I have a guitar from that era (1979) with similar supply/demand issues. It is a Cherry red 335 made in Japan "lawsuit" guitar that is one of my sweetest players. It stands up very well and maybe better than Gibsons of that era but no one understands until they play it. Without Gibson on the headstock it's market value is a fraction of the original.
In the last 10 yrs I have gone over to the dark "Fender" side and mostly play a Tele and Strat these days. I have considered selling the 335 but it seriously plays too nice to just give it away real cheap. If I do decide to sell it I know I will need it for another project.
