Terry Morgan 59 Reissue

ennspek

Could I build one and if Gibson came calling I could say "it's ok, it's a Terry Morgan"?

Rox

guitars4you said:

Jalapeno said:

@guitars4you did the guitar that started all this pass muster ?

did you mean was it a great guitar ? - I've sold a few Tom Murphy LP's over the years - Strange they have the same initials - I've sold a few Collectors Choice LP's - I've sold a few Custom or Historic Collection LP's and it is fair to say that the TM was a mighty fine LP both with regard to how it looks, plays and sounds - If I said it was better than the Gibson Guitars I've played then maybe a touch unfair to those who have purchased those Gibson LP's from me and to be truthful any LP that suits one person won't suit another - But yes it ranks very highly - Yet this blog is now on its 12th page and without going back over all postings then I think you are the first to ask was it a good guitar ?

it was sold to a respected FB member who later purchased another TM 59 so that is some statement in its own right - I know of a few other FB members who own or have owned a TM as well and I'm sure each would vouch for the quality of the instrument

At the time I had a number of PM's from interested parties and I still get PM's from potential buyers today - I think this blog has scored quite highly on google searches - So rightly or wrongly a market exist

Ironic that the initials are ™ innit? 

bbill335

Does Terry Morgan do banknotes? Passports? Driving licenses? 

UnclePsychosis

impmann said:

I think some folks need to take a step back and realise that there are worse things in this world. And if someone with the money to buy a genuine burst gets fooled into buying a fake because they were too tight to refer to an expert before parting with their money, then on their own head be it. None of us have that sort of money so why get so worked up about it.

Of course there are worse things in this world. But this is an on topic section of a guitar forum for goodness sake. Everything is first world problems in the on topic sections here. As a result fake guitars are one of the most contentious issues which is ever going to get discussed.

bingefeller

Wouldn't mind playing a real Terry Morgan myself after reading this thread. 

mgaw

they sound like great guitars thes Terry Morgan so much so that i would be worried about getting a real Gibson passed off as a terry morgan

Sassafras

mgaw said:

they sound like great guitars thes Terry Morgan so much so that i would be worried about getting a real Gibson passed off as a terry morgan

Yes, but you have to admit, Gibson do some incredibly accurate TM replicas.

usedtobe

How much do they go for???

Bridgehouse

usedtobe said:

How much do they go for???

If you have to ask then you can't afford it

bingefeller

mgaw said:

they sound like great guitars thes Terry Morgan so much so that i would be worried about getting a real Gibson passed off as a terry morgan

Do they come with a book of Terry Morgan puns and jokes as case candy?

richardhomer

bingefeller said:
Do they come with a book of Terry Morgan puns and jokes as case candy?

Yes - written by @Bridgehouse and I....

bingefeller

richardhomer said:

bingefeller said:
Do they come with a book of Terry Morgan puns and jokes as case candy?

Yes - written by @Bridgehouse and I....

lol!

stuagu

Sassafras said:

mgaw said:

they sound like great guitars thes Terry Morgan so much so that i would be worried about getting a real Gibson passed off as a terry morgan

Yes, but you have to admit, Gibson do some incredibly accurate TM replicas.

If only they did then he and others like him wouldnt be in the business very long. 

Bridgehouse

richardhomer said:

bingefeller said:
Do they come with a book of Terry Morgan puns and jokes as case candy?

Yes - written by @Bridgehouse and I....

Ah the hours of fun we had doing the "1001 Bumper Book of Terry Morgan Puns and Jokes"

We best get a move on and finish off the follow up "Best of the Fretboard - 1001 puns and quips"

guitars4you

Bridgehouse said:

richardhomer said:

bingefeller said:
Do they come with a book of Terry Morgan puns and jokes as case candy?

Yes - written by @Bridgehouse and I....

Ah the hours of fun we had doing the "1001 Bumper Book of Terry Morgan Puns and Jokes"

We best get a move on and finish off the follow up "Best of the Fretboard - 1001 puns and quips"

that should do the trick - I'll buy the Gibson now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IvisonGuitars

Sassafras said:

mgaw said:

they sound like great guitars thes Terry Morgan so much so that i would be worried about getting a real Gibson passed off as a terry morgan

Yes, but you have to admit, Gibson do some incredibly accurate TM replicas.

No they don't, thats the whole point!!

crunchman

usedtobe said:

How much do they go for???

There was one in a shop near me a while back that was probably £3k more than a second hand R9 would have been priced at.

ennspek

I went through this process when I was looking for an LP. I plumped for a Gibson in the end for various reasons and I'm perfectly happy with it.

bbill335

crunchman said:

usedtobe said:

How much do they go for???

There was one in a shop near me a while back that was probably £3k more than a second hand R9 would have been priced at.

Was it 3k better or does one have to pay 3k for that .0001% extra "historic accuracy"? 

Seriously, what says "entitlement of the white upper/middle-class from the most privileged generation" more than an expensive but illegal guitar? It's just a Les Paul, practically no better than an old Tokai. "But I've got several thousand pounds in my pocket and I'm entitled to whatever guitar I want". Spend it on a good therapist instead.

Bucket

bingefeller said:

Wouldn't mind playing a real Terry Morgan myself after reading this thread. 

Me too. I bet they're fantastic.

I'm sure you could get someone else to knock up a similarly excellent fake for significantly less than the price of a TM - or, indeed, an R8 or R9. Assuming I was going to keep it forever and not risk selling it, I'd think long and hard about it.

I mean, those are actually the best new Les Pauls you can get in terms of vintage accuracy.