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These pics were sent to a Daniel Slaman via Pat Metheny, these are just AMAZING a true piece of history enjoy.
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08-31-2017 07:08 PM
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What i wouldn't give for just an hour to play this guitar.
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Originally Posted by wanderingchords
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Originally Posted by 55bar
Plus: a couple of hack jobs regarding the modifications....LOL!
Anyway: thanks for posting!
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There are no string slots in the bridge right?
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Originally Posted by Alter
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Originally Posted by TOMMO
Could the finish wear on the top stem from a strap that's been left on??
PS. Thanks for posting these!!
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Originally Posted by Nils
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That thing has sure made some wonderful sounds!
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Now some marketing genius is going to do a Guitar Center/Gibson antiqued re-issue complete with faux worn out finish and toucan sticker. Look for it in the neighborhood of $20K. Those Guild pickups go a long way towards that very unique sound; the D'Aquisto guitar Jimmy built for Jim retained those pickups.
David
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Originally Posted by TruthHertz
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Originally Posted by TruthHertz
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Wasn't there something about the neck? I remember hearing something like he took his Gibson neck and put it on his D'Aquisto or something like that. Was it from this guitar? Therefore the neck on it now is not original?
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Originally Posted by furtom
He had the most disturbing habit of balancing that guitar on a bar stool flat on its back. Yikes! But he did know what he was doing, on and off the bandstand.
David
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Originally Posted by furtom
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I thought the story was jimmy put the ebony fretboard with block markers on this one...
Man, if guitars could talk.
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The neck is the same one that Gibson put on it, as the headstock clearly shows. But D'Aquisto replaced the fingerboard as well as the pickup and bridge. I don't know if that was for aesthetics or because the original fingerboard was worn. The neck on his D'Aquisto was clearly a D'Aquisto neck from the photos of that instrument that one can find on the interwebs.
All the photos I have seen of this axe, never noted the pickup ring. But I suppose it had to be done that way due to the size of the hole for the P90.
Re: the wear on the upper bout. Maybe just rub from the case lining over millions of miles of being transported?
This and Johnny Smith's 1955 D'Angelico are my favorite jazz guitars ever (followed by Tal's ES-350 and Ed Bickert's Tele). Thanks for posting the photos!Last edited by Cunamara; 09-01-2017 at 10:10 AM.
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The fingerboard replacement seems evident also in the different fret markers than the standard ES175 split blocks.
Thanks for this really intimate look at an iconic guitar!
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I'm happy to learn that Pat has this guitar now, that makes perfect sense. Does anyone know where the Ga-50 is now? Thanks for the pics.
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Originally Posted by whiskey02
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Originally Posted by TruthHertz
Originally Posted by 55bar
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great pics!!! thanks
lot of jimmy d'aquisto in that guitar..from the guild pups he used often, to the pickguard and pickup ring...aside from fretboard
and yes the rosewood pickup ring has to be oversized to cover the p90 hole..which is longer...but also the guild is wider..so some additional top wood had to be cut
also has the collectable van eps string damper..
that jack plate is questionable..screws very close to edges... reason tape is needed to hold screws..must have been quite a large crack or hole
upper bout wear is probably from strap..either taking on and off or in the case
good stuff...classic guitar...and remember that guitar was originally owned by howard roberts!
cheersLast edited by neatomic; 09-01-2017 at 12:10 PM.
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has 60's Gibson knobs and tailpiece, Schallers are later
that guitar must've been on a million gigsLast edited by wintermoon; 09-01-2017 at 12:13 PM.
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Cool thread!
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gotta rememeber those are old school working mans mods
nowadays a more accurate historical renovation would be in order, but in those days that kind of thinking didnt yet exist really...not for a lami 175 especially!! whatever fit and was available (which was not much) was used...
cheers
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