I was at that concert where Bob DYlan...."went electric" but dont remember the guitar....or much else about the concert...
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More on this from the auction site. Other Les Paul items available there and a Chet Atkins guitar;
http://www.guernseys.com/Guernseys%20New/tom_doyle.html
Thankfully it won’t end up on Pawn Stars like Mary Ford’s guitar which Rick Harrison paid around 80K for - IIRC.
Bigsbys are ugly, the pole pieces look rusted and it’s all scuffed up. I’ll give you $50 for it.
Played in a band years ago called Wheatstraw....you can guess what we were doing on breaks. But we had a great lead player that played a black Les Paul and was my 1st real taste for what a clean sound they have vs the Fenders. Though I keep a customized California Tele as a house guitar at my house for visitors I’ve always wondered why more guitar players didn’t play Les Pauls.
i was lookinng at 2015 gibson les pauls. really cheapened. wouldnt have one.
Bob Dylan sucks.
Didn't even come close.
Sold for $335,500 to Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts.
Owner of N.F.L.’s Colts Pays Six Figures for a Les Paul Six-String
Last night, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay paid $335,500 for a controversial guitar, Les Paul’s very own 1954 Les Paul Custom “Black Beauty.”
According to The New York Times, Irsay’s guitar curator, Christopher McKinney, placed the bid at the February 19 auction, which took place at Guernsey’s in New York City.
“I know there was a lot of negative talk from a few guys who were well respected but look, it’s an important guitar and I’m happy to have it as part of my collection,”