I think he's talking about LP... I wasn't saying 'very cool' about someone dying... I was referring to your story about Gilmour.

I wish I could go to the factory and hand pick a new Paul Reed Smith. /wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':o' />

Dawkins, wanna fight about it? /tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Currently, at my local axe shop there is a baby blue PRS sunburst on display. I covet it overtly but feel the envy from my cased Gibsons and Fenders. Plus my two Kramers.

I have two Les Paul customs. They're not collector's items but I am loath to take them to a gig.

As far as I'm concerned all LP customs are collector items... Most all of the horror stories I've heard of theft etc. revolve around a Gibson.

If you must transport them be very cautious, someone will be looking to snake those gems.

David Gilmour and the late John Entwistle have/had legendary collections.

Frank Zappa had a release called "Guitar" which features work he did exclusively (I believe) on a guitar that belonged to and was burnt by Jimi Hendrix in Miami that he had rebuilt.

I think there's some strange trail surrounding Clapton's sg/les paul from the cream days.

I'm fascinated by guitar lore which is completely strange as I couldn't play a lick myself....oh well, a monkey needs a hobby.

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I'm sorry for your loss Dawkins...not to be dense, but are we talking about Les Paul still? Or Icon??

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I think he's talking about LP... I wasn't saying 'very cool' about someone dying... I was referring to your story about Gilmour.

I wish I could go to the factory and hand pick a new Paul Reed Smith. /wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />

Dawkins, wanna fight about it? /tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />

One of my very few heroes passed. This guy . . . No. it's personal.

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I'm sorry for your loss Dawkins...not to be dense, but are we talking about Les Paul still? Or Icon??

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Very cool.

One of my very few heroes passed. This guy . . . No. it's personal.

I had a Les Paul Custom, black and white with gold trim, pretty much the same guitar as above.

It was a beast of a guitar with active pickups... I bought it for 800 bucks and sold it for nearly 2k.

The only thing I didn't like was the mass... It was like a log hanging around your neck.

Definitely a pioneer in guitar construction lost.

Edit: The yr. model I sold is more sought after than a newer one... Just looked online and the average new LP Custom is 4k or more. Wonder if they will go up even more?

Probably the vintage ones...you always hear various guitar players commenting on the "starburst"models from the 50s being the best...usually the 1956-59 era. I remember reading an interview w/David Gilmour doing guitar talk. One of the subjects brought up was the poor quality of almost everything that isn't custom crafted to order. Gilmour was commenting on the state of Fender guitars and how he'd recently (at that time) been to a Fender warehouse and had to play/check out a couple dozen new Stratocasters until he found one that "sounded right".

It was a beast of a guitar with active pickups... I bought it for 800 bucks and sold it for nearly 2k.

The only thing I didn't like was the mass... It was like a log hanging around your neck.

Definitely a pioneer in guitar construction lost.

Edit: The yr. model I sold is more sought after than a newer one... Just looked online and the average new LP Custom is 4k or more. Wonder if they will go up even more?

Les Paul & Mary Ford

Legendary guitarist and inventor Les Paul, who pioneered designs of electric guitars, has died of complications from pneumonia at a New York hospital, his lawyer said on Thursday. He was 94.

Well now, this just plain sucks.

RIP in Mr. Paul.

The legendary gibson sg (solid guitar) was originally a les paul model until getting the name change in 1961

Some of the guitars....