wood worker and professional engineer. We’re part of the local guitar community (Fender, Taylor, Carvin/Kiesel). We welcome clients by appointment. Why buy from us? Our customers have peace of mind knowing they are buying from a highly rated professional shop. We've been doing this type of work since 1999 and have thousands of happy customers. We pride ourselves in providing best-in-class personalized service for each of our clients. We are a Reverb Preferred Seller, and our approval rating is close to 100%.Dr. T’s Professional Inspection and Setup: You may find a similar guitar at a lower price, but ours may still be the better value as we include our professional inspection and setup. This service costs from $100 to $150 at most shops. With over 25 years in the industry, we’re convinced that a good setup is the single most important investment to improve the playability and sound of your guitar. Here’s what in entails. We go through our 66-point checklist and make sure everything is right at each step. Once the initial inspection is done, we remove the strings and tighten and set the drag on the tuners. Next, we inspect the frets, find any high spots, then level, crown and polish. We clean and oil the fingerboard, restring, tune to pitch and set the neck relief, action and intonation. We then play each fret and check for fret buzz and fret-outs during bends, and we fine-tune as required. Next, we test the electronics, clean and tighten pots and jacks and balance the pickups. Occasionally, we find a fault with the electronics, so we dig in and diagnose and repair that. Once the electronics are tip top, we play the guitar to make sure everything is just right. Finally, we clean and polish the guitar, then slacken the stings to get it ready for shipping.String Gauges and Settings: We do our setups using common string gauges and settings, which we've found work well for most players. For electrics, we use 9-42 gauge strings for Fender (25.5") scale guitars and 10-46 for Gibson (24.75") scale guitars. We set action to 0.050 on the high e side and 0.060 on the low E side. This action is fairly low and allows for easy fretting without buzzing or sacrificing tone. If you have special preferences, please let us know, and we will do our best to accommodate you.Fine Tuning Adjustments: Your guitar will be playing and sounding wonderful when we finish our setup. However, occasionally minor adjustments will be needed after shipping due to changes in temperature and/or humidity, rough handling or other unfavorable conditions. Since we have no control over this, we cannot cover the cost of these adjustments. However, if your guitar was mishandled during shipping, please let us know, so we can see if a shipping claim is in order. Sometimes it’s possible to get you a partial refund to help cover issues if we can show that they were caused by shipping.Condition Ratings: We do our best to be consistent with Reverb’s condition rating system. Please keep in mind that Reverb’s descriptions are very general and can be open to interpretation. The guitar you get will be the one shown in the photos, and if it has any major flaws or defects, we will point them out in the listing. Our guitars rated below “Mint” will have signs of use and cosmetic imperfections, including minor dings, dents and swirl marks, which might only be visible upon close inspection. If you are sensitive to minor cosmetic defects, please let us know, and we can provide you with close-up photos. We do not accept returns nor give partial refunds if you receive your guitar and believe that it should have been rated lower. We’ve sold thousands of guitars, and almost without exception, our clients have not had issues with our ratings. This tells us that we are doing a great job with our condition ratings. Standard of Care: We strive to meet our clients’ expectations, and we want you to be happy with your purchase. Guitars develop wear with use and it’s widely accepted that honest wear adds character and shows that the guitar has been played and loved. Our used and vintage guitars will have signs of use. Our Del Mar Lutherie brand guitars are hand-built and will have artifacts that some people might view as "imperfections". If you want a guitar in “perfect” or “flawless” condition, we advise you to buy new from an authorized dealer or buy locally so you can inspect it in person. We do not guarantee that our guitars will be cosmetically flawless, and we don’t accept returns or give partial refunds due to cosmetic imperfections.Specs: We list specs as a courtesy. Some specs are measured by our techs. Others are taken from the manufacturer's data. Manufacturers change specs all the time, and their listed specs may not be 100% accurate. Also, some used guitars have mods that may not be apparent upon visual inspection. The guitar you will get is the one shown in the photos. If there are any "deal breaker" specs that you must have, please let us know so we can double check for you before your purchase.Videos: We often include YouTube links to provide our clients with more information. These videos will be of a similar make and model which is representative of the guitar in our listing. Shipping: We ship guitars via UPS ground. The fee shown includes shipping within the contiguous USA with insurance. It also includes packaging materials and our time to pack up and drop off at UPS. For guitars, shipping costs are controlled by box size and insurance is based on value. Delivery Time: We do our best to get your guitar setup, boxed and shipped as soon as possible. However, sometimes this can take a few days depending on our workload and other factors. Once UPS receives your guitar, they will estimate a delivery date, which you can access via Reverb. UPS will typically deliver your guitar within 2 to 7 business days after they receive it, depending on your distance from Southern California. If you're in a hurry, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate you, or at least we can advise you of the estimated wait, so you can decide if you need to make other arrangements.Damage Claims: Although rare, guitars sometimes are damaged during shipping. If you receive a guitar that is damaged, please let us know immediately so we can open a claim.Returns and Canceled Orders: We are a small business and can’t afford to offer free returns like the big guys. There is a lot of time, effort and cost involved with processing your order, pulling your guitar from inventory, setting it up, packing and shipping it. Please make sure you want the guitar before you commit to buy. If we agree to a return or to cancel your order, you will be responsible for shipping costs (both ways) and a restocking fee to cover our time. If we did a setup on your guitar, we will assess a setup fee to cover our setup time. The item must be returned in the same condition as when it left our shop with all parts and accessories and packaging materials. Please see our published shop return policies for more information. Important: Please do not ship the guitar back to us, until we have agreed to a return.Trades: We are a professional guitar business. Anything we take on trade, we resell. Due to shipping costs and transaction fees, we only do trades in person. To make sense for us, we can only offer wholesale value, which is typically 40% to 60% of what it would sell for on Reverb. This is usually as good or better than Guitar Center. If you’re OK with this, please send current photos of the actual gear you have for trade. We need brand, model, year, and condition. Note any mods, repairs or other issues. If your guitar includes a hard case or gig bag, send photos of that as well.
Price$2,099
+ $105 Shipping
