:) Thanks for the info.

I love my Fender Stratocaster too. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

But…… I would like to own a Les Paul too.
It will be a challenge to me to get what I want for just a little over a dealer's cost.

I know how dealers are really pressured to maintain a certain sales volumes with Gibson.

It is my understanding, talking with one of the Sam Ash’s salesman, that Sam Ash lost their Gibson dealership because they could not maintain a certain volume that Gibson dictated.

Knowing this, I feel Gibson dealers will sell a Les Paul at their cost to help maintain their numbers, especially at the end of a month, if they are behind.

So, if I could get a new Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s neck, that has a list price of $3200 and an asking price of $2112 (33% off) for $1600 (50% off) or less, I might be able to justify the purchase.

Especially knowing that the resell value of Les Paul guitars are good and could probably get my money back, if I had to sell it.

Again, this is why I would like to know, for sure if most dealer’s costs are around ½ the list price.