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i have recently purchased what i believe to be one of your previous guitars from 'the guitar shop' in worcester. It is a csl les paul (what i thought) recording copy with a seymour duncan neck pickup.
After doing some extensive digging, after coming to the realisation that lawsuit era guitars were exact copies, and this was nowhere near exact, i found it is actually an early seventies les paul professional copy, a model with the same lo-impedance pickups, and it an exact copy of this model, aside from the bolt on neck.
Furthermore, i would like to ask, was this actually your guitar? :p

Hello sir.

Yes it was and I had it refretted by Roger Williams and a new Seymour Duncan put in by a chap in Lichfield. In fact I spent a lot of money on this supposedly lowly guitar, which is as you know a very fine sounding and unique instrument. My reason for parting with it was because I have more than enough electric guitars here at home.

I sincerely hope it brings you pleasure. I have even done a bit of recording with it on a track on YOUTUBE which is a cover of the Lady Gaga piece Pokerface. See this months news and follow the YOUTUBE link. It's a bit buried in the mix but it's there.

Be Well sir.

G.

"More than enough electric guitars here at home" What great news for us fans of your electric playing Gordon

Roger

After extensive research, I have deduced exactly the right number of guitars that a person should own.......


One more!

Here here!

G.

Hi all, apologies for dragging up a years-old thread!

I'm just wondering, halljj and Gordon - is this the guitar? https://reverb.com/uk/item/3304856-csl-les-paul-professional-71-72-dark-mahogany It seems like an incredible coincidence if it's not.

It looks pretty special, and because buying guitars online is always a risk I wondered if either of you could speak for its playability. Amazing that I can now directly ask GG himself about his own guitars.

It should go without saying, but your music and playing is wonderful. Thank you.