:cool: I used to own a Black/Gold-Hardware "Les Paul Custom" ['58 Fretless Wonder]. The tone was Really Dark, and-- it was Heavy-to have strapped on all night, for 5 hours, backin' Go-Go dancers and Strippers! --"At The Nudie Bar,-- Where they water the Drinks an' the Music Stinks." {Quote by Al Bundy} I picked up a '70 ES 335, and it gave me the SOUND I wanted, w/o breakin' my back. BEFORE that Paul became worth Really STUPID MONEY. :eek: '84 or so, I traded it for an ORIGINAL Epi. Casino. [E330],w/Bigsby, in almost Mint Cond., :) which I still have. I would Love to win a new Epi Les Paul, just to record guitar trax on my GNX4s CF cards, to jam and perform with. "Geezer Rock Rules."-- Th' Wildmann ;)