1947 Gibson ES-300

**DB's Jazz Guitar Blog** · 03-01-2019, 10:38 AM

Some people requested a clip so here she is in action on a couple of choruses on "Falling in love with love." Best watch in HD.

Regards,

DB

**Fred Archtop** · 03-01-2019, 11:42 AM

What a great & pure bebop sound! fantastic attack and clarity of the P90. And great playing too !!!

Cheers.

**fws6** · 03-01-2019, 11:44 AM

Lovely guitar and fine playing. Great way to start the weekend !

**cmajor9** · 03-01-2019, 12:09 PM

That's the stuff! Terrific sound, and fine playing. I'd love to hear more of what you can do with this guitar.

**Stringswinger** · 03-01-2019, 01:45 PM

Sounds great and proves that a cutaway is an option, not a necessity.

**rio** · 03-01-2019, 01:46 PM

DB, that sounds phenomenal. What great tone. Lovely playing too.

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**mr. beaumont** · 03-01-2019, 01:56 PM

Classic tone, great lines. Sounds just like what I wanted to hear right now.

**DB's Jazz Guitar Blog** · 03-01-2019, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by cmajor9

That's the stuff! Terrific sound, and fine playing. I'd love to hear more of what you can do with this guitar.

Thanks. I will record some chordal stuff later.

DB

**mad dog** · 03-01-2019, 03:04 PM

Lovely, and well-played. A perfect example of that wonderful P-90 sound.

**MAJackson** · 03-01-2019, 07:12 PM

Great playing! Amazing guitar too. It's making me wish I would have paid closer attention to Wout's posts.

**pingu** · 03-01-2019, 09:33 PM

Falling in love with your 300 !

**grahambop** · 03-02-2019, 06:05 AM

Sounds great!

**vinlander** · 03-02-2019, 08:25 AM

Gorgeous tone!
In my book nothing beats those laminated Gibson from the golden era even more when they end up in the right hands...

**Greentone** · 03-02-2019, 09:15 AM

Yeah!

**vinnyv1k** · 03-02-2019, 12:23 PM

There is something about that classic bebop tone. IMO you need plywood to achieve it. That great Tal Farlow / Jimmy Raney 1950's tone. You won't get it with a carved axe. Great tone DB !

**DB's Jazz Guitar Blog** · 03-02-2019, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by vinlander

Gorgeous tone!
In my book nothing beats those laminated Gibson from the golden era even more when they end up in the right hands...

Thanks Vinny. This is exactly why Iove ES guitars, especially the vintage ones. I love woody and creamy sounds with enough punch to cut through but without that trebly edge which you often hear in carved instruments. I guess it's called thunk over here. The old Gibson ES guitars all have that in spades. Heck, even my 80s ES 175 and 90s Tal have it.

DB

**Littlemark** · 03-02-2019, 01:58 PM

Very nice!

**Fred Archtop** · 03-02-2019, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by vinnyv1k

There is something about that classic bebop tone. IMO you need plywood to achieve it. That great Tal Farlow / Jimmy Raney 1950's tone. You won't get it with a carved axe. Great tone DB !

Sorry but Jimmy Raney played exclusively his carved ‘39 ES-150 until it was stolen in the early ‘60s.

Laminated are great and so are carved top too.

For me it’s like choosing between Mom and Dad. I love them both.

Cheers.

**lawson-stone** · 03-02-2019, 05:02 PM

How do you record to get that wonderfully accurate tone?

**Dedalus** · 03-02-2019, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by DB's Jazz Guitar Blog

Thanks Vinny. This is exactly why Iove ES guitars, especially the vintage ones. I love woody and creamy sounds with enough punch to cut through but without that trebly edge...
DB

Couldn't agree more. Love that vid, DB.

**DB's Jazz Guitar Blog** · 03-03-2019, 06:11 AM

Originally Posted by lawson-stone

How do you record to get that wonderfully accurate tone?

It's all here Lawson: Dutchbopper's Jazz Guitar Blog: Home Recording Update

DB

**DB's Jazz Guitar Blog** · 03-05-2019, 08:52 AM

For those interested, I posted a new vid with the ES 300 in the "showcase" section. It's "Body and Soul." The sound of the guitar is captured well I think. Internal link:

Body and Soul

Somehow I think the "Showcase" section is not the best section to post clips ...