Author Topic: Pics of Peter Green's ex-LP... guts and all (Read 6811 times)

5F6-A · « **on:** August 25, 2007, 08:54:03 PM »

Enjoy!!

Twinfan · « **Reply #1 on:** August 25, 2007, 10:50:23 PM »

Whoa - serious shots there!

Gary Moore must be having a fit if they're out in public. He loved that guitar so it must be like seeing your ex-missus in Playboy...

steve · « **Reply #2 on:** August 25, 2007, 11:43:52 PM »

Cool, look at the size of the caps. Wonder what they are?

Steve Kinsen · « **Reply #3 on:** August 26, 2007, 09:10:13 AM »

Someone's going to have to clue me in: why did Gary sell it? Not only was it a one in a million guitar, it was a piece of history, and if I remember correctly he didn't even sell it to a guitarist!

38thBeatle · « **Reply #4 on:** August 26, 2007, 09:22:10 AM »

I am afraid to say that floor covering is not pleasant. The guitar, however, has that mojo going.

Brow · « **Reply #5 on:** August 26, 2007, 10:17:21 AM »

Quote from: Steve Kinsen

Someone's going to have to clue me in: why did Gary sell it? Not only was it a one in a million guitar, it was a piece of history, and if I remember correctly he didn't even sell it to a guitarist!

The story I heard was that he wracked up alot of debt after having to cancel alot of dates on his last tour due to illness and that he had to sell the guitar to make the money back.

Could be right, could be wrong, but that's what I heard/read somewhere

Twinfan · « **Reply #6 on:** August 26, 2007, 11:55:43 AM »

Quote from: steve

Cool, look at the size of the caps. Wonder what they are?

They're Sprague "bumblees", probably the original 50's caps. Vintage Les Paul dudes love 'em.

Quote from: Brow

The story I heard was that he wracked up alot of debt after having to cancel alot of dates on his last tour due to illness and that he had to sell the guitar to make the money back.

That's what I heard too. It was very much a regretable sale.

dave_mc · « **Reply #7 on:** August 26, 2007, 02:59:11 PM »

Quote from: 38thBeatle

I am afraid to say that floor covering is not pleasant. The guitar, however, has that mojo going.

:lol: +1

Colin Johnston · « **Reply #8 on:** August 27, 2007, 01:47:13 PM »

Great shots. Hotel room floor? On the road? Sale negotiation meeting?

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The story I heard was that he wracked up alot of debt after having to cancel alot of dates on his last tour due to illness and that he had to sell the guitar to make the money back.

Very sad, if true. I thought he'd have insurance for the possibility of cancelled dates due to illness.

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #9 on:** August 27, 2007, 03:34:38 PM »

I seriously doubt he sold it to cover debts from cancelled tour dates. The story going round at the time of the sale was that he thought it didn't play as nice as his other '59 and there was a tasty offer on the table to sell.

The details are the sale are also a bit dodgy - seems the person he sold it to was just a front for the 'real' buyer (a dealer) and he wasn't too happy at all once these details surfaced.

Do a search over on the LPF - theres a LONG thread on that story.

:twisted:

badgermark · « **Reply #10 on:** August 27, 2007, 03:36:08 PM »

Also didn't it's neck get snapped? I think I heard something about the LP being in Gary's boot and someone crashed into him, snapping the headstock.

Or am I making that up?

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #11 on:** August 27, 2007, 03:39:25 PM »

Quote from: badgermark

Also didn't it's neck get snapped? I think I heard something about the LP being in Gary's boot and someone crashed into him, snapping the headstock.

Or am I making that up?

Nope, you're not making that one up - someone rear-ended him on the way to a session and the neck broke at the headstock.

:twisted:

badgermark · « **Reply #12 on:** August 27, 2007, 03:42:00 PM »

Bet Gary shat himself. Then murdered the woman who drove into him

(female driver joke? YEAH! I went there.)

WezV · « **Reply #13 on:** August 27, 2007, 04:15:45 PM »

its what you expect to happen to gibsons!!

Kilby · « **Reply #14 on:** August 27, 2007, 06:17:07 PM »

There was another story that the guitar wa a bit of a liability becasue it cost so much to insure.

Basically he couldn't really get playing it for real and some of his copies played better too, so I suppose, it made sence to free up some cash.

Though from his reaction I think he would rather have done without selling it in the long run.