lupul alb Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 (edited) @www.gibson.com One year-and-a-half ago, an anonymous buyer forked over a whopping $82,750 for a mailbox that was hit by a falling meteorite in Claxton, Ga. So, how much is a Gibson Les Paul struck by lightning worth? Charles Hoyt of Lumberton, Miss., is about to find out. Hoyt is the proud owner of a 1985 Les Paul Reissue that was ground zero for a bizarre lightning strike back in 1992. He’s held onto the guitar for the last 17 years without thinking too much about it – until he read the story of the infamous Claxton mailbox. Hoyt has since decided to list the scorched Les Paul on eBay, hoping it garners as much curiosity – and interest – as the Claxton Mailbox. “This is probably the only guitar in the world that’s ever been struck by lightning,” Hoyt said, in all likelihood speaking the obvious truth. “I just kept looking at it, and finally I decided to sell it because I think it’s unique. I saw where someone paid more than $80,000 for that mailbox hit by a meteorite, and I thought, ‘Heck, I’ve got a Gibson Les Paul that was hit by lightning. What’s that worth?’” The Claxton mailbox achieved its notoriety on the evening of Dec. 10, 1984, when a falling meteorite transformed the ordinary roadside mail receptacle into a modern-day anomaly among the meteorite faithful. The mailbox belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Carutha Barnard, who finally decided to let New York’s Bonhams auction house sell it in October 2007. As for the Les Paul, Hoyt’s story is just as extraordinary, if not more so. While running a few errands one rainy afternoon in 1992, Hoyt left his beloved guitar sitting in its case in the corner of a room in his house. He was gone only for about five hours, but he couldn’t believe his eyes when he returned. “When I got back I went into the room and it was lying on the floor … and it was smoking.” He said. “I was speechless. I can’t remember exactly what I said, but I couldn’t believe what I was looking at.” During Hoyt’s absence, a strong line of thunderstorms rolled through Lumberton, and during one of the downpours a bolt of lightning struck an old pine tree standing just outside the house, near the corner of the room where the guitar was kept. The lightning traveled through tree – splitting it in two – and then jumped over to the nails holding the trim around Hoyt’s home. From the nails, the lightning continued to travel through the drywall and inside the room, eventually going through the Les Paul’s case and hitting the metal tuning pegs on its headstock. The lightning proceeded to travel through the guitar, melting everything in its path, and even blowing three of the bridge saddles cleanly through the case. “The three holes in the case came from those three bridge saddles,” Hoyt said. “It also vaporized the strings completely. There are six very clear lines where the strings used to be, and you can still see the soot from the burned strings on the fretboard. It melted the pickups and everything else too. You could smell it as soon as you walked into the room.” Hoyt listed the guitar on eBay just two days, but it’s already garnering lots of attention. Many of the curious auction watchers have also emailed him suggestions on what to do with the guitar. “Most of them say, ‘Don’t sell it,’ because it now supposedly has all this ‘mojo’,” Hoyt said. “Others want me to call Gibson Custom and see if they want it to do a model after it, or the Hard Rock Café to see if they want it for their collection. I’ve often thought about getting it repaired, but time passed and it’s just sat there. It’s time to let it go.” Click here to check out Hoyt’s listing on eBay. Edited July 4, 2009 by lupul alb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cursedone Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 si eu as pune-o la vanzare.. clar.. desi nu as cumpara asa ceva, e intr-adevar o piesa de colectie.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sega2009 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 auzi vin si pe bucati? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalipsa Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 nu as da nimic sincer. cred ca chitara valora cat juma din casa de placaj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maur Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 0$. dupa ce ca-i inutila ...mai e si plina de fum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CernoBill Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 pe cuvant ca la urmatoarea ploaie serioasa, imi scot Reghineza pe bloc si o las sa se "tuneze" bine dupa aia, o vand si-mi iau Fender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupul alb Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 pe cuvant ca la urmatoarea ploaie serioasa, imi scot Reghineza pe bloc si o las sa se "tuneze" bine dupa aia, o vand si-mi iau Fender numai sa ai grija sa o legi la paratraznet, ca altfel n-ai nici o sansa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadjo Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 haha, ce frumos a explodat truss rodul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vektor Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Indeed ... si corzi vaporizate Ma intreb unde a ajuns stoptail'u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sega2009 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 iti dau eu 20-30 ron pe ea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupul alb Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 iti dau eu 20-30 ron pe ea Pai nu e a mea, e a unuia din Mississippi si pretul pe ebay a ajuns la 1260$ pana acum, dar grabiti-va ca licitatia se termina pe 7 iulie . Oricum, e bine ca vine cu manual de utilizare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani_rosu5 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 manual de utilizare in bucatarie poate....daca erau dozele bune,poate ca se gasea unu sa dea 100000 pe ea:)),da fara doze... ,eu nu as lua-o era interesant sa vadem cum suna dupa ce a fost trasnita...;deja vad,fender american,gasit in epava la titanic 50 000 de $,ibanez de o suta de ani gasit ingropat in egipt in nisip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupul alb Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 ibanez de o suta de ani gasit ingropat in egipt in nisip... ) chitara lui Tutankamon. are 2 corzi rupte si griful putin stramb, dar se rezolva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MardukGX Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Cred ca suna superb pe chitara asta melodia Thunderstruck. Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalipsa Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 dau alt fulger. cred ca e corect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladimir Tepes Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 poate l-as cumpara daca mi-ar da proprietarul inca 600 $ in plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalipsa Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 om s-a facut ala cu chitara lovita... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vektor Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 1300 $ ... slabut. Cat e[ra] una noua ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cursedone Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 oricum, pacat de chitara, cred ca era super smecherie inainte sa o trazneasca. eu as cumpara chitara si daca lemnul tot mai e bun o reconditionez orice ar fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vektor Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Cred ca lua mai mult daca era un SG visiniu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cursedone Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Cred ca lua mai mult daca era un SG visiniu http://www.lamusic.ca/pics/16265.jpg daca era ca asta era de vreo 3 ori mai mult... pt cei ce nu au vazut, licitatia s-a oprit la 1286 $ sau ceva de genu.. mult mai putin decat un gibson les paul in stare functionala, dar pt o chitara stricata mi se pare o gramada de bani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vektor Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 http://www.lamusic.ca/pics/16265.jpg Service Unavailable ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cursedone Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 mmda, era un gibson angus young signature http://audiononline.com/images/uploads//sg_angus_young.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HoriaMaiden Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 poor little fella':)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalipsa Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 a really flame one... mi se pare drgutz ca omu da la pachet si aschiile cazute din el. cu adevarat generos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest szekely Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 daca ar fi fost un jack and dany ???? sau un yamaha pacifica ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladimir Tepes Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Daca ar fi fost un Hora Reghin? daca ar fi fost un jack and dany ???? sau un yamaha pacifica ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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