Mr. Paul Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 It was on the market for nearly a month so seller was willing to deal. Price was such that it's resellable without a loss but after three days I've decided it's not going anywhere. Never had a smaller body guitar before, it's a whole different deal. Probably the biggest surprise was the slender neck, almost identical to a Martin Performing Artist. Playability is off the charts awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eph7h60mXPI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 "Your Mother Should Know". on an old Nick Lucas - outstanding. Nice acquisition ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Nice Gettins there.. Congrats.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 The thread title threw me off the track. . . In any event, 'looks like that guitar went to a good home, and the fingerpicking on the Beatles tune sounds perfect on it, even if I disagree about your thinking it looks like it was banging around in a trunk for 80 years, because from here it looks great for it's age. Would love to see a pic of the cool soundhole label these came with. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 That sounds fantastic, and it looks great Mr. Paul... I hope you continue to treat us with tunes. It’s got that great dry wooden sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 No longer thinking about buying that old Gibson... Oh, I see. You're no longer thinking about it since you've done bought it! And "it ain't going nowhere." Well, OK. Quite the vintage piece and, like you said, sounds remarkable! And no 3-chord charlie for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Great guitar and playing! Thanks for sharing with us. I've got one that's a year newer: 1929, the first year of the bigger body. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh8iM33zSkw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Nice double dip guys. Thanks for both clips. Wadda' treat! Pulled me out of a funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-1854Me Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 It was on the market for nearly a month so seller was willing to deal. Price was such that it's resellable without a loss but after three days I've decided it's not going anywhere. Never had a smaller body guitar before, it's a whole different deal. Probably the biggest surprise was the slender neck, almost identical to a Martin Performing Artist. Playability is off the charts awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eph7h60mXPI Paul, I'm glad to hear that you're happy with "li'l St Nick"!! Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Great find. Congrats. And nice pickin boys. Enjoyed it. B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Yes, sir, sounds magnificent. You 2 look like you've known each other for decades. Makes one wonder if Paul wrote that tune especially for Nick Lucas'es. Which strings are chosen, , , and did you try out several. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Very nice, thanks. Send both those to me if you get sick of them. Meanwhile, enjoy and try some Robert Johnson maybe! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Paul Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 Thanks fellas, jt what a treat, thanks for sharing. Quite a difference from '28 to '29. This one was in Fred's stable for a while and he was very helpful sharing his thoughts and filling in some of the guitar's history...Thanks Fred. It came with pure nickels, like them a lot, not sure what I'll put on next. I'll see about a label photo, it's sporting some hard earned character ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Quite a difference from '28 to '29. Yes, indeed. From that 13.5 inch wide Robert Johnson-era body to the 14.75 wide L-00 style body. Scale length increased from 24.25 to 24.75, too. I love both incarnations, but am particularly fond of that rounded body shape of your guitar. I long owned a 1928 L-1, but, over the past year, sold it, along with all of my other small body vintage Gibsons, except for the Nick and my 1943 LG-1. Thanks, again, for sharing your guitar with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Paul Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 The thread title threw me off the track. . . In any event, 'looks like that guitar went to a good home, and the fingerpicking on the Beatles tune sounds perfect on it, even if I disagree about your thinking it looks like it was banging around in a trunk for 80 years, because from here it looks great for it's age. Would love to see a pic of the cool soundhole label these came with. Enjoy. Got a photo of what's left of the label plus a couple more. The short scale, perfect neck reset & refret make this a wonderful player. Trying D'addario Nickel Bronze mediums, probably like the pure nickels a bit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Nice photos... love the one in the wood pile, thx. Hard to find a nice Rosewood board like that anymore. Rosewood back and sides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Paul Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 Thanks, this one's mahogany, a few of the 1928 model were maple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Man, that is very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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