ATB Guitars | UNBOXING THE CHEAPEST 50'S LES PAUL CUSTOM IN THE WORLD + MORE

Come join us as we unbox a load of super exciting new arrivals!

Keep an eye on our website over the coming days as the guitars in this video make their way up, in the meantime please don't hesitate to get in touch if something has caught your eye...

We have a regular Q&A series with Mike, if you've got a burning question about vintage guitars then feel free to leave a comment or drop us an email or a message on instagram. We'll do our best to answer them in an upcoming Q&A video!

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[caseylee]

My favorite is the black Les Paul custom.... and I'd rock it just as it is!

[michaelmerritt]

Love the video! Keep them coming, please!!

[hubridgell]

Brass nuts were popularized I believe because Richie Blackmore was THE most popular guitar hero in the 1970s before EVH. It wasn’t until the early 80s that the manufacturers caught up and started putting them in a lot of production models. It took them time to do it in mass. It was after Blackmore’s peak in popularity.

[murrayguitarpickups]

I think I own the worlds cheapest 70s lawsuit era Les Paul Custom, its a 74 Ibanez with the open book headstock. I paid $30aud or £15 in your money and had a massive restoration on my hands since it had been painted in thick goopy enamel paint with a brush and had a broken headstock, but not a normal Les Paul headstock break, it was broken through the headstock wing, split through the machine heads holes. I think I love it more now that I've put so much work into it....and money of course

[rodennis]

the yellowing on 57 LP custom headstock looked amazing from the distance views. Hope it pops even more in person!

[bluetonic]

Great stuff, thanks for sharing, just need to win the lotto now and I’ll be back down home in the shire! 👏👏

[martinjm]

Where do you buy your guitars and how come they all arrive at the same time?

[michaelruiz]

Defineately refinish the LP Custom, that is if you feel that you have “The Guy” for the job. Great taste in picking out desirables. Cheers!

[iannicholls]

Lovely! I enjoy your unboxings- so please keep them coming. I think the ES-330 was my favourite.

[hotblackdesiato]

Really love these videos, you're living the dream!

If you plan on doing more viewer Q&A videos I'm sure many people would like to know - if you could go back in time to the late 50s, what one piece of advice would you give to each of the Heads of Fender & Gibson?

[Relayera]

Carmelita. It might be the best sounding CC I've ever heard. Not that I've heard a whole bunch of them but the Carmelita I heard sounded exactly how you want a Les Paul to sound. The vintage ones I guess the ES-175. I'm not a Jazz box fan, but that's a real nice one.

[wazzo]

Before it had the "Marshall standby switch" fitted, would the 57 Custom have a "Mastertone" wiring, (like the ES5 ) a volume for each pickup, and a Master Tone control?

[Stringtrees]

Thanks Mike, what a lovely video. My favourite is the Collector's Choice but the '57 is a close second. I would say refurb it tastefully but I guess that some might want to buy it and make their own decision. I loved the Ric too oh, and the 330.

[Marcmcilroy]

Amazing guitars all of them. I love the videos I could watch guitar videos all day. I’m either playing guitars or watching videos of guitars. I have a problem 😅

[hubridgell]

Brass nuts were not really hot in the seventies on new guitars-
it was the early 80s when lots of manufacturers included them in new models

[careycrash]

Doesn’t the 63 strat supposed to have a different guard? That one looks like a 62 guard. Early 63 maybe?

[jltrem]

I'm the same age as that Gibson ES-5. It's in better condition than I am.

[andsoistopped]

Been Grovered! All I could think of was Sesame Street

[peteannells]

Great video and guitars however...I think you're local chippy may be overcharging you !!!

[mollirodhaet]

You made a poor assumption. Fingerboards are separated and reused in 99% of neck replacements.

If the previous owner says a neck might be replaced.. he has reasons.