They vary immensely. I was looking at one for 999 a while back, but it needed so much fretwork. Probably would have been worth it though.
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Thunderbird Club
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They vary immensely. I was looking at one for 999 a while back, but it needed so much fretwork. Probably would have been worth it though.
Mine was black, sexy as hell, it took me months to save for it
You should try my Les Paul 5 string. Three hour gig and you feel like you'd been subbing for Atlas
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The black ones rare as hens teeth. I'll take this one as well.
Gibson Les Paul Recording Bass 1979 "Silverburst"
They always were expensive, I seem to remember paying about £600GBP for mine in the late 70s
Beeyootiful! But they sure are proud of it.
I'd be more than happy with a modern one in black
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Could probably get it for $500 shipped. Not bad at all!
Man, I love those!
Wow...that’s something you don’t see often
Yeah,I'm partial to black or dark sunburst.
It doesn't take much to make me go weak at the knees these days
My LP5 is transparent amber and looks great but in black it'd look vicious(no, I'm not refinishing it)
There is no shame here. None.
It doesn't take much to make me go weak at the knees these days
A couple of babychams and you're happy as a kitten.
Hells bells I've gone all lady like
Hells bells I've gone all lady like
I've never had that problem. My parents might think they'd done something wrong (apart from feeding us Marmite and crisp sandwiches) but really it's not their fault.
