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That is a beautiful Collection of Acoustics my friend.. I do hope we get the opportunity to meet up one of these days & do some Pickin’ & Singin’!

The ones of mine that I do not play go away...so I always do some trading and buying. But after I bought my 57 reissue....well my other Les Pauls went bye bye.......however......I did get an SG 61 RI.........just so if I go jam with others.....or whatever I take it instead of my reissue custom shop one. Only you would be able to answer your question.....are you going to put it aside like your traditional since you have a reissue 58?? Something to think about

My hero.

Lol. Man that was great stuff

Nice!

Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead. rct

holy crap rct

Jane, you ignorant slot!

Samarai Night Fever I would like to feed your fingertips to the wolverines.

That's a good looking set of square dreds there, Rob. My inspired by Gibson Hummingbird has confirmed that my next Gibson will definitely be a square!

PrairieDog lets out a long appreciative whistle… great set!

However I did really dig Brian Johnson vocal vibes on this jam.....

No coke, Pepsi...

Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance - Frank Zappa

Cheeseburger cheeseburger!

Those tend to gouge through the surface on of the fasteners. Especially if one plays hard. Eventually over time in any event. Me thinks Gibson ships some where you install it after delivery. ---- Most notable difference IMHO is the neck profile. Classic be more rounded and likely heavier. For me, rounded neck feels better and the weight, IMHO, adds to warmth.

Nod, like I said, so far we’ve only done it twice, but I’m sure glad we did 😄 My version on loans is never lend money I can’t afford to give away. Then just give it if someone needs it. No strings. If they are hard up enough to need a loan, they don’t need more debt digging them even deeper. Sometimes I get paid back anyway, that’s nice, but not necessary. Debt to me is the worst thing in the world for both sides. And more often than not, just a few bucks to me is a lifeline or safety net to a precarious friend or rellie. I remember the generosities I was shown when I was in bad straits that made all the difference in getting me back on my feet. Gotta pay it back somehow.

Based on my impression of your commentary and that you have an R8, I’d sell your Trad if it just isn’t being played. Put it up for a price you can live with to part ways and take your time for the right buyer to come along.

And songwriting. I prefer UYI 1&2 to AFD. His solo stuff isn't my cup of tea. The riff to Die by the sword (was it?), maybe. The rest never stuck. But I hold him in high regard as a player.

thanks for the info. Do you think I might be going over-board with a belt sander if it needs extra shaping? I also have diamond blade nut slotting tools if I have to go deeper with the nut slots. I have always thought bone nuts were the more denser material, but compared to this #6 material bone is like butter.

Make the initial cut with a saw and follow up with files/abrasives. Easier to buy a pre slotted one and file from there though

I should have mentioned that shortly after buying the Traditional got an R8, so the Trad became redundant. I've had it from new, so I suspect it's not going to grow on me. Beautiful guitar nevertheless.

Never-mind..... I'm just going to put this thing aside. There's a guy on eBay that already sells these kind of nuts pre-slotted and shaped for the most part.... I'm going to order a belt sander if I have to do anything more to it.

I would never change a plastic bridge on a really early Gibson In my experience, they are indeed less powerful guitars than the pre 1955 stuff, but pretty much typical in power for lat 50s/early 60s Gibson. We most collected power Gibsons starting in the early 30s. These guitars have the power needed for the kerosene circuit 60 Gibsons do not -- particularly after 1965 and really after c 1969. Here are (most of) my Js -- 1935-1965. The Dove is a 65, and IMHO is not a great guitar -- I have never found one I considered great. Th Hummingbird is a 62 with a plastic adjustable saddle. Gibson power started in the 1930s, and became less and less in each of the following decades -- wartime, post war and 1950s up through 1954. After that they are just not strong enough for real traditional string bands. But my late wife and I not money did traditional mountain genres, but we started as folk revival musicians about 1960. That was an urban music craze that was much milder -- lot of strumming and singing. Her HB was pleanty strong enough for that, but it really sounded like the 60s. Bluegrass light -- 1/4 Kay bass, 1924 Gibson RB-4 trap door and 1962 Humming Bird. A 3/4 bass, 1930s flathead, and a 35 D-28 would overpower the acoustic studio. I would not change anything.😎 Best, -Tom