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A good few years back i lusted after a J185 because Woody Mann played a vintage one and it sounded great in his hands, i then saw him play various other guitars and again i thought how the hell does he keep finding these great instruments. So i bought a centenary J185 in 2011 brand new hide glue custom etc etc. It sounded nothing like a 50's J185, fair enough i thought its what i could afford at the time and it was still the sexiest looking guitar Gibson have made. I was then lucky enough to have a weekend picking with Woody at a guitar camp and asked him to play my guitar..and sure enough it sounded just like that old 50's one!!! I've also been fortunate to play JT's Banners and they definitely have the mojo factor with their history but my J185 is 11yrs old now and it continues to write its own story everyday All guitars were new once

Mose Allison tune with my 2011 J185

'we play both kinds of music round here, Country AND Western! Two Midnights in the Jug - original song about love lasting for one evening, the best kind 🙂 Original song

My Arrangement of Tom Waits - I Can't Wait to Get Off Work played here on a Elferink Custom guitar

Messing about with a new Strymon pedal and a bit of Ray Charles. Sounds better in the room rather pc speakers

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Cheers, love Maple guitars and this one is a keeper. Even when I’ve thought of selling it and just have to spend 30 mins picking to know it’s going nowhere

Thanks It was recorded using a Rode NT1 for vocal and SM58 in front of soundhole into GarageBand. A little tweaking of reverb and eq and synced to Moviemaker

Hi, here is my guitar arrangement of the piano based Tom Waits tune.. Picture In a Frame from Mule Variations not a complete replication, just how it came out. Played on my J185 60th anniversary https://youtu.be/_ddZbpyujCE

Original tune here played on a 2011 J185 which is my all purpose go to guitar and is coming along nicely. Song is a about one of those people who have to be seen with 'celebrities' all the time hoping the spotlight will sneak in their direction!! https://www.facebook.com/pegpowlerband/

Hello, Loving the shared talent around here:) here is me and my pal MImi O'Malley doing and ad hoc version of Wille McTell's Baby It Must Be Love

Here is me doing some Doc Watson on my Blonde J185 Custom Anniversary, excuse the squeaks

Thanks for watching and comments. Guitar is a J185 60th Annivarsary custom Quilt model purchased just befor Xmas. FIrst GIbson I have owned and am loving the tone straight out of the box. Riffs are based on a Woody Mann lesson on the style of Texas Bluesman Ramblin Thomas, done around Robert Johnson's Love in Vain.

Some genuinely great performances here!! Here is a different take on the Robert Johnson classic "Love In Vain" Done in the style of Texas Bluesman Rambling Thomas. http://www.youtube.com/embed/VJpjCrO9Xvs Regards Ian