Claire Tole-Moir
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Lot 27†
Gary Moore: A Gibson Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar, 1993,
20 November 2025, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£3,000 - £4,000
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Gary Moore: A Gibson Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar,
1993,
no serial number evident, mahogany body with bound two-piece carved maple top, faded sunburst finish, two humbuckers with two reflector knobs for bridge, two bonnet knobs for neck, three-way selector, mahogany neck with bound Indian rosewood fingerboard, trapezoid markers, headstock with Gibson Deluxe tuners and inlay, in plush-lined, Gibson shaped hardshell case with two pickups and strap pegs, one pickup inscribed on the underside in black ink To Gary Seymour W. Duncan, strap, case with labelling Gibson Les Paul No. Ser. No. Gmbh Custom Shop 1993, with transit stickers,
guitar 39 1/2in (100.3cm) long
no serial number evident, mahogany body with bound two-piece carved maple top, faded sunburst finish, two humbuckers with two reflector knobs for bridge, two bonnet knobs for neck, three-way selector, mahogany neck with bound Indian rosewood fingerboard, trapezoid markers, headstock with Gibson Deluxe tuners and inlay, in plush-lined, Gibson shaped hardshell case with two pickups and strap pegs, one pickup inscribed on the underside in black ink To Gary Seymour W. Duncan, strap, case with labelling Gibson Les Paul No. Ser. No. Gmbh Custom Shop 1993, with transit stickers,
guitar 39 1/2in (100.3cm) long
Footnotes
This Gibson Les Paul was constructed by Ashley Pangborn of Pangborn Guitars, who was the German Gibson representative in the early 1990s. The guitar was possibly a second or a damaged example, as a result of a shipping mishap; there is a faint repair mark on the back of the headstock. It may have been Ashley Pangborn's attempt at creating interest in a possible Gary Moore/Peter Green signature model, with a faded lemon burst finish.
It is thought that the original pickups were swapped for Bare Knuckles PG Blues pickups during the Power Of The Blues album sessions in 2003/4. It can be heard on the track Torn Inside. It was also used on the track Someday Baby on the 2008 album, Bad For You Baby (Eagle Records EAGCD379).