Guy is hiding a $40k purchase from his wife under the guise that he found it at a yard sale.

The Jack plate having “fair condition” with 3 of the screw holes obliterated is hilarious

As a Gibson; "Does it play well?" no "it's real"

I once bought a 6 box of eggs 3 had double yolks 🍄

Pictures look real. The story...that's another one.

I accidentally bought a '56 in February for £2800. Not quite $200 but still a crazy deal/story! I sold it last month for considerably more. I had no idea it was what it was until I had I home and started taking it apart.

kdh is looking more like jeb from minecraft every day

$ 200 I would knocked him down to $ 150 lol

A buddy of mine bids on shipping containers as a hobby. I constantly remind him to look for guitars hiding in them.

A friend of mine bought a '54 p bass for $15 dollars from a yard sale.

I watched The Guitologist YT channel have massive trouble trying to trade a modern 2020 Gibson Les Paul Standard for something at a Guitar Show, nobody wanted it because they don't sell on the second hand market! Gibson has reached peak saturation!

There was a period in the 80's where pointy guitars were the only thing selling and the SHEER AMOUNT of vintage Les Pauls in bargain buckets (or even in the back of guitar stores) was sickening. I'm still having flashbacks at all the PAF Gibby's I turned my nose up to.

Nowhere near this league but about 15 years back i bought an esp max cavalera in cash converters for £250. I was pleased enough with that

The only reasons to own a vintage guitar are to sell it for a markup, as a conversation piece, or bragging rights. Otherwise, a guitar is a guitar to me

20yrs ago, A friend of a friend in Montreal, (who was into buying old guitars and repairing them to resell them on ebay) bought an old Les Paul from a guy in provincial Quebec for 1000$. It was left over from the seller's dad in really bad shape (the bridge was broken and put back in place by nailing ordinary nails into the body of the guitar). When he showed the pictures with the serial no. to his repairman "expert guy" he recomended that he shouldnt change much, or as little as possible on that guitar, because it's the first ever series of LP's from 1952. One of those guitars (with a broken headstock that was glued back) sold for 100k$ on ebay at the time). And this guitar eventually sold on ebay for quarter million $.

Tuner buttons look too good. Those things typically shrink and fall apart.

Ahhh the good old days before the internet, these things were quite common.

I think he can get his money back by selling one of the volume knobs, if its real

I think normally 1952 would have green traces in the finish due to copper corrosion.

I don't think I even would ask people's opinion on if it was real. For 200.00 I'd just take the chance, but then again I probably would've thought it's a scam and ignored it. What a lucky dude

My next door neighbor has an original 1967 Telecaster , they bought it new . She offered to sell it to me when her hubby died , but wanted top dollar and I'm definitely not a Tele guy ... They had an original Delorean too , Went for crazy money . Smart investments , but risky all the same .

You know what I miss? Audio Audit videos lol This other stuff is great, but I really yearn for some juicy music world drama

I’m actually happy for this guy, I hope he plays it and enjoys it everyday.

The only thing that sucks about the 52s is that you can't palm mute. Hopefully the new owner knows about the no-drilling needed, conversion tailpiece for those things. It is that..or get a neck reset so that you can wrap the strings over the tailpiece.

This gent should check for codes on the pickups and check out the pots for codes as well

What an unexpectedly wholesome thing to see on my notifications! Makes me wanna play one of the many guitars I haven't played in ages.... in fact, I think I'm gonna go do that! Thanks KDH! :D

I saw this on reddit the other day and again today he posted a video of playing it. The pictures looked real and I have been looking at Chibsons with an eye toward buying a Gibson. I showed that post to my wife I was so excited, that never happens to me lol The finish was just gorgeous, the checking was so nice. Im sure you are saying the same but I can't watch this until later but wanted to comment so I don't forget...ass backwards sorry but I wanted to like and comment.

What I took from this is that Joe Bonamassa is going to get a super cool ‘61 Strat.

It looks like a real '52. The neck angle is incorrect (which was a problem in the first Les Pauls) which is why he had to wrap the string UNDER the tailpiece. Nice find!

Call Trogly. He can verify if the Estate Sale was NOT A SCAM.

Saw this post in real time, it was really refreshing seeing people commenting this was actually the real deal, like people had finally found the holy graail instead of all the Chibsons and cheap copies that usually flood that subreddit. OP was so lucky on this one, great finding!

Okay it looks like it was bottom wrapped when he was playing it. now unless the neck angle was fixed it would not be playable in that condition. most people know about the neck angle issue on those Les Pauls.

I would say it's most likely a chibson. They're getting REALLY good these days!

Set your sights a little differently if you want to get a score. 10 years ago, I had a Peavey T-40 bass in extremely good condition with original case come to my shop as a trade in offer. With a peavey amp, I think I gave a low market value of $300. I hit it before the T-40 and T-60's became "cool again" and now there's way more value there than I started with. Often people want to know that their guitar that they love, but can't play anymore, will go to a good home where it will be respected.... deals are to be had that way.

I got a 1964 Hofner 500/1 “Beatle” bass for $50.00. They are out there

Real gibson but probably not being sold for $200 not a chance. Thats seems like someone messing about

I just saw the guys post on reddit yesterday. What a lucky find.

I bought a 59 Fender Champ at a garage sale $60. It was all original shitty wiring and all. It was in great condition I sold it through a vintage guitar shop fot $3500.

My dad found a Univox Hi-Flier in the garbage in the late 90s (so this is after Cobain's death and spiked interest in the instrument) They typically run somewhere around 900 nowdays.

This, of course, raises the question, “Is it ethical or moral to knowingly pay so little for a very valuable item if the seller doesn’t really know what they have?” Some widow is selling her husband’s “old guitar”. She says, “He bought that thing new back in the 50s, and he played it for a few months until he hurt his hand at the factory. I always wanted him to get rid of it because it was just taking up space in my clothes closet, but he kept it around even though it was in the way. Now that he’s gone, I knew that was one of the first things that had to go. I TT honk he paid about $300 for it, would you give me $225?” You know with certainty that this is a very valuable original 195X ______ in perfect condition. Do you have a moral/ethical obligation to let her know that she could find a buyer who would pay six figures for it? Or, can you feel justified in handing over the $225 and making a break for the door?

I can’t wait for the next ibanez restoration video!

Soo, he basically found 20-30k in cash on the ground at some garage sale. Good for him. But kinda not even that lucky. Now he just has to decide if he wants to hold or sell. ;-)

IM PISSED!!!! How the hell could Rory's brother put this up for auction. I'll bet Joe Bonomasa buys it. Wtf. .

This could just be a story for his repro. It would protect him from being charged with scamming someone if he sells it.

… and this happened to his kidneys…

The fact that the original price for Gibson in the 1950s was about $350 which is hilarious considering the actual price today would be about 2,000 dollars today yet thay overcharge

That is so cool! Absolute madness. :D 🤘

This is probably not something that should be on social media. Although it's a fascinating story, the problem is that the "former" owner of the guitar might find out what an error he made and try to get a lawyer to go after it and renege on the deal. Which may or may not work in court but could cause quite a headache for the new owner in any event.

Even if it was a Chibson it would still be an awesome deal.

I was lucky enough to snag a lefty Roland G707 (Darlek's handbag) for £230, It's a guitar I had always wanted, but there were only five made so I thought I had no chance, they were all hand made as the tooling was never created for lefties, and they have Brazilian rosewood boards. The last lefty burst went for $600,000, about 10yrs ago I was offered a lefty bust (known as the stoop) for £80k...... I thought it was a ridiculous price.... lol...sheesh

As they say: "If something seems to good to be true, it probably is". My guess is that it was built by a skillful forger. One would have to take it apart to tell if it is genuine.

Wearing a star wars shirt with Rey being called one of the chosen ones - oh boy Dont want to start anything, but there is only one chosen one and that was Anakin

I am so old that I sold a 1969 gold top Les Paul for 250 bucks in the early 80s. I should not have done that, lol.

Rory Gallagher’s Strat is going to be auctioned off? The Edge is a fan of Rory Gallagher so I wonder if he’ll bid on it.

I got a brand new 1956 Epiphone les Paul for 200 with a hardcase, cables, and picks from my local antique store

There’s no way he paid $200. This guy is fooling all of us! 😂

I genuinely thought that I had dreamed of reading this post due to how out of this world the story sounded.

wow that's absolutely wild!

To be honest, he probably just made up the story and obtained the guitar through more conventional methods. I feel like everyone and their grandmother knows that any instrument that has some age to it is worth at least looking into. It would be more believable if he said he got it for a couple grand.

"won't be able to own a vintage guitar..." What are you even talking about? There's all kinds of vintage Japanese guitars, 70s, 80s fenders, etc that are cheaper than modern american guitars!

At a certain price point they are no longer guitars but bricks of gold with strings.

Saw this when it was posted and nearly cried

Best deal I ever got was a Harmony Bobkat for $20 at a garage sale and a Teisco 12 string with sharkfin bosy for another $20 which are now worth $600 to $800 on Fleabay albeit who knows if they get that. Asking is just that.

These things happen, in 2010 I found a NOS Telefunken VF14 'steel' tube (as used in the U47 microphone and V2 rocket) for 1€ - sold it on ebay for 1400€ or so

Only vintage guitar i have is an 1987 MIK Fender Squire Strat. And i love it !! So i can imagine what it's like...

$200 Chibsons aren't the problem, $20000 ones are the real problem. Because nobody is getting ripped off at $200 if the thing sounds and plays as well as a Harley Benton but still says "Gibson" on the headstock.

lol I saw this on Reddit and lost my mind - the gold top

I saw ya in Dublin, mate!

Yeah when I saw this Reddit post a couple days ago, I was instantly jealous.

It is my dream to find a vintage guitar. I got a early Silvertone 1446 Chis Issak model at a flea market. It’s an awesome guitar and I know I’m not the only person with this dream. Someday I’ll find that slab board Strat lol.

Owning vintage guitar really isn’t that hard. Buy a cheap guitar like a Stratocaster or Les Paul and hold onto it and in 50 years time you’ll have a vintage guitar.

😱😱😱 That’s wild!! Where does this guy live?! This would make for a fun interview and examination with a vintage expert.

This is the first time I’ve spotted this sort of story at its source (reddit) before seeing it on KZfaq. Good on the guy. Lucky him.

If you find a Les Paul for $200, buy it immediately. Even is it's a fake it's a fantastic deal.

Meanwhile my local pawn shop knowingly listing a fake Ibanez Jem for $1200...

The prices on Reverb are not the prices most of the stuff finally sells for though.

The family should probably sue the person/company who put on the estate sale. The fact that they didn't get a proper appraisal for the guitar is gross incompetence. I wonder what else they lost money on? Jewelry? Antique furniture? Firearms?

These things never happen to me. 😅 I am a Vox AC30 lover. True story, I know a guy, a friend of mine, who works as a repairman for vintage gear like tube amps, organs, the earliest synthesisers, mixing consoles and so forth. He told me the story of a guitarist, who worked as a nurse, taking care of (mostly) old people at there own homes. He helped out a couple and they were chatting about their lives and stuff and he told the old couple that he plays guitar in a band. The old man replied that he used to play in a band for a short period of time in the early or mid sixties. Then they talked about gear. The nurse told the old man he likes the Vox sound (side note: I wasn’t there, so naturally I don’t know exactly how this conversation went precisely). The old man then replied that he still had his and he hadn’t played it since the late sixties (this was approximately 5 years ago) and he went on saying he could have it if he wanted. Turned out the amp was in the room all along. It was hidden under a table cloth and a vase with flowers was standing on top of it! When they removed the vase and the table cloth he saw a fully original early sixties Vox AC30, looking as if it was brand new!!! The nurse insisted on paying for it. And the old man said something like “if you really want to pay for it then buy my wife some fresh flowers. It’s yours!” When he had the amp he brought it to a repair man. I think the only thing that needed to be changed were some elcos (or something like that - I don’t know anything about these things). Needless to say the nurse was a happy man. I used to dream about findings like that. Never happened. 😊

If he did get it for $200, and it turns out to be real, that kinda sucks tbh. There’s nothing cool about ripping off someone who didn’t know what they had.

I’d like to see a closer look at the nut. It looked like a replacement but hard to tell.

I can’t tell if I’m impressed or saddened at the amount of KZfaqrs using this Reddit post for their content

Some time back, there was a guy in Texas who needed money for cancer surgery for his wife. It had an old guitar from his family that he decided to sell. Put it on e-bay for around $1,000, iirc. Turns out the buyers on e-bay knew what he had and it was bid up to $74,000. Prewar Martin.

Fully aware that the guitar is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. I reserve the right to hold the opinion that those people are ridiculous. Good on this guy - I would sell it in a heartbeat and but some nice new guitars.

Rorys guitar only being estimated for hundreds of thousands is just sad. If I was some billionaire with a hole in my pocket I'd keep bidding into at least 20 million lol.

Missed a 54 gold top for 600 in 1976 a guy had who was on my postal carrier route.. and a59 LP beautiful red burst for 600 in 1987... I still cant believe it..

I bought a 70's champ while doing community service for $20 one time. Nowhere near the same but was cool!

Chicago music has a 52 gold top for 10k they aren’t near what a 59 is… 400k plus

God Bless you for using Dark Theme.

I saw this on Reddit and responded to it not long after he posted and it needs to be corroborated in person by a shop with experience with vintage guitars. Unfortunately, modern techniques from all of the "relicers" means most of that can be duplicated or mimicked in one form or another by a skilled luthier.

Let me ask a thought provoking question. If the buyer was aware that he was buying a 1952 LP from a seller who had no idea what they were selling, for the asking price of $200, did the buyer defraud the seller, by not disclosing what he knew about the guitar? Whatever the answer to that question may be, one cannot say that the buyer was honest.

and i was happy to buy vintage fernandes the function from 1980 for like 300 euro and schecter omen with sd pick up for 100 euro this guy hit the jackpot if it's real

I found my MIJ Jackson Dinky baritone for 300euros when the list price on reverb was fivefold. I actually asked the seller "are you sure" before finishing the transaction.

the 52 is not as popular or desirable as the reverb listing would leave you to believe, but if this guy really wanted to resell, hes only in it for $200, he could probobly get someone to bite at $20k and would still make more money than the guys who are listing for $40-45k, because those guys are probably in well over $20k and im pretty sure thats what those guitars are actually selling for. his is in such great condition, he could list it for $35k as is. or like you said he can hold onto it and get the correct truss rod cover and case, and in 10-15 years he might get even more.

I need to win the lottery soon so I can bid for Rory's Strat. That will do me for being lucky.

I got lucky and got a 1949 spanish style gretsch hollowbody there's not much info on it. Found a page this guy made with a bunch of old gretsch stuff, no pics of it on the internet exactly of my model. It was a hand me down.

These and other models are surely out there. Stored away in large walk in attics and forgotten until the owner dies and there's an estate sale.

My guess, Rory Gallagher's guitar will go for more than $5 million...

I don't see any green in that goldtop. I thought the gold tops from that era all turn green where the arm wear is. Also, the shape it's in.... It's too good for a 52. I don't know about this one.

You beat Trogly to this video eh?

Dreams do come true