AcornHouse
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Did anyone else catch tonight's episode of "Treasure Detectives"? One of the items they were investigating was a 2002 Les Paul that Les Paul was given by Gibson for the 50th anniversary of the LP, and was on the cover of Les Paul's autobio. The owner claimed that because it was on the cover of Les' only book, it was special to him and must be worth $500K.
They talked with various people, including Les' guitar tech and the LP foundation. They verified that it was indeed the guitar that Les was holding on the cover. They also said that it wasn't special to Les or one that he played regularly, and that it was worth what the owner paid for it, about $7-10K.
The owner (who claims to be a vintage, collector dealer) started sputtering, accusing them of everything, shouting obscenities, and threatening them with lawsuits, etc... :shock:
Too funny! :lol:
They talked with various people, including Les' guitar tech and the LP foundation. They verified that it was indeed the guitar that Les was holding on the cover. They also said that it wasn't special to Les or one that he played regularly, and that it was worth what the owner paid for it, about $7-10K.
The owner (who claims to be a vintage, collector dealer) started sputtering, accusing them of everything, shouting obscenities, and threatening them with lawsuits, etc... :shock:
Too funny! :lol: