Novel way to sell a '61 ES-175!

[garybaldy]

It's not mine! Gibson PAF Pickups 61-Pair Untouched Covers Comes With A 1961 ES 175! | eBay UK

[John A.]

Saying the quiet part out loud ...

[Bill C]

[Cunamara]

How pathetic, because someone is going to buy it just to do that. Probably put them in a 1978 Les Paul...

[floatingpickup]

It’s sad but true. I think people get more money “parting out” a paf ES-175 and then selling the body with replacement parts, than they would if they sold it in original condition. I consider myself fortunate to have an original ‘59 ES-175 that wasn’t subject to that abuse.
Keith

[garybaldy]

I took it as a bit of a joke - a quirky way to sell a 61 175. It says "Comes with a 61 es175". I think the guitar comes with the PAFs or am I wrong?

[floatingpickup]

I took it as a bit of a joke - a quirky way to sell a 61 175. It says "Comes with a 61 es175". I think the guitar comes with the PAFs or am I wrong?

I’m sure the seller meant it as a joke. He obviously recognizes how desirable and valuable the pickups are to a larger audience.
Keith

[Hammertone]

Other than a smattering of jazz nutters, most of whom are rarely able or willing to pay the premium, no one gives a damn about a PAF-equipped ES-175 except as a source for parts to restore, counterfeit or improve Les Pauls and ES-3X5s. After advertising my ES-175 for ten years at a fair market price, as a "heavily played Gibson ES-175 with original PAF pickups," to no avail, I rewrote my ad as "two unmolested PAF pickups, with covers, pickup rings and complete wiring assembly, in guitar-shaped plywood holder" and the guitar was sold in a day. I agree with Keith - it's sad and true.