Any Stigg Les Paul replica owners out there?

jimmyguitar

Danielsguitars said:

Rockhard said:

Danielsguitars said:

I've only seen one stigg a few years ago it was at the kempton guitar show, i think it was being punted out by Gary winterflood,  I think I heard prices were around £20k which is nuts, not that I buy anything so it doesn't matter.

Looked like a nice lp that's all I remember.

Must've been fitted with 50s PAFs and harware .

Personally don't think so

I do, I bought mine after Kempton and was told £5k with repro hardware or much more with original pafs etc. I can imagine all the parts for a burst being £15k easily. 

PaulButt

@jimmyguitar £5k!?! I assume that was many years ago? they sell for more than that used.

jimmyguitar

PaulButt said:

@jimmyguitar £5k!?! I assume that was many years ago? they sell for more than that used.

It was about 4 years ago, amazing guitar but GAS struck for something else! 

PaulButt

@jimmyguitar that couldn't have been brand new! They started at 9k to the best of my knowledge. Gary is currently selling a used burst for £9k. There's also a 'good condition' one on Reverb for £7k. Are you sure it was a Stig?

jimmyguitar

PaulButt said:

@jimmyguitar that couldn't have been brand new! They started at 9k to the best of my knowledge. Gary is currently selling a used burst for £9k. There's also a 'good condition' one on Reverb for £7k. Are you sure it was a Stig?

It belonged to Eliot, Gary’s partner in guitar avenue so it was second hand really. It had Montys pafs and all repro parts. 

jimmyguitar

PaulButt

@jimmyguitar ahhh gotcha. This guy paid £13500 for a new Stigg.

https://www.mylespaul.com/threads/the-stig-bursts-the-uks-best-kept-secret.374046/

£5k makes sense as a used guitar although even that would've been a very very good deal.

John_P

Maybe a daft question but these well known makers seem to be linked to Les Pauls - do they make SGs or Strats?

PaulButt

@John_P yes. A guy on here had a Stig 335 and I believe he made strats too. Ive never seen a strat by Stig but I've seen reference to them.

designerseye88

13k is ridiculous for a replica. Conversions are similar money. I bought a replica last year from one of the best builders in the US for the same price as a used R9 and it’s better than any modern Gibson. Theirs loads of builders out there now who are making great guitars with and without the logo. 

PaulButt

@designerseye88 i agree 13k seems heavy. But then, in fairness, you can pay that for a brand new Gibson thats not completely handmade or made using the exact spec materials. I guess its all subjective. I only ever buy used anyway. I never buy from shops either.

rainer2859

jimmyguitar said:

Still have this stunner, it’s as good as Jimmy said, and has one of the nicest figured BRW boards I’ve seen.

TheMarlin

So, these are good fakes?

i bought a second hand Chinese LP copy.  Couldn’t give it away.  Well, that’s not true, I did give it away in the end. 

Went via me to a friend, and on to some young lad as his first guitar.  Was pretty well sorted by the time it left my hands. Better than my first electric. 

M. 

guitarjack66

Philly_Q said:

MGTonewood said:

PaulButt said:

@fretfinder I thought that too. But Gary Winterflood, who commissioned these guitars, calls them 'Stigg'. Obviously the top gear guy is Stig with one G though. So who knows?

The extra "G" stands for Gary

So if his name was Barry Winterflood the guitar would be a "Stigb"?

Not a 'major' dealer then.

Wyzard

Depends what you think "major" means - over the last thirty years Winterflood has sold more original Bursts than most of the other well-known vintage UK dealers put together. 

The fact that he doesn't sell much ordinary stuff, or have a physical store these days, is something of an irrelevance. Look him up on the Les Paul Forum if you have a moment: there's even a specific "Gary Winterflood" thread on there.

And yes, I have a few Stigg guitars myself - I sold almost all of my vintage US stuff a decade ago when I got my first couple of Stiggs. Mine have been mostly S-types, but I've got/had some single cuts and other styles too.

CMW335

guitarjack66 said:

Philly_Q said:

MGTonewood said:

PaulButt said:

@fretfinder I thought that too. But Gary Winterflood, who commissioned these guitars, calls them 'Stigg'. Obviously the top gear guy is Stig with one G though. So who knows?

The extra "G" stands for Gary

So if his name was Barry Winterflood the guitar would be a "Stigb"?

Not a 'major' dealer then.

Not only would I say he is a major dealer, he is definitely one of the more reliable and honest