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I hope whoever did this got their medication sorted out. 1965 Gibson Johnny Smith D - Guitorgan Guitar Synth Project | Reverb
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12-18-2020 06:59 AM
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condition: "fair"
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Cool! It looks really used and loved. Gotta say, as sacrilegious as it seems, that is an instrument that, for all outward appearances had a good life making music. Nope, it's lost its collector's value but that was a MUSICAL instrument. Good fate for a noble instrument. Customized. Loved. Played. Brought a lot of joy to a lot of people. That guitar earned its place in heaven. What percentage of its siblings out of the Gibson factory can make that claim?
Maybe it should rest in peace though... it's earned it.
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He could have used a Telecaster for that purpose. But his actions bring to the forefront a critical question: which of Dante's circles of hell suits such a person?
Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
Nine Circles of Hell
Here are the circles of hell in order of entrance and severity:
- Limbo:
- Lust:
- Gluttony:
- Greed:
- Anger:
- Heresy:
- Violence:
- Fraud:
- Treachery: BINGO!
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But wait, there's more: The GuitOrgan worked by slicing each fret into six pieces, each hard-wired into the synthoid unit. So it's likely that the neck itself has internal routing to accommodate all the wiring.
Anybody thinking about a restoration will have to deal with holes in the top, back, rims and neck along with new hardware. Or of course you could just replace the top, back, neck, rims and hardware . . . with another guitar.
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Well, SOMEBODY'S dream was fulfilled with this apparition and it apparently did serve a musical purpose in it's active years.
That is the good news ...... It should rest in peace.
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Grotesque!
Play live . . . Marinero
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We have no idea. He may have awakened early afternoon with a huge hangover and all of these mods. Or his wife may have "improved" his guitar as a surprise birthday gift. Originally Posted by gitman
Most likely it was done by someone with money to burn and a dream.
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He could have used a Telecaster, and Telecaster freaks would have the same reaction. Once the guitar is bought and paid for, it's the buyer's choice as to its applications. As it is, he got to play his dreams out on a GJS rather than a plank. Originally Posted by Marty Grass
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Or he may have spent years as a performer making people content in some club somewhere. What better life could a guitar have? Sleeping under a bed? Playing endless transcriptions? Id love to hear what it sounded like, how he managed that beast. That’s a real working mans guitar perhaps.
Reminds me of a lot of the “silent sideman” gimmicks that came out in the early 70’s. Remember all those boxes hung on a B3 making hardly realistic drum sounds, rhythms. Some even had a separate little keyboard to play the extra sounds.
For historical purposes: the musicians union actually handed out pens back then with. “Stamp out silent sidemen” printed on the side.
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Maybe the real story here is who may have ever played this and where ?? Maybe a member here even saw this in use. I see the seller's from Orlando - -maybe this performer was the original one man band at the Villages...( ? )... Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
I'd have liked to have seen it before the last guy removed all the original / custom JS pieces......Wonder where those went - hopefully not on a JS cheapie copy, that some low-life is now offering as a 'vintage JS '...... : )Last edited by Dennis D; 12-18-2020 at 01:12 PM.
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I'm just worried that the Scotch tape is going to damage the finish.
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Not a Barney Kessel, is it?
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Reminds me of someone...who can it be...better not say... Originally Posted by Marty Grass
Then there's the 10th level, reserved for those who part out a classic 1950's Gibson...
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Calling the condition "fair" is being very loose with the term "fair". Even if we assume that the condition is "fair", the price sure isn't.
I suppose that the modifications were probably done long ago (70's?), when archtops had little value (compared to today) and the diminution in value was not a large enough sum to sway the owner away from his/her project.
For those of us who are fans of the classic archtop, viewing this is simply sad.
What price would any of you pay for this "project"? $500 sounds like top dollar to me.
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Or, rather than it having an amazing life, a lot of time was spent trying to guitorganize it and it was a complete failure, never working. I could be totally wrong, but I have a weird, burning sensation that the latter was the case.
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This is the crux for me. IIRC, these instruments came installed in a dedicated guitar-like form already. I have been known to take on fixer-uppers, indeed without pre-trashed guitars, I'd have been stuck with Mrs. k's Sears Stella, the one with the 3/8" action at the twelfth fret. Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
But....
I just think this particular mess is overpriced by about $2,499.99.
Last edited by citizenk74; 12-18-2020 at 01:02 PM. Reason: Spelin
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I have a Gibson Johnny Smith, but I haven’t been able to find the guitorgan parts anywhere, so I guess I won’t be able to modify mine.
Keith
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At least today I could just stuff a synth pickup on my Le Grand ...
LOL
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It appears no to suffer the sunken top disorder
Interesting reminiscence of a past time. The price is kind of optimistic.
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Wow for that price save your money and buy another!
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somewhere it's namesake is spinning in his grave
and what's w/these frets??
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