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07-24-2022 07:34 AM
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Hi There
I just got the guitar mentioned above Mann Ibanez Howard Roberts
can anyone who has a pickguard be so kind as to trace it so i can get a repro made?
Or maybe someone has one for sale?
Thanks
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Originally Posted by Thornel Scwartz
Oh, you forgot the "H" Thorny...
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
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Originally Posted by Thornel Scwartz
Are you in Canada ? I'm just curious if a Mann-branded guitar ended up outside of Canada.
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Mine's a Gibson 1978 that has been played quite a bit but has held up really well. It had been refretted before I got it, a testament to its professional use for decades. The pickguard needed replacement and the midrange pot was not functional.
A Kalamazoo luthier, who now is a Heritage guitar designer and chief of repairs, made a new pickguard. He also found a replacement pot for the midrange control.
As a kid I had one of the few Epiphone spruce tops made in Kalamazoo. It must have been a Gibson employee's guitar because I got it used at a relatively low price. While it was beautiful, sounded good enough acoustically, and I practiced at least two hours a day, the guitar did not work well at gigs playing blues and rock. I put a removeable post in it to reduce feedback, which helped. But I sold it and wish I hadn't.
The laminated top idea makes sense. It does help tame feedback. Still, it requires thought to set up the stage.
The HR is a beautiful instrument in appearance and sound. It's a harsh mistress, more so than the ES-175, in preventing feedback. But if you follow her rules, all is well.
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Thanks for the post Marty. Yours is the real thing; mine is just a facsimile but I'm still glad to have it. They're so unique.
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You're referring to this guitar?
Japanese MANN Howard Roberts guitar (Ibanez 2453 ?)
I had no idea that so many different Japanese branded copies were made of it.
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Originally Posted by Mick-7
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