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FS/FT 1959 Les Paul Special - players grade guitar - SOLD

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designerseye88designerseye88 Frets: 987
edited February 2019 in Guitars £
For sale is my players grade 1959 Les Paul special in TV yellow. Some of you may remember this one from my initial NVGD a while back. The story goes that I bought this guitar as a restoration project for my birthday, it turned out to be one of the best decisions I've ever made. The guitar was sent off to the forums Junior expert @miserniel who fully restored the guitar back to it's original state. I sourced a number of vintage parts to complete it and found myself with a wonderful guitar. 

The main changes to note:

- Guitar has been faithfully refinished in an aged tv yellow. (naturally aged thin nitro lacquer), @miserneil is a genius. The lacquer has lovely checking and looks excellent. 
- Faber aged bridge, Weighs exactly the same as the originals. 
- Tuners - not sure if original or not as they look correct but with new buttons.
-Fake 58 wiring harness with bumblebee caps.
- Original Neck and body
-Original p90's from Yuuki which sound fantastic. These are late 50's and have lovely clarity and bite. 
- Original pickguard
- Late 80's early 90's brown Gibson case included.

Main things to note are this guitar has had work hence the price, The neck was broken towards the body (common on 59's and fixed many years ago) and the body had two humbucker routes. Im also certain the ears on the headstock we're restored too but their is no breaks on the headstock. During the restoration we decided to move the neck pickup into the V2 position. Its now stable and works great. Please also note the electronics cavity has been left unfinished as a throwback to show the guitars various previous colours. This guitar is super light and resonant and the neck is slim and fast. The Brazilian board is turning a lovely dark brown / black and the guitar has undergone a fret dress by Neil making it a real dream to play.

Overall this is a wonderful guitar. I've tried to price it as fairly as i can considering the work and time that's been spent. I've noticed custom shop reissues are going for not much less. Why have a modern reissue when you can have genuine late 50's Mahogany paired with late 50's p90's. The guitar has all the vintage mojo and sounds terrific, The neck pickup in particular is just wonderful, creamy and very bluesy, The bridge pickup has plenty of bite, theirs a reason p90's are so sought after. The finish one this guitar will continue to age also. In the time I've had it the checking has got better and better. If you are unfamiliar with Neil's work please check out his Instagram as it is truly top notch. 


Im based in Bristol and looking for collection only. Any questions drop me a pm and happy to answer, I also have pictures of the restoration. 





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  • Lovely. 

    Neil's work on the TV finishes is, in my humble, that good I've simply come to expect it to be right.

    I wish you nothing but good with this guitar, and in doing so apologise for my intrusion into your sale. 





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  • Lovely. 

    Neil's work on the TV finishes is, in my humble, that good I've simply come to expect it to be right.

    I wish you nothing but good with this guitar, and in doing so apologise for my intrusion into your sale. 





    Thanks for the kind comment, Yes Neil's work really is excellent, Since I've had the guitar the checking has jut got better and better, I'm only parting with the guitar so I can have another of his creations  ;)
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  • I will be uploading more pics in the coming days
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  • designerseye88designerseye88 Frets: 987
    edited November 2018
    A link with pics has been added. 
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  • may consider a trade with a nice Gibson old or new 
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  • Price drop to £3500  
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  • I've adjusted the price to £3249, It's always tricky to price players grade guitars but considering the work done to the guitar and the cost of the parts etc this seems fair. Any questions feel free to PM me. 
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  • I copped a quick feel of this guitar last week and it really has been beautifully restored, and plays lovely.
    250+ positive trading feedbacks: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57830/
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  • beed84beed84 Frets: 2403
    That. Is. Perfect.
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  • Thanks @beed84 yeah it is a lovely guitar, looks even better in person, it's a dream to play and has a killer sound. 
    Neils work on this guitar is fantastic, the body has lots of checking which really adds to its mojo. 
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  • bodhibodhi Frets: 1334
    Do you have any pics of the neck tenon area post repair?
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  • Hey @bodhi  FYI below is the link to the original NGD thread i did, Further down there is a bit more info from Neil who restored the guitar. 

    http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/138403/ngd-vintage-content/p1


    With regards to the neck tenon post repair i will take some pics of it today and send them over to you, PM me an email if you like and I'll send them over directly to you.  
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  • bodhibodhi Frets: 1334
    Let me just say that, before you go through any trouble with taking pics, I'm unfortunately not in a position to buy - was just asking out of interest because I really enjoy seeing these guitars being rescued.  
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  • bodhi said:
    Let me just say that, before you go through any trouble with taking pics, I'm unfortunately not in a position to buy - was just asking out of interest because I really enjoy seeing these guitars being rescued.  
    No problem at all mate, If you have Instagram, Neil who did the work has a page and lots of info of the restoration on there. I'll take some pics when I can too and upload them here too. 


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  • This is stunning, good luck :)
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  • bodhibodhi Frets: 1334
    bodhi said:
    Let me just say that, before you go through any trouble with taking pics, I'm unfortunately not in a position to buy - was just asking out of interest because I really enjoy seeing these guitars being rescued.  
    No problem at all mate, If you have Instagram, Neil who did the work has a page and lots of info of the restoration on there. I'll take some pics when I can too and upload them here too. 


    Found it.  Thanks.
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  • This is stunning, good luck :)
    Thanks mate  =)
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  • beed84beed84 Frets: 2403
    Not that it's any of my business, but considering the work that has gone into restoring it and the wondrous end product you have as a result, my instinctive and selfless response is: I don't want you to sell it. Even if I had the money to buy it, I would feel bad taking it off your hands. Entirely up to you of course. I hope whatever is piquing your interest is worth the sacrifice and you make the right decision 
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  • Thanks @beed84 , Yeah I have to admit that i never really planned on selling it. It was actually restored around my 30th Birthday so was a bit of a present to myself. 
    however I was offered a guitar by a fellow fretboarder which i have always lusted after and unfortunately I can't afford to have all that money tied up in 2 guitars. 
    I hope that it does stay on forum so maybe on day I can buy it back  :#

    Whoever does buy it will not be disappointed, late 50's p90's and old 50's mahogany make for a bloody fantastic sound! 
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  • Thursday bump  ;)
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