Hi Ralphie,

I bought a Gibson LGO in the mid 1970s for £90, and sold it (with some regret) in the late '80s for £300. Inflation's cooled down a bit since then, but I'd guess that today a dealer might advertise one for around £475, but be prepared to haggle a bit over your trade-in.

I found it equally good for flat-picking or fingerstyle, song accompaniment or session-thrashing - sweet sounding when played gently, but gutsy when you really dug in. My only quibble was that the fingerboard was fairly narrow at the nut end, so in more complex pieces, my left hand fingers started getting in each other's way.

I still miss it occasionally, but I have a Lowden now ...

Wassail!