Drool.....Page #1 LP

[steve_k]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-Murphy-Aged-Jimmy-Page-Les-Paul-1-/300934331598

 

[Ventura]

meh...

 

[steve_k]

Shit. He declined my 17K offer. Good collector piece. Money in the bank.

 

[Zap]

Yup, that's definitely a Les Paul... I bet it sounds like one too.

 

[steve_k]

Yup, that's definitely a Les Paul... I bet it sounds like one too.

Great observation

 

[Doubleneck]

Just curious, is the flame top mismatched on purpose to replicate Pages #1 guitar?

 

[gtrwun]

I'd love to own that. Mouth watering.....

 

[steve_k]

Just curious, is the flame top mismatched on purpose to replicate Pages #1 guitar?

Yes, and, this mismatching is the basis behind a lot of the replica builds by the 59 luthiers that are building this particular guitar or using the BOTB originals to replicate. The current 2013 run of Les Paul Collectors Choice guitars are the same. What you will find is the upper half of the top will have prominent horizontal grain pattern with the vertical flames. Depends on the angle at which you look at it whether you see grain or flame.

 

[pstar]

Shit. He declined my 17K offer. Good collector piece. Money in the bank.

you out bid me, , am not far behind.. game on brother !

 

[steve_k]

Shit. He declined my 17K offer. Good collector piece. Money in the bank.

you out bid me, , am not far behind.. game on brother !

Cease and Desist order placed......

 

[BYTOR]

It could be great or possibly sound quite average.........but that's not the point of owning this anyway.

 

[King Loudness]

I've seen them a lot cheaper than that... hell, there was one for sale up here for $15.5k earlier this spring.

W.

 

[steve_k]

It could be great or possibly sound quite average.........but that's not the point of owning this anyway.

Correct. Rarer than rare and this one's been a case queen. It's more of a penis extension than anything.

 

[Mr. Willy]

Purty

 

[Steinmetzify]

The aging on that thing is beautiful. The neck doesn't look unplayably thin either, at least from that view....I'd always assumed that they'd be thin as a friggin pencil.

Hope one of you guys ends up with it; I'd love to see some better pics of it, or a vid through your VH4 rig, Steve.

 

[steve_k]

I've seen them a lot cheaper than that... hell, there was one for sale up here for $15.5k earlier this spring.

W.

Yeah, he's smoking something with that price. But, with the eBay fee's anymore, you got to jack it up.

 

[Superunknown]

Here is my Page#1 VOS LP. Killer guitar with a VERY thin neck...a bit more twangy for a LP. Tele on steroids!

 

[Zap]

Yup, that's definitely a Les Paul... I bet it sounds like one too.

Great observation

Sorry dude. I love guitars and dig Page, but that's a metric shit ton of money for something that looks and probably sounds like any other R9, but with JP's endorsement... Definitely not the type to tell someone how to spend their money, but I have difficulty seeing what sets it apart from the rest of the modern Gibson Customs. Same goes for Fender Custom Shop's "Brownie" Clapton guitar.

 

[syncrodude007]

penis extension...

 

[steve_k]

Yup, that's definitely a Les Paul... I bet it sounds like one too.

Great observation

Sorry dude. I love guitars and dig Page, but that's a metric shit ton of money for something that looks and probably sounds like any other R9, but with JP's endorsement... Definitely not the type to tell someone how to spend their money, but I have difficulty seeing what sets it apart from the rest of the modern Gibson Customs. Same goes for Fender Custom Shop's "Brownie" Clapton guitar.

Early release. 150 made. 1 of 30 to the UK. Brazilian. Made to spec Page neck carve. It's rare and collectible.

I guess the same can be said of stamps. A stamp collector isn't going to lick it and use it. It's collectable.

I don't know anything about Fenders, Fender Brownies or Fender Custom Shop. To me, its just another bolt on. But, I can't comment on their value.

Some of us just operate on a different plane here.