Holy Grail!!!!!

[LPCollector]

I have always thought that the '58-'60 Les Paul Standards were the Holy Grail.
I'm gonna write this guy an email and thank him for the clarificaltion:

Vintage 1979 Gibson THE LES PAUL Holy Grail Extremely Rare Limited Edition OHSC | eBay

[rockstar232007]

Well, it IS rare (never seen one in cherry, and with a gold TRC), but definately not "$15K" rare. And, definitely NOT a "Holy Grail"!

They're not bad guitars, though.

[HenryHill]

I bet it smells like cork.

[LPCollector]

Originally Posted by HenryHill

I bet it smells like cork.

If it smelled like cork, I would be ALL over it!!!!!!

[EvLectric]

Giving the devil it's due, Gibson proclaimed it as "All That" when it came out.

[J.T.]

Not sure how I feel about the stained finish. The maple used was from Austria - a beautiful fiddleback curl. I think it kind of screws it up to have it in any finish other than natural. Then again, maybe there's something screwy with the curl on this one to begin with and they stained it to cover it up - hence, the "second" designation. I love the wood bits & pieces on these guitars. Also, the ebony-rosewood-ebony fretboard with the abalone inlays. Definitely one fancy-assed mofo. Maybe not Holy Grail, but an agnostic chalice, at the very least...

[ALZ]

ok i have seen and played hundreds of les pauls in my 47 years on the planet , that said does anyone know why " second " would be stamped on this ?
it looks really awesome , not $15k awesome imho , but still imho it looks sweet !
love the stained flame wood neck ! preety cool one imho !
anybody have a idea about the stamp ?

[AXE]

Yuk!

[decoy205]

I love that it's a factory second lmao

[J.T.]

Originally Posted by ALZ

ok i have seen and played hundreds of les pauls in my 47 years on the planet , that said does anyone know why " second " would be stamped on this ?
it looks really awesome , not $15k awesome imho , but still imho it looks sweet !
love the stained flame wood neck ! preety cool one imho !
anybody have a idea about the stamp ?

There's always been rumors floated that employees would mark ones that they fancied with the "second" designation so they could purchase them on the cheap. However, I doubt that in this case. There were scant few of these made (less than 100, about 75-80, iirc), and they were a top of the line, showcase model using very rare materials. With that and the asking price in mind, I'd say any that were not perfect in every way would have been tagged seconds. I'm still on the fence about the stain. If you haven't seen one in natural, you should look it up and then see how you feel.