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Beauty of The Black Beauty - The "Alnico" Custom thread

zhivago

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Here is a '55...

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Very cool! I hope you don't mind having the photos in this thread :)

Great looking Custom! :salude

don't mind at all, she's a vain guitar and loves to have her picture taken. I've since matched her with an original '55 case, only thing missing is an original strap.
 

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don't mind at all, she's a vain guitar and loves to have her picture taken. I've since matched her with an original '55 case, only thing missing is an original strap.

Heheh! Sure is a beauty!! :salude
 

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Here's a picture of Chuck that I've never seen before :)

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Time for some sounds!

Here's John Bohlinger rocking a vintage BB!


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i recently found this pic and think it wasn't posted yet...

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great guitar! great thread!
 

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zhivago

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i recently found this pic and think it wasn't posted yet...

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great guitar! great thread!



Very cool photo!

But, it is a refinished Goldtop from 1953 (if I remember correctly). This thread is just for Les Paul Customs made between late '53 and early '57. :)

Still, Ol' Black is one fine sounding guitar, that I have been fortunate enough to hear in concert a few times! :salude
 

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Very cool photo!

But, it is a refinished Goldtop from 1953 (if I remember correctly). This thread is just for Les Paul Customs made between late '53 and early '57. :)

Still, Ol' Black is one fine sounding guitar, that I have been fortunate enough to hear in concert a few times! :salude

jeez, totally forgot about ol' black's background... sorry mate, didn't mean to hijack :p
 

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Back to Customs!

Here's a circa 1955 or 1956 Les Paul Custom with factory Bigsby that has been refinished. Looks great! :yah

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Hi Zhivago,
do you have more info, pictures,.... on this particular '56?
[edit] I mean, does it look a real '56 and original besides the bigsby?

to celebrate the fact that this thread just hit 88,888 views :peace2 here is a great '56 that used to have a bigsby by at some point, it seems.

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zhivago

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Hi there,

I don't think I have any more...I just had a quick look in my archive folder. :(

Are you looking to buy this one?
 

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That's understandable...from the above pic, it looks good, but closeups of the guitar would really help to tell for sure.

Can the seller provide some more photos?
 
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