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^ Original ES-350 was long scale, 25.5". Short scale came in '56, with the introduction of the ES-350T. Regardless, I agree with your other observations.
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10-23-2022 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by telephone
Ah those days of the Gibson Heyday... got a good idea, let's make new guitars!
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Originally Posted by equenda
Originally Posted by equenda
Next time you're changing strings consider unscrewing your pickup rings to see what your pickups say.
Don't mess with the height-adjustment screws; just take the four attach-to-top screws and you can lift the whole pickup out.
As to whether "the sound is as good," don't sell yourself short. The most critical component in guitar sound is the operator. Play it long and well!
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Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
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Originally Posted by equenda
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I've been enjoying mine for quite a while.
Last edited by Sleeko; 10-23-2022 at 09:55 PM.
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I'm wondering if it's harder to finger complex chords high up on the neck?
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No. The difference in the distance between frets high on the neck is minimal. It's nearly the same as playing just one fret higher on a longer scale. Mandolinists can play chords with much tighter fret distances.
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A Byrdland also has 22 frets. That’s why the pu’s are so close to each other.
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Great looking guitar. Also quite the interesting instrument. Thanks for the pictures.
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great looking guitar and the pics were nicely done too
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I bought my blonde new.
After 2 years of trying to like the guitar, we parted company.
The issue was the pickups being so close together.
Otherwise a fine guitar.
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I forgot about a video my friend Mario made when we went to buy the Epiphone Byrdland.
The sound recorded by the video-camera is of low quality but gives the idea.
The strings mounted on the Epiphone were old and too thin for me (0.11?) …..however the guitar is really good.
The video also shows a Johnny Smith (1973) that I tested without an amplifier…..but it's too expensive and too big for me.
Ciao!
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Not to hijack, I just posted the 2003 Blonde Epi Byrdland that I mentioned earlier in the thread that I would be posting for sale.
Thanks
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Nice playing. Love me some jazz guitar Jobim and the Byrdland sounds great.
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I've just find a video of a beautiful Epiphone Byrdland almost identical to my guitar.
2011 Epiphone Elitist Byrdland Vintage Sunburst | Guitar Chimp
The only big difference is the headstock shape: Open-Book-Gibson-Style in the Epi in the video and Epiphone-Original-Shape headstock in my guitar.
Other (not so small…) difference is the serial name: Elitist vs. Elite in my guitar.
With this on-line tool:
The Guitar Dater Project - Epiphone Serial Number Decoder
….. I have found that the guitar in the video (S/N T107994) was made at the Terada Plant, Japan in 2001. Production Number: 7994
My guitar (S/N T302614) was also made at the Terada Plant, Japan in 2003. Production Number: 2614
Several experts (?) says that Epiphone had to change the name because the name Elite was already in use by Fender and Ovation for a series of guitars.
So an an Elitist guitar should have been built after the year 2003.
It's a small detail but for me it's quite interesting.
ettore Quenda.it - Jazz Guitar - Chitarra Jazz
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here's a gibson birdland for sale on facebook in the Montreal area....$8500 cdn :Log into Facebook
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