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And that woman played out of her heart and with a little touch of God

@@RichBel17 yeah she did. She was so good and is finally getting some of the recognition she deserves. I djd a party recently for a Broadway producer who is working on a musical for her.

​@@TheNeuroticGuitaristI wish Mary Ford got that much recognition. She could go toe to toe with Lester.

@@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer all day! She was great! I have the microphone she used for the first sound on sound recording as my drum room mic in my studio!

Right? Too bad they're 20-25k now!!! Totally gorgeous axe. Please subscribe and join the madness and happy new year!

​@@TheNeuroticGuitarist $640 in the 60's though.

@@c.f.pedraza4057 that was a lot back then!

$640 in 1963 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $6,232.89 today

@Connor York wow, I hear stories of people buying them for 100-200 then. That was super expensive but gibson always was. Even their style o was 300 in 1915 while Martin was making more opulent guitars for 45. Guess some things never change Connor!

Don't feel stupid. I had no idea either. And I also call him lez paul instead of les because that's always how I heard it in New England. Now u know and knowings half the battle. Subscribe and join the madness jey!!!

Yeah mate, over here (Australia) no-one says Les (less). It's always Lez...ppl wd look at you strange if you pronounced the S.

@@baabaabaa2293 I won't call them out, but I have interviewed some people on my podcast www.2020-d.com and they have also called him LEZ. I didn't even know his name was Lester growing up, but I knew what a lez paul was

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Yeah mate ld only ever read his name, then heard Americans say it, even women with the name Lesley are called Les with a z.. accents!

@baa baa baa I have like 1000 comments eating me alive for it lol. But I know Les and I are cool so it's cool!

You and me both. I'm from NE and I didn't even know his name was Lester until I started doing a doc on him. I was quickly corrected but these videos are from before that. Sorrrrrryyy

I'm talking about what I read directly from his personal ledgers. I have access to his entire life worth of notes and am doing a documentary on him. Check out my episode on here called the house that les paul built.

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I got my information from Guitar Player and Guitar World interviews.

@george price right, and I'm telling u that he made that up because of his divorce. He loved the body style. He quit gibson and gibson fired him. It was mutual. He wrote the whole thing in his own handwriting.

​@@TheNeuroticGuitarist that's pretty interesting

@Jason Bourne I wouldn't lie to ya man! It blew my mind! The whole thing blows my mind. I've learned more about les paul than I ever thought I'd ever care to!

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🙌 my pleasure brother

I love this axe but it's def NOT the best playing guitar for me, but that's just because I hit the middle pickup and think that the maestro tremolo or whatever t f they call it is absolutely horrible. In fact, when I was just in Nashville, the designers at gibson told me they modified it for the reissue because it was such a shit design. That said it's a rad guitar. Subscribe and join the madness and thanks for watching 🙌

I know! It hurts me everytime inside. I'm doing a doc on him now and I was corrected very quickly. Now I die a little. Sorry les!

His name was Larry Gawoski and paid $175 for it used it was the most beautiful guitar 🎸 I ever heard

I believe it

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And Roberta Thorpe and even hendrix! Please subscribe to join the madness and happy new year Todd! 🎉

They have been crazy money for a while but that seems like way too much in the 80s

I mean there's one on Reverb right now for 25k.

It's a les paul custom between 60-62 and les loved the design. He lied about it his whole life. It became the sg. It started as the les paul custom

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Its not that I don't understand what you have said or what you are saying.. I'm just putting the whole thing into perspective. I think that people loose sight of the fact that Les Paul in this context is really just a signature... The SG itself proves that. The single cut, carved maple top, mahogany body Les Paul has always been a Les Paul..All other signature guitars today and in the past have been an existing model guitar that a given manufacturer may form a signature guitar out of a model that a particular guitarist already plays...You know, a marketing thing for both the guitarist and the guitar manufacturer.. there may be the signature applied and a few asthetic appointments along with something electronic like the pickups. The single cut Les Paul is a signature guitar and it is also the model name of the guitar itself and has always been... Food for thought.

@Strick nine well that was extremely well written and I don't disagree with the underlying thought process of all of that! Rock on man

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@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I was expecting neck heavy coz the body is very thin plus it was a borrowed guitar , have to be extra cautious.

@@princesssolace4337 they're great!!!

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It's the kind of guitars that dreams are made of! Happy new year and if you haven't already, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌

I'm sure someone has done it! Go for it! Thanks for watching Topher and please subscribe and join the madness

You're right. HE never told the public his real feelings. I'm clearly gonna have to make a video just devoted to this, but in his personal notes (which I have access to for the doc I'm shooting) he explains what happened. He essentially quit gibson and they let him go (it was mutual). He loved the sg, but didn't want things to get confusing with his divorce and his name being used so he actually left. I have video of me reading his actual handwritten notes to Barry goudreau of Boston and Gary cherone of extreme/van Halen on camera. If you go to my videos and watch the house that les pauo built you'll see I'm not making any of this up. His contract was over because he asked it to be over due to depression over his marriage. Cheers dude

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I really love the jurassic part theme! Subscribe and join the madness John! 🙌

Hell yeah, that's badass!!!!

It's funny how many people have refuted me like I'm a moron. I am currently making an episode with this guitar AND Les' handwritten ledgers explaining the story. I have video of me going through it with Barry goudreau of Boston and Gary Cherone of Extreme/Van Halen for the doc I'm doing on LES PAUL

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist i absolutely believe you , ....man did i not come off clearly on that! I suck at texting bro, i definitely was not intending to refute that and instantly felt that your explanation made perfect sense..... Cheers!

@Doug Ulman there are so many people that just assume I'm a moron (which is quite possible) so it's def a reaction hahaha..

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist i completely understand that, I'm definitely onboard the channel! Keep it up man, that is some serious sleuthing on the Gibson!

I don't play any ac/DC on it but I do demo it in the whole video! Check it out on my channel and please subscribe and join the madness Joe 🙌

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That sounds like it would work! I imagine there are tons of workarounds since it sucks haha. Thanks for watching Jack, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌

Its def a rad one Quinn! Check out my FULL videos on my channel and at www.theneuroticguitarist.com and SUBSCRIBE and join the madness!

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Not exactly. Les told people for years he didn't like the design and made up all kinds of things as to why he didn't want to call the sg (what was the 1960-62 les paul custom) a les paul. The truth, which I discovered in his personal notes, was because he didn't want things to get more confusing in his divorce from Mary Ford. He essentially quit gibson and they let him go, it was mutual. But he loved the sg and thought it was cool, despite inumerable interviews to the contrary. I'm doing a doc on les, you can check some of the behind the scenes on the video "The House That les built." Cheers 🍻

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I just asked this on another post, sorry to bug but just wanted to say cool! And thanks for being so open with the info. I have been watching your vids for a couple weeks now just subscribed (sorry it took so long ha I am a little spacey sometimes 😂)

@@zombieparrot2606 it's all good, my friend. Welcome to the madness. I appreciate u 💛

I'm pretty sure he played an sg, not a 60-62 les paul custom. Same body shape! Please subscribe and join the madness 🙌 sabbath forever!

Keep working towards it Joshua. If you're passionate and work hard enough you'll get what you want. Cheers to that, brother. Subscribe and join the madness 🙌

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I will thanx..

It's pretty rad Trevor. Subscribe and join the madness 🙌

Thanks so much James! Check out the long form video I did on it and please subscribe and join the madness! Thanks for watching!

I dig it but hate the vibrola and always hit the middle pickup! Subscribe and join the madness 🙌

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I don't disagree, I feel the same. Hilarious handle BTW, I love queen! Please subscribe and join the madness

You already corrected yourself 🙌

I hate both! That trem is not only useless, but bigsbys do virtually nothing. The duesenberg has the best trem. Love this guitar but it sucks to play! Subscribe and join the madness

Is that what you tell all the ladies Scott? 🤪

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Man, how many times do u plah that over in your mind? I've been there. We live and learn. Subscribe and join the madness 🙌

Nope, although I did look at buying that one off the dude who got it on pawnstars. He wanted entirely too much for it. I do have a few of les' actual guitars though, check out the videos on my channel Travis and subscribe and join the madness 🙌

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Nope, nope it also sucks. Maestro is what I meant

Why though?

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They're sick, thanks so much for watching, check out the whole video at the link in the description or on www.theneuroticguitarist.com

Except no it didn't. Solid guitar. Final answer

60-62 were! Because they were les paul customs! Thanks for watching Stacy and please subscribe and join the madness

Bull scatt,..it was on the the truss rod cover !!

@@stricknine8623 I'm agreeing lol

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I was just messing with the OP.

@Strick nine haha love it man, the best type of trolling

Three humbuckers is hard to play, I don't enjoy it on a guitar like this. The sound isn't different enough for me to care that much. Three singles is less unwieldy imo. Thanks so much!!! Subscribe and join the madness 🙌🎸🔥

They don't?

I'm gonna say around 15k as is! Has 2 original pafs in it, that alone is 8-10k. Subscribe and join the madness Robert and check out the whole video this was cut from 🙌

I don't know if that was their intention or not but the sg body style is one of the most popular in history so copying a fender...not nailed...awesome guitar design...nail meet hammer. Subscribe and join the madness Harry 🙌

That is what he told the public so you're absolutely correct for thinking that. I am currently doing a doc on les paul and I'm in possession of 1000s of his handwritten notes and manuscripts. One of them being the explanation behind his departure from Gibson and the sg. Everything I say in this video is what les wrote in his own handwriting, but he put multiple stories as to why he didn't actually like it out there. Go watch my video "The House That Les Built" and you'll see that I'm not talking outta my ass. 🙌

See, we all learned something! And I conti ue to get schooled on here but I keep learning and that's the great part about sharing knowledge

My initials are GS, SG is fine

That's because he never said it in life. What I'm speaking to is his personal ledgers where he wrote down his true feelings. I'm doing a doc about him, I have all of his personal notes, 10s of thousands. I have video reading his actual manuscript to Barry from Boston who plays an sg. Go watch my episode the house that les paul built. U can believe me, or u don't have to. He def said he hated it in life but that was a lie.

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist will chek it out then thanks

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Rene, I have said this to multiple people on here. I'm doing an actual doc on les paul. I have become very good friends with his best friend and confidant, the mayor of Mahwah, NJ who is in possession of all of his notes, things, well everything. He said all of that in interviews, but the truth was because he was depressed over his divorce and he decided to quit gibson. It was mutual. I have handwritten notes from his explaining the true story. Again, HIS HANDWRITTEN notes explaining what I'm saying to be true. He loved the model. There's video of me reading it w Barry goudreau of Boston and Gary cherone of extreme. You can go watch the video The House That Les Built right on this page and see that I'm not messing with you. But FYI, regardless of what les said in past interviews, that's not true. I hope this shows you I'm not talking outta my ass Rene, but regardless of your thoughts on my credibility, I'm 100% right

Vibrola. Look it up. What the hell is a les pup?

@@camilo1455 what do you think it is? It’s a typo lol

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist and I think your wrong, why would I believe one thing I’ve asked you to show me and aren’t which is writing that anyone could have wrote over many interviews with the man saying it himself, I’ll believe the words from the horses mouth over the writing in a strangers hands

@Rene Beaulieu you lost me at "your wrong." It's *you're. I don't engage with anyone who can't form a proper conjunction 😘

Ugh i have a few of those stories 🙄

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist yeah it sucks

I'm from New England and half of the people pronounce it that way. I am not doing a doc on les paul and it's since been corrected, but it's actually how a ton of people pronounce it. Not me anymore

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I’m from New England also. I always hear Brit’s pronouncing it that way on KZfaq and whatnot. No offense intended and the guitar sure is a beauty.

@Timdog bro, none taken. I didn't know his name was Lester polfus until I went down the bunnyhole. Then I was corrected and now I die a little everytime. Since I was corrected I have hear all kinds of people say LEZ PAUL. So I get it. I don't mind criticism ever, especially if it's constructive and not mean spirited. I legit never heard it in my brain otherwise. I also pronounce Ultima like altima...like a Nissan. Didn't notice until someone else pointed it out. But they're right, so fixed moving forward.

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Yo, 3 degrees of separation…I’m the drummer for Watching It Burn, Mike spoke to u the other day. He mentioned your name “The Neurotic Guitarist” the other day at rehearsal and it instantly rang a bell. I just figured it out tho. Good to “meet” you! I’m not usually a troll haha…sorry about that!!

Most people don't realize and that's totally cool because les spent a lot of his life putting the sg down

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I did. You're watching a short. Go watch the whole video on my channel and subscribe to join the madness 🙌

Different strokes for different folks. Rock on! 🤘 thank you for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness. 🙌

I didn't design it! Subscribe

A lot of people think that. It's also incorrect. It's solid guitar. You learned something!!! Subscribe and join the madness 🙌

Why should I give a guitar to frank Marino? LOL

Not true. I have a video coming up next Thursday where I actually share Les' document in his OWN writing that refutes what you're saying. Everything in the press was inaccurate. Check out my FULL videos on my channel and at www.theneuroticguitarist.com and SUBSCRIBE and join the madness!

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why don't the pickups match

it's important to be correct when you do these vids

@david Collins this is a reel, as in a sub a minute edit taken from a pre existing long form video where I play this guitar and explain all about it. So...go watch THAT vs being a know it all. Subscribe 😘

You're conflating two different things. It stands for solid guitar. You're thinking of the ES in ES335...which stands for "electric spanish." You're welcome.

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That's rad! There's also the sg Diablo which has crazy contours that no other sg has. Right on dad! Subscribe and join the madness 🙌

Solid guitar, final answer Fredrik. Subscribe and join the madness 🙌

It 100% was a les paul. It even says les paul model right on it. Les stopped his name affiliation with it in 1962 and that's when it became the SG...it was introduced as the Les Paul Custom.

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist but the Les Paul was already a guitar before that guitar was built. That's not like a trim type thing like a standard vs a custom or deluxe... That's an entirely different guitar. Yeah, that's not a Les Paul, that's a 61 SG

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist even if they called it the Les Paul. That's not the shape that comes to mind when you think Les Paul. SG is what comes to mind because that shape became the SG

@Koty McCallister I mean, that's kinda the point I was getting at the title of this reel lol. That is why there's so much confusion lol

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I'd say 15kish

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist interesting. I have a brother who has one and played at the Hollywood bowel…beach boys were there too and i think he lent it to one them because one gent broke a string …. The show must go on. Look up Eddie and the showmen. 60s. May be on tube land

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She did! That was her main guitar before their divorce! Same with sister Roberta Thorpe! Thanks for watching and please subscribe and join the madness 🙌

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It's actually doesn't Michael. I don't like playing any guitar w 3 pups or a maestro. Subscribe and join the madness 🙌

I actually am not a fan of playing it at all. I always hit the third pickup and I hate the vibrola

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He said he did for years bur he actually didn't. I have his actual notes on it. He liked it for the most part, he said he disliked it because of his divorce and desire to separate from Gibson, not for any of the reasons he said in interviews. Subscribe and join the madness Chris

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I am well aware of it now. I had a speech impediment growing up and this is actually how a lot of people around Boston say it. Lez. I started shooting a doc on him and was quickly corrected, but FYI, I never heard it as incorrect and I have corrected multiple other people in new England. That said it makes me die a little everytime I hear that in a video, but it is no reference to my knowledge

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What?

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I was referring to the h- yphes. There's no need for 'em any longer (being that everything is COMPUTERIZED. I mean. What scenes does it make to notify a NOTIFIER ! REALLY- 🤔