Lee called me from his home office and said, "Book me a flight to L.A. I'm going to look at a collection of 9 guitars." My initial response was silence and then, in typical Napoleonic fashion I replied, "I ain't booking you a flight to to Waffle House for 9 guitars. You can forget that, Pimp." Lee simply said, "Check your email- I sent you the list." Well I did and in about 45 minutes, I had that cat booked for L.A. and returning four days later (It should be noted that his four- day trip turned into a week- long odyssey because of the great Georgia Snow Fest of 2014). Three weeks later, the guitars arrived here at the 'Elkcave and the first one I opened was this Pete Townshend Deluxe #1. There are a rare few pieces we obtain than need no lengthy explanation or description and believe me when I say that this guitar is one of those. It's simple and easy; This Townshend Les Paul hails from a private collection and is in NOS condition. It's #57 of only 75 ever created in the first run of his Signature guitars. We left the original strings on it, the set up is as it came from the Gibson Custom Shop and we intend to keep it that way. Pristine is pristine, right? The white paper covering is still on the rear backplates and thanking the Great Pumpkin and all that is holy, both COA's are included. My tall business partner would be exiled to the Cocos Islands if he brought back a guitar this nice and rare with no certs. You want it, we got it so make that call or send that email with any questions because we don't expect this gem to hang around very long- 'Elk operators are standing by!