NGD Holy Grail 58 Les Paul Custom

[Strings Jr.]

Amazing guitar!! Congrats. To me, it looks better than the new Clapton model they're selling for $20K.

 

[aladdinsane]

I sold a guitar I loved because it was bone stock and I didn't want to be the guy to refret it.
I should have refretted.
I've still never found a Strat that comes close...not one I can afford, anyway.
Not that it's comparable, but my '58 ES175 was almost perfect, save the tiny frets.
I'm so glad I refretted it.
Your Lester makes my knees wobble.
If it were mine, I'd refret it and fill the button hole. That could be done virtually invisibly.
My advice is, of course, worth what you paid for it.
Maybe a tad less.

Thanks for the advice! A refret wouldn't be an issue. Seems like everyone does it...

 

[aladdinsane]

Amazing guitar!! Congrats. To me, it looks better than the new Clapton model they're selling for $20K.

Hahahaha. Thanks! I JUST saw that the other day. It's funny because the original Clapton version was one that I always loved.

 

[VGNut]

There’s nothing like FINALLY acquiring a VG you’ve been after for so long…

CONGRATULATIONS ! It’s a Beauty, and bet it sounds even better !

 

[bern1]

Nice guitar man. If you got the one you really wanted, you’re miles ahead already!

 

[Subliminal lanimilbuS]

Are the grovers completely gold or do they have black at the end of the stems?

 

[aladdinsane]

@Subliminal lanimilbuS They’re all gold. I don’t think I’ve ever seen any with black at the end of the stems. Is that common?

 

[Subliminal lanimilbuS]

Remove it.
100%
It’s your guitar now and there’s no need to treat it like an artifact in a museum.

I’d also be inclined to refret it, but only if it really, truly, actually needed it.

What a great score! You are not helping my G.A.S. at all. I’ve had one PAF black beauty (‘59? Bigsby) and one P90 black beauty (‘57) pass through my hands very briefly a long time ago. Despite the weight, I really dug the PAF version. I can’t make heads nor tails of single coil pickups.

Perhaps in the future I’ll call up Gibson and request a M2M black beauty with the Switchmaster guts! (See picture.) I don’t know if this one is “jake” (translates from the original Southworth to “original” and/or “no worries”) but I like it. I digress…

I repeat myself, but great score!

Now we’ll need a family photo.

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…freaky…

I find this Les Paul with ES-5 Switchmaster design to be freaky as well. Do you have any idea how many of these were produced?