How to destroy a vintage guitar

[Skerries1]

Thought you guys would enjoy this one. Whoever the owner of this has been is a real expert on how to destroy perfectly good guitars. WTF?
1956 Gibson Les Paul RARE Original Authentic Vintage with Heavy Modification | eBay

 

[Kamen_Kaiju]

hehehe,..the 80's claimed another one.

 

[Tom.Ashworth]

If you squint a little....
Argh nope still a train wreck.

 

[Sct13]

BCR Greg could fix it right up!

 

[Matt_21]

But it comes with that sweet case.
That's why it's worth so much. That and the Washburn trem system. haha

 

[LeftyF2003]

BCR Greg could fix it right up!

I'm not sure he could after he gouged his own eyes out!

 

[Kamen_Kaiju]

just for the record,..and I'm totally going off my gut and zero anecdotal evidence...

That guitars been molested so that price is too high right?

I'd hate to think that's a normal price for a raped guitar.

...Cookie has me thinking about "player grade" Specials....but damn that price seems high!

...perhaps I should not be looking at Vintage guitars at all!

 

[Matt_21]

Yeah, that's high.

 

[Luthier-Atlanta]

This is how I do it,

 

[Jimmi]

just for the record,..and I'm totally going off my gut and zero anecdotal evidence...

That guitars been molested so that price is too high right?

I'd hate to think that's a normal price for a raped guitar.

...Cookie has me thinking about "player grade" Specials....but damn that price seems high!

...perhaps I should not be looking at Vintage guitars at all!

Someone else posted this one. The one is salvageable. The Washburn trem is a surface mount with no routing needed. The posts should match up with an abr and stop tail.

That siad, it is very over priced.

 

[frankencat]

It's fixable but not for that money.

 

[ColdCobra]

I'd buy it for a grand and play it as is

 

[michaelinokc]

Original authentic with heavy modification?

 

[Left Paw]

hehehe,..the 80's claimed another one.

Mods probably started in the 1970s and after that there was no turning back.

 

[Stoj]

Seen that one before it's been for sale for ages, at nearly $7K he's dreaming

 

[Sct13]

yea ....wayyyy too much....that guy thinks he has some long lost treasure....

 

[eric ernest]

...and refinished.

 

[ajory72]

perhaps he should part it out....

 

[Sct13]

If you mean "take parts out" yes....

 

[OldBenKenobi]

BCR Greg could fix it right up!

If I had the money I'd buy it just to see Greg restore it.