I've posted about this before but I was looking at the photos again this week and this guitar will not leave my brain.
This Les Paul Studio was posted for sale on eBay/Gumtree (not sure if it was here, can't find it) in 2017, and was up for weeks and weeks and weeks, and by the time I'd finally decided to go for it, someone beat me to it the night before. I'm not sure if it's a refinish or a really rare colour, but the 3-piece top with the scraped binding and faded hardware was enough for me to not mind the neck repair - I remember it being mentioned in the ad but can't see anything in the photos. And besides, they're apparently stronger once repaired anyway.
I know the chances of this are a million to none, but if anyone has or knows the person who has this guitar, let it be known it would have a very willing buyer were it to be put up for sale.
Tim
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About 12 years ago there was a tele shaped guitar with a damaged floyd rose on Gumtree. I was desperate for it but I tried to haggle 'a bit' and it got sold to someone else. Kicked myself ever since and never seen anything quite like it again ...
I'm sure it's a refinish - firstly I don't think they ever did a Studio in that colour or with scraped binding (not sure Gibson does that at all), and secondly I think the top would have been rejected for a transparent colour... but the 'defects' in the maple only add to its character and appeal, for me.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
No - nor does this... it's scraped back to the natural maple, like a PRS.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein