And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I did a little research after seeing that the mid-position soap bar pickup had additional mods for pole pieces (it looks like). I found an article from 2021 with the headline: "On Wednesday, 13 October, Christie's in New York will auction the first mass-produced Gibson Les Paul model, which designer, guitarist, composer and inventor Lester William Polsfuss (Les Paul, 9 June 1915 - 12 August 2009) nicknamed "Number One" in 1952"
So it's the first gold-top LP made for production (likely really more of a prototype) in 1952 designed by Gibson and Mr. Paul himself. It was expected to bring about $100-150k, but ended up selling for $930k. Doesn't say who bought it.
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ReplyDeleteWhat is that, a chopped up Goldtop?
ReplyDeleteI had a similar question. Chopped up LP of some kind?
DeleteNo chopping. She got left out in the cold a time or two. She'll still play and sound great.
DeleteThat is literally the FIRST Les Paul.
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ReplyDeleteIt's not the lacquer cracking, it's the pick guard, the jack position, the knobs, the bridge, the vibrola thing.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I was referring to when I said chopped up LP. Thank you for detailing.
DeleteI did a little research after seeing that the mid-position soap bar pickup had additional mods for pole pieces (it looks like). I found an article from 2021 with the headline: "On Wednesday, 13 October, Christie's in New York will auction the first mass-produced Gibson Les Paul model, which designer, guitarist, composer and inventor Lester William Polsfuss (Les Paul, 9 June 1915 - 12 August 2009) nicknamed "Number One" in 1952"
ReplyDeleteSo it's the first gold-top LP made for production (likely really more of a prototype) in 1952 designed by Gibson and Mr. Paul himself. It was expected to bring about $100-150k, but ended up selling for $930k. Doesn't say who bought it.
How cool is that, thanks for finding it, and I thought I knew a little about guitars.
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