Les Paul Fans - A date for your diary - 10th December

[bennyboysvuk]

Bonhams are auctioning this amazing guitar:

Paul Kossoff/Free: A 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard with sunburst finish owned by Paul Kossoff, 1970-1976.

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22818/lot/147/

[C2james]

didn't think this would be up for sale anytime soon, will be interesting to see what it goes for!

[jbudgie]

Saw this played at last year's NW Guitar show.

Also a few other famous L.P's.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma4UR5hYFcU

[pitboard]

How much do you reckon? A couple of million?

[bennyboysvuk]

pitboard said:

How much do you reckon? A couple of million?

I can't see it being that much. Maybe £250k? Still a little bit more than my guitar is worth.

[pitboard]

It may be a bit over the top, admittedly, although Gary Moore did get 2m for Peter Green's Les Paul a few years ago. Serial 59 Les Paul collector Joe Bonamassa will probably snap it up. If it gives him an ounce of Koss's soul and feeling it'll be money well spent.

[mrmaggit]

pitboard said:

It may be a bit over the top, admittedly, although Gary Moore did get 2m for Peter Green's Les Paul a few years ago. Serial 59 Les Paul collector Joe Bonamassa will probably snap it up. If it gives him an ounce of Koss's soul and feeling it'll be money well spent.

I have pm'd Joe about this already.

[jbudgie]

mrmaggit said:

pitboard said:

It may be a bit over the top, admittedly, although Gary Moore did get 2m for Peter Green's Les Paul a few years ago. Serial 59 Les Paul collector Joe Bonamassa will probably snap it up. If it gives him an ounce of Koss's soul and feeling it'll be money well spent.

I have pm'd Joe about this already.

Good mate then ?

[mrmaggit]

jbudgie said:

mrmaggit said:

pitboard said:

It may be a bit over the top, admittedly, although Gary Moore did get 2m for Peter Green's Les Paul a few years ago. Serial 59 Les Paul collector Joe Bonamassa will probably snap it up. If it gives him an ounce of Koss's soul and feeling it'll be money well spent.

I have pm'd Joe about this already.

Good mate then ?

Hardly, but I am on his fb friends list, and I thought just the same as you. I believe that he has actually already played this guitar when he was in Newcastle, and he was quite emotional about it.

[EskimoArapaho]

I don't think that's the (now) Gary Winterflood one, is it? Thought it was a darker burst.

Nice though, I love fade+wear on a Les Paul.

[bennyboysvuk]

Well, it went for less than I thought. £130,000.

[6th Gear]

Damn. Someone got a good deal.

http://youtu.be/yxKsMHTvhnw

[6th Gear]

mrmaggit said:

jbudgie said:

mrmaggit said:

pitboard said:

It may be a bit over the top, admittedly, although Gary Moore did get 2m for Peter Green's Les Paul a few years ago. Serial 59 Les Paul collector Joe Bonamassa will probably snap it up. If it gives him an ounce of Koss's soul and feeling it'll be money well spent.

I have pm'd Joe about this already.

Good mate then ?

Hardly, but I am on his fb friends list, and I thought just the same as you. I believe that he has actually already played this guitar when he was in Newcastle, and he was quite emotional about it.

http://youtu.be/bx6oYHT6QLU