A Gibson Wesmo for every model. I want one

[Fred Archtop]

I am fully supporting Deacon's project. My minor contribution will be that all the single PU archtops will be mounted with a Charlie Christian pick up, trustful to the prewar PU.

Cheers.

[Stringswinger]

I am fully supporting Deacon's project. My minor contribution will be that all the single PU archtops will be mounted with a Charlie Christian pick up, trutful to the prewar PU.

Cheers.

And here is the issue:

Some guitarists want the iconic archtops with two humbuckers

Some guitarists want the iconic archtops with one humbucker

Some guitarists want the iconic archtops with two P-90's

Some guitarists want the iconic archtops with one P-90

Some guitarists want the iconic archtops with one CC Pickup

Some guitarists want the iconic archtops with no pickups (or a floater)

The solution: Mark Campellone (That many choices ain't never gonna happen with Gibson)

[Fred Archtop]

The solution: Mark Campellone (That many choices ain't never gonna happen with Gibson)

And for the guys form this side of the pond, we have Daniël Slaman in The Hague. Bryant Trenier now in Uzes, France, ain't bad neither...

[JFranck]

And for the guys form this side of the pond, we have Daniël Slaman in The Hague. Bryant Trenier now in Uzes, France, ain't bad neither...

Daniel Slaman makes a gorgeous Les Paul style with a CC pickup in neck position ; have you tried it?

[Greentone]

The "Pauletta" that Daniel Slaman made for Miles Okazaki looks absolutely gorgeous.

[Fred Archtop]

Daniel Slaman makes a gorgeous Les Paul style with a CC pickup in neck position ; have you tried it?

Yep Sir. I could try them at Daniël workshop in Jan 2017. Daniël calls them "The Paulettes". I am definitly an archtop guy and, altough very attractive, these models are not my cup of tea.

Here is a pic' of them from my visit.



Cheers.

[Flat]

I'll offer a name: wES-175.

[JFranck]

I'll offer a name: wES-175.

like this?

[gitman]

I dunno .... my Super-400CES (1963) sounds great as it is with the original PAF's and I doubt that the removal of the bridge pup (which I never use) would have such a
noticeable effect on the overall tone of this guitar. The tops of these are quite thick to begin with (feedback threshold is high !) so the possible increase in acoustic response /volume would be minor and for me personally, not welcome. Wouldn't want to change a winning team ....

[Greentone]

gitman,

You got that right! The Super 400s of the 30s and 40s (and the L5 guitars, too) were primarily big, acoustic archtop guitars. From the 50s onward they were built to be electric-acoustic guitars (especially from the 60s onwards).

Everyone would love to have a Holy Grail that combines the superb acoustic qualities of a 30s Gibson archtop with the electric qualities of a 60s Gibson archtop (with PAFs). IMO, that's just not going to happen. Those guitar classes--though built with the same names--were consciously designed with two different purposes. A fully acoustic archtop from the big band era is an orchestral guitar. Your Super 400 is designed to be essentially the pinnacle of the jazz _electric_ guitar.

For playing chord melody/bop lines music, I don't think the Super-400CES or the L-5CES instruments of the period your guitar represents can be beat.

ENJOY!

[gcb]

Yep Sir. I could try them at Daniël workshop in Jan 2017. Daniël calls them "The Paulettes". I am definitly an archtop guy and, altough very attractive, these models are not my cup of tea.

Here is a pic' of them from my visit.



Cheers.

Beautiful guitars. I always liked the idea of Wesmos guitars.

In Autumn 2012 I "modded" a Les Paul clone as follows:






Two years later built this beauty, here seen in the company of a Yunzhi:



Fun in the farm.

[Greentone]

With time and fading, the Fender Custom Colors are tough to tell apart. The Jazzmaster on the left is a mid-60s in Sherwood Green Metallic. The Jazz Bass on the right is also mid-60s, but in a faded Lake Placid Blue. Lots of folks would have flubbed this, I suspect.

[vinnyv1k]

Crimson shop 2010 ES175

[Greentone]

vinny1k,

That's a great Crimson Shop guitar!

[vinnyv1k]

I LOVE single pu archtops. I would love a custom single pu S400 thinline model but the price tag would be far beyond my means. A single pu Tal too. I inquired about a single pu Tal through TMZ around 3 years ago and Gibson came back with a $2K upcharge. A single pu L4CES I would love too. My favorite Gibson will always be the L5 Wes. I am not a floater guy though. I love the warmth of a set in humbucker.

[wintermoon]

2K for not routing a hole and not installing a second pickup. and not drilling and installing a pair of control knobs and drilling a hole for a toggle.
should be more like 2K off imo

[vinnyv1k]

2K for not routing a hole and not installing a second pickup. and not drilling and installing a pair of control knobs and drilling a hole for a toggle.should be more like 2K off imo

Agreed.....but that is Gibson. My single pu 175 was a $600 upcharge in 2010.

[patshep]

Am I the only one who hates the "Wesmo" abbreviation... I don't know why, but it drives me nuts, sorry

[Greentone]

It's pretty hard for me to muster feelings of hate about much of anything.

That said, I don't think I would ever say "Wesmo" for any reason. "Wes" ... sure. "Wes Montgomery" you bet.

[JFranck]

could someone tell me the origin of this abbreviation ?