Someone Famous Signed My Guitar | 2013 Gibson Les Paul Standard Trans Amber Review + Demo

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Slash has a very distinct signature - "Skully" which consists of a Skull Dude's head with his signature hat smoking a cigarette with RnFnR under it. He tends to sign the year under it as well. Someone had Slash sign this Les Paul shortly after its birth in 2013.
Post-2008 Gibson Les Paul Standards typically get a bad rep from traditionalists because that is when chambering started and fancy electronics began. The specs did vary from year to year but I've never paid much attention to them. Their electronis might not be for everyone - but some of them are pretty well spec'd. This 2013 Gibson Les Paul Standard actually has a LONG NECK TENON which is typically only reserved for CUSTOM SHOP Les Pauls. This doesn't get talked about a lot, simply because most people don't know!
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0:00 - Intro - Check Links in the Description
0:13 - About Guitar Signatures / Unboxing
1:42 - Changes to the Les Paul
2:20 - 2013 Les Paul Standard Specs
3:00 - Finish / Top Wood Options
3:47 - First Impressions
4:46 - Case / Case Candy
5:36 - Inside Look / Specs
16:01 - Clean Tones
18:36 - Dirty Tones
19:57 - Final Thoughts
21:52 - What to Watch Next!
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[@neurotic_punk]

One way you can determine whether the body is chambered or not is to drive a nail through the top in several spots, if you have to pound the sucker all the way in, then it's solid, unless you have weak wrists, if the nail goes in easy after a few hits, then it's chambered.

[@walterwright580]

Good thinking

[@YashVardhanTanwar]

Or you could have a radiologist friend X-ray the guitar.

[@jasonmyers3847]

All great answers. LMFAO 🤣🤣

[@sausagepocket]

Excellent plan 👍

[@jasbails9857]

Top tip

[@Avalanche1368]

I own a 2013 in cherry burst. I bought it on a whim because it was marked down to $1,900 from around $3,400-$3,600. The story was that it was one of the last 2013 LPs in the store's inventory. The staff had unboxed it a few days ago, and marked it down for a quick sell as the 2014 models had arrived. If it hadn't been for my eagle eyes I would have missed it because the guitar was hung way up in no no man's land along top row over the register area. I couldn't find a smugde, fingerprint or pick mark on it. It was mint, which is unusual for Guitar Center if ya know what I mean? I rarely play it. Th reason I've kept it is becase it has a one piece body, a killer top and the neck angle must be perfect, as it plays like butter. No buzzes even with the action set at a hair under 4/64ths (6th string) and the first string is set at a tad under 3/64ths. I wasan't aware they have a long neck tendon. That's a great spec to have. Heck I may pull out the board and burstbuckers and stick a vintage harness and boutique PAFs, Or Gibson's Custon Buckers in it.

[@cataclysmicconverter]

Major score! I mentioned it before, but I pulled out the PCB and pups of a Demo Shop Classic I picked up for like $1799 that is a mod with different finish instead of a demo and converted it to 50's spec pickups, pots and caps because it is perfect in all areas of resonance, neck, playability, etc. I put in a nice vintage spec harness you see all over Ebay and some handmade '59 spec pickups from a guy that makes them in AZ and it's a totally killer LP. All the guts just come right out with no soldering, so pretty easy to undo and pop back in if desired.

[@ak47dragunov]

Personally I'd not want anyone scribbling all over the face of my beautiful multi-thousand dollar axe, but hey that's just me. That's a very handsome and good sounding guitar you got there.

[@lespaul-vy4vn]

Wow...this was a great video! I learned alot about my guitar. I have a trans amber burst in a premium AAAA Plus Top. Nice to see a video about something you have.

[@eddiejr540]

As far as the “locking” bridge and tailpiece creating more tone…the string tension holds them down so strongly, having a set screw makes no difference 👍

[@joermnyc]

Plus for string changes it’s better to remove the tailpiece, feed all the new strings in, and then carefully put it on the guitar. Saves from any accidental scratches around the tailpiece, and makes changes a little faster.

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

@@joermnyc Interesting!

[@YashVardhanTanwar]

Agreed. I have tonepros locking bridges in quite a lot of my guitars, along with locking tuners, it just makes string changes and setups blazing fast. And the locking bridge would give you less of a headache when cleaning the guitar and flipping it around. Love them.

[@orbitaljellyfish808]

3:41 that darkest koa top is incredible

[@bigkahuna100]

SERIOUSLY digging the Slash signature!!!!!! He is one of my heroes and in my top 5 guitarists of all time!

[@MarcoGonzalez-ro8wv]

Thanks for the vid! This one is is back when they made all the pole piece screws face the same way! Cool to see Your playing has come a long way good sir, love to see it!

[@milesmusic33]

Finally you reviewed my LP (2013 Gold Top) model! Thanks!

[@clarkbabin9799]

Maybe it's just me but thg his guitar looks sort of what I'd expect a new greenie not aged at any level would sort of look like. I've had guitars in the past that made rattling noises sometimes when picking it up or laying it in its case. Wasn't a Gibson but I opened up the guitar to find wood splinters loose in the cavity of the guitars. As a measure since I dont have locking tuners I always wrap the strings on the tune post in a downward direction. Then I overrun and tune it a few times. This generally will stretch the string to a degree but I find playing some and retuning usually gets it where I need it to be. In some applications with quick connect wring if you have the right tool you can release the ends of the wire from the connector making it possible to put in the new wires. Some equipment have permanent connectors that have to be pulled back through if the channel are open enough to do so. Then feed the new line in. It's also a good idea to have either a fish tool or tie a string to the wire secure with some heavy strength tape to pull the wiring through. I met a few famous people who have developed very unique signatures having some relevant imagery so as to be hard to fake.

[@HenkeEdge]

2016 was a "OK" year also. Same electronics with push/pull, locking Groovers and so on my Heritage Cherry with AAA-top (no pickguard installed from factory). But my case is a Canadian black/white.

[@coconutman351]

Thanks Austin, another great video with historical references of Gibson changing LP builds over the years. I also heard during this time Custom Shops didn't have long neck tenon in its design. Gibson must have been doing some soul searching during this period.

[@davew8542]

Very nice guitar. The 2013 Slash Rosso Corsa has the asymmetrical neck profile as well. Very different from the current Slash signatures

[@IPLAYLOUD]

I have a buddy who has a Strat signed “Now it’s a Les Paul”.

[@cataclysmicconverter]

That's awesome! 😆

[@Trog]

I’d like to see that haha

[@IPLAYLOUD]

@@Trog I'll send you the pic.

[@ThelittledirtyMcNasty1683]

Thank you for doing this 2012-2013 review I’ve been waiting for this one!

[@andreaswagner8356]

I got a 2016 Les Paul Standard. I bought it purely it sounded so good when trying it. It also has all thos fancy switching options.

[@cataclysmicconverter]

A Sharpie soaks pretty deep into the finish if it's nitro. On poly, a single alcohol swab with take it off clean in one swipe.

[@baileywatts1304]

Also, dry erase marker has particles in a solvent, and that solvent usually knocks sharpie right out, so if you goof with a sharpie you can just go over it with the dry erase and try again. But guess what dry erase marker solvent does to a nitro finish.

[@okayestguitar66]

I have a 2013, I like the PCB in there, makes changing pickups really easy! Mine is the el cheapo LPJ, I've had it for 8 years... Shoulda bought a tribute when the were $700! 😂😂

[@miketurner1768]

I.ll take yesterday's big neck model... That sounded wicked. This one is all whistles and bells.

[@dockeye]

I have a 2013 4A Koa top that has really great figuring, it has everything that you mentioned in this review spec wise, but they definitely advertised it as modern weight relieved. So mine is of a similar weight to this one. I’d bet this one has weight relief.

[@peterjones4621]

Hey Austin, I see this all the time, these sellers put down excellent condition all the time but It is a really nice guitar and I'd LOVE to own it. Great show, take care.

[@Trog]

This one is on my website if you’d like to be the next owner!

[@orbitaljellyfish808]

That asymmetric neck hurt my thumb, over time. Can’t beat an R8 providing a smooth linear resting point for one’s opposing appendage.

[@cataclysmicconverter]

💯

[@raoulduke344]

I jave a tran Amber guitar. I mean, it's pine, but it identifies as Amber.

[@doster59]

That is one huge and beautiful lilac in the background of this and the last few videos, I hope you cut some of the flowers and brought them inside.

[@larryburwell8550]

Well I certainly love that slash guitar but to be honest I do t want all that autograph stuff on it. Only autograph I want is one on a check.

[@clarkbabin9799]

Did I hear right that the other push pull on bottom outside is for a treble bleed? I like the multiple tones I get with my traditional pro III having the coil split options . I wouldn't mind owning this baby. Being an older guy I like having the Epiphones D style neck. It's less stress on my hands and fingers .

[@livefromadive6751]

I've had a guitar with a Tone Pros bridge and tail piece. Not sure it makes a difference? Play unplugged with the set screws loose and again with the set screws tightened. Plug the guitar in, play with the set screws tight and then loose. My experience was that having the set screws tight did increase sustain and resonance. But its easy enough to hear if you find a difference

[@YashVardhanTanwar]

I think I've found my mostly perfect Les Paul Standard spec. The 2013 does it for me. Long neck tenon, asymmetrical neck, which is thin, for a Les Paul. I come from Jacksons which are a tad thinner, but this will do the job really well. Also, the compound fingerboard radius. push-pulls, Tonepros Locking hardware and Grover Locking tuners. Modern electronics with the push-pulls that I dig. Totally want one. The only negatives that I see are the weight relieving/chambering and lack of high quality caps. Bumblebee or orange drop upgrade would make it pretty much put it up there. Also, if I were to get a custom build, it'll be extremely similar to this, add in mother of pearl inlays, neck would be 0.81-0.85 or 86, and instead of the bridge straight to the output jack, I'd have a mid boost of some sort, but this is as close as it gets. Love it. Which colours was this available in? And what's the going rate on non-signed ones?

[@lukeyoung7846]

iirc they come in alot of finishes your different flavours of burst and such. i got desert burst and the thing looks like a violin, the tops in this era are absolutely stunning, even the normal not plus top ones. ive not really noticed any tone problems with the pots and stuff but for ease of maintenance might switch mine to a wiring harness instead of the pcb. i picked mine up in 2019 for about £1000 in andertons used so i imagine you wont be far from that price still if youre willing to wait for one. personally my only issue with mine is that it loves to finish check but thats not a big deal. overall you will not regret it they are beautiful

[@elamon51]

Woot woot Trogly's guitars 🎸 🙌

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Well done you earned a Silver Medal.

[@MrSkyfish7]

I really feel you should've addressed the #1 signature scam: getting a bunch of pickguards signed and slapping them on super cheap guitars. Ebay is full of sellers that do this.

[@cataclysmicconverter]

I saw that on Pawn Stars years ago when a guy wanted crazy money for a Chuck Berry signed Squier that wasn't even set up or playable. The strings were literally sitting on the frets. They said the guitar was worthless and sig as well because he did so many pickguards and was still alive at the time.

[@ddactar]

Heya Auston! Austin? Love your channel!

[@austing1580]

I own a 2010 standard HC. And a 2013 traditional in iced tea I believe. I like the traditional better it feels like a les paul should. But the standard is a good guitar to. But I prefer the traditional ❤

[@cataclysmicconverter]

Likewise. I have a 2012 Traditional I should dig out of the layered wall of guitar cases and take a peek inside to see what's what. I put in CTS pots with orange drops a long time ago and not sure of the pickups in it, but I got it before this show came onboard and dissection was a thing. It's just so heavy to reach in and grab it out!

[@joermnyc]

I’ve had a tone-pros tailpiece have the little set screw shake loose over time on me, and only on the treble side by the knobs (this was a Schecter C-1 E/A). That was kind of annoying. Edit: I wonder if the mahogany looks so dark because there’s overspray of the finish.

[@Kyush4]

You need to review the 2017 hp traditional and the 2018 classics and tributes, all of those are solid bodies

[@larrynoe6162]

My 2009 Traditional is 10 lbs. with a 50’s style neck.

[@cataclysmicconverter]

@@larrynoe6162 I have a 2012 LP Traditional (not HP) and it's right around 10lbs. And that year is supposedly weight relieved whereas the year either before or after is not if I remember. I don't think mine is. Love that 50's neck!

[@jaredcoderre3062]

Great show!

[@lameyknives]

2013 Standards are modern weight relieved. Great guitars, unique features, had 3 of them.

[@davidrees1840]

Be aware that lacquer, and some other paints, will react strongly with a Sharpie and blur a LOT, and run if it's vertical. You can use lacquer if you do several dust coats followed by full coats. Do enough coats so you don't wet sand or buff through the signature!

[@snapfinger1]

The number 1 autographed guitar of the moment is Jeff Beck’s Strat that’s autographed across the upper face by Little Richard.

[@nbenning25]

Are the Push/Pull configuration on this guitar the same as the Jimmy Page push/pull signature guitars from ‘96-‘98?

[@jameshughes6049]

Evening all!!

[@sixstringer3783]

Hey all time for our daily dose 🤘

[@kentfranklin736]

2008 to 2016 Standards have the long neck tenon along with the modern "wagon wheel" weight relief. For solid back you're thinking of the Traditional.. it was solid 2013 to 2015 then 2017 to 2019.

[@Trog]

That blanket statement is incorrect. 2008 was the start of full chambering. I’d assume 2008-2011 were chambered, 2012-2013 run spec sheet reads as solid body from the manufacturer. I’d need more research on when modern weight relief starts but I’d hazard a guess it was after this run

[@kentfranklin736]

@@Trog To be more specific chambering started late 06 (around October.. look for under 200 date number if you want 9-hole weight relief instead). For standards the 08-11 chambereds have a cool "puzzle" locking neck tenon. When they switched to modern weight relief in '12 they still had the regular long neck tenon until ultra modern weight relief was introduced in 2017. Standards got that until the ownership change in 2019

[@kentfranklin736]

@@Trogusing wayback from 2012 gibson les paul standard... "A carved maple top (Standard grade on opaque finishes, AAA-Premium figured on trans finishes) contributes clarity and sustain, while a mahogany body adds depth and richness and new modern weight relief enhances resonance and reduces weight." On the sidebar of the spec sheet it incorrectly says "solid mahogany body" so I can understand the confusion.

[@cataclysmicconverter]

@@Trog Time to become pals with a local vet or dentist and see if you can borrow their x-ray machine from time to time. 😃

[@Cableboxz]

Trogly!! You should do a comprehensive Gibson Case Guide video!!! Thanks!

[@stringspicksandfiddlestick6388]

That Slash guitar looks like an Agile 2000 I got at a pawn shop for $199. Of course the Agile has a 1/2 inch maple top built it does have a Maple neck.

[@2dazetake]

I signed my LP, now nobody will even steal it, much less buy it. 🤣👍

[@mertmunson1417]

Hahahahahaha genius idea!!!!

[@braedonmorrissey7548]

20 dolla right now i buy

[@lukeyoung7846]

i have one of these earlier year ones with the grovers in desert burst. I play it to absolute death. i have absolutely no idea what the spec purists are talking about saying they arent good. are the collectible? most certainly not. but that is by far and away the most fun £1000 i have ever spent.

[@RokDAWG1]

I really Love how many tone possibilities there are with that guitar. I think those who didn’t understand the variety in that guitar were so limited in what they did themselves. I love the clean splits with this guitar. If Gibson offered this sort of thing with the locking tuners & electronics on a few models without the price hike, it would help push them to the next level.

[@ericbgordon1575]

Before finishing watching this video, I have got something to mention on the subject of autographed guitars. This year (2023), we have lost both Jeff Beck and Tina Turner. The first example I ever heard of Jeff as a guitar player was when he pinched played for Mark Knopfler as Dire Straits' members were accompanying Miss Turner on the title cut from *Private Dancer* and one of the deep album tracks, "Steel Claw". Miss Turner subsequently carved her autograph into the pink Super Strat that Jeff played during the session. That particular piece must have some form of both aesthetic, historic and monetary value. However, I hope whoever has it today doesn't let it go. That particular guitar would only be well served if a permanent exhibit at a place such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art were assembled commemorating the equipment used in the making of historic rock and pop recordings like "Private Dancer". That matters more than just putting it on The Auction Block.

[@braedonmorrissey7548]

guitars are built to be played..... not sat in some glass case to look pretty (though they do look damn good)

[@ericbgordon1575]

I'll tell you what that brings to mind for me, @Braedon Morrissey . In 1995, when I began learning to play, I was at the original Sam Ash in New York with my initial guitar teacher as he helped me pick my student classical model. In a glass case in the acoustic guitar section, I saw a dead ringer for the hollow body played by Bill Haley on "Rock Around the Clock". I would love to have had a shot at playing that, but the clumsy part of me that is so prone to dropping things is very thankful that I couldn't touch it.

[@jimilee459]

Wait, so did the standards eventually turn into classics and the new standards not have the push pulls? I have a classic with those same pot configuration. I love my AFD slash guitar, it would be cool to have him sign the back of the headstock.

[@cataclysmicconverter]

I gutted the PCB and pups outta one of my Classics for a traditional 50's setup, but I still like the tonal options of the push/pulls it offered, too.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

(Sung to the rhythm/tune of Brick In The Wall.....) All in all it's just another Gibson Les Paul 🎵 😉

[@cataclysmicconverter]

Nice one! 😆

[@jonathanhudak2059]

@@cataclysmicconverter thanks! 😅

[@heavybrett-al4082]

That's a nice example

[@GuitarForceUnite]

Modern weight relief 2013 - 2016, then "Ultra modern" started in 2017, which I believe has since been renamed: Modern.

[@larrydj549]

I draw the line at dip switches

[@radfury23g32]

I for the life of me can't figure out how signatures behind the bridge wear off...I got a guitar with a signature that I didn't really mind but suddenly one day I realized half of it was gone and I still don't know how it happened so slowly that I never noticed

[@JustinSmithPYRO]

Austin. I find this funny. Cause my e-mail is trying to send you pics of my collection and in it is an AFD epiphone and a Washburn EA96 which is signed by Tom keifer 😂😂 I started sending them about an hour ago. Before you put this video out. But I don't have a computer. I do everything on my phone.

[@cataclysmicconverter]

He has a filter for non Gibson pics. 😅

[@JustinSmithPYRO]

@@cataclysmicconverter haha very funny. Ain't nothing wrong with an epiphone. Trust me. I've played both. And yes I wouldn't mind having a "Gibson" epiphones are just as nice. Mine are not stock. Except for my afd and my bonamassa black beauty

[@cataclysmicconverter]

@@JustinSmithPYRO Couldn't agree more. I have a bunch of great Epiphones and love modding them when needed.

[@JustinSmithPYRO]

@@cataclysmicconverter right on 🤘🤘

[@Dylan-Jams]

hello all you early viewers!

[@nbenning25]

Yahoo

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Congratulations on climbing to the summit of the Mole Hill and earning a Gold Medal

[@rondobondo6600]

You win 😊 🍪 🍪 🍪

[@nbenning25]

Thanks Gents! 👍

[@gregoaks4413]

Hey Austin , are the mid 2000s les pauls regarded as Great , Good , mediocre or not so good ? thoughts?

[@Trog]

2001-2006 was the golden era prior to the release of the original collection in 2019

[@atheist-karate-guy]

What we really need is, a high quality product with a lower price… I think any company can do what Gibson does in the 1000-1500 range… anything over than that, even the custom shop has no reason to charge more than that….

[@cataclysmicconverter]

If an American worker is paid to make one that cheap, it'd have to be their 2nd or 3rd job to survive.

[@atheist-karate-guy]

@@cataclysmicconverter and???

[@atheist-karate-guy]

@@cataclysmicconverter I’m not sure I understand your opposition

[@cataclysmicconverter]

@@atheist-karate-guy Not opposing the idea. I certainly agree that Gibson could put them out in that price range, but not with their current profit margin and markup. So, they'd have to skimp on wages to maintain it. What imports are for.

[@atheist-karate-guy]

@@cataclysmicconverter I just have to say, who cares where it was made, as long as the quality is up to par, a good example is Eastman guitars…. Extremely high quality, better than Gibson has ever produced, but at a fraction of the price….why?

[@johnpedrow502]

I have an ice tea 2013 and it was sold to me as weight relieved.

[@steveparish9210]

Still waiting on the John 5 telecaster! It's got a kill switch trog

[@cataclysmicconverter]

Speaking of the kill switch thing, there are Buckethead Chibson replicas out there for $299 that I'm thinking about snagging just for fun.

[@slagmaggot]

​@@cataclysmicconverter yes, I got the lp and the king vee both awesome

[@andye3684]

👍

[@deanoguitarguy2171]

Hair lacquer. Thats what a lot of people use to preserve singed guitars.

[@samright4661]

I have a 08 Traditional do they hold value mine is ice tea

[@bzerob7362]

Those are basically the standards that gibson went back to in 2019. No circuit board push pull bs.. And maybe '57 classic pups? Great guitars

[@cataclysmicconverter]

Compared to '08 prices, most definitely and then some.

[@hectormutton2542]

✌️

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Peace Peace Hector

[@hectormutton2542]

@@sgt.grinch3299 ✌️

[@woodybowen5362]

Troglodyte implied that this LP has no weight relief . I think this is probably 9 hole Swiss cheese relieved. My understanding is that Gibson started doing that in 1982. The chambering method(s) were later . I’m sure they’re some totally unrelieved-maybe this one is. Curious.

[@cataclysmicconverter]

I know a few of the Traditionals from around 2011-2013 were spec'd as non weight relieved. As I mentioned in another comment, my 2012 certainly doesn't feel like it was. Chambered is more obvious.

[@Trog]

The official spec sheet from gibson for this one reads as a solid body

[@cataclysmicconverter]

@@Trog I'd say it is, then. There's no need for them to say "solid body" otherwise, but still weight relieved. Not like it's a spec listed to clarify that it isn't a hollow body. 👍

[@yaryar3328]

​@@Trog Mine (same model, but 51-st day birth) got one-piece body (at least I can't see any joint on it), but with modern weight relief. I saw it when I put it through an X-ray at the airport.

[@raymondsiewert2720]

So you don't think they tried to clear over the signature, and that's why it looked like it did under the black light ? It was probably being rubbed off because of oils from the skin, and they wanted to preserve it.

[@Twentykixx]

Sweet. I bet Slash ripped on that guitar bro. Keeper. 👍🏼

[@smop]

This + a 50s neck profile

[@wammons007]

Woot

[@sgt.grinch3299]

You made the podium for today and earned a Bronze Medal.

[@wammons007]

@@sgt.grinch3299 sweet thanks sarg

[@alexh3153]

We’re those prices right? Did you say 38-4800$$?

[@guitarjunkie7124]

Fastest way to devalue your guitar is to have it signed (other than smashing it). Anyone could have signed that guitar. Can’t be proven plus it looks ugly on such a nice top. Don’t deface guitars! Great video 👍

[@guitarzen5999]

I had Doug Aldrich sign my Les Paul Standard on the back cavity plate. The guitar also has the Doug Aldrich signature Suhr pickups. I wouldn't have anyone sign anywhere else on a guitar though.

[@joermnyc]

The only one that I’ve seen with a decent value was a Strat copy with an ‘80s NY Mets paint job, signed by the ENTIRE 1986 roster. That was worth something because it was signed Sports memorabilia.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

@@guitarzen5999 yeah I agree that's a good place for a signature in my opinion

[@guitarjunkie7124]

Agree with the plate signings. You can buy a spare plate for when you are playing. Also, you don’t need to lug the whole guitar when getting the autograph. 👍

[@dv8322]

Why would anyone sign the top of the guitar? Sign the back of the headstock.🤦‍♂ Guitar sounds great though. Just wish the top wasn't wrecked.

[@Ycjedi]

I have a 2016 Flying V in Trans Amber, and it looks way different than this color.

[@Trog]

The maple top on this will make it look different from the mahogany body

[@Ycjedi]

@Trog Most definitely. After seeing the back of that Les Paul, it is far more similar to the color of the Trans Amber on my Flying V. (2016 Sweetwater exclusive. Only 500 made.)

[@Danman350]

3:44 Malpe

[@pierrewilson3278]

I had a feeling It was a Slash autograph

[@cataclysmicconverter]

I did a trade for a Gibson J-45 signed by Billy Ray Cyrus across the top. I sanded it off.

[@samright4661]

I think you just Broke Billy Rays Achy Breaky Heart 😂

[@steveparish9210]

​@@samright4661 you stole my line Sam 😂

[@cataclysmicconverter]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@samright4661]

@@steveparish9210 Just call me quick draw lol

[@stephaneaudet]

It's not amber this color but golden or honey.

[@somerandomdudelonelyAF]

Hellloo

[@vladimirpoutine7522]

First comment, to say I'm not the first comment!

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Well said.

[@vladimirpoutine7522]

@@sgt.grinch3299 Thank you.

[@rickercss]

I want you to sign my guitar!

[@rondobondo6600]

Wallmart

[@dw7704]

Some people like their guitars signed because it means something to them, and it’s not about resale value,and that’s cool It’s not my thing What’s nuts is getting a $300 guitar signed and asking $10,000+ for it Not a charity thing I’ve seen it happen That’s just greed

[@cataclysmicconverter]

Exactly. I absolutely get the sentimental thing and what it holds to the person. I'd have loved for Les Paul to scribble over the top of one my LPs with a personal autograph and "To John", etc. on it just to keep and enjoy the memory. But yeah, sending a case full of pickguards to be signed by an artist and thrown on a Squier and the seller asking thousands is insane.

[@hippiebiker3399]

I wouldn’t do it either, but that’s how some people make a living in a free market society.

[@dw7704]

@@hippiebiker3399 not an ethical way when they overcharge that much, and they may ask those prices and not get them, which hopefully they don’t But resell things? If done honesty? Sure, go for it.

[@billyblackwell3495]

I bet they used hair spray on the signiture. That was an old school thing done in the 90s

[@stephaneaudet]

Or it's the lightning who change the color.

[@azt3ca]

Wow, how can you discern normal wear from stage wear?

[@I-Libertine]

Sorry: over the Slash LPs...

[@leviathan_is_me]

Excellent condition eh? I'm not picky at ALL personally. I believe guitars should be played, not looked at (unless it is literally a museum....I mean cmon) but I would be PISSED about that headstock with its stand chips. That's some B.S. and I hope you let them know it Trog.

[@johndutton5881]

What about the quarter sized bare spot in the middle of the signature, that killed it for me.

[@josephjaredonit472]

DO D

[@heres2ya]

without any documentation, and the crappy finish, that guitar value is about 1/2 the worth value. its a P.O.S.

[@gavrilopricip11]

ill sign your guitar for 5$ and a half eaten snickers bar......or a whole Mars because it has no peanuts

[@peejay6930]

Abd when you sell 100m albums and win a Grammy, someone will probably buy it, with or without the legumes

[@chefbarona3052]

Anybody that pays a premium for a "signed" guitar(specially those shit instruments all over the net) deserves what they overpaid for! "Maybe" a documented "played by the artist"(on stage or in studio) is an exception. I see hundreds of "autographed guitars" for sale, signed by actors, models, & other "non-players" on shitty sub-$100 instruments. I have had the opportunity to meet THOUSANDS of famous(& some not so much)musicians, artists & actors. I've even sold(& did work on) several instruments, for pros. I never bothered any of them for a single autograph, w/one exception. When I saw Les Paul play in NYC, I got him to sign a card, for the man who 1st taught me to play in the 70's.

[@johndutton5881]

That bare spot ruins the whole guitar., I hope you got a real good deal.I would have to classify that as fair to poor not good.

[@cataclysmicconverter]

He has it listed for $3K, so as that's the price for new LP 50s and 60s models, I guess it depends on the artwork desire and electronics.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Z is for 45 minutes late.

[@JokersWild70]

Looks like Stan Rash made a hit on this guitar. Guy gets around! 🤣

[@andye3684]

Howdy Sgt

[@Shiznitt_]

Wish my 2013 traditional came with a long neck tenon 😒 lol

[@cataclysmicconverter]

It must sound terrible! 🤣

[@georgeoh-well8116]

So I guess to some people, a guitar with a straight through neck with a 50's profile, a volute and straight string pull design would be the ultimate in stability and tone.

[@Shiznitt_]

If it’s not red, exactly 24.69420 scale length, ABR-1 equipped, with locking tuners, all solid platinum hardware, dinosaur bone nut, kissed by Jesus in America, and all one piece of the same tree, it’s terrible and will never be as good as you think it is 🤪

[@josephjaredonit472]

DO DODODODO DECIDE TO DO DDODODODO 🎉FOR A WHILE NOW SHE HAVEN'T BEEN APPROVED YET BUT

[@josephjaredonit472]

DO D DO

[@josephjaredonit472]

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[@josephjaredonit472]

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[@wooferdevlin3571]

Nice work Trogly, but I must complain a bit. No reviewer has done it right yet- dial OOP and both Split, thin and spanky - PULL THE BYPASS!! Sorry for screaming, but there are reviewers who say What is that for? The most blaring difference in sound and tone is when dialed for thin, then pull bypass for vast change . BTW, I am LP guy who gives two hoots about "tradition". Sorry for ranting. : {

[@tallthinkev]

What about a Jeff Healey signed guitar? He's dead, he didn't sign very much and he was blind! Extra fiver?😁

[@cataclysmicconverter]

Most signatures look like a blind man did it anyway. 😅

[@thomaskinne2357]

Drive a nail through the top of a guitar that costs thousands of dollars? Or you could take off the control cavity cover. . . . . . . . Ha!

[@jvanb231]

Signed guitars are always a hard no for me... nobody will ever be famous enough for me to want to buy items they defaced.