SOLD: Battle-scarred 1974 Gibson Les Paul Standard

jimmyguitar

The day has come! I’m selling (or at least contemplating selling) my 1974 lp standard.
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It’s previous owner was Johnny B Moore who is a bit of a legend of the Chigago blues scene. 
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It has seen 40 years of hard gigging. Johnny played for a number of high profile blues acts including Willie Dixon and Koko Taylor. 

It has no headstock repair or nasty mods. Standards of this era had the ‘deluxe’ decal but were factory routed for humbuckers as a special order. This is one of those. The humbuckers are the orihinal patent number engraved ones. Original harness was a bit shot so it has a new high quality harness and toggle switch fitted, originals in the case. Tuners are period correct klusons, originals in the case as they’re very knackered!

it has had a quality refret and plays excellently. 

Hear it here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/jamesdeanemusic

Hard to price as it’s truly a one off and I don’t think that taking the price of a mint one and deducting for the wear is applicable as it’s a wonderful instrument with it’s own history. 

£1850 is fair to start with I think.

SimpleSimon

Sweet! Whats the inscription mean on the stop bar?

jimmyguitar

SimpleSimon said:

Sweet! Whats the inscription mean on the stop bar?

Forgot to swap that out for the original for the photos, it’s my wedding day in roman numerals! That’s not included

jimmyguitar

PS the original pickguard (what remains of it!) is in the case too! The one in the pics is included and is a crazyparts replacement.

mattacjones

what sort of weight is it? Well, not what sort, how much does it weigh? 

jimmyguitar

mattacjones said:

what sort of weight is it? Well, not what sort, how much does it weigh? 

9lbs or thereabouts, will weigh tonight!

uksaint7

Looks awesome! Being of 1974 vintage myself I've always fancied a guitar from the same year and this is as nice as I remember seeing!

HarrySeven

Lovely.

Legionreturns

Can you weigh the mojo too please? Looks like it has loads! 

jimmyguitar

uksaint7 said:

Looks awesome! Being of 1974 vintage myself I've always fancied a guitar from the same year and this is as nice as I remember seeing!

Disclaimer - I think it’s late ‘74 but could be early ‘75. Not much difference unless you’re interested in it as a YOB guitar I suppose!

meltedbuzzbox

You can tell it's a player. No one would put that level of wear into it if it wasn't a good guitar.

Glwts

Jack_

Amazing price for a guitar with such a cool story.

Legionreturns

jimmyguitar said:

uksaint7 said:

Looks awesome! Being of 1974 vintage myself I've always fancied a guitar from the same year and this is as nice as I remember seeing!

Disclaimer - I think it’s late ‘74 but could be early ‘75. Not much difference unless you’re interested in it as a YOB guitar I suppose!

If it's a '75 then it IS my birth year guitar... I may have to sell my daughter to the primark factory

viz

Great playing on 1157

edit and singing

SimpleSimon

uksaint7 said:

Looks awesome! Being of 1974 vintage myself I've always fancied a guitar from the same year and this is as nice as I remember seeing!

Me too!

shefguitar

Damn there’s some nice stuff around at the moment.

skaguitar

I have to ask...why are you selling it..?!!

lento

Thought you were going into Crosstown Traffic with that intro ....;)

jimmyguitar

skaguitar said:

I have to ask...why are you selling it..?!!

Partly because of the taxman but mainly due to the fact I play Fenders predominantly and seeing this sat in it’s case week after week seems wrong after such a heavy gigging past.

jimmyguitar

lento said:

Thought you were going into Crosstown Traffic with that intro ....;)

Yeah, nicked it!

DrCornelius

Lovely guitar and it/you sounded fantastic, best of luck