cts Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 The guitar I am trying to get history on is the one in the avatar, On the white stripes of the flag it has the intials HNY under those in fancy writing is Ernie Ball Iknow who he is but know nothing of the HNY, there is no numbers on this guitar anywhere. The only thing I've been told is it is a les pual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Are you sure it's a real Gibson? A fancy paint job and a fretboard with dot inlays doesn't look right to me. Maybe some pics of the entire guitar...including the headstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 I agree with Tim. send the serial number (found on the back of the headstock) to Gibson and see what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cts Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 as soon as I can figure out how to download pics here I can send a bunch, we took the back plates and the neck off we can not find any serial numbers on this guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Where have I seen that guitar before ? The angle the the front horn meets the neck looks suspicious . ayeah we need better pictures ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Thats not a Les Paul...no way no how. Flags are going up everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Where have I seen that guitar before ? cts, your guitar is VERY similar to Les Paul Fanatic's avatar... perhaps you should ask him about it. Axe, I was just thinking the same thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolff Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Its body shape isn't like an LP. Did you say you took the neck off?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cts Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 We really did'nt know I emailed pics to route66 and the told me something like Gibson Les Pual Epiphone on the top part it dose have gavelston on it but I kind feel that the other is smooth. Not trying to to sound like I know anything that's why I came here. but if you can tell me how to down load pics here i'll send what I have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 cts, open a free account on www.photobucket.com. Upload your pics to the site from your computer, and then copy the image link (IMG) under the pics into your posts on the Gibson Forum. It should appear as just code when you copy it in, but once you hit the "Post" button than voila! you have pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wolff Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Took the liberty of posting your photo. You got the photobucket part right it's just the image tags u need to figure out. There is absolutely no possibility that it a Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolff Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 There is absolutely no possibility that it a Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cts Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 Any ideas where to go now The Ernie Ball has me baffled, as you can tell I'm new at this and I just thought that because every thing on Ernie Ball I researched took me to Gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 You will find several guitars that match that body style here They also have a forum. This is not a Les Paul guitar, sorry. It is an Ernie Ball MusicMan. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cts Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 Thank You all for your comments at least that gives us something to go on. I will recommend this site to others I meet along the way,(if their not already here) Thanks Again:d/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Good Luck!! Post back and let us know what you find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 You might have mentioned earlier that it said Galveston on the headstock (that's usually a pretty big clue). Try contacting these guys... http://stores.ebay.com/ModTech-Inc-Software_Galveston-Guitars Based on the graphics, my guess is that it was donated to some kind of fundraiser or auction by Ernie Ball (maybe they're the distributor for Galveston). H.N.Y. could stand for something like "Helping New York". I did a quick google search and there's an organization in Brooklyn called "Heal New York" that councils children traumatized by disasters. Who knows? My first email would be to the guys in the link above. Then maybe Ernie Ball customer service. Looking for info on a Gibson site isn't likely to do you much good since it's not a Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvansickle Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 That guitar began life as an Aria Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Paul Fanatic Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 as soon as I can figure out how to download pics here I can send a bunch' date=' we took the back plates and the neck off we can not find any serial numbers on this guitar[/quote'] I can tell you right now fake, well Gibson anyways, they have set necks not bolt ons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Looks like an old Ibanez PF200 (I own a white one like in the pic below - good guitar) but with a slightly different shape to the very top of the headstock and a more severe angle to the slope of the upper bout. That could mean that it was built in Japan out of the same factory that made the old Ibanezs or that someone modified the shape of the headstock. The body shape looks right but the bridge hardware looks more like Gibson hardware than what Ibanez was using at the time. Ibanez PF200: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunBlues Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Looks like an old Ibanez PF200 (I own a white one like in the pic below - good guitar) but with a slightly different shape to the very top of the headstock and a more severe angle to the slope of the upper bout. That could mean that it was built in Japan out of the same factory that made the old Ibanezs or that someone modified the shape of the headstock. The body shape looks right but the bridge hardware looks more like Gibson hardware than what Ibanez was using at the time. Ibanez PF200: Actually I think the body shape looks more like an Aria... That was the first thing I thought when I saw it... http://www.ariaguitars.com/int/03_products/pro_eg_pe_elite.html Also it's bolt on... Which a lot of Aria LP copies are... I don't know what it is... But its probably an old Aria body with a conterfeit neck on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Actually I think the body shape looks more like an Aria... That was the first thing I thought when I saw it... http://www.ariaguitars.com/int/03_products/pro_eg_pe_elite.html Also it's bolt on... Which a lot of Aria LP copies are... I don't know what it is... But its probably an old Aria body with a conterfeit neck on it... Good eye; the upper bout is definitely shaped more like the Aria which leaves just the headstock as a mystery. The Ibanez PF200 is also a bolt on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I don't know what it is... But its probably an old Aria body with a conterfeit neck on it... It's probably a Galveston guitar with a Galveston neck on it. That's why it says Galveston on the headstock. If you look around on the net' date=' Galveston makes a lot of cheap guitars with fancy graphics on them. This model is right up their alley. As far as the body shape, there were dozens of companies adding that little extra "dip" to get around the whole copyright thing. Apparently some [i']still[/i] do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunBlues Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 It's probably a Galveston guitar with a Galveston neck on it. That's why it says Galveston on the headstock. If you look around on the net' date=' Galveston makes a lot of cheap guitars with fancy graphics on them. This model is right up their alley. As far as the body shape, there were dozens of companies adding that little extra "dip" to get around the whole copyright thing. Apparently some [i']still[/i] do. Also, the Aria factory in Korea produces a lot of guitars for a lot of different brands... Sorry.. But I didn't see the Galveston on the headstock.. You must have better eyes than me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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