Jeffytune Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Hi all. Okay, I have had this guitar for 10 years or so, I have never seen another one like it. It is a EC-20 starburst, and it is different from the other ones I have I have seen on line, it has a rounded horn and it has a spruce top. Any information you might have would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I have never seen one, but I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard McCoy Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 All I know is that Gibson have made a couple of these very limited, high-end starburst electric cutaways (EC) over the years, such as the Gibson Starburst Elite Cutaway J180 - Wildfire Burst below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogeye Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Nothing new here. Gibson made 246 of them in Antique Natural in 1997. They are listed on the 1997 price list as selling for $1999.00. They also made them in Cherry and Blue. They made 40 in Blue and 95 in Cherry in 1997. 1998 they made 155 in AN and they made 19 in 1999. This is an example of the "Venetian cut-away". The other is a "Florentine Cut-Away. Gibson has made each style over the years but the EC series only used the Venetian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Jorma played a Starburst for years. While not the easiest Gibson to find, they are not terribly rare. I run into them now and then in various finishes. I got to play an EC-20 last year at my favorite little music shop. The EC-20 though has always reminded me of the Kay K-27 cutaway from the 1960s which is actually a much harder guitar to come by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Looks very nice with the spruce top & Venetian cutaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Looks very nice with the spruce top & Venetian cutaway. Maybe it is just my perspective but I would not call that a Venetian cutaway. A deep cutaway maybe but I have always thought of the Venetian cutaway as ending in a sharp point. That EC-20 brings to mind the cutaway on an ES-335 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Maybe it is just my perspective but I would not call that a Venetian cutaway. A deep cutaway maybe but I have always thought of the Venetian cutaway as ending in a sharp point. That EC-20 brings to mind the cutaway on an ES-335 or something. Venetian cutaway= rounded (like this particular starburst) Florentine cutaway= sharp (like the CF-100, and most starbursts, I believe) Perhaps the CF in the CF-100 stands for "cutaway Florentine". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffytune Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Thank you for your help with identifying this guitar. I know the common wisdom on this guitar is that it is only good when plugged into and amp, but for me this guitar plays very well unplugged and I am very happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Interesting links... http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/101479-so-what-is-the-deal-with-the-gibson-starburst/ And http://music.jeffersoncampervan.com/StarburstCustom.html seems this was a Ren design, and a Jorma favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Hi all. Okay, I have had this guitar for 10 years or so, I have never seen another one like it. It is a EC-20 starburst, and it is different from the other ones I have I have seen on line, it has a rounded horn and it has a spruce top. Any information you might have would be appreciated. NO NEED TO ANSWER TO THIS TROLL http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/140818-fender-strat-vs-lp-custom-the-duet/page__p__1903599__fromsearch__1#entry1903599 he came into my thread just to say nothing interesting just to troll so the man has double face be careful ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 So wait..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabarone Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Looks like something Donovan would play... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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