I'm back... 56 Les Paul Custom

[welshywelsh]

I reckon you chip away at the £3k of parts and get it to £30k. Fun project and the guitar will probably increase further during that time too.

[ThePearDream]

Man... I miss that show...

Me too. Big fan of "The State" right here. The wife and I quote it daily.

[Jonesie]

Man... I miss that show...

Me too. Big fan of "The State" right here. The wife and I quote it daily.

A big line in this household is: "...you're not gonna eat that crap, are ya?"

[marqueemoon]

Can't wait for the next Mouser record, proper boomer blues

Johnny Bonamouser

[JSett]

Can't wait for the next Mouser record, proper boomer blues

Johnny Bonamouser

This is amazing

[ludobag1]

Yes, that is a 1956 Gibson Les Paul Custom. And yes I own it. And yes I am in shock.


crazy what a story
it is an nicroyable find

[TagoMago]

Small update:

I've spoken at length to a guy called Yuuki who runs Player Grade Vintage here in the UK and he's going to sort out the serial number issue. He has the stamps and ink needed and has done it "dozens" of times. He came highly recommended by a couple of people (including Zhivago on here) so I know it'll be in good hands.

He also valued it for me. Current condition roughly £20k, if I fix the serial and replace the few swapped parts with '56 originals, then more like 30k (which is utterly bonkers).

I've priced up the parts and they're going to run me at about 2500-3000, which is painful to spend, but certainly worth it should I move it on at some point. What I think I'll do is gradually buy them when I can until I have the set and go from there. I'm actually in no rush to do this as I love how it sounds and plays at the moment - so the swap would purely be for selling potential. Of which there's no immediate desire to.



And into a home rig like this, it sounds wonderful. I can see why Zhivago is so enamored with his now

Yuuki is one of the good guys. I don't think he would say he could sort the serial number issue on a Black Beauty if it was out of his league.

One of my fellow ex-Denmark Street mates bought a 1955 Black Beauty that had had a humbucker installed in the bridge position. The guitar also had a bit of overspray and had been refretted at some point. He spent a while getting everything put back to as period correct as possible, with the help of Player Grade Vintage, Knight Guitars (either Gordon or Rob) and Guncotton Guitars. It looked all original again.

Then he drilled into it to put a Bigsby on it You should be alright banging a sticker on yours!

[TagoMago]

Oh, and congratulations on what is an amazing find!

[JSett]

Yuuki is one of the good guys. I don't think he would say he could sort the serial number issue on a Black Beauty if it was out of his league.

One of my fellow ex-Denmark Street mates bought a 1955 Black Beauty that had had a humbucker installed in the bridge position. The guitar also had a bit of overspray and had been refretted at some point. He spent a while getting everything put back to as period correct as possible, with the help of Player Grade Vintage, Knight Guitars (either Gordon or Rob) and Guncotton Guitars. It looked all original again.

Then he drilled into it to put a Bigsby on it You should be alright banging a sticker on yours!

Thank you. I've heard nothing but good things about Yuuki now that I know I can trust him. Hopefully in a month or so I can find the time to make the 6hr round trip to drop it off and get it sorted. It's a shame he's so remote really.

All in good time. I'm in no rush thankfully

[garyptaszek]

you just had to upstage my £500 '74 Tele Deluxe didn't you...

[fuzzjunkie]

And into a home rig like this, it sounds wonderful. I can see why Zhivago is so enamored with his now

Awesome rig!

And yes, after 10 years my '56 LP Custom is still the Undisputed #1!

Wait! What?!? It’s been 10 Years! That can’t possibly be true. In my timeline it’s only been 3-4 years tops. Damn pandemic wiped out 3 years off my life.

[JSett]

you just had to upstage my £500 '74 Tele Deluxe didn't you...

I mean, yours was still a wild deal, the numbers are just different. And your Deluxe is sick

[zhivago]

Wait! What?!? It’s been 10 Years! That can’t possibly be true. In my timeline it’s only been 3-4 years tops. Damn pandemic wiped out 3 years off my life.

I feel exactly the same, I've lost track of time, but yes, I'had the '56 now for 10 years and 4 months or so!!

Yesterday I checked my Facebook memories feed and it turns out I bought my Matchless Lightning exactly 9 years ago! Feb 10th 2015!

Time flies, but we have some fun along the way I guess!

[JSett]

I definitely feel weird having this guitar. Having something of this value is unnerving to say the least.

I'm in a massive quandary and torn between my options. I'll never take it out to gig with...should that be a deciding factor? It has to be a home-only instrument as the chances of theft or headstock removal is too high in the toilet circuit venues I frequent. The money would be handy too - what with work being slow at the moment and lots of upcoming expenses. It also doesn't help that I've had several serious purchase offers.

I've given myself until 1st March to have a plan. A clear month from purchase. Maybe it should be longer.

I do love it, and it plays and sounds amazing. But I enjoy my guitars most when I'm playing with people.

Decisions, decisions

[marqueemoon]

I would not feel bad about not playing out with it. I have vintage guitars I don’t play out with. They are fun and have held their value/appreciated, and I definitely do play them.

To me the #1 reason to sell a piece of gear is if it doesn’t float yer boat.