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Auction archive: Lot number 280

Gary Moore: A Gibson Les Paul Standard 59 Reissue Guitar, Nicknamed 'Frankfurt',

Rock, Pop & Film Online
20 Apr 2022 - 4 May 2022
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£19,125
ca. US$24,918
Auction archive: Lot number 280

Gary Moore: A Gibson Les Paul Standard 59 Reissue Guitar, Nicknamed 'Frankfurt',

Rock, Pop & Film Online
20 Apr 2022 - 4 May 2022
Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£19,125
ca. US$24,918
Beschreibung:

Gary Moore: A Gibson Les Paul Standard 59 Reissue Guitar, Nicknamed 'Frankfurt',2009, serial no. 991540 ink-stamped to back of headstock, bound and well-figured carved two-piece flame maple top with sunburst finish, mahogany back and neck, two humbuckers with four gold bonnet volume/tone knobs, three-way selector, tune-o-matic bridge and stop tailpiece, R9 stamped in control cavity, rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid markers, headstock with Gibson Deluxe tuners, in hard shaped, lined Gibson Custom case with Warranty and Certificate, picks, lead, tag, strap and original strap buttons, guitar 39½in (100.5cm) longFootnotesThis was bought by Gary in Frankfurt while on tour in Germany in 2009, hence the nickname. It can be seen here, in the second half of a UK tour, during an appearance at St. David's Hall, Cardiff, 26th October 2009, for a rendition of Parisienne Walkways - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=878xl1-Ee3A There is also footage of it being played at the open-air music festival, Vibes From The Vines, 8th August 2009: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qis1y9tO9jI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO7ioijWXIM The guitar was featured in 'Young Guitar' magazine as part of an overview of the equipment used by Gary while in Japan in early 2010. According to Graham Lilley, Gary's guitar tech/production manager, this guitar was specifically used on Japanese dates in April 2010, on the encores, The Blues Is Alright and Parisienne Walkways. Provenance: From The Gary Moore Collection

Auction archive: Lot number 280
Auction:
Datum:
20 Apr 2022 - 4 May 2022
Auction house:
Bonhams London
20 April – 4 May 2022 | London, Knightsbridge
Beschreibung:

Gary Moore: A Gibson Les Paul Standard 59 Reissue Guitar, Nicknamed 'Frankfurt',2009, serial no. 991540 ink-stamped to back of headstock, bound and well-figured carved two-piece flame maple top with sunburst finish, mahogany back and neck, two humbuckers with four gold bonnet volume/tone knobs, three-way selector, tune-o-matic bridge and stop tailpiece, R9 stamped in control cavity, rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid markers, headstock with Gibson Deluxe tuners, in hard shaped, lined Gibson Custom case with Warranty and Certificate, picks, lead, tag, strap and original strap buttons, guitar 39½in (100.5cm) longFootnotesThis was bought by Gary in Frankfurt while on tour in Germany in 2009, hence the nickname. It can be seen here, in the second half of a UK tour, during an appearance at St. David's Hall, Cardiff, 26th October 2009, for a rendition of Parisienne Walkways - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=878xl1-Ee3A There is also footage of it being played at the open-air music festival, Vibes From The Vines, 8th August 2009: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qis1y9tO9jI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO7ioijWXIM The guitar was featured in 'Young Guitar' magazine as part of an overview of the equipment used by Gary while in Japan in early 2010. According to Graham Lilley, Gary's guitar tech/production manager, this guitar was specifically used on Japanese dates in April 2010, on the encores, The Blues Is Alright and Parisienne Walkways. Provenance: From The Gary Moore Collection

Auction archive: Lot number 280
Auction:
Datum:
20 Apr 2022 - 4 May 2022
Auction house:
Bonhams London
20 April – 4 May 2022 | London, Knightsbridge
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