Greg G Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I just told my wife that rick Nielsen bought Geddy Lee’s 1959 Les Paul at Mecum for $215,000. she looked at me and said, “do we have that guitar?” me: “do we have a 1959 Les Paul....? no...” wife: “I thought maybe if we had that then you should sell it...” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 You’d think it would be worth more given Geddy’s ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Travis said: I just told my wife that rick Nielsen bought Geddy Lee’s 1959 Les Paul at Mecum for $215,000. she looked at me and said, “do we have that guitar?” me: “do we have a 1959 Les Paul....? no...” wife: “I thought maybe if we had that then you should sell it...” PRICELESS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Just now, Studio Custom said: You’d think it would be worth more given Geddy’s ownership. But it’s not like Geddy Lee was known for playing it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Arm Of Hamer had posted that same RN news video recently too, lower down on this thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Travis said: But it’s not like Geddy Lee was known for playing it... But he is a famous musician and you can be sure it was heavily vetted for authenticity. There was a time when every 59 went for 250k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 10 minutes ago, crunchee said: Arm Of Hamer had posted that same RN news video recently too But if it hadn’t been posted this second time, we wouldn’t have got to hear about the great moment @Travis had with his wife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, Studio Custom said: There was a time when every 59 went for 250k. There was also a time every ‘59 went for $350 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Just now, gtrdaddy said: There was also a time every ‘59 went for $350 too. I’m not old enough to remember that boomer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, Studio Custom said: I’m not old enough to remember that boomer. How old are you Joe? Really. If you're not a boomer you sure are a stone’s throw away there junior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, gtrdaddy said: How old are you Joe? Really. If you're not a boomer you sure are a stone’s throw away there junior. You have to be at minimum 56 to be a boomer, I’m 8% younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, Studio Custom said: You have to be at minimum 56 to be a boomer, I’m 8% younger. Sometimes you seem 95% younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 minute ago, gtrdaddy said: Sometimes you seem 95% younger. I’m young at heart, what can I say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucSulla Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Damn, the bottom really did fall out of the Les Paul market. That's why I've decided to collect Jacksons! No wait, that's even dumber... but way cooler. Kinda like this borderline NSFW South Park .gif for which I am only placing the link. https://thumbs.gfycat.com/DismalDamagedFrog-max-1mb.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie G. Moseley Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 RN had five '50s Les Pauls plus a lotta other goodies in the rack backstage when he gave my family a private gear tour a few months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stike Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 11 hours ago, Studio Custom said: You have to be at minimum 56 to be a boomer, I’m 8% younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 It would have to have a massive inflation to have Hamers sell in that range IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoogieMKIIA Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Nice condition but not any flame I could see. I think Ed King’s Les Paul went for more but not a lot more. I can imagine Rick can say he played it a sell it at a profit later. IF I had that scratch I would have paid that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I'm just kinda surprised he didn't already have one. They were relatively "easy" to get back then, and it seems like everyone from that time frame had one or two, maybe more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 20 minutes ago, tbonesullivan said: I'm just kinda surprised he didn't already have one. They were relatively "easy" to get back then, and it seems like everyone from that time frame had one or two, maybe more. I seem to remember that he used to have a few in his collection. Who said he didn’t have any? Did I miss something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 hour ago, gtrdaddy said: I seem to remember that he used to have a few in his collection. Who said he didn’t have any? Did I miss something? Looks he does, my mistake. Gibson even replicated it for a collector's choice series. Just seemed odd, with word a few years back of him downsizing his collection, deciding to add a big ticket item like this, when he's already got one. Maybe the darker finish? “My oldest electric is the first Les Paul I ever bought; the 1955 Goldtop.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 By "downsizing", he was mostly just selling off the crap (with one or two notable exceptions). He still has a stellar collection and is still picking up things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicwash Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, 0054 said: He's looking for the "Ulitmate" after all these years! There’s only 50 or so and it says Shishkov on the headstock! Mine ain’t for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shark Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 He has "Bursts"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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