What kind of guitar was it?

October 10, 2007 11:23 PM

In the TV show Californication, season one, episode nine, Hank takes Becca to a guitar shop and there is a guy trying to sell his guitar: what type of guitar is it?
posted by snarfodox to Media & Arts (7 answers total)

This one? I don't know, I just have the picture.
posted by wemayfreeze at 1:01 AM on October 11, 2007

Response by poster: That's the one wemayfreeze - thank you for helping with the picture... does anyone know what it is?
posted by snarfodox at 1:08 AM on October 11, 2007

Best answer: Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cutaway
posted by ikareru at 1:10 AM on October 11, 2007

Response by poster: Thanks ikareru, good eye. Not knowing was starting to bug me.
posted by snarfodox at 5:13 AM on October 11, 2007

ikareru, not knowing much about guitars, did Hank get a good deal at the price he paid? It seemed pretty beat up in the video.
posted by junesix at 12:51 PM on October 11, 2007

How much did he pay? The faded specials go for about $700 new. However, the faded series Gibsons are made to resemble old worn in guitars. If that is an actual 60's or 70's Les Paul DC it would be worth quite a bit more.
posted by InfidelZombie at 1:19 PM on October 11, 2007

The guy says he could "put it on eBay and get over 10 grand easy." Hank offers and gets it for $1,350 minus "a few hundred short" in cash in an envelope.
posted by junesix at 9:48 PM on October 11, 2007