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Johnny Turnbull / The Blockheads: A Gibson Les Paul 20th Anniversary Guitar owned and played by Johnny Turnbull, 1974, image 1
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Lot 281

Johnny Turnbull / The Blockheads: A Gibson Les Paul 20th Anniversary Guitar owned and played by Johnny Turnbull,
1974,

24 May 2023, 12:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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Johnny Turnbull / The Blockheads: A Gibson Les Paul 20th Anniversary Guitar owned and played by Johnny Turnbull,

1974,
impressed serial no.398533 to the back, tobacco burst finish, with single cutaway body, mahogany neck and body, 22-fret ebony bound fingerboard with trapezoid inlays, headstock inlaid 'Gibson' logo, cream scratch plate, two volume and two tone controls, three-way toggle switch, mini-humbucker pickups, with Gibson chainsaw case; accompanied by a letter from Johnny Turnbull,
guitar 39in (99cm) long

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Provenance
Offered directly by Johnny Turnbull.

This guitar was used by Johnny Turnbull while playing with The Blockheads on many occasions. This includes at Penn Festival in 2013.

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