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Originally Posted by deacon Mark
This guitar is more than a vintage ES-175 - it has Tedesco Wabi-Sabi. I already have another 1956 ES-175 that doesn't have tape residue on it. It wouldn't make sense to try to change Tommy's modifications. Then it would no longer be Tommy Tedesco's guitar, it would be my guitar. The guitar I want is Tommy Tedesco's guitar.
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11-11-2018 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Easy2grasp
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Originally Posted by archtopeddy
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Originally Posted by Easy2grasp
VintageArchtop.com
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
Ted
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Nice! Of course it's more of the unique TT vibe that makes that guitar special. Perfect for an archaeology inclining person. I teach archaeology and excavate every summer. Totally get your attitude about this guitar.
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Tedesco's guitar is a museum piece.
Not to be played really, just displayed for enjoyment like art.
You could never change a thing on it or all the mojo would be lost. That would negate the whole reason for buying such a guitar.
If you just want a playable guitar buy another.
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Originally Posted by Drumbler
Ted
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here's young tommy t in peter gunn episode..season 1-the frog...looks like tommys playing his es150 tho...he's featured in more scenes in that episode...classic, the band just sits there while peter gunn and the woman club owner-mother- get slapped around...gotta watch those fingers!!! haha
shorty rogers on flugel, victor feldman on vibes
cheers
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Wow -- great Shorty Rogers solo!
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Very cool....congrats!
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so what is the deal with the tape?
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Originally Posted by joe2758
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Originally Posted by joe2758
Must be to negate feedback.
If it is just going to be displayed why do anything to the guitar?Last edited by Drumbler; 11-17-2018 at 08:05 PM.
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Good thing you bought this because if someone gave it to me I would completely get it back in as original 175 shape as possible. Incuding the tape residue and pickups unless they sound better than the original ones with the 175. Although seems as a 1956 that might be impossible. I know everyone disagrees with me on this but it is still Tommy's guitar, even Chet Atkins cut holes for pickups in his D'angelico and then came to his senses and had John put a new top back on the guitar.
The side crack is probably nothing they are not usually things that cause any major structual problems unless other things are seen.
Ok feel free to give me the business on getting TT's guitar modified, I understand it is just me.
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It's not just you. It's just wood, metal, plastic, and glue, not some sacred object from the goddess herself. Idolizing guitars makes no sense to me, no matter who owned and abused them in the past.
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Thank you everyone for sharing your thoughts. It has been entertaining and I anticipated that it would provoke some different opinions. I already have a 1956 ES-175 in original condition. I will say I didn't buy Tommy Tedesco's guitar to make it like the one I already have. I might put a P-90 back in Tommy's. I might not. I might clean up the duct tape, or I might not. At one time when Tommy owned it, it didn't have duct tape. Tommy was irreverent about his instrument's appearances. He used to put cigarettes out on the face of his Telecaster. Plus he wrote on his Tele with permanent marker, allowed it to get all beat up, and even threw it in the air for effect at one recording session. So if I adopt an irreverent attitude about what I do with the guitar, it will be in keeping with Tommy's philosophy. Here is a picture of the ES-175 with its custom truss rod cover and Vanco string dampener, but before the duct tape. Actually, what I like best about the guitar is the rare Vanco string dampener. In a way I guess I paid $5000 for a string dampener. Also, the luggage tag on the case that Tommy Tedesco autographed is pretty cool.
Last edited by Easy2grasp; 11-17-2018 at 10:53 PM.
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Whatever Easy2grasp decides to do with the TT guitar is totally cool with me! It's his guitar and he should leave it as it is or modify it as he see fits. For me (and this is just me...), I think the white debris is a distraction and I suspect the tape might have come off sometime after Tommy had the guitar. Anyway, either way, if it were mine, I think I might consider either cleaning off the white debris from the side with the missing tape and leaving the other side with the black tape, or putting another piece of black tape over the white debris side so both f-holes are covered again.
Grant Green, What is This Thing
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