Les Pauls

[bucketshred]

Got a bit of cash to splurge on a Les Paul in the next few month, whats my best option?

Paddy

[Matt77]

sub £2k or more?

[bucketshred]

sub £2k

[roland_rat]

What about the purple lion custom Johnathan has for sale at feline guitars.

If it was left handed I would have it myself.

Here is the link :-
http://www.felineguitars.com/Guitar_sale.html

[FernandoDuarte]

GAS delivered, you rat :(

[Twinfan]

Depends how much cash you have, but one the Lions above or a used Gibson CS 57/8 would get my vote.

[bucketshred]

Twinfan, do you know of any that are about?

[Twinfan]

There's a '58 at Vintage and Rare:

http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/Our-Catalogue/Gibson/Electric-Solid-Guitars

This 1991 reissue looks nice:

http://www.coda-music.com/product_info.php?cPath=170&products_id=8937&oscsid=5ebbd57ee88fd180f49df56a118e02f8

Other than that, my usual shops don't seem to have any  :(

Couple of private sales here:

LP Traditional:  http://www.musicradar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77651

AFD LP here:  http://www.musicradar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75807

Best of the lot is this one if you have cash:

'58 reissue:  http://www.musicradar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=76296

[horsehead]

Alternatively save some money & get a high end Tokai?

[sgmypod]

Feline or a duesenberg get my vote

[gordiji]

yep, tokai are a good bet, but but you'd want an ls 135(now 145) or an ls 150(now 160) if you want vintage accurate specs( 59 i think).this is where the value/quality is best. above this (ls 200 +)your paying for fancy maple patterns and at the very top custom shop stuff(ls370 off the top of my head).
they're (135/45:150/60) hard to find though and maybe chancy second hand as they're very difficult to identify.
 

[bucketshred]

Right, a bit more info as my last posts were from my phone.

Ideally, its got to be a Gibson, I know that Tokais/Burny/Greco have been touted as better but for me, there aint nothing like a Gibson. I'd rather not spunk that much cash on a second hand instrument, so, has anyone had much experience with the Gibson Traditional and 2008 Standard range?

Paddy

[FernandoDuarte]

From Dave's link, this one looks awesome:
http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/our-catalogue/Gibson/Electric-Solid-Guitars/item/7394

I guess it will not be very expensive as it's a year with no "vintage dream" related...

[marantz1300]

I've had Standards,Classics,Customs and Norlins.
I would go for a  Les Paul Classic,great Lesters to play ,speedy necks and good tone for not a lot of cash or a Norlin,just because the two I've had have beeen superb to play and sound great. I even prefer my 71 Gold Top to my 57 RI Custom.

[Twinfan]

From Dave's link, this one looks awesome:
http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/our-catalogue/Gibson/Electric-Solid-Guitars/item/7394

I guess it will not be very expensive as it's a year with no "vintage dream" related...

Unfortunately, that's an early reissue and is quite collectible.  Probably around £3500.....