Pawn Stars: Gibson Les Paul Guitar | History

Rick calls in guitar expert Jesse to check the authenticity and value of a Gibson Les Paul guitar that the seller claims is from 1969.
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[@dshadow3173]

I have my dads ‘54 Les Paul he got in high school. It still sounds as good, if not better, than anything on the market today.

[@chrisdee5032]

What ever he paid for it, I'll double it!

[@Kinetex]

D_Shadow317 your dad is cool dude lol

[@dshadow3173]

Kinetex he was. He passed away 9 years ago.

[@tarunkumaar625]

Wow that's cool. Take good care of it. It's a piece of history right there. As for tone, probably just as good as the current Les Pauls but depends on the amp.

[@Kinetex]

D_Shadow317 sorry to hear, I’m sure he would be happy to see you play it.

[@tknwxyzal]

Guitar expert: “3500” Rick: “i can give you a sack of flour and three of my most fertile hens”

[@bigstrongdaddy566]

Great joke, comment it again

[@denboe2894]

Oh...… I get you on the hens......wink, wink!

[@DannyBoi2112]

Yes hes the biggest chancer

[@honkinbubbafulton8791]

Most likely the barren ones

[@foxhound5702]

Guitar expert: "I'd sell this for 3500" Rick: "Best I can do is a 5 day old mouldy cheese sandwich and a couple of mushrooms that are likely to poison you.... and i'm taking a serious risk here"

[@anthonysclafani3963]

You could show Rick Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock stratocaster and he'd probably say "lemme call in my buddy" then tell you "not many people would want it, plus it's old, and I have to make a profit...so I'll give you $5"

[@LRS905]

HEY YOU! 5 dollars? That is too much. I will give you 3, and I am taking all the risk here.

[@TheHannible]

He offerd someone half a million for JH guitar dude.

[@joeyg2525]

Yeah, he offered a guy half a million for a Jimi Hendrix original guitar (looked like the one he played at woodstock and the Atlanta Pop festival and the guy turned to walk out the door after turning down $500,000 and then Rick said "$600,000? and the guy said "Man I just don't need the cash that bad to do less than a million". It was all white with a white pickguard. Verified and everything. Guy was firm on $1,000,000 and who could blame him.

[@JokersWild70]

"Plus, Jimi probably sweated on it, so I am going to have to clean that off, the strings look to be original from Woodstock, so I'll have to replace those, and I have to take a lot of risk here. How about .06 cash money?"

[@pringelsthegamefreak]

Anthony Sclafani lol

[@WillyWP]

Wow, the value of these has really gone up in the 8 years since this video came out. Holy cow, you won't find one of these anywhere near $3500 now.

[@WillyWP]

@user-eh1ke7ls8o Google it genius.

[@Player-fr3vc]

Guitar expert: its probably worth $3800 Rick: I'll give you 97 cents

[@KandiKlover]

Gee whiz old man Rick a whole 97? Golly that's almost a whole dollar, I'm stinkin rich i tell ya!

[@Jerham]

I fucking hate Rick, he's so cheap

[@jameshetfield5382]

"and I'm taking a huge risk right here, man"

[@pringelsthegamefreak]

Player 1 lol

[@loganwilsonbmx733]

I'll give him 1 cent

[@coldbastard6859]

That guitar should never have ended in a pawn shop in the first place.

[@fkillah]

It’s not like it’s pristine and rare

[@jessemcleod8788]

People need money

[@foutoconnard4510]

itsa made for tv show not reality , its tv man . TV !

[@DG-bb1jz]

@@fkillah69 was the year that they re introduced Les paul model….. they stopped making Les paul model in 61-69… and stuck with SG model. That guitar will one day indeed have some history too it… may not be the ultimate Les paul model year but the year does have an importance to that model… hence they’ve been going strong with Les Paul model since 1969 and hasn’t discontinued it since.

[@markwilliams5606]

Have had Dad's 57 Les Paul standard since 65. Am now 65. Thank you Duain Allman!

[@demolitionman5782]

1:29 "6 to 7000 dollars" *Rock music starts* 1:33 "obviously there was a lot of stuff done to this" *dreadful riff plays*

[@younge3228]

When someone modifies a les paul : “look how they massacred my boy.”

[@mariokekai1111]

Why would you want to add a toggle switch to a Gibson Les Paul or refinish it? To even think about drilling a whole into a Les Paul, or stripping it down, ouch.

[@cgavin1]

Because in 69 this was just a guitar not an investment.

[@mariokekai1111]

Oh ok, Gotcha!

[@xXxXxRedEyexXxXx]

Mario Robert Vega Jr. - Slash had a switch on his near the volume knobs. It was a pickup booster thingy.

[@leifpaul]

many lp`s were modded in the 70`s..especially the addition of the toggle switch..

[@funkster007]

Pete Townshend's Les Pauls were a good example. Some of the more common mods in the 70's were hotter pickups and coil tap switches.

[@bramdriessens5942]

At 1:27 what kind of backpack does the guy on the background have? Looks like a backpack in the shape of a woman....never seen one of those befor..

[@saintvictorie]

Hahaha good one

[@nkmcfrln]

@@likemikehd3560 Says a total dork.

[@tacoconch7678]

The most expensive backpack ever. The one that keeps on taking. haha

[@dannyh8288]

The most expensive drama filled backpack in the world...avoid!!!

[@judahbgameshd4849]

Bram Driessens I was looking too see if anyone would comment on this

[@JokersWild70]

I have a friend that took an original 1968 Gibson LP Black Beauty that he bought new in '68, and had a Floyd Rose put on it, lol. I just shake my head whenever I see it.

[@reidremington7771]

In around 1968 I bought I believe it was a 59 Les Paul for around 250$ from a friend of mine! And also acquired 57 telecaster in a trade deal. I was a wheeler dealer in thoose days. I don't even want to tell you what I sold them for. But im still kicking myself in the rear end. But at that time who knew! I just loved the Chase.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

That Les Paul looked like a really cool players instrument !

[@RTOneZer0]

Jimmy Page himself could come in to that pawn shop to sell his red Les Paul. Rick would call in an expert who said that the guitar had taken a lot of abuses throughout 70's. Rick would offer it for $525 top.

[@tarantinoish]

N Wibawa Nah, Rick is a huge Zeppelin fan. He’d pay for it. He offered 750,000 for a Jimi Hendrix guitar.

[@zothanmawiapachuau]

:-D

[@grantmcaskell4568]

No he didn't. He offered 600 thousand. The guy burned him.

[@LarryHric-zl9pe]

Pages red painted Les Paul was actually a 1969 Les Paul Deluxe goldtop sanded down and refinished in the red. Modified for large humbuckers. It was a late 69 because it has the multi-piece pancake body.

[@BensonJackie]

Rick: its a 1969. Rick 5 seconds later: we don’t know when it’s from

[@cornstar1253]

What about the serial number

[@gergoretvari6373]

@@cornstar1253 my thoughts exactly

[@concernedliberal4453]

That was a generous assessment for a guitar that's been stripped of its finish and repainted.

[@f2detaboada]

Exactly, it's worth something because of the age. Like Tom Scholz' guitar, it's worth a lot of money because it's his guitar, if it were anyone else's it would go for less than $3k on the market.

[@Willd-ki8ix]

How many 69 Les Paul's can you buy for $3,500? I know, zero.....

[@him050]

@@Willd-ki8ixthe standard 69 LPs aren’t all that rare. The only ones worth a lot of money are the special edition ones like the gold tops, (which on this one has been painted over 😂). Even then though only pristine ones fetch the mega bucks.

[@Willd-ki8ix]

Yeah I know you're right you can go into any music store and buy a 69 Les Paul I have four or five of them yeah right ​@@him050

[@matt4270]

With that cheesy poly finish on it, its $1500-2000-.

[@danielolivieri2686]

U should grate it on your pizza !

[@troppodude]

I want LESS paul on this pizza!!

[@sertanejodobom7900]

knmll jvklolp vxiixci doredol bnon wertruo

[@jo-jl5rm]

The finish on the LP in the video definitely wasn't poly... Looked like pure lacquer to me. And probably a lacquer without a plasticizer as well.

[@russclark6780]

Spot on with that valuation. I'd go $1500

[@lespauldisciple3349]

That feeling when you discover that your rare Fender "No Caster" is actually a customized Squier. 😂😛

[@c.p.1589]

Its a 69 from between very late March and late November. Has large headstock which came in late March 69. Still has one piece, non-sandwich body with centre seam top, no neck volute ( the volute came in late 69), still has holly wood (not fibre) headstock veneer. Could have had p90s if early in the year or mini hums if later. So could have been a Standard or early Deluxe. It's been routed for full-size humbuckers. The gold lined cases (model 0535 'faultless') were only available in 1968 (version1) and this one (version 2) in 1969. Proper old growth Honduras mahogany with bias cut necks on these early reissues. They sound as good as the 50s ones in my experience. Jesse is about right on the price, but it's not a 68. Also check the beautiful 'German' top carve, not the dome top of the soon to appear Norlin models.

[@ideath173]

Thanks

[@sk8tfreak335]

what

[@halebox]

I have a very similar shape 69 with 1 piece neck and body routed for humbuckers and gold removed. Ive owned over 100 guitars and nothing comes close to this guitar. Its only 10 years younger than a 59. I would pay $3500 in a heartbeat

[@c.p.1589]

@@halebox Yes, they are really, really good. I've got an original 68 with the P90s and it's by far the best instrument I've owned. I sold vintage guitars for a living for 35 years and I've had them all.Same factory, same workers, same machinery and wood source as the bursts.

[@c.p.1589]

@@halebox The comments on this clip are a perfect microcosm of the guitar world. A huge majority of people who've never held, played or owned the real thing full of false information they got from KZbin that they mistake for knowledge. I too would buy that guitar in a heartbeat for $3500. Just saw an otherwise clean 68 with a repaired headstock crack go for $15,000. Sold really quickly. Buyer obviously didn't know he could get an Epiphone that was better for $399.😉

[@ignskeletons]

I bought a special edition dark blue burst Player Series stratocaster (MIM) and even though it's an MIM which will limit it's future value I keep it entirely stock. I don't modify it at all.

[@precisionbrown6829]

That's an awesome les Paul and I have 4 of them so why that guy didn't know anything about and took it to these guys is beyond me

[@SF7PAKISTAN]

LMAO that girl at 1:27

[@acegibson9533]

yeah, she needs to get porked.

[@basalticlife1861]

@@acegibson9533 *poked

[@cornstar1253]

@@basalticlife1861 porked

[@torzsokszilveszter2444]

Golddigger

[@sweetguy19762]

What, you guys never seen a women before?

[@KentRoads]

Feels weird seeing people shake hands...

[@matthewgenovese427]

nah everyone wants the 59'

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

Pawn shop isn't a place where anybody would find of bring a 59. However, I'm pretty sure some unfortunate people have been ripped off in places like these, not knowing what they had under the bed in their grandpas house. Not sure why would a player want a 59 actually. They're mostly collectors pieces. You can get much later and cheaper Les Pauls that will be equal or even better in terms of playability. There was lots of experimenting and inconsistencies in 59s, which means some of them weren't as amazing as people believe :)

[@dmorris2587]

MrCorvusC joe bonamassa tours with an original 59

[@matthewgenovese427]

MrCorvusC yea they just go for so much money.

[@mayito714]

My buddy sold a 59 he got for free, in 1973, for $1500.

[@thelespauldude3283]

shooter257x there are 2 59' les pauls in Munich, Germany. They Cost 800.000 each with the original hardcase

[@miloszivkovic6256]

What's the point of the second switch?

[@franciscosalcido8951]

I was at work the other day (a recording studio) and I was setting back a piece of gear that was being used in another room, and I bumped the Les Paul we had and the headstock broke in half. My heart dropped and I cried before calling my boss and telling him. This video popped up on my newsfeed and I'm convinced it's cause the government knows what I did and they want me to feel even worse about it.

[@midirok]

Hopefully you were fired.

[@franciscosalcido8951]

@@midirok It was Atlantic Records and I quit that job a few months later and started with a brand new label called Internet Money Records and I'm exponentially better off lol I'm an A&R and have my own management company. They didn't fire me though I was too good of an assistant lol

[@vincentrayhista1224]

what could that switch be? a split coil? or for series/parallel?

[@lueysixty-six7300]

The guy didn't even wipe the dust off it! But it's a Rocker - it looks a lot like mi e, actually. Mine has a plain maple top, which I quite like. It gives it more of a down n dirty rock vibe...a grunge guitar. Beautiful flamed or quilted tops can be too pretty for grunge, imo.

[@roberttaylor3545]

Roy Clark could walk in there, with his 60's Fender Jaguar, that he played on 12th street rag. And Rick would say " the frets look worn-out! and I have to make a few bucks, I can give you $25 dollars for it" Roy would just look at him and sigh!!!

[@L_S_23]

Seller: I have the car JFK sat in when he passed Rick: I’m taking all the risk here, I’ll give you $10 for it

[@USAGlobalVideoCorp]

Dear Rick, for future reference, the year any Gibson guitar was made is the ***1st and 5th digits of the serial number*** located on the top/back of the headstock. I think Fender is the last 2 but not sure? I would need to look at my 2001 Strat. Dig your show, peace...

[@TheMikelcassara]

Love my Les Paul. Just kills my back.

[@1979bobhd]

@TheMikelcassara •Right I know my 75 was heavy play 3 sets in some dive bar and it about killed me, but it was cool I was playing a Gibson LP. now I play PRS 245 and a Samick artist series LP much lighter guitars and they sound great.

[@Last_one_before_I_go]

Same, I have a 2011 Ebony Traditional got in on Reverb for a real good price. It has a nice feel, but it close to 10 lbs. to tote. Past owner took good care of it and upgraded the tuners. However, that weight...it's the least played of my active herd.

[@jahnperez5060]

When he had a little bash on it, even on the little practice amp, it did actually have a pretty good tone. Yeah, it's a player's guitar definitely, but that on a big tube amp, it'd sing quite nicely I think, just by hearing that.

[@ranius7388]

No expert checks guitar that was heavily modified without taking it apart

[@robmontier639]

Maybe they did, it just wouldn't be good TV.

[@jagtone]

I thought the 68s had mini humbuckers originally.

[@thatguitarguy5856]

Not until very late '69. From '68 up til late '69 they had P-90's.

[@billyclub9863]

I had a couple late 60s Gibsons in high school, mid 70s. They weren't Vintage yet!! They were just our guitars. We were rough on em. We had no idea

[@precisionbrown6829]

I have a 77 custom with a switch just like that but mine has 3 pickups 🙄

[@azguitar]

Spot on evaluation of that LP.

[@OriginalAtomicSheep]

As soon as the guitar gets put on sale for 3500, 5 minutes later, the same guy comes in and buys it, then hangs it up in his shop for 12K.

[@nocturnal101ravenous6]

So they pulled a Neil Young and put a bypass switch, either than or they made it for coil splitting.

[@twist2723]

Guy never looked at the serial number on the back of the head? ... some guitar expert ...

[@unclefreddieDied]

Are the tuners correct?

[@animamundii]

He didnt even check for neck repairs, tuners, whether the truss rod is alright, etc.

[@skreddy3390]

it’s just a two minute clip, I’m sure he spent some more time looking at it

[@MichaelSimmons.]

These clips are edited to fit in a program that consists of approx. 18 minutes running time. I'm pretty sure he spent more time examining the guitar. I thought his price was generous, considering the way the guitar had been screwed up. No way would I pay $3500 for that guitar.

[@koolerm4806]

And.......His Playing?!! Huh.

[@FineDayWasted]

This is the Holy grail of player grade 69 Les Pauls

[@comradewestov3047]

You could give him a guitar played by Hendrix, Clapton and Page and he'd probably give you 5 dollars for it

[@kengutierrez9990]

Did slash also used that guitar?

[@dmekas]

$3500 only for 60’s cmon man... my BB R7 historic reissue made 2009 is listed for $8500 on gibson web

[@88997799]

I’d hope my future wife is a virgin however we all know original factory condition is very rare. Usually everything has a used or played with look.

[@troppodude]

What did he offer the guy for it? uhh look man.. I got overheads.. and I need to pay staff... it's probably not even gonna sell so I'll offer you a 2nd hand piece of toilet paper and 25c.. i'll be lucky to break even.. honestly

[@tonymctony4551]

You will stay in business!! Would you rather let the seller get the better deal?

[@rickleblanc8900]

@@tonymctony4551 if you were the seller you'd want a decent offer, no?

[@tonymctony4551]

Id be stupid to go to a pwan shop thinking I would get a fair price . Its quick cash over waiting a good while for a " decent offer " .

[@ayeapprove]

1:37 REEEEEEEEEEFREEEEEEEEEEET

[@billjackson1317]

I really dug the Les Paul blonde one in the old opening segment, that blonde was cherry. 👍👍👽

[@valve84]

I saw the headstock. It is NOT a 68. Early 69 maybe because it DOES have the one piece body and mahogany neck.

[@tolenaars53]

Agree on that. Plus they could easy check the partnumber on the back of the headstock.

[@joemay1340]

midirok you mean its a deluxe

[@midirok]

After looking at it again it is quite possible it is a deluxe but after taking another look, it has s split seamed top, that is characteristic of a '68 but the non dotted "i" usually means it was finished in '69. I think this axe today is worth at least 7k. I think it might be hard to tell without the original electronics or knowing the serial number on it if it was bastardized from a deluxe or a regular standard with p-90's in it. My 2 cents.

[@c.p.1589]

Its a 69 from between very late March and late November. Has large headstock which came in late March 69. Still has one piece, non-sandwich body with centre seam top, no neck volute ( the volute came in late 69), still has holly wood (not fibre) headstock veneer. Could have had p90s if early in the year or mini hums if later. So could have been a Standard or early Deluxe. It's been routed for full size humbuckers. The gold lined cases (model 0535 'faultless') were only available in 1968 (version1) and this one (version 2) in 1969. Proper old growth Honduras mahogany with bias cut necks on these early reissues. They sound as good as the 50s ones in my experience. I'm always surprised how little these 'experts' know.

[@joemay1340]

I bought mine in 72 in UK.Its a three piece top and was fitted with gibson engraved mini humbuckers.I had it routed for pafs, hav'nt seen many engraved mini Hums about.Its still on original frets although ive just had it crowned.It plays, sounds and looks superb in my opinion therefore I'm not convinced there were quality issues then,I am however on to my third ABR1 due to sagging!

[@zeeqwan6477]

1:28 Get a room

[@cashmoney7660]

Unless They just want to be on TV I don’t know why anyone would expect to get top dollar in a pawnshop. You would probably have better luck selling it on eBay

[@kloijhi]

i love those fake shop visitors who even didnt pay attention to guitar sound. there is allways crowd inside who is ok with huge camera crew and set lights. somehow very "natural" lol

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

It's not staged as in fake but there has to be an element of preparation to make watchable TV they don't hide the fact the crowd is hand picked you wouldn't want obnoxious people to suddenly show up in the middle of filming

[@TheComedyColosseum]

There's something about Jesse the guitar expert that reminds me of c.m punk

[@Maravillaa187]

Gamesters Paradise The exaggerated tattoos all over his body?

[@davids11131113]

‘A lot of original parts have been replaced, refinished, and spray painted’.....worthless to a collector.

[@mantraspsyche6077]

how could a guitar blow up?

[@kieranoconnor333]

+Mantras Psyche It was.... a joke....

[@mantraspsyche6077]

+CPOMendez117 and it was quite fun :)

[@jweebzelite3711]

playing threw the fire and flames. will do it

[@jasonlagud3483]

Mantras Psyche ask slash from Gun's n Rose's.

[@jasonlagud3483]

Mantras Psyche I'm pretty sure you're a millennial who knows nothing about slash. towards the demise of Guns N Rose's slash and the boys were rehearsing when he went to bend the neck too create the same effect a whammy does when you do a dive bomb, the guitar the exploded in his face. look it up you'll see.

[@alexandershaer1079]

A goldtop goes for like 30,000$ idk what that “expert” was saying

[@thatguitarguy5856]

At the time the show was made a 1957 Goldtop Les Paul Standard would go for $30ish or more. A '68-early '69 with a refin & routs would have gone for $3500ish.

[@mjlives5428]

hi

[@svtman93]

+mike browne sup

[@mjlives5428]

Sup snakeman!

[@Gaggingonacorpse]

I'm Rick Harrison, and this is my pawn shop.

[@zigwald]

my 72 weighs 21 lbs. those old pauls weighed a ton!!!

[@bobbybowers356]

His friend does not seem to be an “expert” on vintage guitars. A real expert appraising a vintage guitar would pull the pickups, and see if it had paf pickups, or early t-tops. If paf’s, they alone would be worth more than $3,500. And he would check the volume and tone pots, and caps, see if they are original. And also the hardware, such as bridge, tailpiece and studs, tuners, ect. He never checked to see if it had been refretted, had a neck break, warped neck. This is no expert.

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

You don't know what he actually did compared to what was shown on TV those bits are edited

[@MrMan-sy4ev]

I wonder if that added switch is a toggle kill-switch

[@aidangibbs5919]

The guitar is from 1969, the Gibson logo on the headstock is missing the dot of the i

[@MartiniPinball]

Rick “I’m taking a huge risk here” Harris

[@natashaseider1637]

That guitar is badass ! Great players guitar !!!!

[@roberttaylor3545]

Rick looks down and said I'll call my paid off friend! Well sorry, I have to make some money, I'll give you $10 dollars!!! lol lol lol

[@LiamOwen1991]

Looks just like Paul Kosoffs Les Paul From Free

[@lilewc]

Inspector : It is definitely worth $120,000 Rick : Ok for what its’s worth... 78 cents?

[@l.skynyrd2863]

I'd have it repainted in genuine Gibson gold or maybe Lucy red.

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

You'd have to send it to Gibson factory and pay for refinish for it to be considered 'genuine'. Not sure how much would that cost :)

[@l.skynyrd2863]

MrCorvusC Well maybe not that genuine haha.

[@l.skynyrd2863]

80s Guy Hell yeah!

[@MrCharliesa93]

u know its rigged when "the pro" dont check the pups

[@byrne5948]

carlos salas exactly it was probably already hanging on the wall in the shop

[@danieloceans9652]

carlos salas it's all fake

[@donmunson4802]

That pro should have known that the 69 Gold Top should have P90s and not buckers of any kind.

[@ranius7388]

Every kid from any guitar forums can estimate a guitar better than this expert

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

@@donmunson4802 - He mentioned it's heavily modified a reroute is a modification talking about P90s and humbuckers would go over both of their heads and most viewers and would likely be edited out even if he mentioned it

[@jman5390]

A Bloomberg add before I can see the video......oh come on!!!

[@Clearanceman2]

Wonder what he sold it for, probably $600. And then he said "Oh well, I'm just going to gamble with it anyway!"

[@najmihakimkhairi1210]

Imagine the guy play sweet child o mine or smoke on the water

[@ronniebaker4549]

Looks like the 73 Gold Top I got for Xmas in 74.

[@brianfalarski6074]

Wow....had a blond custom 80, 70s black beauty, and a red studio......always wanted the goldtop!

[@MobileDecay]

Then after they bought it they found out it was a $160. Chibson from AliExpress. 🤦‍♂️

[@veerchasm1]

1:27 what the heck is going on with the chicks in the background of the store? There is always someone doing something weird if you watch the show closely😂

[@morejake0391]

Read the cereal # to get the year. I might be wrong but I think it's He 1rst and 8th.

[@666dynomax]

pretty bad finish on that top.. like someone did it with a brush in the garage.

[@donmunson4802]

The expert should have known that a 68-71 gold top would have come with P90s. The only way to get HB's would have been to get a Custom.

[@thatguitarguy5856]

Remember the part where Jesse said "Lots of parts changed"?. And a late '69 and later would have had mini-humbucks.

[@davidallen346]

This looks like my 2001 Les Paul standard in natural wood grain except this one a had varnish clear coat top

[@pomegranitejason]

That is a Less Paul!

[@jonger-xu8zu]

Mans waved by to the guitar

[@GuitarlosCarlos]

NOT WORTH THAT MUCH AS STATED BY RICKS GUY I'D SAY WITH ALL THOSE MODIFICATIONS IT'S WORTH $2600 ~ $2900 AT MOST

[@chrisgiebler6779]

Look at condition of frets or if there been replaced if the guitar sounds good and the necks straight maybe 2000

[@jme92685]

Customer: So the expert said $3500. Can I get $3000? Rick: You owe me 50¢.

[@pauldillingham6316]

Why was it cut off before the offer?

[@draganm7823]

Wow, so many experts in the comment section, Rick should have asked one of them.

[@stevepercival4774]

true indeed

[@ald.5147]

I would not pay more than 6 hundred for it. Its been butchered.

[@webbfaze124]

For these late 60s LPs, it wasn't uncommon for these guitars to be changed. The Standards and Deluxes were only available as goldtops at the time.. Plus, full size humbucking pickups were not available on the Standards until a few years later.

[@10INCHCRUSHER]

Even the 70's the English players would swap the pickups for a german style PAf pickup.

[@deeremeyer1749]

The worst mistake people can make is thinking that "not original" equals "not valuable". It may be a "players grade" guitar but its also a good parts guitar for the pieces that ARE original. Somewhere there's always someone that has a 99% "original" something that's short a few pieces and parts from being "perfect" and those guys will pay stupid money to get those last few parts. It happens with cars and antique farm tractors and any "vintage" machines that have been around and used so long that its virtually impossible to find one that's a perfect "original" OR one that HAS those often-replaced parts and pieces but yet is for sale cheap.

[@Xorply]

1:30 chick in background be gettin' her freak on.

[@shumailkhan7205]

That price is too low

[@TheGman858]

How could you appraise a vintage les Paul without looking under the hood if that guitar has original paf humbuckers or even second gen pat number pickups which are essentially the same thing with a patent number on the bottom side of the pickup instead of a sticker that says patent applied for the pickups alone with fetch that amount or close to it

[@hollygould855]

“I’ve got bill gates credit card loaded with 450 million “ “Best I can do is 200 bucks it’s a big risk I have to list it up for auction “

[@eazycheetah]

People who bring in high end guitars to pawn and walk away with no deal have actually successfully advertised their instrument. Good marketing strategy.

[@keithmcduffie7182]

With Modern Day Gibsons Going For &2,500 - $3,000, I Find Ot Hard To Believe A Guitar From 1969 That Plays Well Would Only Be Worth $3,500 Tops...Regardless Of The Wear.

[@williamhallquisth3463]

this was a few years back. Would be more today.

[@Jcp108]

The whole show is fake

[@billjackson1317]

Wish the show would get back to guitars, and cars ,hot rods, even going 2 there houses and not buying anything, like Danny does, still very interesting.. Miss the old man's CLASSIC car addiction, 👽 Also the old man used 2 referre 2 coffee as nectar of the gods ,I totally agree..😎👽 .R.I.P. DUDE!!

[@andreaasuncion8038]

old guitar brand

[@MaxPower-js1sk]

I need to go to the US and buy some 68 Les Pauls.

[@danielolivieri2686]

Even its "cheesy" aspect, it's a Gib' LP guitar in a good condition !