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April 18, 2005 at 4:46 am #21756waynedupParticipant
Message posted by: Wayne P DuPlantis
From: [email protected]
IP address: 68.116.212.51
Subject: 1960 Les Paul Classic Gold Top
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I have a 1960 Les Paul Classic Gold Top guitar in extra mint condition. No wear on frets, not a scratch on the guitar. In fact the original case doesn’t have a scratch on it. I won’t play it because in my view it shouldn’t be played after all these years. I was just wondering what it would be worth approximately. I don’t want to sell it, I’m just curious.. -
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April 29, 2005 at 6:04 am #665621bassleftParticipant
Wayne, thought I recognized the name. From TBL, of course. Fellow four-plucker, that’s a very nice “g*itar” 😉 . Can either be the best intro to g*itar ever had, or sold on to finance a fine low-Hz machine. The choice is yours…
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April 26, 2005 at 8:45 am #665061bassleftParticipant
Nothing to be downhearted about. I’d happily take one as a gift. Best of all, you can play it now 😀
SB, he knows, you know 😉
Oz
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April 26, 2005 at 7:22 am #66514lee_UKParticipant
I think we all feel a little deflated now, you still have a great guitar though.
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April 26, 2005 at 7:00 am #66548waynedupParticipant
Well SB, it seems you do know your classice.
My heartbeat has been knocked down from racing to beating.
I checked with Gibson and was told that my Les Paul Classic is in reality a special edition made in 2001 in order to attain the ’60s sound. I’m still very proud to have received it. It listed at approximately $2800., which still makes it a very nice gift.
I am now going to re-string it and play the heck out of it.
I apoligize for the misrepresentation, I posted previously. Thanks!
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April 21, 2005 at 8:57 am #66522waynedupParticipant
You’re right 1bassleft, I’ll try to be a bit more careful in the future.
Lee_UK, This is the first time I’ve ever gotten anything so lucky in my life
I guess I’ll go and buy up some Lotto tickets this week.Thanks guys, chat later!
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April 21, 2005 at 8:41 am #66558lee_UKParticipant
Im not jealous….. why doesnt stuff like this happen to me??
most i ever got was a signed pohto from Noel Redding, fancy a swap anyone?? Waynne?? no? oh well. -
April 21, 2005 at 8:32 am #665671bassleftParticipant
I’m no exp, so I can’t usefully chime in. Except in one respect:
It’s a good idea not to throw the serial number and pics around the net in the same posts. If it is a ’60 (I can’t claim to know) you can bet the pics and s/n will be hijacked and put up on eBay by some scumbag. They do it all the time. It won’t hurt you, but some poor eedjit hands over $x000 thinking they’ve got a bargain. “Watermark” any pics you do post.
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April 20, 2005 at 11:23 am #66563waynedupParticipant
Thanks SB.
I was so taken back with this gift, it floored me. Man, I’m just so proud of it that I had to tell someone. I gave the serial number in a previous post and maybe someone who knows how to research this sort of thing, will let me know. If for some reason I am disapointed, well, I’ll start playing it and enjoy myself because it does have a fine neck, etc.On the headstock is written, Les Paul and under that is Classic. It sure looks legit to me. Maybe my hope is skyrocketing and I’m beside myself. Either way a gift like this, as you said, comes around once in a lifetime and I’m enjoying it. My problem is that I don’t know who the original owner was. The person that I got it from received it anomously. Go Figure!!! He gave it to me because I’m a guitarist and he knew I would go berserk, as I have.
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April 20, 2005 at 10:57 am #66559SBParticipant
Well, fantastic Wayne!
At my last count there were over 100 Les Paul variations that use “Les Paul” somewhere in the name. If your guitar was made in 1960 it can’t be a “Les Paul Classic”, however, it can be a “Classic Les Paul”. Congratulations on your good fortune. I also had a great guitar given to me once, a 1955 Gibson L-5 CES. I think at best , a gift like this only happens once every lifetime. SB
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April 20, 2005 at 10:53 am #66540waynedupParticipant
Here goes…..The Serial Number on the headstock is: 012055
I hope it is what I believe it to be.
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April 20, 2005 at 5:56 am #66557lee_UKParticipant
easy way to date it is through the serial number, what is the serial number of yours wayne??
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April 19, 2005 at 9:15 pm #66569waynedupParticipant
I know all you guys think I’m putting out some BS. Let me assure you that I was freaked as much as you would be when I saw this guitar. I know you may say NO WAY! But yes WAY, This ax is so fine that I couldn’t and still can’t believe my good fortune. I’m so proud to have this guitar, I guess by posting my first post regarding it value was to be able to tell someone I have it. I think ya’ll can understand my excitement. And right on about selling it,
I prefer to hold on to it rather than have something so fleeting as money, if you know what I mean. Oh, by the way guys, this guitar was actually GIVEN to me!!!! -
April 19, 2005 at 8:59 pm #66532waynedupParticipant
SB, thanks for the reply but I think you misunderstood my post. My Les Paul is an original 1960 guitar, not a remake. It’s been kept for 45 yrs…..I have many guitars and I managed to obtain this guitar and don’t want to play it just because it has NOT been played. I was amazed when I got it. My friends tell me I should play it and I always reply with, Why? It’s made it this long without being played.
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April 19, 2005 at 8:59 am #66550SBParticipant
Yeah 1bass, I had the same little rush of excitement until “not a scratch on guitar or case” sank in. I haven’t seen many 1960 gold top les pauls, but every one I’ve seen has had a scratch on it. Wayne has a cool guitar, even if it is a reissue. SB
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April 19, 2005 at 6:26 am #665531bassleftParticipant
A web-rummage turned one up in classifieds asking Aus$2650. That’s Australian $, so SB’s bible looks pretty spot on. HST, some semi-vintage dealer had sold the lot of his so they could be a future classic like the Japanese JVs became. I remember telling a girl that a £250 JV Tele in the shop would be just right for her style and purse. Wonder if she bought it? She’d be happy she did.
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April 19, 2005 at 4:36 am #66566lee_UKParticipant
I think Wayne thought it was a real 1960! if only. That guitar also has the ceramic pickups, and the tapered neck, very nice guitar, treasure it.
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April 18, 2005 at 10:27 pm #665461bassleftParticipant
SB, I’m glad you’re on the ball 🙂 . I had a quick glance and didn’t realize we were talking re-issue. I can delete all those zeroes I’d typed now 😳
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April 18, 2005 at 8:18 pm #66504SBParticipant
Hey Wayne,
The Les Paul Classic was produced between 1990-98 and I believe was revived again in 2001. My guess is that it is worth somewhere between $1,500 to $2000 depending on how quickly you would want to sell it. Since you are currently not interested in selling it I guess it can be worth $2,000, right? enjoy your guitar, SB
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