4:38 The Jim McCarty Signature Les Paul Custom. Jim McCarty is best known for his work with the Band Cactus. Before that he played with Mitch Rider and the Detroit Wheels. It was Jim McCarty's Gibson Byrdland and Twin Reverb setup that inspired Ted Nugent (both Michigan musicians). Being from Michigan I'm a big Jim McCarty fan as he still plays locally from time to time.
Those 50's Gold tops and conversions are now going for 50~70k is kinda bonkers not that long ago you could buy a good example of a 54 to 56 goldoltoo for like 20 up to 30k it is great to see that 50's era gold tops are getting more valued those are AMAZING guitars and dare i say some P-90's sounds better that PAF's
I agree about the P90 pickups sounding great. When Gibson instructed Seth Lover to design the PAF Humbucker the goal was to have it sound exactly like the P90. They are made of the very same materials and I think they came close. I just purchased my first P90 equipped guitar and it has become my favorite.
@@joeydurant6267 Well that feeling did not age well did it? Ahahahah. But i know the feeling. I had a 85-ish Studio standard with Tim Shaw's PAF's that i bought for crazy cheap i traded in the deal an Ps2 (this was like 2005) Gibsons here in Brazil are crazy expensive but the vintage ones in early 2000's were surprisingly affordable. Anyway. Went to college years later sold for cheap because i needed the cash quicly to pay the rent. Now i cry everytime i remember that guitar. Best sounding LP i ever played
My unicorn is a P90 Gold Top with a slim neck. Did Gibson ever play around with compound radius fretboards? My arthritis and a torn Labrum from destroying my arm and shoulder has really made 12 inch boards uncomfortable.
Cool stuff, as always! Edit: Regarding pricing at shows like this, it seems to me that some people just bring their stuff to show it off. They mark their items up to a point that no one would pay, and I’ve noticed this phenomenon in antique shops as well.
14:49 Sheet reads: Gibson Tom Murphy Ultra Aged Page 116 B.O.T.B. Lemon Drop R9. 2012 limited run of 30. Push/pull knobs -- Coil split and in/out phase electronics, aka Jimmy Page. Custom wound Custom Buckers. 9 lbs. Lemon Drop from page 116 of BOTB book. COA is signed by Rick, Edwin and Tom - and - has Tom's trademark initials in the lacquer checking below the lead vol. knob.
That lp spec sheet at 14:50 The best I can tell: Gibson.Tom Murphy Aged Page Lemon Drop R9, 2012 limited run of 30, push/pull knobs coil split, in/out phase electronics aka jimmy page, custom wound custom buckers, 9 lbs, lemon drop... (something unreadable), COA signed by Rick (unreadable again) that's all I could make out I think
(Bill the photographer) I typed up the correct info in a comment below. I also took a close-up of the sheet. Sheet reads: Gibson Tom Murphy Ultra Aged Page 116 B.O.T.B. Lemon Drop R9. 2012 limited run of 30. Push/pull knobs -- Coil split and in/out phase electronics, aka Jimmy Page. Custom wound Custom Buckers. 9 lbs. Lemon Drop from page 116 of BOTB book. COA is signed by Rick, Edwin and Tom - and - has Tom's trademark initials in the lacquer checking below the lead vol. knob.
@@tinystar3010 I of course sent Trogly a close-up of the info but he didn't use or read it. I also sent him a link to the show website for the correct show name and promo art but ... 🙄
@@sgt.grinch3299 ....a tad bit more than down low..if it's a trogster favorite.....y'all know it measures 12.375 inches to the 12th fret....simply double that numbet For a 24.75 scale length ....
I was thinking the same. I've got one I bought new back then but yellowing of the finish from aging has not done good things to the look of the guitar so I'm not a fan.
Bill the Photographer here to add comments/corrections! :) 00:30 It was the 2022 Dallas International Guitar Festival, not the 2021 Guitarlington Show.
06:14 Yep, vendor prices were high. Methinks the rising gas prices have an effect because they have to drive a gas-sucking truck full of guitars from across the country plus booth fees so need to recover that overhead.
I prefer a modern Kahler trem over any other style trem by a wide margin. Unfortunately Kahler shot themselves in the foot in the 80's with their 1st gen blade style trem. The cam based trem is a joy to work with.
One buying strategy at these guitar shows: Hit up the walk-in general admission folks coming in with guitars. The vendors will only offer them wholesale prices for their stuff (unless they want it for personal use) so you can always beat their offers.
Trogly may not realise it himself, but he is slowly changing allegiance to Fender. Check out how many times it is the cool Fender in the background that catches his eye.
I love watching these guitar show episodes. I only went to one guitar show in person when I was in high school and bought my first Gibson there (1976 Les Paul Standard in tobacco sunburst) for 1200 with the chainsaw case. I almost got a cheaper, better condition silver burst Les Paul custom but at the time people were telling me silverburst had lower resale value (I think it was 900 bucks). Wish I had gotten both!
Yea, the prices were absolutely ridiculous last year, but it was a lot of fun to see so many guitars in person again after COVID. I went to thin the herd and ended up buying two more (a Mexican Fender Jazz fretless and a Taylor K14c). I'll probably go back this year and try some swaps.
I 100% agree. He needs to review one of the high-end Japan built versions as Tokai also makes guitars in Korea and China for the lower priced models. I just purchased a Tokai Custom Shop 1954 Reissue Goldtop. Real lacquer finish, long neck tenon and Hide Glue construction. The wood used on this Tokai is completely ribbon flamed African Mahogany all through the body and neck. Compared to my 1986 Gibson Les Paul Custom I would place this Tokai at the same level at only half the price of a real Gibson R4.
@@hkguitar1984 They seem like great guitars and the used ones are relatively affordable. I’ve been looking into buying a used Tokai Les Paul or used Heritage custom shop h-150.
@@nathanielvargas3863 both are great guitars that will last a lifetime. The Tokai is cool because its so nice and not made in the USA. The Heritage, that is a piece of US History. So both are great for different reasons. I am blown away by the P90s and the wrap tailpiece on a carved top Les Paul, I'm in love.
@@markbaum9615 It really is, I've played Tokai over the years, a close friend has a pair of 1980 Tokai that are every bit as nice as the same era Gibson's. I just didn't expect this new Tokai to be so dramatic in its top carve, I can't keep my hands off it!
CME’s e-mail to today had a 1964 Hagstrom III that was pretty quirky/interesting, strat style, their usual bridge and vibrato tailpiece, but only 1 knob and 6 switches, one for each pickup, a tone switch, a mute and “top”???? The input jack went sideways into a raised hump on the pickguard, but it had a replaced neck pickup (original is dead, or just needs re-wiring) and that jack hump seems to have broken many times because it’s all cracked and glued again. Red finish is pretty much player grade, but the neck is replaced with a Hagstrom II… and they still want $995 for it. Guess they’re rare enough to still have some value?
Man even the Tokai has the correct vintage style truss rod cover. Gibson has really let me down with not using the correct one for so long, I hope to get my own within the next few years due to tuition cost taking most of my money.
$650.00 USD is definitely "wholesale", if you compare it with the $9,000.000 price demanded for those off-white Firebirds. Considering that Gibson has puffed up their brand name to that huge extent, I can tell you that I would not turn my nose up at the notion of getting another Gibson model of Epiphone build quality for less than $1,000 USD, if it had to strictly be about having the logo in the headstock.
That 1st Aria LP looked like pre 1975 before they changed the company name to Aria Pro II. Aria made some of the best guitars the decade of the 70's had to offer.
@@EvanDD0127 in the 70’s American manufacturers were putting out some crap to increase profits. As a teen I noticed fit & finish way off. Japan took advantage of this and started shipping some really well made instruments and captured a large portion of the market. The lawsuit (see Ibanez) caused some dancing. In 75 Aria changed to Aria Pro II. I own a 72 Aria clear blonde SG copy. I think it’s a model 1930A. It’s late and don’t recall off hand.
Hello Austin, just out of curiosity, what would you pay for a 2016 Gibson Les Paul Traditional w/hard shell case? I bought it used in December of 2015 and paid $1425 for it. It had a sunken bridge which was replaced with a "Tone Pros" tune o matic. Evidently whoever had it before me did not take very good care of it. So it got a new bridge, fret leveled and a bone nut. There's really nothing special about it except for the fact that these were fashioned after a 1958 guitar. The neck is "sort of" chunky and it fits in my hand perfectly, and I have small hands. The finish is Honey Burst and there are no breaks or repairs done to it. I know that music stores have a "pawn shop" license but I wanted to run it by you first. Unfortunately I have no photos for you, but I can guarantee this is a players grade guitar. There's a little bit of finish checking here and there as I play it a lot. This guitar was born on September the 26th of 2015 so it was just 3 months old when I got it. Anyway, your thoughts?
No breaks in the neck is a good thing. The Tone Pro bridge isn't really good or bad. The big problem would be buckle rash/worming on the back of the guitar. Off the top of my head price it at $1800 and take $1600 if local pickup. Pawn shop would throw you $1100 and price it at $1900. Depending on the shop they might price it at $2000 and let it sit there for months.
@@ahoneyman Thanks for the info on this one. I will sell it only as a last resort situation. It's the best Les Paul I've ever owned and I really don't want to part with it, I'm not that desperate yet. Just wanted to see what it's worth so I asked Trogley to see the value in this one. There's nothing special about it, straight from the factory with no mods or anything like that.
Bought a brand new 2017 Yellow Tokai DC junior for 500$ CAD, put a Lindy Fralin P90 in it, changed the electronics and the wraparound bridge and it's an absolute Doom metal machine! Love the thing!
I can remember when Hotwheels came out with the flip flop paint on cars . Not long after you started seeing real life cars with that amazing paint. I couldn't tell you who Cris Derose is but that sure is a nice guitar and having a wooden bridge I'd bet it resonates well. The first and second guitar you were having trouble reading the price both looked like they were marked as $4999. I wish we could've seen what that acoustic behind that Gibson was. I looked sort of like Flying V. The grayish Washburn ont the opposite side the Gibson wasnt to expensive and looked nice. I'm wondering if the US map guitar was done in the same color as a student desk was in purpose
yeah, the hot rod guys have used this paint for a while, it was called harlequin paint where i live, it was somthing ridiculous like $4000 a litre, 4 litres for a car maybe.
Yeah, I owned a 1980 AR-100 and it would bend my spine, I could only play it for two songs until I had to change to another guitar. It just wasn't funny any more how heavy that thing was.
That explorer 2 is the one I want. Walnut maple walnut with bevels. My friend Tyler Bates ( Manson , Marvel , Jerry Cantrell ) had that , and still does , back in high school. It s the first Gibson I ever held or played. Love that guitar. Wish ya showed the price. They used to be in the $2000 range , now there hitting $4000 range.
I can vouch for Tokai (Les Paul's) Love Rock's...excellent guitars that are built very well and sound great. I currently own two Tokai's and I'm always looking for another!
As a new Tokai owner I concur, they are fantastic guitars with great value. Gibson's may have a higher resale value, but I can say with confidence I'd never part with my new Tokai.
@@joeydurant6267 I do agree There is only a single video showing the Japan Tokai Factory, its all mostly old fashioned pin routers and automated jig routers. An easy way to keep costs down as long as you don't make more than 3000 guitars a year.
Ok I traded for a silver burst flame Maple top chibson a while back that came with a Gibson USA case not sure if they knocked those off too but it's a really really nice case so I'm guessing it might actually be real but I'm not big on the whole counterfeit guitar aspect so I put a proper inlay on the headstock. this was the Ace frehley triple humbucker I know they call them budokan I don't know if that is just that one color or whatever but it's a beautiful guitar plays beautiful too especially with a burst Bucker set in it.
I recently acquired a 1996 Gibson Gem Series LP in Topaz. The bridge P90 was routed out for a humbucker (pretty great routing job too!), and there is a DiMarzio PAF there now. Its definitely a "players grade" guitar, lots of dings and scratches but it plays so damn good!!! Its hard to put down. I traded a 1987 Ibanez Pro540r for it. I think I got the better end of the deal.
I have been trying to buy an Epiphone 56 les paul pro P 90 les paul for years. Hard to find in blue and that's what I want, Chicago Blue. I have nice expensive guitars but I'm done with that. just looking for the jewels in the rough.I am watching a black one but just can't pull the trigger. I don't like black guitars and don't care for gold tops.
I have an Epiphone LesPaul Special I with P90s and it is just a mahogany plank. Bolt on neck, but it is really resonant. I did replace the lightning bar tailpiece for another wraptail with 6 saddles for intonation, but it will make your ears bleed with a little Peavey Rage in doors Lol. I am having trouble with the 12 inch flat fretboard at 61 with arthritis and a torn labrum from a shattered shoulder and arm. But wow those P90s are hot! Those are beautiful guitars,
You'd thing you could find some deals. Those prices are crazy. Did you see the prototype of Lizzy Hale's Explorer-bird? An Explorer with a Firebird headstock.
2017 firebirds went for around 2k. Picked up a vintage sunburst model from Sweetwater for 1k on closeout. The ‘sword’ on the custom inlay was a rocket I think.
If you wanna get into japanese vintage Les Pauls, know that manufacturers made low, mid, and high end versions of the basically the same models. Think of it like Gibson Les Paul Standard and Gibson Les Paul Standard Custom Shops - And what we see today is people asking custom shop prices for standard guitars. But real collectors know the difference, and to these collectors too does it matter that everything is stock.
I went to the Tacoma show a few weeks ago, and it was pretty disappointing. I was looking for mid priced guitars ($2000 and under) and it was slim pickings. Almost everything was overpriced. I felt like grabbing a bullhorn and announcing that "I can find everything you're selling for considerably less online!". I did pick up a really decent quality hardshell case that fits a Les Paul for $40 though. So, not a total bust.
(Bill the photographer) Yes, Totem Paul guitars! Indian themed. I thought Trogly would get a kick out of them. I tried one out, but wasn't impressed with the feel. Probably made in China.
4:38 The Jim McCarty Signature Les Paul Custom.
Jim McCarty is best known for his work with the Band Cactus.
Before that he played with Mitch Rider and the Detroit Wheels.
It was Jim McCarty's Gibson Byrdland and Twin Reverb setup that inspired Ted Nugent (both Michigan musicians).
Being from Michigan I'm a big Jim McCarty fan as he still plays locally from time to time.
Yep, and that's a `950's style spaceship, not a sword. :)
@@glennray1901 🥯
Those 50's Gold tops and conversions are now going for 50~70k is kinda bonkers not that long ago you could buy a good example of a 54 to 56 goldoltoo for like 20 up to 30k it is great to see that 50's era gold tops are getting more valued those are AMAZING guitars and dare i say some P-90's sounds better that PAF's
I agree about the P90 pickups sounding great. When Gibson instructed Seth Lover to design the PAF Humbucker the goal was to have it sound exactly like the P90. They are made of the very same materials and I think they came close.
I just purchased my first P90 equipped guitar and it has become my favorite.
@@joeydurant6267 Well that feeling did not age well did it? Ahahahah. But i know the feeling. I had a 85-ish Studio standard with Tim Shaw's PAF's that i bought for crazy cheap i traded in the deal an Ps2 (this was like 2005) Gibsons here in Brazil are crazy expensive but the vintage ones in early 2000's were surprisingly affordable. Anyway. Went to college years later sold for cheap because i needed the cash quicly to pay the rent. Now i cry everytime i remember that guitar. Best sounding LP i ever played
My unicorn is a P90 Gold Top with a slim neck. Did Gibson ever play around with compound radius fretboards? My arthritis and a torn Labrum from destroying my arm and shoulder has really made 12 inch boards uncomfortable.
I wish that more of the near mint early les Paul’s remain original rather than be converted to 59 spec
@@fenatic7484 they did in the last decade. And the LP moderns also use copound radious
Cool stuff, as always!
Edit: Regarding pricing at shows like this, it seems to me that some people just bring their stuff to show it off. They mark their items up to a point that no one would pay, and I’ve noticed this phenomenon in antique shops as well.
right on- thats the I dont want to sell it-but will if you want to be silly about it pricing.
Good take.
You made the podium for today and earned a Bronze Medal. Well done.
This is actually a feature of the mind-set created by a new inflationary cycle, which then "turbocharges" it.
The guitar at 2:13 is an Ibanez GB10. It is a George Benson Signature guitar and one of if not the best jazz guitar on the market.
Correct Drew in all you say. I have the GB100 which is the same git with a bit more make-up.
And I believe the longest running production signature model guitar.
14:49 Sheet reads: Gibson Tom Murphy Ultra Aged Page 116 B.O.T.B. Lemon Drop R9. 2012 limited run of 30. Push/pull knobs -- Coil split and in/out phase electronics, aka Jimmy Page. Custom wound Custom Buckers. 9 lbs. Lemon Drop from page 116 of BOTB book. COA is signed by Rick, Edwin and Tom - and - has Tom's trademark initials in the lacquer checking below the lead vol. knob.
Thank you for all the photos Bill, much appreciated.
My pleasure! The guitars were expensive but taking photos was free! 🤣
@@zbillster Agreed, nothing wrong with window shopping
I’ve never been able to find a good deal at these guitar shows. Now it’s just ridiculous!
George Benson Ibanez? His name at the 21st fret is helpful!
Nice guitars it was a ibanez George benson
That lp spec sheet at 14:50
The best I can tell: Gibson.Tom Murphy Aged Page Lemon Drop R9, 2012 limited run of 30, push/pull knobs coil split, in/out phase electronics aka jimmy page, custom wound custom buckers, 9 lbs, lemon drop... (something unreadable), COA signed by Rick (unreadable again)
that's all I could make out I think
(Bill the photographer) I typed up the correct info in a comment below. I also took a close-up of the sheet.
Sheet reads: Gibson Tom Murphy Ultra Aged Page 116 B.O.T.B. Lemon Drop R9. 2012 limited run of 30. Push/pull knobs -- Coil split and in/out phase electronics, aka Jimmy Page. Custom wound Custom Buckers. 9 lbs. Lemon Drop from page 116 of BOTB book. COA is signed by Rick, Edwin and Tom - and - has Tom's trademark initials in the lacquer checking below the lead vol. knob.
Nice! For watching on a tablet I got super close!
@@tinystar3010 I of course sent Trogly a close-up of the info but he didn't use or read it. I also sent him a link to the show website for the correct show name and promo art but ... 🙄
And when all is said and done it just means it’s way over priced.
Lol well Austin will be Austin after all
you never want a signature done on a pick guard because it can be transferred to a different guitar
Wait why is that a bad thing? 🤨
That Ibanez jazz box was a George Benson sig
First Fret Neck Depth
Extremely dry fingerboard................
I uhh... stumbled into the wrong chat thread.... (slowly pulls out)
Thanks HK and ICK.....
I took an individual look at your comments and opinions....
What about 12th fret?
@@sgt.grinch3299 ....a tad bit more than down low..if it's a trogster favorite.....y'all know it measures 12.375 inches to the 12th fret....simply double that numbet
For a 24.75 scale length ....
Kramer did flipflop in the 80s!
I was thinking the same. I've got one I bought new back then but yellowing of the finish from aging has not done good things to the look of the guitar so I'm not a fan.
04:45 It's a rocketship, not a sword. ;)
I'm officially out of the new guitar Price Market good thing I had 15 of them before the prices got too high!
What did you do with them?
Can't let them go!
Bill the Photographer here to add comments/corrections! :) 00:30 It was the 2022 Dallas International Guitar Festival, not the 2021 Guitarlington Show.
1:10 That firebird and strat was from my local shop! The owner is also selling a 50’s P bass and musicmaster.
Love your channel brother
The Rickenbacker at 11:50 is a circa '58 model 375F with missing vibrato arm.
07:22 Gretsch Committee solidbody on the left (Baldwin era).
Prices too high? Really ,? How about the prices of your damn guitars
06:14 Yep, vendor prices were high. Methinks the rising gas prices have an effect because they have to drive a gas-sucking truck full of guitars from across the country plus booth fees so need to recover that overhead.
4:48 A film reel, cactus and spaceship. Cowboys and Aliens.
I prefer a modern Kahler trem over any other style trem by a wide margin. Unfortunately Kahler shot themselves in the foot in the 80's with their 1st gen blade style trem. The cam based trem is a joy to work with.
I've been putting Solder at the windings of the strings, they seem to rub a little, but i agree the new Khalers are superb.
Guitarlington was in the fall. The Dallas International Guitar show was this past month.
Yeah, Trogly did a fail on the show name. 🙃
Great episode! So much fun. And, I LOVED the outro jazz.
Hey Austin, good to see you again.
One buying strategy at these guitar shows: Hit up the walk-in general admission folks coming in with guitars. The vendors will only offer them wholesale prices for their stuff (unless they want it for personal use) so you can always beat their offers.
04:15 Abalone Sparkle Les Paul Custom: It sold. I was keeping an eye on it because the neck and action felt really nice. Tagged at $4999.
I went to the Dallas guitar show..such fun .a lot of your photos are from the Dallas International Guitar Festival not guitarlington .
Trogly may not realise it himself, but he is slowly changing allegiance to Fender. Check out how many times it is the cool Fender in the background that catches his eye.
I love watching these guitar show episodes. I only went to one guitar show in person when I was in high school and bought my first Gibson there (1976 Les Paul Standard in tobacco sunburst) for 1200 with the chainsaw case. I almost got a cheaper, better condition silver burst Les Paul custom but at the time people were telling me silverburst had lower resale value (I think it was 900 bucks). Wish I had gotten both!
Hi, hey man can you tell us what bands you listen to, what kind of music and , what 3 last cocert you have watched
Tanks👍😉
Yea, the prices were absolutely ridiculous last year, but it was a lot of fun to see so many guitars in person again after COVID. I went to thin the herd and ended up buying two more (a Mexican Fender Jazz fretless and a Taylor K14c). I'll probably go back this year and try some swaps.
Austin is in His House 🏠 of AWESOME BEAUTIFUL Guitars
Awesome effort Randy
Trogly is in my house!!
Randy in the house with a Silver Medal. A race well ran Sir.
Cool episode! 👍🖖🏼
Did you say Guitar Show ? and you like Drums too ?
Tacoma, WA, May 21st & 22nd, 2022. Many Live acts and Performances - $22 for both days
19:23 Yes, that Supreme has a headstock repair and the dealer even mentioned it when I picked it up.
Thanks for the pix!
Those general colours strats look like double bound flat tops
I think those are the MIJ Aerodyne Stratocasters. The are built sort of like an Gibson ES Semi-hollow body
02:13 It's a George Benson Ibanez Model. Also, not at the Jimmy Wallace booth. It had a headstock repair.
I think ebmm did that color shift first on the original jp6.
I like these longer vids
Trogly, please review a Tokai
I 100% agree.
He needs to review one of the high-end Japan built versions as Tokai also makes guitars in Korea and China for the lower priced models.
I just purchased a Tokai Custom Shop 1954 Reissue Goldtop. Real lacquer finish, long neck tenon and Hide Glue construction.
The wood used on this Tokai is completely ribbon flamed African Mahogany all through the body and neck.
Compared to my 1986 Gibson Les Paul Custom I would place this Tokai at the same level at only half the price of a real Gibson R4.
@@hkguitar1984 ....i bet that Japanese Tokai is perfect....great selection...
@@hkguitar1984 They seem like great guitars and the used ones are relatively affordable. I’ve been looking into buying a used Tokai Les Paul or used Heritage custom shop h-150.
@@nathanielvargas3863 both are great guitars that will last a lifetime. The Tokai is cool because its so nice and not made in the USA. The Heritage, that is a piece of US History. So both are great for different reasons.
I am blown away by the P90s and the wrap tailpiece on a carved top Les Paul, I'm in love.
@@markbaum9615 It really is, I've played Tokai over the years, a close friend has a pair of 1980 Tokai that are every bit as nice as the same era Gibson's. I just didn't expect this new Tokai to be so dramatic in its top carve, I can't keep my hands off it!
The Tokai Gold Top is a 1981 LS50 or LS60 with replaced hardware and $3k+ is unbelievable. Even if it was an LS80 you'd be looking at $2k tops.
08:59 Custom Lite Stooopid Rare: I already see a broken pickup ring and a toggle switch in one of the control knob positions.
CME’s e-mail to today had a 1964 Hagstrom III that was pretty quirky/interesting, strat style, their usual bridge and vibrato tailpiece, but only 1 knob and 6 switches, one for each pickup, a tone switch, a mute and “top”???? The input jack went sideways into a raised hump on the pickguard, but it had a replaced neck pickup (original is dead, or just needs re-wiring) and that jack hump seems to have broken many times because it’s all cracked and glued again. Red finish is pretty much player grade, but the neck is replaced with a Hagstrom II… and they still want $995 for it. Guess they’re rare enough to still have some value?
Man even the Tokai has the correct vintage style truss rod cover. Gibson has really let me down with not using the correct one for so long, I hope to get my own within the next few years due to tuition cost taking most of my money.
In the spring - Jimmy Wallace Dallas guitar show
In the fall - 3 amigos Arlington guitar show
$650.00 USD is definitely "wholesale", if you compare it with the $9,000.000 price demanded for those off-white Firebirds. Considering that Gibson has puffed up their brand name to that huge extent, I can tell you that I would not turn my nose up at the notion of getting another Gibson model of Epiphone build quality for less than $1,000 USD, if it had to strictly be about having the logo in the headstock.
Foo Fighters signature -
Is there an easy way to remove something like that or is the finish permanently ruined??
That 1st Aria LP looked like pre 1975 before they changed the company name to Aria Pro II. Aria made some of the best guitars the decade of the 70's had to offer.
An aria pro was my first guitar. Would love to learn more
I had something I didn’t know about in 1998. That’s when I learned my G C D!!!!
@@EvanDD0127 in the 70’s American manufacturers were putting out some crap to increase profits. As a teen I noticed fit & finish way off. Japan took advantage of this and started shipping some really well made instruments and captured a large portion of the market. The lawsuit (see Ibanez) caused some dancing. In 75 Aria changed to Aria Pro II. I own a 72 Aria clear blonde SG copy. I think it’s a model 1930A. It’s late and don’t recall off hand.
Dude! How could you miss the double bound strats @10:40 :)
Hello Austin, just out of curiosity, what would you pay for a 2016 Gibson Les Paul Traditional w/hard shell case? I bought it used in December of 2015 and paid $1425 for it. It had a sunken bridge which was replaced with a "Tone Pros" tune o matic. Evidently whoever had it before me did not take very good care of it. So it got a new bridge, fret leveled and a bone nut. There's really nothing special about it except for the fact that these were fashioned after a 1958 guitar. The neck is "sort of" chunky and it fits in my hand perfectly, and I have small hands. The finish is Honey Burst and there are no breaks or repairs done to it. I know that music stores have a "pawn shop" license but I wanted to run it by you first. Unfortunately I have no photos for you, but I can guarantee this is a players grade guitar. There's a little bit of finish checking here and there as I play it a lot. This guitar was born on September the 26th of 2015 so it was just 3 months old when I got it. Anyway, your thoughts?
No breaks in the neck is a good thing. The Tone Pro bridge isn't really good or bad. The big problem would be buckle rash/worming on the back of the guitar. Off the top of my head price it at $1800 and take $1600 if local pickup. Pawn shop would throw you $1100 and price it at $1900. Depending on the shop they might price it at $2000 and let it sit there for months.
@@ahoneyman Thanks for the info on this one. I will sell it only as a last resort situation. It's the best Les Paul I've ever owned and I really don't want to part with it, I'm not that desperate yet. Just wanted to see what it's worth so I asked Trogley to see the value in this one. There's nothing special about it, straight from the factory with no mods or anything like that.
Wow! So cool! Chris Derose was my guitar teacher in college. She is an amazing guitarist. Glad to see her on here. Cool
Bought a brand new 2017 Yellow Tokai DC junior for 500$ CAD, put a Lindy Fralin P90 in it, changed the electronics and the wraparound bridge and it's an absolute Doom metal machine! Love the thing!
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I can remember when Hotwheels came out with the flip flop paint on cars . Not long after you started seeing real life cars with that amazing paint. I couldn't tell you who Cris Derose is but that sure is a nice guitar and having a wooden bridge I'd bet it resonates well. The first and second guitar you were having trouble reading the price both looked like they were marked as $4999. I wish we could've seen what that acoustic behind that Gibson was. I looked sort of like Flying V. The grayish Washburn ont the opposite side the Gibson wasnt to expensive and looked nice. I'm wondering if the US map guitar was done in the same color as a student desk was in purpose
yeah, the hot rod guys have used this paint for a while, it was called harlequin paint where i live, it was somthing ridiculous like $4000 a litre, 4 litres for a car maybe.
That double neck Ibanez is the exact one I had in the 1980's. 17 pounds but the tone was fantastic.
Yeah, I owned a 1980 AR-100 and it would bend my spine, I could only play it for two songs until I had to change to another guitar. It just wasn't funny any more how heavy that thing was.
Pretty sure the 'Siberian Tiger Stain label was for the 'striped' Les Paul Standard in the background, not the double neck!
10:46.
Those slab body strats look wild. Never seen those before. At least not from Fender.
Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!
Greg in the house
That explorer 2 is the one I want. Walnut maple walnut with bevels. My friend Tyler Bates ( Manson , Marvel , Jerry Cantrell ) had that , and still does , back in high school. It s the first Gibson I ever held or played. Love that guitar. Wish ya showed the price. They used to be in the $2000 range , now there hitting $4000 range.
I can vouch for Tokai (Les Paul's) Love Rock's...excellent guitars that are built very well and sound great. I currently own two Tokai's and I'm always looking for another!
As a new Tokai owner I concur, they are fantastic guitars with great value.
Gibson's may have a higher resale value, but I can say with confidence I'd never part with my new Tokai.
I seriously want Trogly to take a look at one of these. Especially if he could do a 1:1 comparison with something in his collection.
@@xCaLLMeGHeTTo 100% agree with that, a Tokia Historic against a Gibson USA '50s
@@joeydurant6267 I do agree
There is only a single video showing the Japan Tokai Factory, its all mostly old fashioned pin routers and automated jig routers. An easy way to keep costs down as long as you don't make more than 3000 guitars a year.
I have a 2005 MIK and a 2020 MIJ Love Rock on its way over from Japan. 😁
What’s up with the V looking acoustic that was behind the overpriced black Chibson with a case? It’s either a V, or maybe some kind of heart shape.
That Chris DeRose Ibanez guitar is the George Benson model, Austin! You can see his name on the last fret, too! 🙂
Ok I traded for a silver burst flame Maple top chibson a while back that came with a Gibson USA case not sure if they knocked those off too but it's a really really nice case so I'm guessing it might actually be real but I'm not big on the whole counterfeit guitar aspect so I put a proper inlay on the headstock. this was the Ace frehley triple humbucker I know they call them budokan I don't know if that is just that one color or whatever but it's a beautiful guitar plays beautiful too especially with a burst Bucker set in it.
That’s a gb 20 George Benson model
I recently acquired a 1996 Gibson Gem Series LP in Topaz. The bridge P90 was routed out for a humbucker (pretty great routing job too!), and there is a DiMarzio PAF there now. Its definitely a "players grade" guitar, lots of dings and scratches but it plays so damn good!!! Its hard to put down. I traded a 1987 Ibanez Pro540r for it. I think I got the better end of the deal.
For a good gooseneck mic, scavenge one from a 50s/60s podium and replace the electronics with modern stuff so it looks vintage but actually works
03:37 That's a Norma Barney Kessel (made in Japan by Kawai). Those pickups and such are stock.
My experiences of Tokai and Edwards, The built quality is way better than Gibson.
Fuf yeah
Arlington sploooooooooooge
So there were 2 Buck Owens Telecasters, right? One signed 4:04 and another not signed 4:11. Am I seeing that correctly?
Yes, two at two different vendors.
I would say that "sword" is actually a car, like a land speed record car, it looks like Craig Breedlove's rocket car from the 1960's.
I have been trying to buy an Epiphone 56 les paul pro P 90 les paul for years. Hard to find in blue and that's what I want, Chicago Blue. I have nice expensive guitars but I'm done with that. just looking for the jewels in the rough.I am watching a black one but just can't pull the trigger. I don't like black guitars and don't care for gold tops.
I have an Epiphone LesPaul Special I with P90s and it is just a mahogany plank. Bolt on neck, but it is really resonant. I did replace the lightning bar tailpiece for another wraptail with 6 saddles for intonation, but it will make your ears bleed with a little Peavey Rage in doors Lol. I am having trouble with the 12 inch flat fretboard at 61 with arthritis and a torn labrum from a shattered shoulder and arm. But wow those P90s are hot! Those are beautiful guitars,
Chris Dearig (SP) was the one who made the Slash AFD.
That sword inlay is actually a rocket, I think.
That 56 gold top wins this round. Would rock it all freaking day long.
the strats with the tele custom bodys where cool they should do a non custom shop run
Listening to you talk and share your knowledge is always a treat.
04:24 Marquis (by Harmony) Les Paul type.
You'd thing you could find some deals. Those prices are crazy. Did you see the prototype of Lizzy Hale's Explorer-bird? An Explorer with a Firebird headstock.
2017 firebirds went for around 2k. Picked up a vintage sunburst model from Sweetwater for 1k on closeout. The ‘sword’ on the custom inlay was a rocket I think.
Yep, a rocket!
If you wanna get into japanese vintage Les Pauls, know that manufacturers made low, mid, and high end versions of the basically the same models. Think of it like Gibson Les Paul Standard and Gibson Les Paul Standard Custom Shops - And what we see today is people asking custom shop prices for standard guitars. But real collectors know the difference, and to these collectors too does it matter that everything is stock.
How many videos has trogly made now? Is there anywhere to tell?
Z is for 17 hours late. I had no shot today. I need to try harder to make the Trogly Podium.
Thanks for that little tour man...... that was fun.
We definitely need a ten minute video of a guitar show inventory with muzak in the background. 😁
I painted a les paul with that iradecent colir changing paint in 1989
I was about to say that the Ibanez looks like a George Benson and then the close up photo showed the George Benson fret marker.
Looks like that early L5S was routed for a Jazzmaster/Jaguar trem.
It was routed for an msa string bender. Guitar was owned by Phil Baugh
$3,495 US for a 2017 Firebird T that sold new for $1,285 US ?
I went to the Tacoma show a few weeks ago, and it was pretty disappointing. I was looking for mid priced guitars ($2000 and under) and it was slim pickings. Almost everything was overpriced. I felt like grabbing a bullhorn and announcing that "I can find everything you're selling for considerably less online!". I did pick up a really decent quality hardshell case that fits a Les Paul for $40 though. So, not a total bust.
What brand are the S style and the LP style guitars around 20:24-20-26? Totem Paul?
(Bill the photographer) Yes, Totem Paul guitars! Indian themed. I thought Trogly would get a kick out of them. I tried one out, but wasn't impressed with the feel. Probably made in China.
Thank you!They look interesting,too bad they didn't play well.
03:20 Price reads $4999
I just love troglys your the best your voice your tone sometimes goofyesque comments are so PERFECT in hooked!!!!!🙏🏆
I can't quite see the price tag that says $4,999.99.
that ibanez hollow body is a George Benson model.