New 59 Burst at Rumbleseat

[ChevChelios]

Says uncirculated ... however, does anyone know anything about this one? Can't help, but it looks familiar to me ... :hmm

 

[abalonevintage]

Nice! :salude

 

[T.Allen]

Nice guitar!

 

[mistersnappy]

Cleeeeaaan!

 

[Xpensive Wino]

Eliot does it again.

 

[mbowen]

I think that's the 58 he has had on there a while .Unless it is another 58 plaintop ??

 

[ChevChelios]

Na, it says 1959 and "just in" ...

With hang tags and such ...

 

[T.Allen]

The '58 that Eliot has is priced at $185k and has a bit more curl in the top than this '59. But it looks like this '59 is really clean!

 

[mbowen]

 

[ChevChelios]

I think the only one cleaner (that I have seen and played in person) was the 59 at Emerald City Guitars a couple years ago ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-GdsOO9CHg#t=714
Starts at ~ 11:50

 

[JJ Blair]

This has been there for a while.

 

[bern1]

Says uncirculated ... however, does anyone know anything about this one? Can't help, but it looks familiar to me ... :hmm

It may look familiar if you have gone through the Les Paul Legacy book by Robb Lawrence. I believe this is the guitar on page 220.

 

[TM1]

That use to belong to my friend Bernie Ayling! He's got a really great `57 or `58 GT now.

 

[zorglub!]

It may look familiar if you have gone through the Les Paul Legacy book by Robb Lawrence. I believe this is the guitar on page 220.

I don't have the book handy, does Robb mention its serial number?

 

[Tom Wittrock]

I don't have the book handy, does Robb mention its serial number?

9-2340

 

[zorglub!]

9-2340

Thanks, Tom. :salude

 

[tangerine]

Very nice.

I was looking at this picture that was posted on another forum and someone pointed out that the hang tag is repro - should have a curly L not a straight L for Les.

 

[bern1]

That use to belong to my friend Bernie Ayling! He's got a really great `57 or `58 GT now.

Hi Don!
You may recall it's actually a 1956 conversion, a good one!
Regards,
Bernie

 

[TM1]

Hi Don!
You may recall it's actually a 1956 conversion, a good one!
Regards,
Bernie

Bernie; Hi! Yes, you are right. I was going to correct, but saw that you had replied here before I could fix it that. Good to see you here!

 

[mbowen]

Very nice.

I was looking at this picture that was posted on another forum and someone pointed out that the hang tag is repro - should have a curly L not a straight L for Les.

Right here is an original.