Members prettyflamingo Posted January 15, 2010 Members Share Posted January 15, 2010 Haven't played it in yonks, thinking of selling it. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I have one...great guitars. I thought they were about $500-$600 but I've heard of them lately going for almost $800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted January 15, 2010 Members Share Posted January 15, 2010 I knlow what they went for new. My friend had one in high school. He paid $410 for it. It was a bit heavy and the pickups were a little muddy, but otherwise a nice guitar. I think it eventually got a heaqdstock crack from a fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members favata5 Posted January 15, 2010 Members Share Posted January 15, 2010 I love mine,79 also all walnut looks like 3 pcs, have the stock t buckers which work well thru my little Traynor ycv 20 amp with the hardcase,mines a keeper to me because a friend used to play it,he passed away and his folks gave it to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paul44 Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 I knew I saw a thread about 'The Paul' somewhere! http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164993 11th pic down shows one going for $795.....looks cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 If it's got T-buckers the pickups alone can go as high as 300.00/pair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 If it's got T-buckers the pickups alone can go as high as 300.00/pair... I've got the original neck T-top in mine...anyone got $150? I hate that pickup :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brewski Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 I've got the original neck T-top in mine...anyone got $150? I hate that pickup :poke: Funny Mark - and Thanks for posting your lessons web site - I spent three days last week adding some of those techniques to my style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members favata5 Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 I knew I saw a thread about 'The Paul' somewhere!http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16499311th pic down shows one going for $795.....looks cool. lotta cool looking Gibsons there! Too bad that "Paul" doesnt have the original pickups and other things! 795 is not gonna fly non stock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Funny Mark - and Thanks for posting your lessons web site - I spent three days last week adding some of those techniques to my style. I'll have some new ones next month I think..I'm taking requests. And seriously. I hate that pickup....I'll sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITROHOLIC Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 no idea what theyre worth but i got mine for 500 from GC and it was mint and all original. its not now however theyre great guitars. walnut is the best tone wood i have ever found and the ebony board is great to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackhell Posted January 17, 2010 Members Share Posted January 17, 2010 My guitar teacher has one. I don't know what year it is. It's walnut with ebony board. It has Dimazio Super Distortions in it stock. It's beat to hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cephus Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 What's the difference between a "the paul" and a "firebrand". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flogger59 Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 Firebrands had mahogany bodies and necks, Pauls had walnut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members favata5 Posted January 18, 2010 Members Share Posted January 18, 2010 The pauls have the screened logo,the firebrands have them burned in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prettyflamingo Posted January 19, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 My lucky story... http://www.guitarscanada.com/showthread.php?5766-Lost-stolen-Gibson-The-Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fortafy Posted April 13, 2020 Members Share Posted April 13, 2020 i found one in cuernevaca morelos--i havent played it yet --im not too excited --here we play double price for gibsons--she wants 24,000 pesos or one thousand dollars--im going to offer onlt if its in perfect condition 18,000 pesos or a little less than 800 dollars--well see about this guitar-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted April 14, 2020 Members Share Posted April 14, 2020 Funny story maybe. Back in 1980 I was looking for a decent guitar. I was thinking may a nice SG or a Les Paul. Maybe a Fender Stratocaster. Strats were kind of expensive, so my choice was a Gibson SG Standard. They were nicely discounted by a local dealer in town here, and mine was like $475 with tax. Word got a round I might be looking for a Strat and I met this guy here in town that had one. I still know his name and where he lives now. I played it and it was nice. We sat at his mom's kitchen table and I handed him 300 bucks for it. He turned around and bought a Gibson The Paul. I facebooked him a long while back and told I still have the guitar. He no longer had The Paul. The Paul is a walnut body construction and is pretty weighty. They might have come with Dirty Fingers pick ups. The Paul and the Firebrand series that came afterwards was around for that long. I bet if you can find one, you'll find out they came with a Gibson Chainsaw case. Those cases are worth a nice chunk of coin. There's a gen 1 chainsaw case and a gen 2. My SG standard in is a GEN 1, My Les Paul, which I bought in 1982 came in a GEN 2. They say the Norlin years are not the best Gibson year, but I'm fine with them. Heritage guitars were not around yet and I believe "The Pauls" were made in Nashville and not in Kalamazoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 My very first Gibson was a ‘79 or ‘80 Firebrand Paul. It was natural mahogany, and it had the branded headstock and was fitted out with t-top humbuckers and came with a chainsaw case. I don’t remember exactly what I paid for it, but I bought it new from a music store in Whittier CA that I was working at at the time. I really wanted the wine red Deluxe they had, but I couldn’t afford it, and settled for The Paul instead. I bought a Fender Champ to go along with it. I really wish I still had that guitar... it’s one of the ones that got away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marioe Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 I had one in the 80's. I never liked the pickups. I thought they sounded awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 So I sold mine last summer. My $185 purchase back in 1998 sold for $1250. It had been refretted and I put new pickups in it but I'm still a little shocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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