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E.g a tune-o-matic Doesn't float. No tremolo. etc Like a good old Gibson Les Paul.
Paul Bigsby died in 1968.
First of all, one must first find an original hand-made Spanish style electric guitar (with documentation) by Paul A. Bigsby then we'll establish the true value of such a historically important musical instrument.
He was a pedal steel guitar player from London Ontario Canada and played in the 70.s on a local radio station , he also had his own music store along with his wife. He also may have had the last single Bigsby Pedal Steel Guitar that was built by Paul Bigsby
Les Paul
One could purchase a Gibson 1959 Les Paul guitar at various guitar stores, both in store and online. These include MusiciansFriend, Amazon, and Gibson.
Gibson Les Paul
Priceless - super rare - try to find one!
Gibson Les Paul Epiphone Les Paul (Copy of Gibson)
Judging from the April 2012 auction results at Heritage Auctions, one must expect to pay in excess of $266,500 to own a Paul Adelbert Bigsby original hand-made guitar. P. A. Bigsby is widely recognized as the Father of The Modern Electric Solidbody Guitar.
The Gibson SG was Gibson's first solid body guitar and was infact originally called the Gibson Les Paul. Later Gibson made was is now refered to as the Les Paul and the original was renamed the Gibson SG. SG stands for "Solid Guitar" because it was their first solid body guitar.
Steve Miller is Les Paul's god son. Les Paul's first name isn't "Gibson"; Gibson manufacturer the Les Paul guitar.