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House of Guitars has had a few new Gibson archtops in the last few months. It's probably for real. They have a new L5CES as well. Attention Required! | Cloudflare
(why didn't I buy a Colling's back when? I even toured the factory and met the man himself)
I for one appreciate the tip, but I'm not motivated enough to drive 5+ hours (round trip) to see if it's worth buying. I have a Japanese 1970's "lawsuit" copy of that model which is just fine....
I think my 1959 Rodebald Hoyer “Samba” 17” acoustic archtop plays and sounds as good as many American vintage archtops I have played and heard. I think it’s a great instrument. Leo Fender never...
I love it when I’m working on more than one area at a time.
I wouldn’t get stewed over it. As far as solid body electric guitars go, Leo Fender, Ted McCarthy, Les Paul, Wenzel Rossmeisl were all chasing Paul Bigsby. Built his first solid body in 1948. Here is...
I think people get too caught up in originality. Might work as a nice CES
I know. Really complicated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcR6VYJj4bY
Brick and mortar charges a lot. Ebay and Reverb less. Craigslist and Facebook (and Jazz Guitar Forum) are free. But you already know that. Apples to apples for a Facebook listing would be...
It's not a Johnny Smith anymore. I hope it served the owner well.
Testing it out using the Buscarino chameleon preamp. It sounded better a foot away than it did Straight against the grill. Guitar by Victor Baker #Testing123 #Buscarino #chameleon #amplifier...
Before you start planning your trip, please check whether I am at home, as I travel to a lot of International jazz guitar workshops. I play somewhat more modern than George Van Eps, although I have...
Modified Johnny Smith
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