These comments are proof how douchey the guitar community can be, they literally make you feel stupid for asking questions

Fake!

Dude... I mean... that's gold!

If you don’t want it, I’ll take it!

How come the guitar suddenly reversed , from right hand to left hand !

Fake as a 3 dollar bill. So whats the story sport? Got a Chibson, rubbed some dirt on it then made a fake video about finding an old guitar for clicks? I wish youtube would ban people making fake crap

The tuning keys are not Gibson nor are the control knobs. The body is too thin. The screw on the selector switch is hexagonal. The pole pieces on the pickups are facing the wrong way. And Gibson used cream, not white for the pickguard, the mounting rings and the poker chip. And the headstock... Single-ply binding. The inlays aren't inlaid. That's a silkscreen. And the font on the truss rod cover is wrong. Sorry, dude. It's a fake.

My vote is it is not what it appears to be .

I’ll give you 2K for it

Its a fake Gibson. Headstock logo is canted to the right, typical of chibsons. The truss rod cover is also incorrect. Fret nibs, pickup ring screws.... The list goes on and on. Plus your disclaimer is a giveaway. Just raises suspicions right off the top. Nice try kid.

Clean it up carefully. Get it so it’s playable but don’t change, restore, refinish or replace anything major. You’ll destroy the value and its beauty.

That beautiful Les Paul is a true relic. Your father must have loved that guitar. Keep it, love it & treasure it. What a great guitar. Love it as your dad must have. If you take good care of that guitar, it will serve you well for a lifetime and go up in value. Once again, that guitar is beautiful, treasure it. You won't be sorry even if you never play it. I know this from experience, as I own a few Les Pauls myself. I got some of them from my parents and bought some of them myself. I love them one & all.

Sell to me❤

I way it's ageing it doesn't look fake

It just needs a little love..... Keep it in your family..... Fined a good technician to. Bring it back.

Contact Joe Bonamassa for an honest evaluation/offer

What model?

How can a right handed guitar suddenly become left handed 🤔

Find a good luthier and have them look at it. A local luthier in my area charges $60 per hour of work. He is very meticulous.

Don't pay any attention to these armchair experts. Do your homework and you could be pleasantly surprised.

The truss rod cover screws are right for Gibson. Only two. All copies that I have ever seen have tree screws in a triangle. Can't see well enough in bad light to tell. If it has been in the family that long I doubt it a fake. May have been customized by owner some. Maybe do another video in better light would help. Never sell this guitar I think it might be a Gibson. Wouldn't sell it anyway. Take it to a expert and they will tell you. There's no way people can tell if it real or not from the light and dirt and crud from decades in storage. Do a follow up -. I'm curious. You could restore it yourself to playing condition. Not really hard.

No excuse for that long thumb nail. FFS.

Just clean it up real nice, clean the fretboard real nice and put on new strings. The jack input should be as n easy fix. Just unscrew it out and replace it and resolder the wires. Should make it almost like brand new guitar. Don't go wasting a bunch of $$$ on some know it all repair guy. Best of luck to you 😊😊

You play a lot like the guy from Goose Creek Symphony. Particularly track 1 off the Est. 1970 album

You can restore that!

Clean it, buy it a full pro setup, sell or keep because it was dads.

Fyi, that's not called jack input, or more properly input jack. Yes, the cord goes IN the jack. The signal goes OUT the jack. It's called output jack.

fake...the one you're playing is left hand..the other is right

idk why people are so fucking harsh on you dude wtfffff

Uh, that's just an old piece of crap Pakistanie guitar. They really are junk, no one plays them and i'll be happy to bring it to the landfill for you.

your guitar mignt be Slightly sharp

This video has to be a joke or a con doesn't it ?????!!!!

It's not real, it's a knock off.. I'm a guitarist and I know Gibson guitars.. That doesn't mean it's not cool and can't be played, but it's definitely not a high value Gibson..

Shave your legs lady

Had the opportunity to actually hold a original Les Paul un playable but all original brought back by a friends father my friend part owned a guitar shop triple humbucca custom Les Paul it was unplayable but in mint condition still worked the strings were that old they were basically black apparently very very rare and now can fetch then over a 100k 100% authentic guitar with serial numbers it was a dark dark black custom black beauty 58 triple humbucca all tuning pegs worked everything was in good condition just someone in America was selling it for next to nothing not realising the guitar sitting in the case for several decades was actually worth a fortune my friends father had guitar shops himself and knew what he was looking for in the states a original 68 Pink Paisley Fender telecaster he picked up for dirt cheap both cost him a couple grand both built in those years 58 and 68 original guitars with serial numbers and verified today those two would be worth a absolute fortune

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Fix it and keep it. An Epiphone is technically a fake Gibson and they make respectable Les Pauls. Just think of it that way.

Never sell it. It's a family heirloom, and once you get it repaired, i promise you will prefer it over any other guitar in the world.

That thing is sweet! Get it fixed up asap! That is such a badass looking guitar, even if its not a "real" les Paul it looks amazing and I bet you with a little work on the electronics it woudl sound incredible!

Get it fixed and keep it !

Disclaimer: i am not fooling anybody here, i just want to share this thing and i don’t know if its really true okay?, i do not guarantee if this information that i got from my father is true, and now i changed my mind on selling this thing i’m just gonna save up money gonna try to repair this one For some of you wanna know what year did my dad’s mom gave it to him, my father said that he was around 12 years old when his mother gave it to him and he said it was like around 1970+ And by the way, can you guys check if this gibson of mine truly is real or fake, i don’t actually know much about guitar and stuff so amma have to ask those expert in here

Have it valued and find out exactly wat it is, if it's a 1957-1959 thirty to fifty thousand😮😮

I can do 5 bucks

Pawn Stars will give you 20 bucks for it.

You and your dad are both lefties? Very cool.

It's not a real gibson. Fretboard is too light for a custom's ebony. Inlays appear to be acrylic, not mother of pearl. And the fit/finish appears off. However, old gibson knock-offs are known to be good guitars. Matter of fact the first Les Paul Slash was known for playing was a fake gibson, as was the one from oasis. Get it set-up and replace the pots and it'll probably be great.

A relic’d chibson. A final act of trolling by your great father. Nice fingernail

you better call Joe Bonamassa

Judging by the pickup selector switch and volume and tone knobs along with the truss rod cover and colouring for the Gibson logo I would say this looks fake. Would need to see the serial number to confirm.

it's not real but fix it up anyways.