'52 Les Paul for $7000?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:43 am

That is what this one sold for on ebay last week. Seems like a bargain.I mean,jeez,what is that case worth?

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:35 pm

fffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 4:04 pm

that's about half what the "standard" price for these things is. market sucks for vintage gear these days. although '52s are the least desirable of all '50s les pauls.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 4:05 pm

Check it out (Ebay link) This originally had a BIN of $14,000

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 4:09 pm

Justin J wrote:that's about half what the "standard" price for these things is. market sucks for vintage gear these days. although '52s are the least desirable of all '50s les pauls.

Agreed,but damn,the case alone is worth $2500!

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 4:10 pm

for that price, someone's probably gonna convert it to a burst. you can see that the maple is quite figured in the wear spot. the tricky thing is you have to reset the neck to set it up with an abr-1 and stoptail. which is why these things are so undesirable. which is a shame, i think it's pretty cool-looking as-is.

astro · Post by **astro** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:30 pm

How does the bridge work? Am I imagining things or are the strings coming out from under the bridge instead of over it?

Zack · Post by **Zack** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:37 pm

I see it too. some bizarro bridge, perhaps someone just put them on wrong.

DICHOTOMY · Post by **DICHOTOMY** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:39 pm

if i had a lot of money i would buy that guitar and break it.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:52 pm

the bridge is like that from the factory, iirc the neck is set at the wrong angle so the strings have to run under the bridge instead of over it.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:00 pm

finboy wrote:the bridge is like that from the factory, iirc the neck is set at the wrong angle so the strings have to run under the bridge instead of over it.

Was that Les Pauls idea?Because I read that his major contribution to the guitar was the design of that trapeze bridge.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:04 pm

i think so, but gibson fucked up the neck angle, i dunno, someone will clear this thread up

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:20 pm

I would cherish that thing. That is my dream guitar: 1950s, P90s, goldtop. Amen, pass the hat.

Of course, I also can't imagine owning anything worth $7K.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:50 pm

wasn't there a reissue of that complete with stoopid tailpiece about 5 minutes after uncle les had popped his clogs?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:42 am

stewart wrote:wasn't there a reissue of that complete with stoopid tailpiece about 5 minutes after uncle les had popped his clogs?

Yep The Les Paul Tribute. It's a regular production model. I think they tried to fix some of the problems with the bridge on the Tribute model.

The Custom Shop makes a '52 Reissue with the original bridge design intact.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:57 am

finboy wrote:the bridge is like that from the factory, iirc the neck is set at the wrong angle so the strings have to run under the bridge instead of over it.

But you just need 2 fingers and one asshole to play it.

Not TOTALLY unplayable...er...well...('52 demo Link)

gpselmer · Post by **gpselmer** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:12 am

Nice candidate for a 59 conversion...
Always wanted to give it a try but boy you need a real budget...

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:49 pm

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