52/59 LP Conversion

[au_rick]

Please define "the market". Thanks.

"The Market" - Put it on eBay and see what the highest bid is

 

[Blakey]

Please define "the market". Thanks.

UGH.... I'm done.
Thanks for the constructive comments and opinions from most of you.

 

[Blakey]

I went to see it again today and took my own pic I think it looks great! We're close maybe.......
Thanks again for your help..

 

[charliechitlins]

Well.....?
Did you get it.
Vicarious minds want to know.

 

[Blakey]

Well.....?
Did you get it.
Vicarious minds want to know.

No deal as yet........

 

[designerseye88]

It's heading to auction now by the looks of it

Early 1950s Gibson Les Paul Standard '59 Conversion electric guitar

Lot Number 465. Early 1950s Gibson Les Paul Standard '59 Conversion electric guitar. Auctioned at The Guitar Auction - Day One - Vintage, Classic & Modern Guitars on 7th September 2022

www.guitar-auctions.co.uk

 

[Jumping@Shadows]

It's heading to auction now by the looks of it

Early 1950s Gibson Les Paul Standard '59 Conversion electric guitar

Lot Number 465. Early 1950s Gibson Les Paul Standard '59 Conversion electric guitar. Auctioned at The Guitar Auction - Day One - Vintage, Classic & Modern Guitars on 7th September 2022

www.guitar-auctions.co.uk

Well those PAFs aren’t PAFs for starters..

 

[marshall1987]

Well those PAFs aren’t PAFs for starters..

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

 

[Blakey]

They are not the pickups that were in it when I first saw it in the shop, in fact the shop was recently offering it with or without various available original parts? If you read the auction description, they state the guitar is currently fitted with the pickups and parts it had when the producer guy had it. I think the current owner must have removed the parts I saw? Still a great guitar, I am definitely going to bid.

 

[simon]

There are a few threads here at the Les Paul Forum on 9 2318.
In my opinion, a re-top with period correct parts is worth only what the parts are worth - even if it plays and sounds great. (And the donor husk is not worth much at all in my opinion.)
Do keep us up-to-date on your quest.
If you do get the conversion, post some pictures in the Vintage 1952-1960 Les Paul pub where you are sure to get a much larger audience. You might even consider reposting your original inquiry there.
Good luck!

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[Standard Magic]

What does a reneck involve exactly?

 

[jimmi]

What does a reneck involve exactly?

Making a new neck or scavenging one from another guitar.

I don’t get retops. The point of a conversion is to get a 50s guitars retrofitted with PAFs and maybe a different finish and bridge so that it is basically a 50s burst or goldtop when you are done. If you replace the 1/2 wood then is it still even a 50s Gibson?

 

[Standard Magic]

Making a new neck or scavenging one from another guitar.

 

[jimmi]

It can be OK. I grabbed a fretboard off a ‘61 LP that had a completely trashed body and used it to restore another ‘61 that only needed a board making that one whole and still completely vintage.