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1976 L-6S Custom | 1976 L-6S Deluxe

Shipping Figures

Model \ Year1973197419751976197719781979total
L-6S Custom   31 793 797
L-6S Custom - Cherry   16    16
L-6S Custom - Ebony 2158996363631949534007
L-6S Custom - Natural Maple Gloss 179345597616137152066964
L-6S Custom - Tobacco Sunburst   15126283155 651
L-6S Custom - Wine Red   6414 125
L-6S Deluxe - Ebony     971222221
L-6S Deluxe - Natural Satin   91164547113312161
L-6S Deluxe - Tobacco Sunburst   8239934 164
L-6S Deluxe - Wine Red   32029629724 937
Midnight Special   30 5 338
Midnight Special - Ebony  248   1 249
Midnight Special - Natural Maple Gloss  496396761121982
Midnight Special - White   1361213  161
Midnight Special - Wine Red  40520141   647
Total L-6S Custom 181504421152516113114631012297
Total L-6S Deluxe   123996496431333483
Total Midnight Special  114976312929342077

Pricing

Base prices are listed below with options listed as follows TSB - Tobacco Sunburst, WR - Wine Red, MPLE - maple, LH - left handed. The Midnight special was never listed in any Gibson price list.

All prices are zone 1 in $US

L-6S Custom
base/TSB/LH

L-6S Deluxe
base/WR/MPLE/TSB

June 1973
May 1974
January 1975
June 1976
January 1977
May 1978
January 1979

$495
$539
$499/-/$549
$499/$529/$549
$539/$569/$589
$589
$629



$359/$409
$399/$449/$449/$479
$439/$489/$489/$489
$459/$499
$489/$529

Last price list appearances are 30/9/79 for the Custom and 1/6/79 for the Duluxe

Comparison of prices from the January 1975 Gibson price list

L-5S
Les Paul Custom
SG Custom
ES335TD
Les Paul Deluxe

$899
$710
$670-685
$599
$580

L-6S (Custom)
SG Standard
SG Special
L-6S Deluxe
Marauder

$499
$479-544
$425
$359-409
$349-399

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