Les Paul Personal................

[Grog]

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................

[Grog]

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).

[Basvarken]

Wow! Congrats

[Granny Gremlin]

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.

[Dave W]

Congratulations! I've only seen photos of them.

[Hörnisse]

Looking forward to seeing this one! 

[Grog]

(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.

[Grog]

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...................

[ilan]

Congrats on completing the series. Cool looking guitar.

[Dave W]

Nice score, and goes well with the leg lamp. 

[Grog]

Nice score, and goes well with the leg lamp. 

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! 

[Highlander]

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...

[Granny Gremlin]

Looks like good condition too!  Congrats /totes jelz.

[Grog]

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..........

[Dave W]

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! 

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