Just when you thought you'd seen it all...

[Funk Soul Brother]

Got a Reverb email this morning that Roger Fisher (Heart) just added some "special" guitars for sale:

Gibson Les Paul Around 1973 - MAGIC MAN

Here's the YT ad copy, where he claims it's a 65' "Les Paul":



$1,000,200 (+ tax ) and it's all yours!

 

[Sascha Franck]

Wtf?

 

[jellodog]

I suppose it must have started off as a Les Paul before it met with an "extreme buffing" accident

 

[norminal]

$1,000,200

Grab the s’mores. That’d be one expensive camp fire.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Jimmy Page wannabe.

 

[HomespunEffects]

I can’t believe shipping is $200.

 

[TSJMajesty]

I can’t believe shipping is $200.

I'm paying a million dollars for a guitar, I'm chartering a private jet to go get the damn thing.

 

[Frodebro]

There were no Les Pauls produced in 1965. 1960 was the last year for the traditional body shape, in 1961 Gibson released the new body style Les Paul, which was the SG. Les Paul (the man) hated the new guitar, and his name was removed from the model and it was rebranded the SG. So if that was made in 1965, it would have been the SG body style, which I don’t think can be reworked to look like the guitar he’s selling.

 

[newholland]

what a brutalized lester. they did a lotta drugs back then. he's trying to recoup all the money he wasted on blow.

 

[TSJMajesty]

There were no Les Pauls produced in 1965. 1960 was the last year for the traditional body shape, in 1961 Gibson released the new body style Les Paul, which was the SG. Les Paul (the man) hated the new guitar, and his name was removed from the model and it was rebranded the SG.

That's right! Good catch.

 

[Frankencat]

Here’s a thread with some good info from back when TOP was about guitars and such…

What happened to gibson in 1965?

Exhaustive detail on the 335/345/355 gang and their changes can be found in Charlie Gelber's blog (also the best prices, IMO!). This particular entry is germane to the current dicussion: The Big Transition

www.thegearpage.net

 

[Eagle]

Here’s a thread with some good info from back when TOP was about guitars and such…

What happened to gibson in 1965?

Exhaustive detail on the 335/345/355 gang and their changes can be found in Charlie Gelber's blog (also the best prices, IMO!). This particular entry is germane to the current dicussion: The Big Transition

www.thegearpage.net

The beginning of the end. Lots of weird specs in the next few years but Gibson have always put out odd ball things and the QC has always been varied to be kind. Good musical instruments though in spite.

 

[Funk Soul Brother]

The beginning of the end. Lots of weird specs in the next few years but Gibson have always put out odd ball things and the QC has always been varied to be kind.

Good musical instruments though in spite.

I have some awesome authentic Les Pauls, but Gibson has made plenty of dog from time-to-time.

Norlin clown-bursted boat anchors, among other boneheaded moves, even recently laminated RW & Richlite fretboards

But that Magic Man LP is a whole level of special, sure hope the latest Gibson corp. pirates don't make a sig model

Now as far as T.O.P., @Frankencat & I remember the good ol' days when TGP was chock full of talent, trust, respect for The Community & a wealth of info second-to-none.

Ain't no bringin' back those days, we had no idea how good we had it...