The Most Expensive Norlin Era Les Paul | 1977 Gibson "The Les Paul" #41

[@Trog]

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[@clarkbabin9799]

As a kid I did a bit of volunteer work at church. Some of which included staining and varnishing or lacquering things. I'd noticed that some of the things as time passed that were lacquered tended to yellow and or darken due to different things .

[@clarkbabin9799]

I think one of my favorite episodes was when you had Steve Howes The Les Paul. .

[@musicauthority674]

I absolutely love this guitar it's a real fancy boy Les Paul. the only things missing, is a maple fret board, and the brass parts. such as a brass nut especially an adjustable nut and poker chip. and the TP-6 tail piece. and the natural finish is AWESOME. Heart in the playing Demo is AWESOME.

[@usurper001]

After the Steve Howe owned one, this is the nicest one I have seen. That thin red/fuscia detail on all that mixed grain makes it.

[@baronrogers806]

HES KEEPIN IT YALL

[@brianglade848]

He's a Troglodyte

[@SophieScrolls]

we know, we read the title

[@baronrogers806]

@@SophieScrolls oingle hungle sungle

[@frankwebster9110]

Lol

[@vonslagle]

It’s a keeper!

[@heavybrett-al4082]

With such a collection...I'd store them in a KEEP... surrounded by a mote fill with croc's

[@careful...Icarus]

Hopefully a climate controlled keep lol

[@heavybrett-al4082]

@@careful...Icarus yea just assume..if I can afford a castle...I'm dishing out for perfect heating 🙏🤘🎸

[@Trog]

A castle design with the Trogly branding would be quite a fun idea for the museum haha

[@ckelly5141]

The bridge pickup is killer!🎸👍

[@Tankman333]

I bought a 1976 LP custom off the rack cherrie red sun burst chunky neck looked and played great $500.00 bucks in those days!

[@alraymond1618]

It is no coincidence that the Japanese 'lawsuit' guitars started to take really root at that time, since examples like guitar shows the nadir of Gibson quality, and how they ran out of ideas. Don't kid yourself: this is shit. It was shit then, and it is shit now. It is just older shit.

[@phillipvisnaw2355]

I'm with you on that, when these came out I don't remember any real players buying em.. only hacks! Norlin era guitars were shit...

[@butchlauer]

To add slinky-ness to any stop tailpiece guitar you can raise the height of the tailpiece itself. Lessening the break angle behind the bridge loosens the feel of the strings. This is also the reason behind top wrapping strings. So don't be afraid to un deck the tailpiece and go for those 5 half pitch mega bends, they are possible.

[@Kahuna54]

That’s a beautiful guitar!

[@sleevelessace]

wow... beautiful guitar that is... i love the flame grain on that.... throughout the whole guitar front back and neck look amazing

[@Joe___R]

That really is one beauty of a guitar. I would love to see the custom shop make a batch of them, but add the greeny wound pickups in them. Also, have different accent wood options. Keep the rosewood but also have koa, walnut burl, AAAA maple in a contracting color to the body, and pure black gaboon ebony.

[@musicmnw1982]

This makes me wonder what would happen if you popped a guitar into a tanning bed. It might be a top secret Murphy Lab technique.

[@Trog]

Hmmmm

[@bluekoi455]

If you visited Eric from Abalone vintage back in the day,you might see a guitar sitting on the package tray of a car getting some sun and patina

[@ericbgordon1575]

When you kicked on the dirt, it was thoroughly Asia-meets-Scorpions before you played Heart.

[@clarkbabin9799]

I'll admit to having a cheap soldering iron or two. But when i was training in electronics we had irons that plugged into a box that you cold adjust your heat up and down according to what you were soldering to and parts. The better units also had a built in vaccum if you were desoldering individual joints. Ther was also a heat sink if you were planning to replace multiple parts from a board.

[@jimtomatola]

Is the tailpiece too low ( strings resting on the back of the bridge )?

[@homerspeedy9397]

I would keep it too it’s awesome looking

[@jonkerr2050]

I love seeing this. Some may say it's a shame to have such a fancy guitar be "players grade." Play the damn things. That's what they're for. I mean I clean and take really good care of my guitars. I'm careful with them. But I play them. All. A lot. And if I get a nick or a ding, no it's not ideal. But oh well. I'm a collector at heart. But I collect things I use. If I'm afraid to use it, I don't want it. I have a buddy who collects really high end pocket knives. I'm talking folding knives that cost more than this guitar. God forbid you actually cut something with one of them. Yet the blades are made from the finest steels, the build quality is superb, and the thing would likely be the most useful, reliable tool he has. But we'll never know. The most many of them have cut is shaving his arm hair when he checks if they need a final edge put on them when he gets them. (They rarely do ;) )

[@The-11]

Raise the tailpiece for a "less stiff" and slinky string feel.

[@tone9930]

This is the one I wanted when I was 16 or so. Drooling days :)

[@groover5863]

One of the nicest I've seen. Sounds great too.

[@sleevelessace]

trogly deserves waaay more subs.. the details and work he does is unmatched he fears no guitar! takes apart 50k+ guitars, hell he would take apart a real 300k burst if he had one hahaha, love this channel i watch it everyday between the time im off work or playing my guitar! you,five watt world and music is win are the best guitar channels on the platform all 3 channels are very different videos but same subject which is cool

[@paulsadoff3661]

The L-5 S was another fancy Norlin guitar that was pretty stiff and not much fun to play.....and really,really heavy ! I had one for about 6 months and traded it away and don't miss playing it but it was a beautiful instrument.

[@hotwheel6663]

Heat of the Moment!

[@baronrogers806]

You should have kept Steve Howe's

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Agreed

[@baronrogers806]

​@@sgt.grinch3299 pingle langle dangle granule mungus

[@Trog]

It’ll come back one day

[@bradleyyounger8499]

I want one. They made one in the 2000s too that's not as fancy but still beautiful

[@spiritpen]

Gorgeous. Love the wood appointments. How heavy?

[@frankwebster9110]

9lbs. 11.7 oz. He normally weighs them after he takes them apart and put them back together. Time stamp on this one is 15:14

[@korps4821]

considering the fretboard is ebony and rosewood will the tone change depending on which part your playing on?

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

No

[@Kupcho58]

I really like this model. They need to make a new run.

[@ronbzoom8531]

"It was the heeeeat of the moment!"

[@LRBerry]

07:54 My first thought on seeing the 1st inlay was it looked like an elephant with a long tusk and its trunk raised up. This is a very nice guitar. The flame top looks so good.

[@Cre8alotsound]

That’s a keeper, very beautiful.

[@waynepayne864]

these are like the bursts for you/norlin era

[@snapfinger1]

Matches up well with your Bi-Centennial Artisans. Supposedly an artisan with all wood fixtures exists.

[@Trog]

I know about the white ones but haven’t heard about that one

[@tomschrein417]

Great job on the refrett. Amazing guitar. Love the honest wear. Never been a fan of relicing.

[@guitarsandguitaraccessories420]

Yo Trog I really think you should make the trip up to Daves in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. On the second floor is his museum, and you absolutely can pick up and play the guitars there. I think it would be a cool and inspiring experience for you.

[@tonynew3047]

That's not a guitar I'd like.

[@bonjourtag]

I didn’t notice I p/u reading? I also like the black light shots!!

[@BrentAdams]

I like the "contrasts" with the woods used on this one. 👍🏻

[@larrydj549]

I like the hot wheel red lines

[@rudiyantohalim736]

Can top wrap help make it better? Maybe you should try it Austin. Great you are keepin on of these 👍👍👍

[@jimilee459]

That sounds fantastic!

[@kevinh4910]

Ehhh should have kept the steve howe

[@TheGalilee416]

That sounds awesome! Thanks for your show!

[@scottcalloway4630]

Ok, don't lie. Who thought that spot on his driveway was a crumb or dirt on your screen?

[@rvk8991]

Trogly should have kept the Steve Howe Les Paul.

[@Trog]

One day it’ll come back to me…

[@odralebazerimar9084]

That’s the type of quality every Gibson should have. Everything looks smooth as hell and actually lives up to the whole “made in USA” hype.

[@johnj4788]

That's beautiful!

[@TechnicallyNotSteve]

This is a really cool one. The player grade wear is so authentic and classy. This is the first TLP I would actually like to own. All the 70s mojo.

[@YashVardhanTanwar]

That's a really cool, beautiful, and well played guitar. Hope you play and enjoy it a lot. Since it's already got a refret, adding in some high quality caps would be cool ;) The bumblebees for example.

[@Blimpus]

Wow! you sure can pick em, just stunning !

[@tomleary121257]

Crazy on you 😨

[@rds1882]

Very interesting guitar. Great vid as always. I would say the stiffer deal on the strings can be somewhat adjusted by raiding the tail piece. I used to have all my aces decked and had a stiffer feel on the strings. I didn’t realize it. I adjusted one and noticed it really affected that. Set up in general can affect it too. Would be nice to see a video from you on RD’s, love RD’s.

[@mikestroud9969]

Yep it was the lacquer they used back then. Beautiful guitar 👍💯🙌🙌

[@rondobondo6600]

Wallmart

[@jameshughes6049]

Howdy all!!

[@svart_kors]

Outstanding axe!

[@peterjones4621]

I just love the wood wood wood, it's beautiful.

[@winston67]

That guitar is amazing 😮

[@martymiller9514]

That was insanely nice. Sometimes the fancy stuff is overdone, but this one seems to really come together that way. The caps have a sense of depth. And it sounds good to me. Thanks for showcasing this one.

[@petercadieux783]

That is an absolutely gorgeous guitar - a keeper!

[@MuscleCarLover]

The headstock to me looks like the fur on a tiger the way that the stripes are a little jagged like that. It's a cool effect

[@chrisgeo1642]

So I don’t typically like the look of “relics” and to be clear I don’t consider this to be “relic” but it is definitely player grade but somehow that wear makes it more beautiful. I cant afford to play in the high end market so it’s something I will likely never own but something about this guitar has me wondering things like “I wonder how many years my roof will last if I don’t have it done this year” or “maybe my kid doesn’t want to go to college” I realize you are keeping this one but I do occasionally see them on various sites. Aside from the Steve Howe you documented I have never really seen one up close and while that one was cool because Steve is a freaking god this one in my opinion is more beautiful and it being players grade makes it even more beautiful. Nice find my man if you ever open that museum I’ll be there on opening day.

[@RoyHayward-ng5rp]

Gorgeous guitar. Not sure about the neck pickup

[@benlogan430]

Top wrap or raise the tail piece. Same effect kinda sorta.

[@maxbedardoffical]

That is gorgeous. My jaw just dropped. Just beautiful, take great care of it!!

[@JokersWild70]

Definitely had to play a Steve Howe song, with "Heat of the Moment," but Roger Fisher of Heart also owned one, hence the "Crazy on You" riff

[@MusicAuthority-b9r]

That's definitely a nice guitar, even if it's players grade. it's a correct and honest example for that era. it wears it's battle scar's proudly. because it got them honestly. some people want relic guitars. no they don't this is what they really want. an actual guitar with actual wear. this one definitely belongs in your museum Trogly. in the playing demo it sounded good it's definitely a classic rock monster.

[@robnamowicz8073]

Is this a Kalamazoo guitar? oh, the abalone inlays are sometimes picked to match the finish, like, brown tinged for a Viceroy brown finish,,,,,

[@mikecarbone828]

Salutations Austin! Really nice player’s grade “The Les Paul”! You could put on lighter gauge strings to make it easier to play, if you wanted to improve that aspect. It is a beautiful guitar I must admit, it would be super awesome if the previous owner sent you the piece that broke off of the headstock, it would be really easy to reattach it with the proper adhesive, such as a good wood glue. Without you pointing out the blemishes, I wouldn’t even see them, it looks really nice from here. Thank you for sharing with us and posting these videos! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨🎸

[@Gratefulman1965]

Heat of the moment and crazy riffs, very nice. Sure is a pretty LP!

[@dw7704]

Well no accounting for taste…😉😉 Or for preference I love the TP 6 and have one I don’t find the guitar it is on to be stiffer or anything like that…

[@wearethree]

Gorgeous Guitar!!!

[@charliewright6297]

That is my favorite guitar you have shown in your Videos

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

Top, back, sides, and neck look incredible but I’m not a fan of the wooden hardware. Looks too pirate-like.

[@spaguy007]

That's a great les paul those are butterfly knobs ( think duncan yoyo )

[@martintejera866]

Hey man, I know you're a Gibson guy and all, but can you make a video on Southern Cross Fenders? People in Brazil talk a lot about the time there were Brazilian made Fenders, but I could find any videos about it from outside of Brazil. Thanks for the great work!

[@The_Rude_French_Canadian]

I’m rarely impressed by the looks of Les Paul’s even though I love the documenting you do, but this one is just simply breathtakingly beautiful!

[@larrynoe6162]

Can’t do a The Les Paul without Yes.

[@sundogleather4260]

Yeah - that's a keeper. Wow!

[@therealdoug1000]

That’s pretty sweet.

[@ios6605]

❓❓❓❓❓❓ Can you please show us how you re-string a Les Paul that you just took new strings off of because I would think they would be too short to reuse ‼️❓❓❓❓‼️❓❓❓‼️

[@jameslong9921]

Wooden I like one of those!!!

[@jackp8022]

I saw the headstock binding and got so excited

[@thrashinwebster]

Bit of Danzig “Mother” coming through there Austin! And also a bit of Heart “crazy on you” nice to hear’ u play Mother different to how I play it but it’s sounds so nice on the TLP ✌️🙌🔥🎸

[@Msteve-nt5bx]

Wow unique and perfect guitar

[@PageMarker1]

No doubting your taste, Trogly. Time & place for Fenders, but for the 'wow' affect, Gibson hands down.

[@heytiny37]

my first thought when you opened that case was baseball mitt. Americana, beauty.

[@VBVTV]

That guitar is beautiful.

[@joeblankenship377]

Nice! Usually I find LP's kinda boring but that thing is super fancy shmancy.

[@gunsofsteele]

How I like my women; "Players Grade". 😎✌️

[@robertlowery5586]

You spelled "prayers" wrong.

[@MusicAuthority-b9r]

In other words you mean sluts?

[@mtacoustic1]

Love unique and beautiful guitars! However, as play-ability and tone go; I've discovered that some very cheap and non-descript looking guitars have excellent play-ability and superb tone!

[@daveellis5100]

Recorded horizontally:)

[@danpritchett5617]

It's Gibson making musical instruments or are they making this nonsense.

[@ashleympg]

This is so cool! Thanks for sharing.

[@jasonvaralta5221]

What year will the museum open? I'll pay a worthy admission price to see your beautiful collection and play that fine example T.L.P. for a hot minute! Thank you ! Love the show

[@TommySG1]

Gorgeous axe.

[@michaelblaney4461]

Wow only 7-10k why not buy a dozen! 😊

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Sharp looking guitar!

[@eljison]

Very nice looking LP.