I don’t own any guitars that are worth a nickel...but I love hearing of and learning about vintage gear...it’s like a walk back in time ...great stuff my man!!!!
Another great and informative episode Allen, love it ! I wouldn’t pay any attention to the keyboard warriors out there, can’t wait to buy the new CD ! 👍👍👍
Respectfully stating a contrary opinion is called dialogue and doesn't warrant being derided as a "keyboard warrior." You call those people a "keyboard warrior" and perhaps they'd call you a sycophant? Point being, be cool. I'm sure Mr. Hinds didn't cry himself to sleep over those of us who mentioned that the (quite lovely) Strat he put together would be a project _well_ into the several thousands of dollars in today's vintage parts market.
A couple of years ago i went into a guitar store with a 2nd hand department, I tried out a ´69 Les Paul standard with a replaced "custom" neck. It wasn´t cheap so i had some sleepless nights. After 4 weeks i bought it. This is one of my favourite guitars ever, it has a one piece (honduras) mahagoni body, a one piece (honduras) mahagoni neck with a very small volute and it sounds terrific. I totally agree with you, these instruments are terrific ! I looked over 30 years for a nice sounding Les Paul, now i got it ! ( Fred....Ramble on ! )
pretty guitar. I have a black 72 fretless wonder, I recently had it re-fretted to play. I bought it new, I guess being fretless sounded like a good idea at the time. great guitar. giant tone. (I only wish it was a little lighter.) but it's by go-to when I need to kick down doors. also, I'm digging your new music. nice stuff.
Thanks, Allen for imparting your knowledge and enthusiasm. I got more out of three of your videos than any other presenters here. Being a Tinker myself, I'll be looking for used quality parts forthwith. Cheers!
I enjoyed this vid, thanks. It caught my eye because I own a '69 Custom LP - this according to Gibson - judging from the serial number, no volute and no 'made in USA' ... but it has a Schaller harmonica bridge, which makes it look like it was made in about '73. Gibson theorizes that the first owner swapped out the tune-o-matic for the harmonica bridge. I bought the guitar in 1987.
Hey Alan, just stumbled upon your channel. I have a number of vintage guitars I was able to luck my way into due to the market dipping and my timing. Everything you said is dead on with the 69. I have an early 69 (no made in USA open o no dot i, no volute one pice body with 3 piece neck) and it holds it’s own with my other old gibsons. The stigma behind the 68’s and early 69’s as you know is when Gibson transitioned the LP over to the SG body style then reintroduced it again in 68, that the one piece bodies that were being used were the left over bodies from the 50’s golden era ones. That alone drove the price up on the 68’s and then obviously the best known secret was the early 69’s as not many knew that they transitioned late. These are up there with a bunch of other “best kept secrets”.
I feel guilty for not having heard of you. I grew up listening to, idolizing, and trying to copy Jan Akkerman's style, so I've been around a while, played for a living for many years. I'll make it a point to get familiar with your stuff. thanks again.
Thanks for the great information Allen.! In the rack close to you it looks like you have a couple of interesting guitars that caught my eye. Perhaps you could possibly look into doing a future video of one or both of these.? Judging by the headstocks, one is an Ibanez AS-50.? and the other, a Fender Ultra Esprit or perhaps Robben Ford model..? Thanks again - Graeme - New Zealand
Bought a used, like new 70 custom in 1973 for $600. And yes, had to replace frets, tuners and swapped the T tops for Antiquities over the last 49 years. I still gig it weekly (now players grade), never had the truss cover off and will go to my son someday.
Hi Allen. I have this same guitar. I was told it was a 1970 because it had a small volute but it doesn't have Made In USA stamp. So maybe it is a 1969(?).It has the "fretrless wonder" frets but i never refretted thinking it would lessen the value but I changed my mind of late and thought I would enjoy and play it more with a larger fret, I was curious as to what size fret you put on yours. Looking forward to your new release.
You also have the eye to find these items and piece them together. How much if not all of the work did you actually do yourself? How much cost associated with any outside help you had doing the electronics or fret work? 5K is still a chunk of change if that was the overall cost. Enjoyed the video very much! One of these days you might come East on tour or I'll just have to see you at the Baked Potato. That's on my bucket list for sure.
69's are great, the early 68 Gold tops and Black customs used some bodies and necks left over from the late 50s,and 60. So, if you find an early 68, you probably have a 58-60 1 piece body and neck. Put PAFs in it and old hardware and they're amazing. I have a 72 Black Beauty, without the 2 piece sandwich body and T-Tops and it is perfect. Not sure why Norlin made it with 1 piece body and neck?
Wow Allen, is this sound track from your new record? Sounds amazing. The band sounds so tight and absolutely fab! Looking forward to the release! Cheers from Norway, Thor
@@allenhindsguitar Thanks Allen, all is well, and it seems things are getting back to normal around here at least. Hope you are doing fine and that we might get to see you in Norway again soon. For those interested, there is a recording of Allen's last visit to Norway were he teamed up with some great musicians from this neck of the woods. I wasn't lucky enough to attend that but keep my fingers crossed for a new chance: th-cam.com/video/bch5KW17CLw/w-d-xo.html
I'll offer my guess that around 90% of viewers, and guitarists in general simply can't realistically consider $5,000 for a guitar "affordable", no matter it's quality or history. Another guitar priced at $30k doesn't somehow make $5k easier to reach. With respect, wonderful video and demo otherwise, and thank you.
unless youre looking to get into the vintage market. I gotten to a vintage guitar in that range but starting much much lower via trading and getting to know other collectors/musicians. I think thats more towards who the video is aimed and often there isnt a lot of coverage (maybe trogly) that document the middle ground towards really good vintage instruments
A person lent me a ‘69 Custom for about year a while back. It was a great guitar. He wasn’t selling it, which was good because I didn’t really have the money for it anyway. I love this series. Yes, “affordable” is subjective but when looking at any instrument of quality you probably have to make a little investment, at the least. I love listening to you play these instruments. You have such a fluid style of playing. Is that through your Red Plate amp?
@@allenhindsguitar Ok. Yeah '69's are cheaper. The Gold Tops with P-90's are a lot cheaper. Funny I sold my '55 for $28K in '98. They haven't gone up much at all. Mostly mid 30K.
Le logo qui change aussi Le B et le O de Gibson il son pas rattaché .🙂⚡🎸 . Et la tête elle passe à 14 degré au lieux de 17 degré , apprès les pièces de bois papier collé , période Norlin jusqu'an 1986
true, I guess because guitars are so universally owned, and played...seems now they are in every ZOOM scene on tv...from politicians to pharmaceuticals ..alwasy a guitar in the background..like a frisbee
only "party ruining"..if you dont bring your own booze..heehee ... just different info I guess.. according to Guitarhq.com and other collectors I know out here..pancake started early 69...the "made in USA" started in late 69...Mine has no "made in usa" ..and teh serial number shows up in 1969...who knows?..thats the point.. thanks though ..
Here is the thing with all of the vintage guitar hype...are they great instruments??..yes they are...but are they worth tens of thousands of dollars...or in some cases hundreds of thousands of dollars...and the quick answer is no they are not....I have owned several vintage guitars thru out the year's...I'm 60 years old so I have owned like a couple of hundred guitar's in my lifetime...and when I was starting out playing the guitar they weren't even refferd to as vintage guitars.....they were just old guitar's...lol....I have new guitars that sound just as good and play just as good as any so called vintage guitar I have ever owned or played...my favorite guitar that I have had for over 25 years is a 1995 Les Paul standard that I wouldn't give up for anything...I have owned two R9s...and they are great guitar's but the price is just way too out there for most people.....for me one of the best companies making guitar's today is Schecter...there fit and finish is some of the best out there and play amazing...
Thanks. Actually I have 6 cds out under my name, plus one with a band called “wonderland park” and another née cd coming out next month. Send me your discography. Would love to hear. What you’re doing
I don’t own any guitars that are worth a nickel...but I love hearing of and learning about vintage gear...it’s like a walk back in time ...great stuff my man!!!!
Another great and informative episode Allen, love it ! I wouldn’t pay any attention to the keyboard warriors out there, can’t wait to buy the new CD ! 👍👍👍
Respectfully stating a contrary opinion is called dialogue and doesn't warrant being derided as a "keyboard warrior." You call those people a "keyboard warrior" and perhaps they'd call you a sycophant? Point being, be cool. I'm sure Mr. Hinds didn't cry himself to sleep over those of us who mentioned that the (quite lovely) Strat he put together would be a project _well_ into the several thousands of dollars in today's vintage parts market.
A couple of years ago i went into a guitar store with a 2nd hand department, I tried out a ´69 Les Paul standard with a replaced "custom" neck. It wasn´t cheap so i had some sleepless nights. After 4 weeks i bought it. This is one of my favourite guitars ever, it has a one piece (honduras) mahagoni body, a one piece (honduras) mahagoni neck with a very small volute and it sounds terrific. I totally agree with you, these instruments are terrific ! I looked over 30 years for a nice sounding Les Paul, now i got it ! ( Fred....Ramble on ! )
pretty guitar. I have a black 72 fretless wonder, I recently had it re-fretted to play. I bought it new, I guess being fretless sounded like a good idea at the time. great guitar. giant tone. (I only wish it was a little lighter.) but it's by go-to when I need to kick down doors. also, I'm digging your new music. nice stuff.
LP Custom always the best Les Paul model: Black or White. Nice video Allen.
Thanks Allen! Great info. Looking forward to your new CD release!
God Bless!
Love this series. Thank you
Thanks, Allen for imparting your knowledge and enthusiasm. I got more out of three of your videos than any other presenters here. Being a Tinker myself, I'll be looking for used quality parts forthwith. Cheers!
I enjoyed this vid, thanks. It caught my eye because I own a '69 Custom LP - this according to Gibson - judging from the serial number, no volute and no 'made in USA' ... but it has a Schaller harmonica bridge, which makes it look like it was made in about '73. Gibson theorizes that the first owner swapped out the tune-o-matic for the harmonica bridge. I bought the guitar in 1987.
I really like this series, very interesting. Ditto on can't wait for the new music! Nice tribute as well❤
Allen, you do you! Amazing people can’t take your example and apply it to their budget too like maybe a $250 neck with a $400 body, etc.
Thank you, I was not aware that that model is not yet crazy money. Fantastic new album by the way
Sweet my buddy had one of the best black 68 Les Paul Customs I've ever played.
'Glue it together and paint it' . Brilliant description 😄
Hey Alan, just stumbled upon your channel. I have a number of vintage guitars I was able to luck my way into due to the market dipping and my timing. Everything you said is dead on with the 69. I have an early 69 (no made in USA open o no dot i, no volute one pice body with 3 piece neck) and it holds it’s own with my other old gibsons. The stigma behind the 68’s and early 69’s as you know is when Gibson transitioned the LP over to the SG body style then reintroduced it again in 68, that the one piece bodies that were being used were the left over bodies from the 50’s golden era ones. That alone drove the price up on the 68’s and then obviously the best known secret was the early 69’s as not many knew that they transitioned late. These are up there with a bunch of other “best kept secrets”.
That bass riff was good! Thanks.
Thanks Allen! I've always been a Custom guy, so for me, "you" can have the Bursts, give me a Custom any day. Cheers, MB
another phenomenal guitar player I'd never heard of before now... Nice informative video also. : )
thanks much
I feel guilty for not having heard of you. I grew up listening to, idolizing, and trying to copy Jan Akkerman's style, so I've been around a while, played for a living for many years. I'll make it a point to get familiar with your stuff. thanks again.
Beautiful guitar..
Thanks for the great information Allen.! In the rack close to you it looks like you have a couple of interesting guitars that caught my eye. Perhaps you could possibly look into doing a future video of one or both of these.? Judging by the headstocks, one is an Ibanez AS-50.? and the other, a Fender Ultra Esprit or perhaps Robben Ford model..? Thanks again - Graeme - New Zealand
Thanks yeah your are correct. As 50. And a pre “ robben ford ultra “ both great guitars and very affordable
Thanks! Awesome guitar!
Bought a used, like new 70 custom in 1973 for $600. And yes, had to replace frets, tuners and swapped the T tops for Antiquities over the last 49 years. I still gig it weekly (now players grade), never had the truss cover off and will go to my son someday.
awesome
Thats incredible to me. Are you saying you have never adjusted the truss rod? That is astonishing to me.
@@AWSKAR sorry. I always adjust. If it needs it
The Les Paul custom has the perfect level of ornamentation, in my opinion. It's not subtle, but everything works.
you are correct
Hi Allen. I have this same guitar. I was told it was a 1970 because it had a small volute but it doesn't have Made In USA stamp. So maybe it is a 1969(?).It has the "fretrless wonder" frets but i never refretted thinking it would lessen the value but I changed my mind of late and thought I would enjoy and play it more with a larger fret, I was curious as to what size fret you put on yours. Looking forward to your new release.
You also have the eye to find these items and piece them together. How much if not all of the work did you actually do yourself? How much cost associated with any outside help you had doing the electronics or fret work? 5K is still a chunk of change if that was the overall cost. Enjoyed the video very much! One of these days you might come East on tour or I'll just have to see you at the Baked Potato. That's on my bucket list for sure.
don't worry about those blowbacks, most of us are thankful for the tips and insights that you share!
Hendrix played small vintage frets all his life. I don’t understand how he did that. I like taller frets also.
Nice playing
69's are great, the early 68 Gold tops and Black customs used some bodies and necks left over from the late 50s,and 60. So, if you find an early 68, you probably have a 58-60 1 piece body and neck. Put PAFs in it and old hardware and they're amazing.
I have a 72 Black Beauty, without the 2 piece sandwich body and T-Tops and it is perfect. Not sure why Norlin made it with 1 piece body and neck?
Wow Allen, is this sound track from your new record? Sounds amazing. The band sounds so tight and absolutely fab! Looking forward to the release! Cheers from Norway, Thor
Hi. Yes. From the new cd. Out one day I hope Hope all is well
@@allenhindsguitar Thanks Allen, all is well, and it seems things are getting back to normal around here at least. Hope you are doing fine and that we might get to see you in Norway again soon. For those interested, there is a recording of Allen's last visit to Norway were he teamed up with some great musicians from this neck of the woods. I wasn't lucky enough to attend that but keep my fingers crossed for a new chance: th-cam.com/video/bch5KW17CLw/w-d-xo.html
I'll offer my guess that around 90% of viewers, and guitarists in general simply can't realistically consider $5,000 for a guitar "affordable", no matter it's quality or history.
Another guitar priced at $30k doesn't somehow make $5k easier to reach. With respect, wonderful video and demo otherwise, and thank you.
unless youre looking to get into the vintage market. I gotten to a vintage guitar in that range but starting much much lower via trading and getting to know other collectors/musicians. I think thats more towards who the video is aimed and often there isnt a lot of coverage (maybe trogly) that document the middle ground towards really good vintage instruments
A person lent me a ‘69 Custom for about year a while back. It was a great guitar. He wasn’t selling it, which was good because I didn’t really have the money for it anyway. I love this series. Yes, “affordable” is subjective but when looking at any instrument of quality you probably have to make a little investment, at the least. I love listening to you play these instruments. You have such a fluid style of playing. Is that through your Red Plate amp?
yes ....the redplate black line//.thanks
How would you describe the comparison between the reissue customs as far as for playability and not for collecting?
Some are awesome. Maybe a bit more inconsistent but usually great players
1968 Les Paul Customs on Reverb are $30K.
I know. Crazy. And a year later ?
@@allenhindsguitar Ok. Yeah '69's are cheaper. The Gold Tops with P-90's are a lot cheaper. Funny I sold my '55 for $28K in '98. They haven't gone up much at all. Mostly mid 30K.
Le logo qui change aussi Le B et le O de Gibson il son pas rattaché .🙂⚡🎸 . Et la tête elle passe à 14 degré au lieux de 17 degré , apprès les pièces de bois papier collé , période Norlin jusqu'an 1986
Nobody questions $200,000 pianos or violins... but for some reason a guitar having value is deemed taboo.
true, I guess because guitars are so universally owned, and played...seems now they are in every ZOOM scene on tv...from politicians to pharmaceuticals ..alwasy a guitar in the background..like a frisbee
Said it before and again,,,,its not the tools, it's the carpenter.
Ask Joe B.
Sorry to ruin the party but this guitar is 1970, I own exactly the same one.
only "party ruining"..if you dont bring your own booze..heehee ... just different info I guess.. according to Guitarhq.com and other collectors I know out here..pancake started early 69...the "made in USA" started in late 69...Mine has no "made in usa" ..and teh serial number shows up in 1969...who knows?..thats the point.. thanks though ..
It's later than 69. Pancake and 1970 pots.
Oh really? I’ll check it out but I was told and there’s no made in USA
A guitar like this in Europe sells for 15-20.000 USD. Still a better value than a Strat construction kit with a disappointing biography ...
My problem with $6000 guitars or anything under about $25,000.00 is that they aren’t nearly expensive enough for a man of my wealth and social status
Haha.
Here is the thing with all of the vintage guitar hype...are they great instruments??..yes they are...but are they worth tens of thousands of dollars...or in some cases hundreds of thousands of dollars...and the quick answer is no they are not....I have owned several vintage guitars thru out the year's...I'm 60 years old so I have owned like a couple of hundred guitar's in my lifetime...and when I was starting out playing the guitar they weren't even refferd to as vintage guitars.....they were just old guitar's...lol....I have new guitars that sound just as good and play just as good as any so called vintage guitar I have ever owned or played...my favorite guitar that I have had for over 25 years is a 1995 Les Paul standard that I wouldn't give up for anything...I have owned two R9s...and they are great guitar's but the price is just way too out there for most people.....for me one of the best companies making guitar's today is Schecter...there fit and finish is some of the best out there and play amazing...
oh that's not a shirt for video..
Gawd you are right
@@allenhindsguitar haha, i'll just listen instead ;)
You should be sponsored by L’Oréal !!😂😂,,,,I’m just joking (and jealous, btw)
Haha not sure what that is. Maybe a womens cosmetic !! ? I can take it. Growing old best we can
@@allenhindsguitar it’s a Shampoo!! Love the guitars
Reckon yours is a 1970.
If the original pot is 1970 than the guitar is a 1970.
Yeah thanks been told that. Even with the serial number saying 1969 and no “made in USA”? Thanks
Get a softer watch!
Another great guitar hoarder .....explaining to the kids how to get a good deal....but has no song....just cliche riffs...
Thanks. Actually I have 6 cds out under my name, plus one with a band called “wonderland park” and another née cd coming out next month. Send me your discography. Would love to hear. What you’re doing
oh and the intro song is mine....and the song later in the video is from my new cd......but you are right, I am a guitar hoarder