Roy Buchanan's 1971-72 Les Paul Standard 58/54 Reissue Headed to Auction

Roy Buchanan's 1971-72 Les Paul Standard 58/54 Reissue
(Image credit: RR Auction)

A 1971-72 Les Paul Standard 58/54 Reissue once owned and played by Roy Buchanan is headed to auction.

A highlight of RR's upcoming Marvels of Modern Music auction, the stage-used, tobacco sunburst-finished guitar features two P-90 pickups, a one-piece neck, one-piece mahogany body with thin binding, a headstock with no volute and a wraparound bridge.

The Les Paul Standard is accompanied by an Atlantic Records publicity photo (see below) of Buchanan holding the guitar, a 1992 bill of sale proving the guitar was owned by Buchanan, and its Gibson hardshell case. 

Also accompanied by a copy of Buchanan's 1978 album, You're Not Alone, the guitar's value is estimated at $10,000 - $12,000.

Roy Buchanan with his 1971-72 Les Paul Standard 58/54 Reissue

(Image credit: RR Auction)

Additionally, it comes with a letter of provenance from his wife, Judy Buchanan, which reads: "Gibson Les Paul-serial number 678450 belonged to Roy Buchanan. He owned this guitar for many years & played it often."

Online bidding for The Marvels of Modern Music Auction has begun and will conclude Thursday, November 19. The current bid is $1,183.

For more info on the auction, stop by rrauction.com.

Roy Buchanan 1971-72 Les Paul Standard 58/54 Reissue

(Image credit: RR Auction)
Jackson Maxwell
Associate Editor, GuitarWorld.com and GuitarPlayer.com

Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com and GuitarPlayer.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.