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  1. marshall1987

    '53/'57 Conversion Les Paul, Germino Lead 55, '69 G12H30 Greenback DEMO

    Great stuff Ed...your vibrato sings for days with that cranked Germino! I've got an early Club 40 from around 2004, S/N 041, which I believe is Greg's take on the '68' Marshall 50-watt bass head. Doesn't have as much gain as yours, but delivers the goods in spades! I recall reading that...
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    Dating an ES-335TD as 1966 or 1968

    I'm reading the guitar's serial number as 330191.....NOT .....830191. This guitar is a 1967 ES-335 TDC. Ref: Gibson serial number lookup says: "329180 to 330199 1965 (wide neck), 1967"
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    Les Paul Junior 1955 Serialnumber golden vs. black

    As mentioned previously....the location of the serial number on the guitar in your photo.....is placed awkwardly low compared to the examples I've seen.
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    The Burst Honeymoon is over...

    I think it's in German......??
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    ** Fretboard "Cowboy Chord Damage" Need Value for Credit **

    Your first photo on page one...seems to show significant fingerboard divots under the E and B strings on the 3rd fret too. The divot under the B string butts right up against the position inlay as well. Are you planning on repairing those divots as well? My thinking is.... it may not look...
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    Need some help with this Junior

    That guitar has a replaced neck. Everything about it shouts "broken neck replaced by my luthier".
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    54 LP Junior?

    Looks like a nice vintage Les Paul Junior to my ancient eyeballs. Overall...very clean for an old '54 LP Junior. I don't see anything that stands out in the photos that isn't correct. I will add that my '58 LP Jr. S/C has a black plastic rear cavity cover. The one in your post is shown...
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    ** Fretboard "Cowboy Chord Damage" Need Value for Credit **

    Congratulations .... sweet Les Paul. Just like an authentic Lou Malnati's Pizzeria Chicago-style deep-dish pizza!
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    52/59 LP Conversion

    Yeah....something ain't right with the baseplates and the pole screws. And the PAF sticker is not very convincing.
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    Other people playing your guitars...

    Borrow my Fender Strats and Teles....no problem. It's tough for a gorilla to break a Fender. But quite a different story with Gibsons - Les Pauls, ES-335s, SGs, etc., so nope I don't think so. Too easy to break Gibson necks.
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    Dem big belly 1952`s

    Yeah...those bridges are a decent improvement over the stock vintage trap-tail....... but fall a little short of a perfect solution.
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    52/59 LP Conversion

    Please define "the market". Thanks.
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    52/59 LP Conversion

    The main factor that establishes and secures the value of a vintage '50s Les Paul is the originality. It's pretty simple....the more a given example (say a '52 LP Goldtop) deviates from it's original factory condition, the less it's worth. Removing/replacing significant amounts of original...
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    1958 Junior P-90

    My 1958 Les Paul Junior had this issue - strings extremely close to the P-90 pole pieces, nearly touching. I contacted Jason Lollar and told him of my problem. He asked me to take detailed measurements of the P-90 pickup route on my Junior in order to design a replacement that would provide...
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    Would this be a mid-69 Goldtop?

    So did you buy the guitar after seeing it in person....and noting the minor neck crack/repair? From what I can tell from your photos, it's a very nice '69 goldtop. If I were in the market for a similar guitar from a U.S. seller - I'd offer of perhaps....$10,000 U.S. with free shipping and...
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