Prices are insane right now. I have a '74 black custom and a '76 black custom....bought them both in the past 6-7 years. Paid 2k for each of them.I missed out on all the sub-4k cdn black les paul customs last year and im sad about it.
Ok, history-less me, I'll bite. What guitar is that? Besides your cool lp.I don't normally post any pics of this LP because I don't like to brag about it. I've owned it since the mid 90's. However I thought I share this with my fellow Fractal users. Some of you might recognise this from the MLP forum from a few years back. Yes it is that guitar you think it is! and yes I do own it lol.
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Ok here's the thing, I don't like to go on about this. I cannot confirm this and I'm not saying this is true but there is a 99.9% chance that this LP used to belong to Marc Bolan. I've owned it since 94". If you go and check out the MLP forum you'll see all the info and signs that it might be his guitar. I think the original thread was under "Possible 58-59 Les Paul".Ok, history-less me, I'll bite. What guitar is that? Besides your cool lp.
Welcome! Bittersweet story for sure and that is a beautiful guitar. Hope you make your best friend proud!First post here, but this topic is now a special thing for me. I played guitar back in the 80's and it fell by the wayside for nearly 20 years. Fortunately I never sold my 1985 Kramer Voyager (was signed by and given away by KISS back in 1986!) Well fast forward to 2020 and I dusted it off and was like a kid in the candy store with the electronics available now, needless to say, that is why I am here now.
Anyway, fast forward to 2021, I learned my best friend and partner in crime from back in my guitar days was diagnosed with cancer and given little time. I met with him last June because he was liquidating all his guitars which included what turned out to be his favorite: a black 2012 LP classic custom. I didn't want to take it from him, but it was one of the most memorable and bittersweet nights in my life as he was so happy that I was getting his prize possession as I was happy to aquire it too. He survived just 2 more weeks and now I have a great keepsake from him that I will never part with.
Funny thing is I was never a huge LP guy, but the more I play it, the more I love it. I just assembled an EVH Wolfgang that is nice, but I still feel more comfortable with my LP.