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Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s or '60s Plain Top Electric Guitar (Cardinal Red)

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Sweetwater has Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s or '60s Plain Top Electric Guitar (Cardinal Red) on sale for $1,999 each. Shipping is free.

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Sweetwater has Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s or '60s Plain Top Electric Guitar (Cardinal Red) on sale for $1,999 each. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member BurningDog for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Weights and color may vary, refer to the Guitar Gallery at the top of the page to select from the available options.
Available:

Editor's Notes

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  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that these prices are $600 lower than the next best comparable prices starting from $2,599.
Please see the original post for additional details & refer to the comments below for discussion.

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Nov 4, 2024
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ChungusMengs
Nov 4, 2024
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Quote from ben850 :
To be fair there was a revamp in leadership in 2018 or 2019 and quality is legit now.
Agreed, I purchased a Tobacco Burst LP in 2022 and it's been solid. Cross shopped it with a PRS that I was shocked with its poor QC (lots of overspray).
Nov 5, 2024
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DoomChaap
Nov 5, 2024
374 Posts
Beware that Sweetwater is now trash. I used to use them reliably for years, then I noticed that they kept sending me damaged products. I spent like $1200 on a guitar that they claimed was setup with a "12 point inspection", and the thing wouldn't play. The wiring was bad. So, basically, they didn't even plug it in to make sure it worked. Not even a "1 point inspection" lol. When I notified them, rather than replacing the guitar, they sent me a can of compressed air lol!! I kid you not. They expected me to spray the soldered joints as if that would fix the problem (it didn't). I didn't spend $1,200 to fix a guitar. I had to have the wiring redone by my local guitar tech at my expense which cost me an additional $150.
Nov 5, 2024
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awful
Nov 5, 2024
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Only on slickdeals would someone suggest a PRS over a Gibson
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BurningDog
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Nov 5, 2024
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Something new on the product page "Your Choice of 2 Free Maestro Guitar Pedals" through mail-in rebate. Looks like the pedals go for $150 each but I've never looked into them before.
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Nov 5, 2024
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fritzo
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Quote from BurningDog :
Something new on the product page "Your Choice of 2 Free Maestro Guitar Pedals" through mail-in rebate. Looks like the pedals go for $150 each but I've never looked into them before.
Yeah, saw this too- makes the deal really hot! Could sell the pedals easily on Reverb if you don't want them.
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Nov 5, 2024
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fritzo
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Quote from DoomChaap :
Beware that Sweetwater is now trash. I used to use them reliably for years, then I noticed that they kept sending me damaged products. I spent like $1200 on a guitar that they claimed was setup with a "12 point inspection", and the thing wouldn't play. The wiring was bad. So, basically, they didn't even plug it in to make sure it worked. Not even a "1 point inspection" lol. When I notified them, rather than replacing the guitar, they sent me a can of compressed air lol!! I kid you not. They expected me to spray the soldered joints as if that would fix the problem (it didn't). I didn't spend $1,200 to fix a guitar. I had to have the wiring redone by my local guitar tech at my expense which cost me an additional $150.
Something's not adding up here- I've never had an experience like that. The one time over the years I had an issue with a guitar shipping they paid to have it shipped back, sent me a slightly higher priced replacement, and added a bunch of strings/a strap/picks/and other goodies. Unless something has changed in the last year or so.
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Nov 5, 2024
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flight
Nov 5, 2024
12 Posts
Quote from BurningDog :
Something new on the product page "Your Choice of 2 Free Maestro Guitar Pedals" through mail-in rebate. Looks like the pedals go for $150 each but I've never looked into them before.
The delay and phaser pedals are analog surprisingly

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Nov 9, 2024
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DoomChaap
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Quote from fritzo :
Something's not adding up here- I've never had an experience like that. The one time over the years I had an issue with a guitar shipping they paid to have it shipped back, sent me a slightly higher priced replacement, and added a bunch of strings/a strap/picks/and other goodies. Unless something has changed in the last year or so.
What's not adding up? How about I attach a pic of the spray can the sent me to spray solder joints? Did I buy that just so I could lie to strangers on SlickDeals? 😂
Mar 22, 2025
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signine
Mar 22, 2025
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Quote from ben850 :
To be fair there was a revamp in leadership in 2018 or 2019 and quality is legit now.
And also be fair, the quality issues from the mid 2000s to 2017 or so are very well known. They were cutting a lot of corners and it showed.

On the other hand some of the guitars they made in that era are super cool if you get one they made on a good day. Especially if you want a weight relieved LP.

These days all the Gibson quality issues people find are cosmetic and simply the result of guitars being hand-finished, which ironically is what they're paying that absurd price tag for. You also won't find any major quality issues in a guitar you buy from a respectable retailer like sweetwater unless it happens during shipping.

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