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Old August 21st, 2009, 02:37 PM   #49 (permalink)
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I don't think he does. If you search YouTube, there is a video that takes you into his home and studio, and the man (a living legend) lives in a rather average middle-class home. To me, it looked like it needed a paint job.
I understand that he did get a royalty off every Les Paul guitar that Gibson sold, and his Estate probably will as well. I don't wish to speak ill of the dead, but I hear he lived modestly, saved well, and did not make what he considered needless expenditures. Draw your own conclusions.
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