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# Legendary Gibson Les Paul Used by Free’s Paul Kossoff Up for Auction
A stage-used 1968 Gibson Les Paulplayed by Free’s Paul Kossoff is currently up for auction and is expected to sell for a figure in the range of £30,000 to £40,000 ($37,833 to $50,445).
The Guitar’s History and Performance
According to a statement provided by auction house Bonhams, the guitar was originally a Les Paul Gold Top before being converted to a Burst around 1969-70. The conversion was carried out by luthier Les Tones, also a founding member of the band Beckett. The guitar was given to Tones’ bandmate, guitarist Arthur Ramm, before it was played on stage by Kossoff in October 1972. Kossoff loved the sound of the guitar and agreed to swap it for his damaged guitar, eventually keeping the repaired Les Paul for himself.
The guitar was remembered by Kossoff and was used by him during the opening night of Back Street Crawler’s UK tour in 1975.
The Construction and Hardware
Construction-wise, the guitar features a mahogany body with a bound maple top finished in Honey Burst, a mahogany neck with a bound Indian rosewood fingerboard, jumbo frets, trapezoid inlays, a nylon nut, and a headstock adorned with a crown inlay. Featuring two Patent decal humbuckers, two volume and two tone ‘speed’ controls, a three-way selector, an ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic bridge, three-a-side Grover tuners, and an aluminum stud tailpiece. It lacks a pickguard.
Included in the auction. The guitar includes a hardshell plush-lined case in 1970s style and a signed copy of the book Paul Kossoff: All Right Now – The Guitars, The Gear, The Music.
Auction Details
Currently taking part in Bonhams’ Rock, Pop & Film auction, the auction ends on December 4 at 1 pm GMT/8 am ET. For more information, head to Bonhams.
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