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Allman Brothers 1957 Gibson Les Paul Standard

Currency:USD Category:Dolls & Bears Start Price:1,050.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
Allman Brothers 1957 Gibson Les Paul Standard
Allman Brothers 1957 Gibson Les Paul Standard 'Gold Top'. Gregg Allman gave this 1957 Gibson Les Paul Standard 'Gold Top' to Dan Toler during his time as a guitar player with the Allman Brothers Band. Dan used this instrument with the Allman Brothers Band for 3 years, and for 7 years with the Gregg Allman Band. It was also used on recordings released by both groups. This guitar had been in the Allman 'family' for years, and as was done to several other instruments the band members owned, it was sent back to the Gibson factory in or around 1973 to be refinished. The tuners, pickup rings, and one of the tone knobs were replaced at that time. The Patent Applied For ('PAF') humbucking pickups, wiring harness, switch cap and ring, pickguard and bell cover are all original to this guitar. Included with this auction lot is a Gibson Historic Series reissue brown case, a letter of authenticity from Dan Toler, a letter of authenticity from former manager William Perkins, a copy of Gibson Guitars, Vol.1 which includes a shot of Richard Betts playing the instrument, and a copy of the French magazine Bands of Dixie with Gregg Allman and Dan Toler on the cover holding the guitar. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.