These Gibsons Just Tripled In Price!

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[RobertBakerGuitar]

Correction I meant to say 2 piece top one piece body.

[timmcdonald]

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!!

[apacheworrier]

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.

[caseylee]

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!

[BennettMarks]

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!

[Abbynorml]

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

[rowbags]

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. 😎

[cpainyourass]

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

[stipeur]

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

[DorianGreyskull]

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

[mitchellkruszyna]

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!

[monstrok]

'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.

[imarriedabrkfsttaco]

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.!

[lespaul]

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.

[bluzzjazz]

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!

[JoeR]

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. 🙂

[NicholasStein]

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.

[mr.astrophysics]

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..

[alandenooyer]

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. . )

[kevinhess]

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