“Vintage guitars represent a piece of history that can’t be replicated”

I think that’s where i disagree, I think most coveted vintage guitars can absolutely be replicated. And although I have to concede that I’m no expert, I’ve heard the same sentiment from folks that I would consider experts. I’ve recently heard Philip McKnight say as much on one of his Friday podcast/shows.

Personally I’d rather spend 6-7 grand on a gibson custom shop reissue than pony up for a real vintage instrument for 10k+

“The children of time” by Adrian Tchaikovsky might be something like what your looking for.

Sci Fi with spiders point of view. Highly recommend if you don’t have arachnophobia.

Congrats, Cool Bass. It’s begging for some flatwounds!

Sweet guitar! Something special about Les Paul’s

Great guitar composition, and great video! Thanks for sharing I might go buy the tab from her website…

Really cool instrument, and its awesome that you’ve made it exactly your own.

Out of curiosity, was the strat new or used when you bought it with all those fret and nut issues?

Haha nice, what all did you do to perfect it?

Beautiful guitars!

Do you have a favorite, or one you think you play the most? (Bet its the telecaster!)

Cool video, love those old guitars!

I never knew there was an embargo (or whatever you’d call it) on American musical instruments in Britain after the war.

Interesting tidbit that the band may have intended to buy ES-175s instead of the J 160Es they ordered in '62.

The ES 175 seem like a much better fit for them than the acoustic electric J160s

Odd I’m just seeing this post now, and it says it’s 6months old…

Cool project!

Thanks for the recommendation, Dave is great! Could watch him do setups all day.

Looks great, love the white pick guard 🤩

Im really liking GuitarGeek def agree he has a way about him that’s instantly likeable.

Pedal show is fun too, I was drooling over the pedalboard from one of their last videos, ‘alder-and-ash-pedalboards’ freaking gorgeous!

I checked out GuitarGeek at your suggestion and really like the channel!

Andy looks exactly like Quinns from ‘shut up and sit down’ (a board game YouTube channel and website) wearing a frizzy wig! it’s uncanny

Thanks for the recommendation!

Cool guitar! I would clean it up the best you can, take the strings off and clean the fretboard with baby wipes to get the gunk off, and apply lemon oil if it seems dry.

Then take it to a guitar repair shop and get their input on the frets. It’s possible they can recrown the frets instead of replacing them completely which is much more expensive.

I’ve been quoted ~150 to recrown the frets to give you an idea.

As far as value, I’d suggest finding the serial number on the guitar and figuring out the exact model and year of manufacture. Then find similar guitars for sale on reverb.

Cheers and Good luck!

Why the judgy negative response without even reading their question? The guitar they mentioned is a squire affinity deluxe tele which is less than 300 bones, so squarely in the beginner price range. I dont know where you got 3k from…

Sounds awesome, what kind of locking tuners did you go with?

I’d suggest tuning your guitar before you practice. Your training your ear as well as your fingers. Getting tuned up is a skill that you need to practice just as much as anything else

In my opinion this sounds like normal discomfort when starting to learn.

I’ve found some good hand stretching exercises on YouTube, I’d suggest to stretch/massage your hands/wrist/fingers a couple times a day and really take your time and use good form when practicing. https://youtu.be/TSrfB7JIzxY?si=ZN6NSRwNqWqNRNC4

Justin, from Justin guitar, (definitely check him out if you haven’t already) recently did a series of videos where he taught himself to play left handed. One of his main take aways that stood out to him was the pain you go through when first learning. So don’t be discouraged it’s a normal part of learning, just make sure your using the best form you can manage.

Be kind to yourself and remember this is a lifetime journey, not a sprint to a finish line. Practice at least a little everyday and focus on building a solid foundation that you can expand on the rest of your life!

Cheers and good luck!

Search in reverb for a comparable Epiphone Les Paul to get an idea of the value. My guess would be around 300 depending on the shape it’s in. (Looks pretty rough but hard to tell from one picture)

You might be able to look up the year it was made etc from the serial number on the back of the headstock.

Cheers and Good luck