Since I don’t belong to a Les Paul forum, I’ll post this tidbit here because I’m dying to tell someone. A little birdie has told me that a dead mint, practically unplayed, one-owner 1959 burst has just surfaced. Not documented in any of the Burst books, this is one of those that was unaccounted for that everyone fantasized about maybe still being out there somewhere in somebody’s closet. Mint case and hang tags even. Absolutely flawless. Keep an eye on Slash, Joe Walsh, and Joe Bonamassa, one of them is about to add this guitar to their collection for a measley $600,000. I’m sure there will be a few magazine articles coming out in the near future about it once the dust settles.
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RE: Guitars anyone???
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RE: Guitars anyone???
Anyone who hasn’t tried an Eastman guitar is missing out on probably the best Gibson-style guitars for the money on the market. Near-custom-shop quality for less than a standard USA model. Just picked this one up and I’m beside myself at how killer of a guitar it is.
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RE: Guitars anyone???
@Fadez I haven’t talked to my buddy this week but I believe Joe Walsh is in the process of buying it. I’ll ask him the next time I talk to him, I’ll probably see him next week.
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RE: IH-9634Z - 21oz Non-Fade Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Superblack
There’s a new Superblack Selvage in the works that I’ve been waiting for for at least two years. It’s finally in production so fingers crossed that it won’t be much longer.
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RE: Guitars anyone???
My current primary rotation
These three get the most attention these days but I have a few heavily modded Gretsch Electromatics and a couple PRS CE-22’s as well.
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RE: Guitars anyone???
@riffblaster:
did you do the artwork yourself? very cool.
@riffblaster general my old singer did the artwork. It would be a very long post to explain all the details but everything on the guitar has some relevance or significance to me. My singer was half Native American and was raised as a shaman, and also has a deeper knowledge of religions, mythology, the occult, etc than anyone else I've ever met. Extremely fascinating dude who I've had many, many mind blowing stoned conversations with over the years.
There's even an interlocking binding spell in the neck pocket and on the back of the neck where it fits into the pocket, so when the neck is attached, the spell is complete. Pretty crazy.
Here's a couple of links that explains the artwork if anyone is bored and interested (smoke some weed and buckle up lol):
http://tonguesofflame.blogspot.com/2006/07/tongues-of-flame-1-san-miguelback.html
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RE: Guitars anyone???
Speaking of Tele’s, here’s mine. It started its life as a butterscotch ‘52 reissue.
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RE: Guitars anyone???
@Fadez I haven’t talked to my buddy this week but I believe Joe Walsh is in the process of buying it. I’ll ask him the next time I talk to him, I’ll probably see him next week.
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RE: Guitars anyone???
@JunkPants yeah a respected vintage guitar dealer is brokering the sale so it’s legit. Vince Gill is also in the mix now, I’m curious to see who ends up with it.
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RE: Guitars anyone???
@popvulture I have pics but I’m sworn to keeping them to myself right now. It is literally mint. No fading. No finish checking! The guitar looks new, the case looks new, every hang tag is in the case and they all look new. It has the original strap that looks new. Completely bonkers.
@popvulture said in Guitars anyone???:
That’s pretty wild — curious to know if any of the red is still intact. Maybe so if it’s been sitting in a case all these years.
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RE: Guitars anyone???
Since I don’t belong to a Les Paul forum, I’ll post this tidbit here because I’m dying to tell someone. A little birdie has told me that a dead mint, practically unplayed, one-owner 1959 burst has just surfaced. Not documented in any of the Burst books, this is one of those that was unaccounted for that everyone fantasized about maybe still being out there somewhere in somebody’s closet. Mint case and hang tags even. Absolutely flawless. Keep an eye on Slash, Joe Walsh, and Joe Bonamassa, one of them is about to add this guitar to their collection for a measley $600,000. I’m sure there will be a few magazine articles coming out in the near future about it once the dust settles.
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RE: Guitars anyone???
@Jett129 just straight up loud-ass rock and roll, as it should be.
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RE: Guitars anyone???
Anyone who hasn’t tried an Eastman guitar is missing out on probably the best Gibson-style guitars for the money on the market. Near-custom-shop quality for less than a standard USA model. Just picked this one up and I’m beside myself at how killer of a guitar it is.
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RE: Guitars anyone???
My current primary rotation
These three get the most attention these days but I have a few heavily modded Gretsch Electromatics and a couple PRS CE-22’s as well.
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RE: IH-666S-SB - 21oz Selvedge Denim Slim Straight Cut - Superblack Non-Fade
Been waiting for these for literally years at this point and due to a recent job change I’m currently broke.
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RE: Nemesis - RIP
Damn, I hate to hear this. Condolences to Pauline and the rest of his family and friends. F cancer indeed.
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RE: IRON HEART FORUM MIGRATION - Help Us Make the New Forum Even Better
@Giles said in IRON HEART FORUM MIGRATION - Help Us Make the New Forum Even Better:
Awesome, thanks! I totally missed that.