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Trogly, please don't sell it, its such a good representation of the channel, quirky, obscure gibson's. It would be the perfect channel mascot

Okay, opening with Aldo himself was pretty cool.

Aldo and Rick were both very generous with their time. Much appreciated.

Man Austin, this is absolutely legendary! How fantastic that you got Aldo himself to tell us the real story. You have gotta be one of the hardest working guitar dealers/historians ever!

I caught Aldo Nova around ‘82 opening up for Cheap Trick in Biloxi, Mississippi. There was another group, Axe, that opened the concert. I bought my first Les Paul in ‘83. Bought the Aldo Nova album too! Good Times!!

I saw Aldo Nova back in the eighties as an opening act for somebody I dont remember, he was was very good thats why I do remember him.

I love these weird guitars, and to be honest the explorer headstock doesn’t look bad at all on any Gibson model.

I used to have that Aldo Nova recording on and 8-track back in the 80’s. Damn this is bring back some memories.

Trogly, I've been watching your channel daily for two years, never commented; just want to say thanks for the work, awesome education- effort appreciated.

This is one of the most gorgeous Les Pauls I've ever seen. Almost makes me want to look into ordering an R9-style with the Explorer headstock

I own 2 Les Pauls and they do exactly what Aldo says, especially on the G. This makes a lot of sense.

Man I really dig the Les Paul w/Explorer headstock because in junior high I used to draw Les Pauls exactly that along SGs and Vs with those headsgocks. Great video. Aldo Nova is really cool for appearing on the show Thanx Really Enjoyed it. 🎸👍🎸👍🎸

This guy really needs more subscribers. His content is great all the tine.

HUGE COLLAB!!! Big Congratz!

Very cool for Aldo to record a video and share the story, top man. Weber rocked too.

Not ashamed to say i saw Aldo live in 83 when i was a junior in high school. My smoking hot redhead nympho girlfriend just had to go to the show, i obliged. Life was just a fantasy and i was living a fantasy life. I have no idea what guitar he was playing nor did i care.

I can almost hear Joe Bonamassa sweating!

Who would have thought a Les Paul with an Explorer head would work so well. It's fecking gorgeous ❤

I like Aldo, he comes off like a pretty cool down to earth guy.

This may be a cardinal sin, but I would love one of these babies with a Floyd Rose. That's just me though. If I had the money I would get Gibson to custom make my own signature XPL. I already know what it looks like in my head.

This is by far the coolest Les Paul ever. You are a very lucky guy. But it is so nice to know that you own this . The very best care taker ever. Thanks again. Signed John Zepbass

Pretty mild considering my dream Les Paul. Les Paul custom with two humbuckers and a single coil in the middle position. Reverse explorer headstock, block inlays, bound maple fret board. Gold hardware and a Floyd Rose. Painted with a metal flake hot pink and a matching headstock. That’s crazy.

What a fantastic story! So glad you found your most wanted! You deserve to enjoy the fruits of your labors!

im a relatively new viewer so i didn’t have to wait as long but consider me satisfied to finally see the conclusion of this arc in the trogly show!!

Once again another fine job researching this model and not "buying" into the rumor's that so many KZfaqrs with guitar channels keep spreading. It's really not hard to find out the truth if you no where to look, it's so frustrating to hear the same nonsense over and over when the information is out there. I will be putting the the rumor to bed regarding the Allen Collins 1958 Explorer and how he actually came into owning that guitar (and NO he did NOT buy it from Eric Clapton). Anyways, another great video Trogly! Keep up the good work!

That was worth the wait! I saw Rick Neilson play his first one of these live in Memphis in 1997, that was a good show!

I remember buying this album. Loved it!

I love Aldo Nova! He’s a legend!

One of the best episodes ever. Good job Trogly! ✌🏼❤️🎸

I think the Explorer headstock looks great and makes it probably the only Les Paul to actually play and stay in tune.

Wow! Remember when MTV played music videos? What a memory rush! Thanks Trogly. Thanks Aldo!

Worth it for the trip down memory lane. I was graduating from high school just as "Just A Fantasy" by Aldo Nova was breaking out.

Such a sick guitar! I would rock the hell out of this thing. Also I am once again asking for an RD in depth review please Trogly

Such a great video for posterity. Awesome work!!!

I loved this. Trogly is a true guitar archeologist!!

Austin, this episode was over the top!! The intro by Aldo Nova announcing the Trogly's Guitar show as sooo cool!! Watching this guitar legend play was quite a treat. Watching Michael Weber play toward the end was sensational!! I'd sell my soul and those of everyone I know to be able to play like that. You're guitar solo at the end was also great! You were flying over that fretboard and transitioning beautifully. What a fantastic show you put on. Great Job!! 👍👍

Trogly you are a true inspiration, keep living your dreams brother, outstanding 👍

The legend IS true. Aldo has one. Nielsen has all the others. Just happens there were only two made in Kalamazoo, so having one Rick does have all the others. The rest are not Aldo models.

I saw Aldo Nova open for BOC in 82 or 83. He was awesome.

Heyy that silverburst has a weird headstock.

i'm so stoked rn, thank you austin

That guitar sounds AMAZING!

What a blast from the past! I remember buying his first album as a fourteen-year-old.

Aldo rocked! Such a treat to have him chime in.

You got him so cool!

Finally the interview 🤘

Fantastic video trogly! I've watched almost everyday since the headless sg video, I've learned so much from your content and am now a full blown guitar addict myself! keep up the great work!

I've been Waiting for this review for a long time since the unboxing

Aldo Nova is a Canadian legend! He wrote the main guitar riff that would be used in the Jon Bon Jovi song "Blaze of Glory" among other things! Glad to see he is still in rocking form! Cheers!

Aldo is a good guy,saw him many times in concert,(I like to support local artist),he always had nice Gibson and a killing sound.Nice to see him on your channel!

I love this video. Been an Aldo Nova fan since the 80's. Good stuff.

Great excuse by ALDO and it looks cool as hell !! I don't have a LP but if I could have one of these with a Maple fret Board I would be very , very HAPPY !!!!!

Can you live this fantasy life!" 💚👌💨

I wondered what happened to him. I saw him opening for UFO. he was excellent, 1984, phoenix.

Nice job Austin! Was it worth wait? Definitely. Hats off to Aldo and Rick for taking part.

Love the opening with Aldo himself! Epic!!

You can tell I'm old, I'm watching this video wondering how Austin insures all his guitars.

Awesome video for a fantastic guitar!

That’s so cool of Aldo Nova being on your video! My first concert was Aldo Nova. 🤙🏼

Awesome! Aldo Nova! Fantasy!! Thank you, Austin!

Austin.. I was digging into some of your older videos for fun. I absolutely love the Aldo Nova I was considering doing one in a build as do the fact that I n a non-professional luthier. I don't build guitars for other people for money but I build them for myself all the time and I am definitely getting ready to go one of these for myself. I love the way these guitars look

I was at that concert in Mattawa and did see Rick and Aldo talking off-stage so maybe that was when he was asking about buying that guitar. Great concert! Aldo hadn't performed in years and this was his first of that tour. Cheap Trick was the headliner and came on after Aldo. There were three other bands performing that day.

This might be one of the best videos Trogly has ever made.

I have an 82 explorer that I put a Kahler whammy on. it served it's purpose in the 80s for me. I just look at the guitar for memories now, it's seen better days.

I owned an '85 gibson Q3000 with the hockey stick headstock. Bought it new in 1985. I appreciate these quirky Gibson's.

Aldo I miss those days that was and still is a great tune Life is just

One of the best episodes yet , nicely done!

Props for bringing this guitar to the youtube masse's . Loved Aldo Nova when I was in highschool glad to see he has a channel. Something else to watch this Thanksgiving. Rock on Trogly.

I mean, technically Rick Neilson does own all of the Aldo Nova models except one if you only count the official kalamazoo made ones 😂

Oh yeah I remember him graduating in 1984 and all powder pleasure in your nose tonight reminds me of riding at this fair in Amarillo Texas play that song over and over I have it on vinyl

Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!

A friend of mine bought one of these about 3 years ago from an older guy around here that bought it new. I played a show with him about a week later. Very nice guitar. He bought it for an embarrassingly low price.

I like Aldo, cool guy.

Wow the whole introduction of his show just freaked me out I thought one of his relatives was doing it LOL

I'm waiting on my 5150 EVH hockey stick headstock guitar for that exact reason!I also love reverse headstocks because they sound better to me.I'd probably get one of these too if they reissue....2021 Christmas wish list item #1♡

Most def a Top 5 video! Great history lesson and as always props for doing what no one else will,the tear down. I look down on all the other channel reviews because they lack that. But lord o mercy,Weber"s playing faces,So disturbing.Its like a trainwreck,you can't look away.lol

Wow 🤩 what an episode. Excellent work! 👍🎸

Reliable music was in my hometown of Charlotte NC... and to this day has not been replaced as a musicians music store. Greatly missed by all of us that were able to experience such a large non corporately owned music store.

This was worth the wait! Thank you for this.

I’m Canadian hockey stick 🏒 headstock = cool! Great in-depth review Austin. 👍

I won’t lie, the Les Paul with the hockey stick headstock looks pretty cool.

This was a great episode. Thank you for the information Austin

Holy crap, you actually got Aldo Nova himself. Nice!

This video was great. I felt like i was on a treasure hunt. I tell everyone about your informative videos. NOONE does their homework like you. RICK Nielson's guitars are all in a specialized vault with librarylike endless racks of thousands of priceless guitars. It was a walk down memory lane to see Aldo Nova is still good looking and still shaking his money maker...

You should did more Aldo Nova riffs that fantasy album was kick ass

Really cool upload Trogly, congrats on becoming acquainted with Aldo Nova _and_ Rick Neilson due to weirdo-Gibbys. Especially enjoyed the mention of "Reliable Music" as I used to shop there. It was located in Charlotte, North Carolina and was sort of a "boutique-y" music store before there was such a thing. They had some of the first PRS guitars anywhere down south early on, and it's also where I first played a Bogner Ecstasy head/cabinet when they began being produced. They always had the best used gear there too! Reliable was a really special place, but it got squashed by "Mars Music", then "Sam Ash", then of course the ubiquitous "Guitar Center", which basically squashed the other two big-box music stores as well. Great memories though (Reliable Music, not that other crap), thanks for the reminder.

When Aldo was talking about the G going out of tune on 3x3 headstocks. I found that if you wrap the G string going up the tuning peg rather than wrapping the string going down as usual. It relieves some of the tension created by the break angle of the headstock.

Dude back in highschool I was dating a ton of chics in Minnesota all to them great tunes off the Aldo Nova twitch album.

Is that REALLY Also Nova? Hard to recognize with no red Marshall...VERY COOL!!

Trology I play a little but no guitar geek like you but for some reason i keep watching. It must be your conviction and personality.

I ran across one of these guitars at Thoroughbred Music in Clearwater, Fl (now Sam Ash) in the late 90's/early 2000's. It wasn't expensive as I remember under $1400 and I ALMOST pulled the trigger on it. Thought about it for a couple days and thought I'd go back to buy it. I told a friend at work, who traded high dollar guitars. Oops he bought it after work the day I mentioned it to him. I didn't buy it at first because I already had a 1991 Les Paul 1960 re-issue in solid bullion (still have it). Another one that 'got away'. It was weird to see initially, the store salesman said they all thought it would never sell, well it did LOL.

Any chance you could ask Aldo what his rig was for his studio guitar tone. His leads sing with creamy saturation. Effortlessly sustaining with no sign of decay. One of my favorite tones and one of my favorite players from the early eighties. Thanks for dialing him up bro.

hahahaha, back in high school (1979) my senior shop project was a hand made flying V with a stratocaster neck. I got an "a" on the project for innovative design and function. gave it to a young neighbor who loved the look, feel, and sound. I do sometimes wish I'd kept it but sometimes its good to know that its out there somewhere......

Holy cow, this video took a while to be done. Talking with Nilsen in April. But my man, this video is gold. Probably a top 3 from your channel. That is the content that I like. Thanks m8

That’s been my dream guitar for over 20 years!! 🤟🤟

I have seen both Rick and Aldo live playing those guitars Aldo Nova in 1991 at Alpine Valley Wisconsin with the Scorpions and Mr. Big And Rick in I think 91 with Cheap Trick at the Rock County Fair in Janesville Wi.

Excellent job Austin, this will no doubt be a go-to source for anyone researching The Aldo Nova model, or should I say The XPL model, as we now know thanks to your hard work and dedication! 🎸😎👍

Absolutely enjoyed this great detective story of an awesome spec, Sherlock Trogly!

Incredible Episode Trogly!!!! Thank you for your time & wonderful story telling. Happy Thanksgiving homie 🎸🤙🏼