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In the early days of guitar internet, there were a few "bad mod" photos that got circulated around all the time. The big four to me were the 4-pickup Les Paul Custom w/ Humbucker, Mini Humbucker, Single Coil and P90 Dog Ear Pickup - the "Boat Paddle" Les Paul Deluxe body modification - The Headless SG and finally the "Lawsuit Proof" photoshop job. What has always appealed to me about these "meme guitars" is the fact they were shared once with one bad photo and then never seen again. I brought the headless SG to the world and a Chibson version of the Lawsuit Proof Meme. I'm still looking for the boat paddle... but at least we were able to catch this one on reverb!

🐕 Episode Guide:
0:00 - Intro - Check Links in the Description
0:12 - About Guitar Meme Culture
0:39 - The Four Heavenly Meme Guitars
1:21 - Now For Sale!
1:39 - It's A Righty Guitar
2:02 - Pickup Breakdown
3:02 - It Has Two Output Jacks
4:00 - Exploring the Back
4:15 - Routes for the Electronics
5:43 - What Year Is This? / The Headstock
7:23 - Other Identifying Clues
9:03 - The Best Way to Confirm Date
9:51 - Seeing it Before Reverb
10:57 - Is This A Good Deal?
11:34 - Other Sources of Value
12:58 - Another Way to Look At This Guitar
14:06 - What to Watch Next!

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0:26 26 Guitar Modifications that Will Haunt Your Dreams
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0:44 2022 Lawsuit Proof Meme Electric Guitar
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0:55 The Gibson "Headless SG" is Real!
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3:09 1951 Fender Nocaster Telecaster "Payola" 3 Controls + Outputs WYRON
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8:48 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom 20th Anniversary Natural Flame
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9:43 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom Tobacco Sunburst
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11:28 1975 Brazilian Rosewood Top Gibson Les Paul Custom
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13:08 1972 Gibson Les Paul Signature Custom Stereo Guitar
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Yeah, it’s Dr. Chuck again. One of my close friends and former band mate Mike Forst, made this guitar. I contacted him and said; “I never thought I would see the “Mike Forst Signature Les Paul Custom again” and he replied; “LOL”.

I was in a band with Mike during the 70’s as he was in the basement bastardizing this guitar. I was amazed when I saw him doing this as I have an almost identical ’71 Cherryburst Les Paul Custom (see below) that I did NOT chop apart and was appalled that he would do this. (!!!) He paused and asked me with jig saw in hand if I wanted to do mine as well,…. NO WAY!!!

This guitar is a 1973, very good detective work on your part as usual!! The reason for the extra screws up top was not for a left handed pickguard, but rather a pickguard he made that was like a right and left pickguard in one pickguard. I used to call it the batwing at the time. I hated this guitar and still do, but I figured you should know about it. Mike was also busy tearing other stuff apart at the time, like putting 6X9 car stereo speakers in his Hammond B3 bench as monitors, and sawing the top off his van and installing a huge sun roof dome. BTW, not sure of the rest, but the embossed humbucker was original, and the dog ear P90 was from an ES-125 that he was also tearing apart.

While trying to sell this guitar on Craig’s list he got much hate mail and even death threats as to why someone would destroy a valuable vintage piece. However at the time he butchered this guitar in the mid 70’s, (OMG!!! That route for the extra toggle almost made me want to cry!!!) there was no vintage market and only new and “used” guitars existed and used went for less, so we never really thought of these as such treasures then.

Cheers!

Chuck
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