HACKED 1960s Gibson Les Paul (RARE)
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- How do you feel about this one? What would you do with it?
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I actually like the purple. I wouldn't open the can of worms of making any cosmetic changes. It's unique and looks and sounds great
Agree. Prefer it this way.
Yeah it looks realy cool
Good idea. Im sure it's a can of bondo.
@@MatthewScottmusic looks like the gibson finish 'amethyst'. Is it sparkly if you look close?
That was gonna be my suggestion too. If you like the way it feels, it certainly sounds great.
I wouldn't change a thing, That guitar has a soul. And a story to tell. We don't always have to make it how it was, we also need to enjoy it as it is. Great playing BTW.
Good point! I think it would be a huge undertaking and for what. 👍🏻
objects don't have souls
@Xavi B : Nor do people. 😁
@@xavi9bhgt556 it has a soul if you give it a name, that's the rule
Chris, I completely agree!
Although it would be best in original shape, it actually doesn’t look horrendous.
I prefer it, dont really like les pauls though
Rodrigo Gomes exactly les Paul’s arnt that cool , if only it looked like a les Paul dc , my dream guitar is buy a les Paul and double cut it myself , but maybe they don’t work like that cause this dosnt really look like a les Paul dc
Good to know it isn't quite horrendous. 👍🏻😁
@Daniel Doran wow calm down dude
@Daniel Doran they are not as cool as strat
I just had a vision...1970, a young long haired guitar player pulls up to the outdoor party in his Plum Crazy Purple 1969 Dodge Charger...Opens the trunk and pulls out his matching plum crazy purple Les Paul. Hits the stage and blows the crowd away!
I say you paint a white trunk strip on that guitar, and we crowdfund you a matching 69 charger
Youre welcome!
FUCKIN A
Or a 69' Roadrunner. I had one when I was 18. Not Purple though. Thing was a beast.
Damn I like this
Man, that’s just crazy talk! It should be a Plum Crazy Purple 1969 Dodge Daytona! 😂
Yes awesome
Great find, it's got it's own thing going, sounds great. It's a keeper as it is. The mistake would be to repeat a 70's need to mod. It's got a story, you got a great deal and your playing does it justice.
Yes, what was done 45 years ago has a license to exist, whereas done now it's a heresy.
- Plus - wow a Sixties guitar you can actually gig, and nobody can ever steal and easily resell... genius!
Half of the guys with valuable collectors instruments play far less amazing guitars live, or get a Bill Nash clone of it.
I'm in agreement with that.
@@MatthewScottmusic I've seen far worse hackery quackery. I lived through the 70s and had ringside seats for a lot of evil butchery. They had really strong drugs in those days. I think your wisest course is to leave it be. It sounds great and looks fine.
Your playing is outstanding, technically, and with such style and range of notion; gentle/feral, leaving out all the bad notes.
Your knowledge is formidable and sets you apart.
Your presentations are very entertaining, as well. Witty with tact and kindness, veracity known to all.
I'm old, witness to much.
Still picking and writing, more days than not.
You have so much great music inside you. Love it when you demo your subjects. You make the"touch" look so easy, and it's the hardest part to acquire.
I think you're going to leave a mark.
Stay safe and blessings on you.
Looks like something Billy Gibbons would have custom made for him at the custom shop! Really cool as is, and sounds great! Just be happy with it and don’t go dissecting it please!
I'm 60 years old and always wanted to play guitar. I also like knowing how they tick. I rebuilt an old Squire that got dunked in hurricane Harvey, and we're back to pickin, and grinnin. You have the fingers to match your passion. My Fred Flintstone digits won't let me reach, or hit clean most of the time. I do love to hear/watch you play, and would enjoy watching live one day after our pandemic.Keep doing these videos.Much enjoyed.
I personally much prefer the Gibson DC shapes ... I wouldn't mess with trying to disguise what it has become, ie. Better imo. No doubt I will get some flak for not loving the LP Single Cut ... but, remember, it's a personal opinion, just like yours !
As it sounds great as well, I'd leave it in it's 'Deep Purple' colour scheme also to retain that history.
If Trogly were to be invited, he could probably help with identifying this guitar as he is pretty Les Paul obsessed and he documents so many of them.
Loved the superb sound from your 'new toy' ...
I think so!! The DCs has a certain charm to it
Troy would definitely know!
Good evaluation 👍🏻
Is nobody gonna mention how fantastic his rendition of ramble on is?
This les paul looks like a last survivor of Pete Towshend's lp collection
Long. Live. M i n i h u m b u c k e r s
Lovely interpretation of Ramble On there.
Saw this on Reverb recently, glad you bought it! Also, that case has a sticker from my hometown radio station! Wow!
Matt, I hope all is well with you and your family.....and keep living the dream my brotha ! 🙏🏻
As long as music is what matters, I would say that guitar is perfect... Sounds great... And I like the look actually... I would keep it as it is... It would be interesting if you could find the owners people who modified it...
No clues here to go off. Although a company in the 70s called strings and things was doing these mods.
Just me, but I really love the clarity of the mini-buckers vs the muddy paf's.
Same here.
Me too. I don't get the hate a lot of guys have for them. They're more articulate & they break up really sweet imo (plus, as I commented earlier above, good enough for Lennon's Casino, good enough for me lol)
That's the term I was looking for, pafs sound muddy and imo they suck ass
Go listen to teenage head, the guitar player put those in his SC Les Paul special. Great tone.
Man me too I am really digging them!!
that thing has some serious charm and a story behind it, don’t change a thing
Great tones as always. Love the way you change your playing from video to video, whatever pushes you to do so, either your vibe, the guitar, a specific amp that is sounding great at that day, or if you just want to keep the videos dynamic.
That's way cooler right now than it ever would be "restored"
Thank you Mr. Matthew, once again always enjoy watching what you're doing, I know you're having fun. But more importantly you have a solid understanding with these vintage guitars, do your best to not let them get away from you (( a lot of us have made that mistake )) so when you get older (( much older )) You'll be one happy camper sitting on the front porch rocking the neighborhood.
Swap the volume knob and switch and call it done! Sounds great, should keep this one for sure.
One of the most beautiful guitars I’ve ever seen
In the late 1960s-early 70s, a famous music store in Memphis, Tennessee called Strings and Things began making double cutaway Les Pauls out of regular Les Pauls.
I think it started as a joke but then it caught on and they began selling them, The place caught on fire and closed at one point. It was open about 10 years ago.…..If you find old Strings and Things ads online they usually have a double cutaway someplace in the ad. Often along with naked hippies.
There's a very good possibility this is a refinished Strings and Things Gibson. It falls within the time frame.... All the ones I saw were sunburst or white. So you may want to poke around Memphis and find someone that remembers those guitars.
I remember those ads! And yes, they were naked with the guitars shielding them.
@@route9records that's badass!
You would have thought that some bright spark at Gibson would have noticed this, and suggested that they make a new model, the double cutaway Les Paul.
Invaluable piece of info, there...sad to no response from Matthew..
I honestly love the look and color of that guitar.
That’s right up Troglys alley. He’d probably love that! Surprised he missed this!
Looks like Mopar "Plumb Crazy" color. I had a bandmate in the 70's who got a new Ovation electric and immediately had it painted that color. Very period correct treatment.
You are referring to a purple color, hence the name PLUM Crazy. Mr. Spelling Police..... Out !
damn this thing looks super groovy man. beautiful !
Love watching the videos keep up the good work watching in the UK
I actually prefer the double cut body style. Good find!
Glad to see you enjoy your passion and you guitarist life!
Wish you the best,
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In the seventies there was a company in Memphis Tennessee called Strings & Things
They did double cutaway mods they also did them on Les Paul customs
Ace Frehley Pat Travers and buck Dharma from Blue Oyster Cult all used them
I had two of my Les Paul's cutaway in the 80s
I've always been stuck between liking an s g and Les Paul
Got my first guitar at Strings and Things when I was 14,worked all summer to buy an Olympic white MIM fender strat (yea,I was religious about hendrix in my teens.lol) I've actually been looking at the guitars they made in the 80s...Being from Memphis I'd like one.I believe they're still making them but outsourced from Korea if I'm not mistaken.Alright,Have a good one.👍
the fact that it's been done on a vintage lp is sadenning but it looks good, the mods were done quite well
That looks like an original double cut. Normally any mod like that would ruin a guitar for me but that one is still really nice.
Wow. I love that freaky mod. Purple and green are my fav colors, especially matched together, and that purple mod monster is dope.
I love the guitars, but I watch the videos to hear you play. Phenomenal.
I think the cutaway looks fine, despite the loss of value, it was done really well.
But that colour...!
Wow! Looks and sounds beautiful! Wouldn't change anything about it!
this guy is a phenomenal musician!!!!!
There is something so sexy about a 2 tone sunburst Strat with a rosewood neck. My first guitar teacher (mid 90s) had a 1970 3 tone sunburst Strat body with an early 60s veneer rosewood neck. He fitted a set of EMG SAs in the late 80s. Sacrilege you might say. When I went for lessons, he played into a really crappy Vantage branded 30w transistor amp but he used to get the most lovely clean smoky jazzy sound out of that guitar. Even though I'm primarily a bass player these days I've got a collection of Strats, Teles and Squier 51s in bits up in my loft ready for my next non bass project. Love your channel and keep up the great work!
I'm totally digging it!
I’ve always liked a double cut Les Paul.....I kinda love that purple monster!
Wouldn't do a thing...love it. I thought of carving a Studio in that same basic shape....me likey
Looks Great as a super cool Double Cut!!!! Awesome Vibe... Thanks Matthew!!
Maybe I dig it?? Nah that purple is great.... I definitely dig it
Dude!!! I would play it as is!!!! Its already been through enough!!! The only thing that bugs me is the extra bright binding in the headstock!!! Other than that I love it!!!!! Let it Be!!!!
Keep ramblin on these sweet emotions
Damn matt your strats are gonna start getting jealious you keep snaggin them old Gibsons . Ive seen numbers in pickup box more neck pickup spot then bridge .
Another Matthew Scott interesting find! It definitely sounds good and is priced right. Get rid of the white outline on the head stock. Refret, gold top refinish with back and sides matching the neck and call it a day. Wouldn't hurt to rewire it moving the pick up selector out of harms way and maybe a master tone and 2 volume knobs too. Thanks for the video Matt. it was very interesting.
Loving the longer videos Matt. I love that funky thing! Purple is awesome. Normally I say keep em the way they are cause they all tell a story, but this thing deserves a gold top. Leave the ugly detailing on the headstock though (; Great video and great playing as always Matt. Your playing fits really well with higher output pickups. You can make that guitar sing, you’ve gotten to be such a better player than when I first starting watching.
looks like a Strings n Things in Memphis 70's double cut.
Really appreciate your videos, I look forward to every new one!
Matthew, you know you wanna strip that puppy!!! That thing dos sound awesome, but you have an advantage, you play great. I would also fix the body back to the way it should be, you love project guitars so this one is so up your alley!
I would also go for stripping it to see how the wood looks under the paint. Maybe even do a natural finish to match the neck, if the wood looks good.
I wouldn't fix the top horn and just keep it, because it seems to be done well.
I was thinking the same thing, but it would stil be a _heavily modified_ '69, so unlikley to be anywhere even close to top dollar, and the cost of having a skilled luthier restore the body shape and refinish it would be as much or more than the increase in value. In short, IMO "nice idea, but not worthwhile."
Like I've told you before, I really love your playing, brother. Very melodic, soulful, and gritty. Whenever I play, it's right back to the same old rut I was in the day before. You've got a style that sounds very fluid, moody, and conversational, and inspiring. And I know, for you thats just noodling around, but for a lot of us that is the holy grail. Keep it going, man.
Someone was going for the Greco MR “Mick Ralphs” style double cut but luckily didn’t full go for it and add a wraparound bridge. With the purple paint job, it certainly has some 80s Kiss vibes. There’s pics online of Ace playing something like this. Search “Greco Mick Ralphs.” And you don’t fix it. You just finish it properly and it will look awesome. The MR double cuts have a killer look IMO.
I love it as is. Best sounding minis I've ever heard.
Try a wider guitar strap, that should help your back with those heavy guitars
I'm not sure it's still the same weight on my back 😫
@@MatthewScottmusic it will decrease the pressure
Just started watching your videos the other day. You make good videos and you have great knowledge. Keep up the good work.
"Jimmy Page and the list goes on" 😂
Can one person be "a list"?.
@@alanthompson3493 jimmy page isn't the list hes on the list and it goes on
Jimmy Page didn't get a Les Paul until late 1969 I believe
Some still name him as the one who made Les Paul's come back
@@Syzfox Jimmy Page owned a 3 humbucker black Les Paul Custom that he used as a session player from around 1962 to 1967. Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Joe Walsh also rediscovered the Les Paul in the early to mid 60's! Matthew's guitar could be a 1969, (as he mentioned), Les Paul Deluxe, which came with mini humbuckers and brown control covers. At that time the larger headstock was also used. Still, removing the toggle switch, filling in the hole and shaping the horn took some work and really looks well done. @ 17:06 you can see where the toggle switch cavity was filled in on the upper horn!
Bro such a sick video man. I think restoring this to an aged dark back gold top would be different levels of sick.
A good luthier could turn that back into the original shape
It’s beautiful the way it is. As long as it plays good keep that way. It looks cool as hell
Hey math, how do you record your ampli's audio
Think I would have it to leave it as it is man. Just unique and not bad sounding.
Thanks for another great video Matt, but i"m afraid I tend to disagree with how great you say these 1968-on reissues are. I tried one of the first the day they came into the shop in 1968, after playing '50s LP's in the mid '60s. I was hugely disappointed in ALL aspects and consequently never could understand the exaggerated enthusiasm for them or present value. Sorry just my opinion. 👍🏽👍🏽🇬🇧🇬🇧
Somebody evidently liked the double cutaway Les Paul concept and that's why whomever sawed off the top. I like the purple color. Looks to be a good job on it.
strip and refin to the aged goldtop. color match the back to the neck.
The sound was really great and rich. You played it like you owned it allready a few years! Thanks for the story of the guitar it’s very interesting ti hear you some-up all the details what gives away what year it’s from. Don’t part it, I’m sure some luthier would love to bring it back to former glory. Love you videos man, still waiting for a new episode on that firebird and what you gonna do with it.
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I'll buy that guitar from you since you don't know how to play it. Hit me up
I don't think the quality went down in the 70s. It was a different style and different wood. They seemed to be experimenting. Ibanez took over and later 70s as the favored guitar. Gibson excluded the tremolo on a a lot of makes. But don't tell BB King. Still many artists like Clapton Paige and Iommi rarely used the tremolo if ever
You can make anything sound good man ,nothing like the sound of humbuckers, new learning curve
Sometimes ya gotta go "WTF" and just play it. Looks and sounds amazing!!
That paint job is actually pretty sick.
I love the look of this guitar, the purple is killer. Just bought myself a players grade vintage Ibanez that’s been modded I think guitars like this are so cool
Very cool Matt. Thank you. Really dig that bridge pickup
Really loved the sound of the guitar!!!
Love your playing style Mathew👍
I like it. Ace had a picture with another one and I really liked the epi genisis.
I'm stunned that it wasn't routed for DiMarzios.
My friend did his on the kitchen table with a large screwdriver.
Sounds wonderful, nice full rich tone!
I think it looks just fine and I would just leave it exactly they way it is its cool. Your playing is pretty spectacular.
Really cool Les Paul and that cut isn't that bad! Better color would be all it needs!
That thing is right up my alley. I wouldn’t change a thing. I’d just play it. I’ve had worse looking guitars as a kid. If it sounds good and you play it good. It just becomes a conversation piece.
I love it! I have seen a couple models with this cut. Looks really good to me.
I'm digging that - it's like a cross between a late 50s Les Paul Special, a Deluxe from the early 70s and a "The Paul" with the pickup switch. They did a really good job to be fair to them - I wonder if this was done in the early 80s by someone who was a fan of Pat Travers as he had a very similar custom model
I actually love the purple color, the paint job looks pretty good to be honest it wasn't done sloppily whatsoever and despite everything that guitar went through it sounds insane. For what its worth you got a sick deal man imagine if nothing was ever modified on it, it may have never ended up in your hands given it would be worth a lot more if it was kept original. Still the same wood and pickups either way! I bet it feels great too. That thing is cool as hell for a thousand bucks how can you go wrong
It might have ended up locked away in the vault of a Saudi oil sheik or a CEO, neither of whom even know how to make an A chord or much less tune it. It might have never seen the light of day again.
I really like this thing, the purple looks really nice
Thank you for keeping it real. Keep your ideas coming, I enjoy your knowledgeable sharing and opinions.
I like the double cutaway look... Making it a Goldtop? Absolutely!!
Hello Matt, my name is Astro. I am actually going to go the other way than most of these comments, I would absolutely love to see the process of “undoing” the “charm”
Because it was originally a gold top, and because of its rare, non pancake body, I would love to see it returned back to the proper shape. The gold makes this possible.
To me, as it sits, it looks like a high school project, it misses the subtle beauty that the original design got right. I myself would be far more impressed seeing that old character case opened and a slightly aged Goldie sitting there.
That ramble on gave me chills Matt.
-Astro
wow it sounds amazing, and for 1500 that is a steal
That mini humbucker in the bridge had a Tele sound to it.. plenty of snarl and twang. There’s something magical about those mini humbuckers, they are the twangiest humbuckers i’ve heard.. Matt I think this one of the most unique guitars you’ve had
Awesome guitar and awesome playing man ✌🏻
if it were mine i would most likely leave it be what it be its sound is real nice i enjoyed the guitar a bunch thank you for the demo
Sick in numerous different ways. What a freak of a guitar
coolest 17+ minutes I've spent in a while...kudos...
Thank you for that.
Matthew Scott (thank u 4 the free Led Zep tutorial bruh)...
Thanks for sharing your settings. Appreciated 👍
I would get her back to a gold top look .. black back .. fill in the cut ... get her to an original routing. It may end up a bit expensive but the feeling ( IMO ) of restoring a guitar as close as it get .. is really worth it. As always great videos ! Best wishes !
The chord you resolve to at 13:42...oh, that made me smile!
Nice I saw this listing when it was up. Kinda loved it.
I bought my first Fender Strat at Rhythm City in Atlanta, a 66 Stratocaster in perfect shape for $208 total. I dig your videos.
I had to stop the video Matthew I LIKE it, player grade guitars are great and this is no exception especially any gibson lp double cut
I absolutely love the color. Great choice for a heavily modded guitar!