Mark Carrig wrote in a message to Doug McHarg:
 MC> I know the feeling, My first Les Paul was great. Actually, I still
 MC> have it. I traded a black L.P. Custom copy and a red Gibson Flying
 MC> V for it. Turns out it was / is a 73 Sunburst Custom that I have,
 MC> but the only thing now stock on it is the body and neck..
It was hard to choose between the Sunburst, and the Tobacco Sunburst.  I 
liked both, and I'm not even sure why I took the tobacco, other than I like 
the look of the wood grain.  Mine's a 1970, and I bought it new.
 MC> The frets were the forst thing to go, then the pickups, etc,
 MC> etc...Tuners.. Wore the pickup selector switch out, as well as the
 MC> bridge.. 
Yep.  Mine is well worn at the bridge, I'll have to get a new one sometime 
soon.  I quite often use one of my Strats at band practice, just so I don't 
put so much wear on the Les Paul.
 --Doug 
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