Paul McCartney's Les Pauls

RandallFlagg

I like this live version of the Wing's Track 'Let Me Roll It'. Good sounds on Jools Holland and nice to see Paul McCartney with a Les Paul, It's not his original 60 LP looks like a RI, anyone know why the "Les Paul" decal on the headstock is upside down? 



and again in this clip on the roof of the entrance to The Ed Sullivan Theatre, New York. He's using a painted Les Paul here:

merlin

The decal is the right way up for a left-handed guitar.
Notice how far his fingers fly off the fingerboard and how close the session player 335 keeps his. 

RandallFlagg

merlin said:

The decal is the right way up for a left-handed guitar.
Notice how far his fingers fly off the fingerboard and how close the session player 335 keeps his. 

But its upside down when played, it's the same orientation as a right handed guitar...but on a left handed model.

Funkfingers

One headstock veneer fits all. 

During construction, the only parts of the neck that are specifically left-handed are the inlays along the binding and the nut slots.

RandallFlagg

I'm not so sure about that. here's a left handed Les Paul with reversed decal and engraved truss rod cover:

http://www.buylespaulstandard.com/2001-Gibson-Left-Handed-Les-Paul-Standard-Tobacco-Burst-For-Sale_1671.html

clarkefan

Left handed 50s Les Pauls were made with off the line necks, the only thing they did was they then added fret marker dots and a lefty nut.  So lefty 50s Les Pauls have dots on both sides of the necks.

chrisj1602

I'm pretty sure that is his 1960 on Jools Holland, it has the dark area by the toggle switch.

Hush

I thought the guitar he uses on the Jules Holland show Let me Roll it is his original 59 Les Paul, not that I'd be able to tell, I'm no expert but I know the painted one is supposed to be 59 re-issue and he has the 59 original. Although he does have a large collection of well over 50 guitars his tour gear is here on this video. 

guitartango

Band on the Run.... see Macca can write a decent song 

adampeter

Macca has got to be the most irritating Beatle, talented but fuck he gets on my tits 

thebreeze

Chibson

RandallFlagg

thebreeze said:

Chibson

He's a right mug, didn't even notice the logo was wrong way up when he clicked buy it now on Ebay. Such a loser.

RandallFlagg

chrisj1602 said:

I'm pretty sure that is his 1960 on Jools Holland, it has the dark area by the toggle switch.

Yep you're right. That's why the logo is upside down as it's an original burst, my mistake.

blueskunk

Fauls at it again

thermionic

thebreeze said:

Chibson

He’s not the real Paul anyway.

richardhomer

Bearing in mind a Les Paul from 58-60 is very rare - I presume a left-handed one is extremely rare. Therefore a left-handed one owned by Paul McCartney would potentially be one of the most valuable LPs ever?

mudslide73

John McEnroe had an original lefty burst too iirc.

blueskunk

thermionic said:

thebreeze said:

Chibson

He’s not the real Paul anyway.

Les Faul

CHRISB50

richardhomer said:

Bearing in mind a Les Paul from 58-60 is very rare - I presume a left-handed one is extremely rare. Therefore a left-handed one owned by Paul McCartney would potentially be one of the most valuable LPs ever?

Yeah, I’ve only ever heard of the ones owned by McCartney and McEnroe. 

One of them had 2 at one point, and the other owned another. McEnroe sold his a few years back, but it has a split along the join of the maple cap. 

RandallFlagg

richardhomer said:

Bearing in mind a Les Paul from 58-60 is very rare - I presume a left-handed one is extremely rare. Therefore a left-handed one owned by Paul McCartney would potentially be one of the most valuable LPs ever?

I read that his '60 is one of only 2 left handers made that year. 

Twinfan

Jon McEnroe has a lefty '57 Goldtop I believe, can't be many of them either!