Anyone Recognise Any Of The Signatures?

[binky_bass]

Any thoughts as to who some of these signatures belong to or what event this might have been signed at?

 

[Dan Dare]

Didn't J Squiggle once play in The Searchers?

Edited July 16 by Dan Dare

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

The only ones I can confirm are definitely genuine are Abraham Lincoln, Samuel Pepys, Glenn Miller, Jesus, and Paddington Bear

[Doctor J]

I think I bought a lawnmower from Salt Raspberry, many years ago. Nice fella.

 

[binky_bass]

Any actually useful responses out there? 

[dudewheresmybass]

It looks like there's a Geezer Butler, Rob Trujillo and Kerry King on there

Geezer by the pickup switch, Rob on the cutaway, and Kerry on the bottom right corner

Edited July 16 by dudewheresmybass

[Doctor J]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Stone_Cherry

 

[Doctor J]

https://www.canalquarter.uk/jackyp

 

[binky_bass]

Yeah, saw the BSC one. Think there's an Alice Cooper one too up by the Rhythm/Treble switch.

Edited July 16 by binky_bass

[dudewheresmybass]

Ian Paice by the tone controls

 

[Harps]

The Black Stone Cherry FB group is very friendly and at least one of the band members occasionally post there - could be worth asking in there if anyone knows what event its from

[binky_bass]

I don't have any social media (unless you count basschat) so I cant post there! 

[Si600]

Could be Mark Knopfler under the treble switch?

[Norris]

Looks like Meat Loaf under the pickup switch and Jeff Wayne above the bridge. I have no idea what their signatures look like though

[steantval]

Some guy called Les Paul on the headstock.

[binky_bass]

Well I've just bought it. 

 

If the signatures are legitimate and done by the likes of Alice Cooper, Geezer Butler, BSC, Ian Paice, Kerry King etc. then it's a steal and I'll very much enjoy having it in the studio! 

 

If they're not legit, then I still think its a decent enough price for a Gibson Studio Les Paul with Gibson hard case. 

 

Roll dem dice! 

[binky_bass]

Just seen Duff McKagan's signature on it too... About an inch under the bridge, it looks upside-down in the picture and has an '07' next to it. Looking at examples, Duff does sign with the year too, so this would be likely from 2007. 

[BlueMoon]

Some look just like the squiggle used by the lowlife FedEx driver to indicate my package had been delivered and signed for………but he’d nicked it.

[tauzero]

World dyspraxia convention?

[Crusoe]

Maybe Steve Harris, just above the bottom straplock, but I don't really think so.

[binky_bass]

4 hours ago, Crusoe said:

Maybe Steve Harris, just above the bottom straplock, but I don't really think so.

Not Steve Harris I'm afraid, I've seen his signature before and its much more streamline.

 

On closer inspection, it looks very much like Steven Tyler from Aerosmith... The white one is a verified exemplar. I should have it in hand tomorrow for a much better inspection.

 

 

 

Edited July 17 by binky_bass

[Harps]

Wild guess - could be from download 2011? Duff played, Alice Cooper played and black stone cherry played. No aerosmith though or Geezer 

[binky_bass]

Duff's signature is from 2007 so it can't be from 2011. I'm almost certain the vast majority of signatures are from after 28th September 2007 but not too far from that date as thats the date of build of the guitar according to the serial number.

 

So far I'm pretty sure this guitar has the following signatures on it:

 

Alice Cooper

Geezer Butler 

Duff McKagan 

Francis Rossi

Rick Parfitt

Steven Tyler 

Kerry King

Meat Loaf

Black Stone Cherry 

Mick Ralph

Ian Hunter 

Jeff Wayne

 

After some AI assisted Internet searching, it does very much appear to be legitimate...

 

The signature placements match to these evidential pictures:

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 17 by binky_bass

[Burns-bass]

Looks great. Where did you get it from?

 

Provenance is a big thing, of course.

[Crusoe]

Nice find. Well done.