That is really jammy, most strats and teles do look the same to the un-trained eye whether they're £400 new or £3000 new. Did he punt it or did he keep it?
Kept it, paid about £80 for new strings and a proper service (is that the word? ) He's a bit of a collector, and amazing at playing too.
He has a Gibson, not sure what it is though, this is a picture of it:
www.instagram.com/p/rSNZRbt0AI
He has 2 or 3 others too
Would have been a Set up No oily bits in a guitar to change
Thats a Les Paul, you are really looking at £1300+ for a good one but they aren't for me. Really good looking guitars though!!