I actually like the purple. I wouldn't open the can of worms of making any cosmetic changes. It's unique and looks and sounds great

I wouldn't change a thing, That guitar has a soul. And a story to tell. We don't always have to make it how it was, we also need to enjoy it as it is. Great playing BTW.

Although it would be best in original shape, it actually doesn’t look horrendous.

Your playing is outstanding, technically, and with such style and range of notion; gentle/feral, leaving out all the bad notes. Your knowledge is formidable and sets you apart. Your presentations are very entertaining, as well. Witty with tact and kindness, veracity known to all. I'm old, witness to much. Still picking and writing, more days than not. You have so much great music inside you. Love it when you demo your subjects. You make the"touch" look so easy, and it's the hardest part to acquire. I think you're going to leave a mark. Stay safe and blessings on you.

I just had a vision...1970, a young long haired guitar player pulls up to the outdoor party in his Plum Crazy Purple 1969 Dodge Charger...Opens the trunk and pulls out his matching plum crazy purple Les Paul. Hits the stage and blows the crowd away! I say you paint a white trunk strip on that guitar, and we crowdfund you a matching 69 charger Youre welcome!

Great find, it's got it's own thing going, sounds great. It's a keeper as it is. The mistake would be to repeat a 70's need to mod. It's got a story, you got a great deal and your playing does it justice.

I'm 60 years old and always wanted to play guitar. I also like knowing how they tick. I rebuilt an old Squire that got dunked in hurricane Harvey, and we're back to pickin, and grinnin. You have the fingers to match your passion. My Fred Flintstone digits won't let me reach, or hit clean most of the time. I do love to hear/watch you play, and would enjoy watching live one day after our pandemic.Keep doing these videos.Much enjoyed.

I personally much prefer the Gibson DC shapes ... I wouldn't mess with trying to disguise what it has become, ie. Better imo. No doubt I will get some flak for not loving the LP Single Cut ... but, remember, it's a personal opinion, just like yours ! As it sounds great as well, I'd leave it in it's 'Deep Purple' colour scheme also to retain that history. If Trogly were to be invited, he could probably help with identifying this guitar as he is pretty Les Paul obsessed and he documents so many of them. Loved the superb sound from your 'new toy' ...

Looks like something Billy Gibbons would have custom made for him at the custom shop! Really cool as is, and sounds great! Just be happy with it and don’t go dissecting it please!

Is nobody gonna mention how fantastic his rendition of ramble on is?

Lovely interpretation of Ramble On there.

This les paul looks like a last survivor of Pete Towshend's lp collection

Saw this on Reverb recently, glad you bought it! Also, that case has a sticker from my hometown radio station! Wow!

As long as music is what matters, I would say that guitar is perfect... Sounds great... And I like the look actually... I would keep it as it is... It would be interesting if you could find the owners people who modified it...

Swap the volume knob and switch and call it done! Sounds great, should keep this one for sure.

Just me, but I really love the clarity of the mini-buckers vs the muddy paf's.

That’s right up Troglys alley. He’d probably love that! Surprised he missed this!

In the late 1960s-early 70s, a famous music store in Memphis, Tennessee called Strings and Things began making double cutaway Les Pauls out of regular Les Pauls. I think it started as a joke but then it caught on and they began selling them, The place caught on fire and closed at one point. It was open about 10 years ago.…..If you find old Strings and Things ads online they usually have a double cutaway someplace in the ad. Often along with naked hippies. There's a very good possibility this is a refinished Strings and Things Gibson. It falls within the time frame.... All the ones I saw were sunburst or white. So you may want to poke around Memphis and find someone that remembers those guitars.

Great tones as always. Love the way you change your playing from video to video, whatever pushes you to do so, either your vibe, the guitar, a specific amp that is sounding great at that day, or if you just want to keep the videos dynamic.

Matt, I hope all is well with you and your family.....and keep living the dream my brotha ! 🙏🏻

In the seventies there was a company in Memphis Tennessee called Strings & Things They did double cutaway mods they also did them on Les Paul customs Ace Frehley Pat Travers and buck Dharma from Blue Oyster Cult all used them I had two of my Les Paul's cutaway in the 80s I've always been stuck between liking an s g and Les Paul

that thing has some serious charm and a story behind it, don’t change a thing

Looks like Mopar "Plumb Crazy" color. I had a bandmate in the 70's who got a new Ovation electric and immediately had it painted that color. Very period correct treatment.

I actually prefer the double cut body style. Good find!

I think it's pretty cool and sounds great. I have a number of Les Paul's and would not be ashamed to have this in the rack next to them. As for famous De-Luxe players, in the late 70's both Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham and the legend that is Brian Robertson, played these and can be seen on many videos using them. They brought them because they were much cheaper than "Standard" models at that time. Both players said they were highly underrated and sounded fantastic. Keep up the great videos. Peace, from the UK.

That's way cooler right now than it ever would be "restored"

Glad to see you enjoy your passion and you guitarist life! Wish you the best, From France🇨🇵

Damn matt your strats are gonna start getting jealious you keep snaggin them old Gibsons . Ive seen numbers in pickup box more neck pickup spot then bridge .

That looks like an original double cut. Normally any mod like that would ruin a guitar for me but that one is still really nice.

damn this thing looks super groovy man. beautiful !

I honestly love the look and color of that guitar.

One of the most beautiful guitars I’ve ever seen

I think the cutaway looks fine, despite the loss of value, it was done really well. But that colour...!

Wouldn't do a thing...love it. I thought of carving a Studio in that same basic shape....me likey

Loving the longer videos Matt. I love that funky thing! Purple is awesome. Normally I say keep em the way they are cause they all tell a story, but this thing deserves a gold top. Leave the ugly detailing on the headstock though (; Great video and great playing as always Matt. Your playing fits really well with higher output pickups. You can make that guitar sing, you’ve gotten to be such a better player than when I first starting watching.

I’ve always liked a double cut Les Paul.....I kinda love that purple monster!

Maybe I dig it?? Nah that purple is great.... I definitely dig it

I'm totally digging it!

Thank you Mr. Matthew, once again always enjoy watching what you're doing, I know you're having fun. But more importantly you have a solid understanding with these vintage guitars, do your best to not let them get away from you (( a lot of us have made that mistake )) so when you get older (( much older )) You'll be one happy camper sitting on the front porch rocking the neighborhood.

Like I've told you before, I really love your playing, brother. Very melodic, soulful, and gritty. Whenever I play, it's right back to the same old rut I was in the day before. You've got a style that sounds very fluid, moody, and conversational, and inspiring. And I know, for you thats just noodling around, but for a lot of us that is the holy grail. Keep it going, man.

this guy is a phenomenal musician!!!!!

Another Matthew Scott interesting find! It definitely sounds good and is priced right. Get rid of the white outline on the head stock. Refret, gold top refinish with back and sides matching the neck and call it a day. Wouldn't hurt to rewire it moving the pick up selector out of harms way and maybe a master tone and 2 volume knobs too. Thanks for the video Matt. it was very interesting.

the fact that it's been done on a vintage lp is sadenning but it looks good, the mods were done quite well

Wow. I love that freaky mod. Purple and green are my fav colors, especially matched together, and that purple mod monster is dope.

Omg. He said the G word.

Matthew, you know you wanna strip that puppy!!! That thing dos sound awesome, but you have an advantage, you play great. I would also fix the body back to the way it should be, you love project guitars so this one is so up your alley!

I love the look of this guitar, the purple is killer. Just bought myself a players grade vintage Ibanez that’s been modded I think guitars like this are so cool

There is something so sexy about a 2 tone sunburst Strat with a rosewood neck. My first guitar teacher (mid 90s) had a 1970 3 tone sunburst Strat body with an early 60s veneer rosewood neck. He fitted a set of EMG SAs in the late 80s. Sacrilege you might say. When I went for lessons, he played into a really crappy Vantage branded 30w transistor amp but he used to get the most lovely clean smoky jazzy sound out of that guitar. Even though I'm primarily a bass player these days I've got a collection of Strats, Teles and Squier 51s in bits up in my loft ready for my next non bass project. Love your channel and keep up the great work!

looks like a Strings n Things in Memphis 70's double cut.

"Jimmy Page and the list goes on" 😂

The sound was really great and rich. You played it like you owned it allready a few years! Thanks for the story of the guitar it’s very interesting ti hear you some-up all the details what gives away what year it’s from. Don’t part it, I’m sure some luthier would love to bring it back to former glory. Love you videos man, still waiting for a new episode on that firebird and what you gonna do with it. Peace ✌️

Love watching the videos keep up the good work watching in the UK

Someone was going for the Greco MR “Mick Ralphs” style double cut but luckily didn’t full go for it and add a wraparound bridge. With the purple paint job, it certainly has some 80s Kiss vibes. There’s pics online of Ace playing something like this. Search “Greco Mick Ralphs.” And you don’t fix it. You just finish it properly and it will look awesome. The MR double cuts have a killer look IMO.

Try a wider guitar strap, that should help your back with those heavy guitars

Really cool Les Paul and that cut isn't that bad! Better color would be all it needs!

I like it. Ace had a picture with another one and I really liked the epi genisis.

Hey math, how do you record your ampli's audio

Thanks for another great video Matt, but i"m afraid I tend to disagree with how great you say these 1968-on reissues are. I tried one of the first the day they came into the shop in 1968, after playing '50s LP's in the mid '60s. I was hugely disappointed in ALL aspects and consequently never could understand the exaggerated enthusiasm for them or present value. Sorry just my opinion. 👍🏽👍🏽🇬🇧🇬🇧

Bro such a sick video man. I think restoring this to an aged dark back gold top would be different levels of sick.

Cool find. That toggle isn't in the greatest location for sure. But, vintage at $1500.00 is unheard of. I enjoy what you about. Keep rockin' Peace ✌

strip and refin to the aged goldtop. color match the back to the neck.

A good luthier could turn that back into the original shape

I love the guitars, but I watch the videos to hear you play. Phenomenal.

I'm digging that - it's like a cross between a late 50s Les Paul Special, a Deluxe from the early 70s and a "The Paul" with the pickup switch. They did a really good job to be fair to them - I wonder if this was done in the early 80s by someone who was a fan of Pat Travers as he had a very similar custom model

I'll buy that guitar from you since you don't know how to play it. Hit me up I don't think the quality went down in the 70s. It was a different style and different wood. They seemed to be experimenting. Ibanez took over and later 70s as the favored guitar. Gibson excluded the tremolo on a a lot of makes. But don't tell BB King. Still many artists like Clapton Paige and Iommi rarely used the tremolo if ever

I love it as is. Best sounding minis I've ever heard.

Hello Matt, my name is Astro. I am actually going to go the other way than most of these comments, I would absolutely love to see the process of “undoing” the “charm” Because it was originally a gold top, and because of its rare, non pancake body, I would love to see it returned back to the proper shape. The gold makes this possible. To me, as it sits, it looks like a high school project, it misses the subtle beauty that the original design got right. I myself would be far more impressed seeing that old character case opened and a slightly aged Goldie sitting there. That ramble on gave me chills Matt. -Astro

Keep ramblin on these sweet emotions

Sometimes ya gotta go "WTF" and just play it. Looks and sounds amazing!!

Think I would have it to leave it as it is man. Just unique and not bad sounding.

if it were mine i would most likely leave it be what it be its sound is real nice i enjoyed the guitar a bunch thank you for the demo

The chord you resolve to at 13:42...oh, that made me smile!

Looks Great as a super cool Double Cut!!!! Awesome Vibe... Thanks Matthew!!

Wow! Looks and sounds beautiful! Wouldn't change anything about it!

Just started watching your videos the other day. You make good videos and you have great knowledge. Keep up the good work.

Somebody evidently liked the double cutaway Les Paul concept and that's why whomever sawed off the top. I like the purple color. Looks to be a good job on it.

That mini humbucker in the bridge had a Tele sound to it.. plenty of snarl and twang. There’s something magical about those mini humbuckers, they are the twangiest humbuckers i’ve heard.. Matt I think this one of the most unique guitars you’ve had

Really loved the sound of the guitar!!!

I'm stunned that it wasn't routed for DiMarzios. My friend did his on the kitchen table with a large screwdriver.

It’s beautiful the way it is. As long as it plays good keep that way. It looks cool as hell

I would get her back to a gold top look .. black back .. fill in the cut ... get her to an original routing. It may end up a bit expensive but the feeling ( IMO ) of restoring a guitar as close as it get .. is really worth it. As always great videos ! Best wishes !

I actually love the purple color, the paint job looks pretty good to be honest it wasn't done sloppily whatsoever and despite everything that guitar went through it sounds insane. For what its worth you got a sick deal man imagine if nothing was ever modified on it, it may have never ended up in your hands given it would be worth a lot more if it was kept original. Still the same wood and pickups either way! I bet it feels great too. That thing is cool as hell for a thousand bucks how can you go wrong

That paint job is actually pretty sick.

coolest 17+ minutes I've spent in a while...kudos...

You can make anything sound good man ,nothing like the sound of humbuckers, new learning curve

Very cool Matt. Thank you. Really dig that bridge pickup

I bought my first Fender Strat at Rhythm City in Atlanta, a 66 Stratocaster in perfect shape for $208 total. I dig your videos.

Beautiful playing and superb tone! Oh, I like the Les Paul too! Your channel is amazing!

Really appreciate your videos, I look forward to every new one!

I kinda dig it for it's uniqueness. If you're going to restore it get a hold of Dan Erlewine at Stewmac. That dude is the magician of luthiers.

I like the double cutaway look... Making it a Goldtop? Absolutely!!

Crazy to see how far you’ve come Matt, been around since 11k! Keep it up, never get tired of hearing you noodle around on some old beat up guitars 🤘

If you can make more parting it out do it. I'd like to see a full resto including replacing what was cut off. Occasionally someone restores a car that was molested in turning it into a drag car. It's a great deal of extra work which decreases profits but if the car or guitar is valuable enough it can be a worthwhile project.

I see no reason to be concerned with the horns, that said your complaints about the switch being in the way is valid. Good vid as always.

I love it! I have seen a couple models with this cut. Looks really good to me.

When I started playing guitar back in 1974 I had a Fender Mustang, in 1976 I'd saved up for a brand new Les Paul Deluxe with the mini humbuckers. Back then I didn't dig the mini humbuckers and sold the guitar. Man oh man do I wish I'd kept that 76 with those mini humbuckers. Great find Matthew, great sounding instrument and to be honest it's a lot more interesting than if it were all original. Thank you for sharing and congrats.

wow it sounds amazing, and for 1500 that is a steal

its pretty cool....i had a gold top '71 that i loved, but the big giant 'paddle' headstock drove me crazy after a while-and the white pinstripe around that one REALLY brings it out.

I thought for a second it was a Les Paul DC. Cool stories man!

Strings & Things , Memphis, Tenn. , was a very big music store in the 1970s who did that a lot. Later they started St Blues guitars. Quite a few guitar stars , Clapton, Billy Squier, did a few promos for them. They also made tele-pauls like that.