1959 2013 LP Build

[Lefty Lou]

This is a sweet looking (and sounding) Les Paul. I'm sure its a '59 spec. I gotta say,Slash was killing it on here,very nice vibe.

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I think this one is a sweet looking (and sounding) Les Paul. According to a guitar reseller, this Paul at one time belonged to Elliott Easton of "The Cars".

[Tone Slinger]

Does age have anything to do with anything except retirement ? I thought that Slash totally brought out what is great about a Les Pauls tone in that jam. His playing was very melodic, and he had great control of the dynamics.
I have a 4/12 that looks just like the one in the pic. Basket weave, I believe, is what the grill cloth is called ?

[JimiJames]

Salt & Pepper

[vanhalen5150]

I think that LP Slash is playing is one of the copies by either Chris Derrig or Peter ‘Max’ Baranet? I'm thinking its a Baranet.

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[Lefty Lou]

Does age have anything to do with anything except retirement ? I thought that Slash totally brought out what is great about a Les Pauls tone in that jam. His playing was very melodic, and he had great control of the dynamics.
I have a 4/12 that looks just like the one in the pic. Basket weave, I believe, is what the grill cloth is called ?

Whatever you say Tone Slinger.

[Tone Slinger]

My Les Paul has a lower horn similar to Slash's famous repro. It seems that there was a decent amount of variation on that from Gibson, especially in the '58-'60 Pauls.
My grille cloth looks to be a khaki and black weave color. I guess that its still a Salt & Pepper style ?

[vanhalen5150]

The horn is the most noticable because of handmade aspect. First the template is traced by hand, band sawed, sanded, routed for binding, binding scraped, sanded again.

[vanhalen5150]

Here is a '52 I took pics of on Saturday. Its in a local shop. Been hanging there for years. Still owed by the original owner. He bought it in 52-53 and played in a travelling big band music production. Don't know his name.Apparently this thing has seen the world. The shop is asking $18,000.00 for it.

I'm hoping to get a few better pics this weekend. Maybe play it!

Note the area with the pickup selector...its perfectly straight, no outward taper. Extremely rare to see something like that.

[vanhalen5150]

Charlie Brown Xmas gift paper.....I have some of that as well.

[Tone Slinger]

I tell ya, the Wifey just puts her stuff everywhere (I do too I guess). Gotta love Snoopy and Woodstock

[Lefty Lou]

The cab in my pic is a Marshall 2061 CX (2x12") slant front w/2 x Celestion G12H30 Anniversary speakers. VH5150 is correct, it's salt and pepper grill cloth. The 70's Marshall cabs had the "basket weave" grill cloth.

[Lefty Lou]

If the 52' Les Paul GT came stock like this, with the flattened region by the toggle switch, then it could be a rarity or possibly a "one off". I kinda doubt it though, as I have never seen this guitar or one like it in any collectible vintage guitar publication (and it would definitely be collectible if it were).

[Lefty Lou]

Here's my lefty LPPP with Tim White "Timbuckers" and a 60's profile neck. It sounds so good it makes the carpet curl. lol

[JimiJames]

________________________________________Spain-1987

[Lefty Lou]

________________________________________Spain-1987

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