68blues Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I have over the years seen how strats and teles have taken a battering. They seem to have a character all of their own. When is comes to Les Paul's, they seem to be a hardier type of guitar. Has anyone got a photo of a battered LP. Even better, does anyone own an old warhorse. I would sure love to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I WISH I had a picture of my buddies 59 gold top. Alas,, I do not.. the words Train Wreck only mildly set up the visual image.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68blues Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 Train wreck....that's what I mean. Wouldn't mind a look at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobF_ Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 The more valuable the guitar, the better care it gets - LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Train wreck....that's what I mean. Wouldn't mind a look at that. I would love to have a picture to post here. you guys would be mortified. If I ever get the chance, I will do that and get them here. he's in canada right now, maybe wont be back for a year or so.. Believe it or not, this guitar has a little bit history, even beyond it being an authentic 59.. (not original btw) We both know one of the guys that was Shultz's (from the band Boston) guitar tech (Local boy from town) back in the 80s/90s.. He bought the guitar off Tom, and my buddy/long time band mate Bill bought it off him. I think Bill did the most damage to it,, head stock repair required... and it wasn't done cleanly.. It wasnt' his fault, when one of the guys packed the trailer, put the guitar (of course in the case) on the top of everything... then he got in the pickup, and drove away, didn't close the back door of the trailer... yea,, BOOM! (Those were the days when the bar tab exceeded what the band got paid)... The guitar has a neck the size of a telephone pole... one of the PUPS is original.. but that's about it. hardware missing too (knobs and such..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68blues Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 1382037315[/url]' post='1439234']I would love to have a picture to post here. you guys would be mortified. If I ever get the chance, I will do that and get them here. he's in canada right now, maybe wont be back for a year or so.. Believe it or not, this guitar has a little bit history, even beyond it being an authentic 59.. (not original btw) We both know one of the guys that was Shultz's (from the band Boston) guitar tech (Local boy from town) back in the 80s/90s.. He bought the guitar off Tom, and my buddy/long time band mate Bill bought it off him. I think Bill did the most damage to it,, head stock repair required... and it wasn't done cleanly.. It wasnt' his fault, when one of the guys packed the trailer, put the guitar (of course in the case) on the top of everything... then he got in the pickup, and drove away, didn't close the back door of the trailer... yea,, BOOM! (Those were the days when the bar tab exceeded what the band got paid)... The guitar has a neck the size of a telephone pole... one of the PUPS is original.. but that's about it. hardware missing too (knobs and such..) Man, that story gets better and better. Have you seen Neil Youngs Les Paul? They reckon it's a gold top painted black. It looks a mess but what a tone. I just wonder what that piece of junk feels like in Neil's hand.............sorry, started to think about it there. Some things are priceless I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsyseven Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Has anyone got a photo of a battered LP. Even better, does anyone own an old warhorse. I would sure love to see them. https://www.google.de/search?q=battered+les+paul&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=d0lgUpPoEMmZtQbWioHQAQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1231&bih=619#q=battered+les+paul+guitar&tbm=isch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I don't consider mine "battered" but it does have some sexy crazing and the pic doesn't do it justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68blues Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 I enlarged it, you can see the wear on it. A fine instrument by any means. How long have you had that guitar. Hope you don't mind me asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 It's a 1971 I got in 1997. I had a very rough 1946 Martin 00-18 and I wanted "something with humbuckers" so a friend swapped me the gold top. It had the original mini humbuckers but they were awful. They had a strange tone, almost sitar like. The notes weren't clear and the pickups were weak. I installed Dimarzio DLX's and I love them. The neck is chunky and it weighs a metric ton. I've had at least 15 LPs and they're all gone, this one is still here after 16 years. That should speak volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 If you check out the book "The Beauty of the Burst" the first guitar on it is a 1958 LP that has been played to death, to me a much cooler guitar to look at because it has been thoroughly used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I don't consider mine "battered" but it does have some sexy crazing and the pic doesn't do it justice. Love it, my LP is only 7 years old but played hard. It's definitely showing some wear, but not nearly enough to be able to show in a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Hello! What's funny about a battered guitar? It's a tool for making music, just as much, - if crafted by skilled hands - a piece of art. People should respect other's creations. Here is my 1978 Les Paul: Obviously, it was treated as an instrument deserves to be treated. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 ...When is comes to Les Paul's, they seem to be a hardier type of guitar. Has anyone got a photo of a battered LP?... Les Pauls DO seem to have been cared for better by thier owners over the decades. Perhaps because, as bobf mentions, they were expensive when new as compared with the average Strat/Tele? None of mine are 'wrecked' but the one which gets all the playtime and gets dragged to any open-mic night is beginning to amass a few dents and nicks. She's also checking quite markedly. She's a 1995 R0 and was in mint condition when I bought her in 2006. Here are snaps showing a few scars and the weather-checking; P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 not "battered" but nicked & dinged in spots, w/green nickel hardware, and this pic is 3 or 4 yrs old. bought it new in 3/89......it's an 8/88 Strings-N-Things store special 30th Ann. Plaintop. played it hard 'til '98, gave it to my Son, he played it 'til he passed away in '00, loaned it to his best friend for a while, got it back 6 months later, undamaged ....hasn't left my sight since. When not being played, it stays in a wallmounted plexiglass faced flight-case. it's 14.1 lbs....1 pc back, w/a Louisville Slugger '50s neck & ebony fb....the inlays are yellowing nicely w/age. it survived a stage amp shorting out so badly that it electrocuted me, and melted the wiring, 2 pots, & the 3-way switch inside the guitar.....after 2 "authorized repairmen" mucked the repair up horribly, I asked for guidance on this forum and rewired it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68blues Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 Walter Trouts 'white' strat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68blues Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 Sorry made a bit of a mess of that last post, try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Have you seen Neil Youngs Les Paul? They reckon it's a gold top painted black. It looks a mess but what a tone. I just wonder what that piece of junk feels like in Neil's hand.............sorry, started to think about it there. Some things are priceless I suppose. yes I have,, it's a beast for sure.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I don't consider mine "battered" but it does have some sexy crazing and the pic doesn't do it justice. Wow, a pancake body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 None of my Les Paul's (or, any other guitar I own), are "battered" really, at all. Some are 30+ to nearly 40 years old, as well. I "baby" them...but, I DO play them, a LOT! I don't loan them out, nor play them wearing anything that will mar the finish (big belt buckles, etc.). This does tend to annoy the other guitar player, in our band, as his stuff is ALL "Trashed" to varying degrees. All, are at least 10 years old, the bottom 3, are (L to R) 14, 33, and 38 years old, respectively. Most recent LP purchase 2011 "Classic Custom" Gold Top...(Photo taken, the day I bought it.) CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riptide Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 See I don't trash my guitar but I'm not super careful with it... I'll post some pics later. I've had it for about 2 years but it's already showing some wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Yeah, by "babying them," I just mean I take really good care of them. But, I DO play them...in fact the back of the neck, on the yellow double cut, is almost devoid of finish/paint, these days. It had that "faded" finish, anyway...so, it wore off, pretty quickly, that way. As it will never be a "collector's guitar," I may (at some future point) decide to refinish it, in the same color, but with a better application. Then again, I may just leave it alone...who knows? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68blues Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 1382200287[/url]' post='1439945']None of my Les Paul's (or, any other guitar I own), are "battered" really, at all. Some are 30+ to nearly 40 years old, as well. I "baby" them...but, I DO play them, a LOT! I don't loan them out, nor play them wearing anything that will mar the finish (big belt buckles, etc.). This does tend to annoy the other guitar player, in our band, as his stuff is ALL "Trashed" to varying degrees. All, are at least 10 years old, the bottom 3, are (L to R) 14, 33, and 38 years old, respectively. Most recent LP purchase 2011 "Classic Custom" Gold Top...(Photo taken, the day I bought it.) CB A superlative array of guitars and no mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 A superlative array of guitars and no mistake. Well, Thank You, sir! I enjoy them. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppeholic Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Hello! What's funny about a battered guitar? It's a tool for making music, just as much, - if crafted by skilled hands - a piece of art. People should respect other's creations. Here is my 1978 Les Paul: Obviously, it was treated as an instrument deserves to be treated. Cheers... Bence Why don't they make these anymore? a special run would be cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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