According to sources, Les Paul started holding Court around 1984 in the small basement club in New York until it closed in 1996…
Read More1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty Finds a Good Home
/The guitar story behind this beautiful 1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom is that it was purchased by Bob Marciante (Bob Marcy), an entertainer, guitarist drummer and mainstay performer in the Chicagoland area in 1958 from a friend who only had it a few months. Here’s where the story gets interesting...
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We sought the opinions of some friends of Guitar Stories USA whom we greatly respect and who are in our opinion, not only some of the leading Gibson guitar experts, legendary vintage and new model guitar dealers, but have also had personal dealings with Gibson for decades.
They include:
Sammy Ash of Music Retailer Sam Ash Music
Vic DaPra, “Burst Believers” Author, Vintage Les Paul Expert & Gibson Dealer
Eliot Michael, Rumbleseat Music, Vintage Gibson Expert & Nashville Gibson Dealer
Drew Berlin, Vintage Gibson Dealer & Expert (Southern California)
Mercedes Girard, Guitars West, Vintage Guitar Expert and Dealer (Southern California)
Ray Mauldin, Grinning Elk Guitars & 2019 Atlanta Guitar Show Producer
Black Beauty Comes Home to Jimmy Page
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After 46 years, Black Beauty comes home to Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page
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According to sources, Les Paul started holding Court around 1984 in the small basement club in New York until it closed in 1996…