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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #30 on: May 29, 2013, 08:55:29 AM »
I had a chance at one about 15 years ago, it had a few issues & I was too picky, I wish now that I would have had the smarts to snap it up. The few I've seen lately are way out of my price range..................

On the other side of the coin, if I did have one, that would complete all of the guitars in the 1970 Les Paul brochure. I've had a 1969 Les Paul Deluxe for almost 40 years, (since I was 18!) I bought a 1972 Les Paul Custom a while back when the 1969 Custom price skyrocketed. Instead of collecting for fins, I'd be collecting for Brochures................ :-\
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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #31 on: April 16, 2014, 05:06:47 AM »
I'm still in Memphis, (leaving this morning), while on the road an opportunity to pick up a Les Paul Jumbo popped up. I bit on it & I should see it next Tuesday. That completes the Low Impedance collection, (and the 1970 Les Paul brochure).
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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #32 on: April 16, 2014, 05:18:03 AM »
Wow! Congrats

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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #33 on: April 16, 2014, 05:33:50 AM »
I've never even seen an LP Jumbo for sale (IRL or online)!  Amazing score; congrats!  I've been GASing for one for years, so I built something similar as a project.  The LoZ pup is really good match for an acoustic (other than size/weight) - bass for days.
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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #34 on: April 16, 2014, 11:35:00 AM »
Congratulations! I've only seen photos of them.

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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #35 on: April 16, 2014, 12:12:47 PM »
Looking forward to seeing this one! 

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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #36 on: April 16, 2014, 04:57:20 PM »
(From Keokuk Iowa of all places).
I haven't seen one in person for about 20 years. I think only 46 or so we're shipped. I'll check my shipping total book tomorrow when I get home, after I shovel snow :-((. This one has already had a neck reset by a reputable luthier. It sounds like due to the location of the pickup causing a weak spot, this eventually becomes necessary on all Jumbos. The one I saw at Willies 20 years ago or so had very high action.  The previous owner tried to remedy this by changing the bridge. I could have had it for about $800.00 but passed.
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Re: Les Paul Personal................ & Jumbo......
« Reply #37 on: April 18, 2014, 02:58:17 PM »
Back home yesterday & the guitar came today! I'll have to get the entire herd together for a group photo someday, but here is a phone shot....

 

My shipping total book shows that there were 130 shipped, more than I thought. As it was with the shipping totals I kept running into for the LP Personal, there are two listings, 1961-1970 & 1971-1979. Many people only list from one or the other, not a total of both.
It sounds pretty cool on first impression, has great bass as someone mentioned earlier. My son is going to bring a Lighted Boroscope (Automotive tool) with him on Easter, should be able to get a good look at the pot codes & the electronics without taking anything apart.
Anybody watch Pawn Stars 04-17(1)? A Les Paul Professional walked in, Rick was rather baffled thinking it was modified. He called in Jesse from Cowtown Guitars to evaluate it................... :o
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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #38 on: April 19, 2014, 02:15:55 AM »
Congrats on completing the series. Cool looking guitar.
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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #39 on: April 19, 2014, 04:13:42 PM »
Nice score, and goes well with the leg lamp.  ;D

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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #40 on: April 19, 2014, 08:31:43 PM »
Nice score, and goes well with the leg lamp.  ;D

Everything goes well with Leg Lamps.......... except women! Don't know why, but all women hate them??? My wife put up with it upstairs for a few months, then said it had to go.......... Oh the humanity!  ;D ;D
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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #41 on: April 20, 2014, 12:37:51 AM »
There are psychologists that have made a lifetime's work of studying the female psyche. What hope to we have... ;)

Time to corral the herd... :popcorn:
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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #42 on: April 20, 2014, 06:03:14 AM »
Looks like good condition too!  Congrats /totes jelz.
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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #43 on: April 20, 2014, 03:34:26 PM »
The Volume pot was 137704? (solder glob). The Bass pot is 1377016. The Treble pot is 13766?? (solder glob). I'm going to officially call it a 1970. The Boroscope worked cool......... We were able to guide a contact cleaner tube to the selector switch through the guitar jack..........
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Re: Les Paul Personal................
« Reply #44 on: April 20, 2014, 09:07:03 PM »
Agreed, I'd call it a 1970.

Everything goes well with Leg Lamps.......... except women! Don't know why, but all women hate them??? My wife put up with it upstairs for a few months, then said it had to go.......... Oh the humanity!  ;D ;D

Maybe it was too fra-gee-lay for her.  ;)