Slash's Appetite for Destruction Guitar visits Seymour Duncan

[Varg]

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Although, in saying that, if theyd been making Epiphone Les Pauls back then and he'd have used one of those for Appetite, THAT would be priceless now too.

 

[nienturi]

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Classy

 

[Binnerscot]

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Very cool, nice to see the guy at work....poor Seymour, having to talk to a camera while he was thinking "get out my way, genius at work here!"

 

[Archer_of_Fish]

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I always assumed he couldnt afford a real Gibby so got a cheap knock off hahaha, clearly NOT the case.

Back in the 80s that pretty much was the case. 59's weren't what they are today but they were still really pricey.

Back then these were less than you would pay for a custom shop LP these days

 

[KeeperOS]

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It's funny how even the pu mounting rings cost more than a whole, contemporary, guitar.

- "Hey, that bridge pu ring is broken, guess I'll just throw it away and get a new one from StewMac" :argh:

Still, if that was mine I'd value it for the memories and playing-time I had with it rather than what it'd be worth to some collector and would cherish the chance to still keep using it for as long as I am able...

 

[Ayrton]

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I always assumed he couldnt afford a real Gibby so got a cheap knock off hahaha, clearly NOT the case.

lol.. no, the replicas of that time were very expensive (still are), and commonly used real vintage parts.

Rumor has it that is why Gibson never really went after those builders. The guitars they were building were already priced well above anything Gibson was offering, and thus not really costing them sales.

Kris Derrig passed away in 1986, and only built 23 guitars (depending on who you ask). Max is retired, but there are still some builders out there that will build you an exact '59 replica, but you are looking at $8-$15k depending on how vintage the parts are.

 

[Luke Duke]

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Although, in saying that, if theyd been making Epiphone Les Pauls back then and he'd have used one of those for Appetite, THAT would be priceless now too.

Doubtful, you have to remember that at the time that a Derrig was a Boutique guitar. They were closer to a 59 LP than anything Gibson had even THOUGHT of using. A regular line Gibson would have been less than that guitar, but they were clearly not cut from the same cloth, so to speak. That was as close as one could get to a real 59 without sourcing a 59 and forking over 5-10K.

Luke

 

[TheLivingDead]

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Effing rad.

I thought I was the only one with enough OCD to do stuff like that.

Heh, I'm the same way.

 

[Simon_F]

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Very cool.

I see you edited out the part where the pickup mounting spring flies off into the darkest corner of the room.

 

[wolf5150]

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Did anyone else notice that when he removed the pickups the pole pieces were matched to the 'board radius but looked flat when he potted them ?????

 

[Varg]

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Doubtful, you have to remember that at the time that a Derrig was a Boutique guitar. They were closer to a 59 LP than anything Gibson had even THOUGHT of using. A regular line Gibson would have been less than that guitar, but they were clearly not cut from the same cloth, so to speak. That was as close as one could get to a real 59 without sourcing a 59 and forking over 5-10K.

Luke

I think youre overestimating the original and inherent value of that guitar as a musical instrument, and underestimating the fact APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION was recorded with it.
He could have used ANY cheapo guitar and it would be priceless now. Its just the mojo that album has.

 

[Jess Carrillo]

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I remember when it came in.

The guy that brought it (you see him in the begining) had forgotten something in his car and didn't want to leave the guitar in the lobby. He half turned towards the door, turned back, back to the door and back again, reached for the case, saw us watching him debate and smiled sheepishly.

Lol Evan assured him it would be perfectly safe with us for a few minutes.
:biglaugh:

 

[Hoss]

Re: Slash's Appetite for Destruction Guitar visits Seymour Duncan

I remember when it came in.

The guy that brought it (you see him in the begining) had forgotten something in his car and didn't want to leave the guitar in the lobby. He half turned towards the door, turned back, back to the door and back again, reached for the case, saw us watching him debate and smiled sheepishly.

Lol Evan assured him it would be perfectly safe with us for a few minutes.
:biglaugh:

hahahaha! good stuff!

cool of SD to record that and share it with the world!!!

 

[Ayrton]

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I can only imagine the threat of death the courier must have received from Slash when he handed it over.

 

[bmwfreq]

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That courier was Slash's guitar tech Chet, and I'm sure he drove the guitar straight there and straight back when Seymour was done with it.

And no, I didn't notice the pole pieces after it was dipped - I'll have to go back and watch it again; oh darn, that's gonna suck.

Here's a photo of the neck pup before and after wax. Looks like the pole peices for the nech didn't change at all. I'll have to see if I can find before and after pics of the bridge pup.

 

[bmwfreq]

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Does anyone know for certain how the Derrig is wired?? I can see in the video that the neck pup is wired 50's style, but at no point in the video can you tell how the bridge pup is wired. It's more than likely 50's as well, but there's nothing like knowing for certain - right?

 

[Alex79]

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And the Derrig was a gift from their manager at the time, IIRC (it's in his book). He was playing a BC Rich Mockingbird mainly until he got the Derrig, which was after they were signed but before Appetite was done.

This.
Slash didn't buy the guitar. Basically, that manager is the one who picked that awesome guitar for him. As drugged out as Slash was at that time he would have played anything. Worked out pretty good for him, I guess.

 

[ExplorersRock]

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I like how nobody's bashing Slash's guitar for being a Gibson knock off . . .

I see it saying "Gibson" on the headstock, so what's the giveaway that this thing's a knock-off? Educate me!

SCOTT!!! EVAN!!!

Dare I ask what the values of his pots and caps are????

 

[the guy who invented fire]

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I see it saying "Gibson" on the headstock, so what's the giveaway that this thing's a knock-off? Educate me!

SCOTT!!! EVAN!!!

Dare I ask what the values of his pots and caps are????

It's widely known that the guitar isn't a Gibson.

Pots and caps...I can't say for sure but I feel pretty safe in saying 500k pots and .022 caps.

 

[ExplorersRock]

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It's widely known that the guitar isn't a Gibson.

Pots and caps...I can't say for sure but I feel pretty safe in saying 500k pots and .022 caps.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not doubting that you guys are correct. I'm just curious if there are tell-tale signs that give it away as a reproduction. My tech showed how the truss rod nut on the fake Chinese jobs is s dead give away. Was wondering if there was something in the pictures that everyone was picking up on that i was missing. But it sound like its more of a general knowledge thing.