This is me around 1975. I took that beautiful 1965 or 66 Gold Top Les Paul Deluxe guitar with me to Korea. Played quite a few gigs with my brothers all over Korea and then when it was time to leave I had to sell it to buy a plane ticket back to Los Angeles.I think I sold it for around $800.00 which was just enough to get me back to the states. Not a bad price at the time. I think I paid around 5 or 6 hundred for it. So, I used it for a few years and then let it go. Such a freakin' idiot!
If I hadn't sanded off the Gold Top and kept that guitar...I would have a jewel right now. I have seen this same model guitar sell lately for as much as $25,000. Now that would have been a good investment to keep! So you want to hear how really dumb I am? I actually have owned 2 of these guitars...stupid...stupid...stupid.
3 comments:
Stupid? Maybe. In hind-sight. But we do what we think we have to do, when we think we have to do it. What you did served your purposes at the time. But yes, I wish you could be selling that thing NOW!
It's good to see that picture of you with that axe again. Ohh, the memories...
oh my, so young and talented. Great picture Mark.
That's right jb, stupid in hindsight.
It is a great picture and those are wonderful memories!!
Cheers, john
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