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Rollie LeBay

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  1. I think (and it always gets me in trouble when I do that) that those thick, bevel-edged beauties they put on out in Bozeman must be around .060 or so. Anyone more knowledgable than me know for sure the thickness on a Gibson Acoustic pickguard these days? Uncle Buck
  2. Well, the one on my 1958 Country Western Reissue is THICK, and it looks good. So if you're going for vintage vibe, I'd go for the .060 tortoise stock. Uncle Buck
  3. Right here, at $15 to $29, depending on material: J-45 Pickguard at Terrapin Guitars Custom Pickguards Uncle Buck
  4. Depending on how long ago you got it, it's probably going to be awhile before you're able to begin defining the guitar's tonal character. How long will be influenced by such factors as maintaining proper humidity, how much and how often you play it, etcetera. In my own experience, you should begin to hear changes and improvements in the tone of the guitar in anywhere from six months on out to three years and beyond, as the guitar "opens up". As that process unfolds, the difference between a True Vintage model and a Modern Classic should become apparent. And with the much lighter bracing in a True Vintage, the difference may eventually be quite startling. This close to new, though, they all tend to be pretty tight. Resonance, sustain and volume will all come with time. Play it a lot. Put it on a stand next to your stereo speakers when you're not playing it. And keep an eye on humidity, get a hygrometer and a humidifer or dehumidifer as needed - how's the weather in Sweden? Over here, it's too dry in winter and too humid in summer where I live. Check your area. Try to keep it at around fifty percent humidity. And be patient as your fine instrument ages. Legendary luthier John Greven has remarked that you won't even know for sure what you have until a guitar is ten years old. But as each day passes, it will just keep getting better. Uncle Buck
  5. Looking at my latest acquisition from the Gibson Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana, there is no serial number stamped into the back of the headstock. I don't think they stamp serial numbers into the wood on the back of the headstock anymore. Or else they're counterfeiting Gibsons out of the Gibson Custom Shop in Bozeman. Talk about inside jobs! Uncle Buck
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