75 Hummingbird

That`s a real beaut Minor 7 , what`s she weight in at ? She looks to have 67 appointments .

Action may be a tad high if that is a pix of the new guitar .

Your in shape for the shape your in ...keep working at it ,do you play standing up ? With a strap ? Have you changed you posture while playing ? Relax ,it will come .

Don`t smoke kids ....it`ll kill ya !

The two of you made beautiful music together Tom .

1944 j 45 please .

Wow ,that shop must have been cold in the winter and hot as blazes in the summer ! I own a couple that flew from that nest .

Yeah ...it`s a burst .

I just gotta ask ...Why did you sell your vintage A.J . To own an original 1 of 300 .....some things are just meant to be keep ,family heirlooms i.m.o.

Hey , yeah it took me a few days but....here`s some pics . 1941 j 35 1994 j 45 ...1941 j 35 ...1948 j 45 1975 Hummingbird

First and fifth number in the serial number are the year of the guitar . Smells like more of Gibsons change the name game .

Your covering a lot of sonic space with that wonderful collection of flat tops ! I`ll try to post some pics tomorrow perhaps of my sweeties .

The back of the Roy Smeck is beautiful !

Wonderful singer songwriter . Thanks for sharing .

10 gauge sawed off double barreled shot gun Hijacking bandit !

I had the pleasure of holding in my hands Tom Wilsons j45 ...Tom Wilson of Junkhouse and Blackie and the Rodeo Kings .,i flip the guitar over and the body has a centre seam ,and the perfling round the sound hole not looking like that of a 57 j 45 ,,,this is the year he was told was it`s birth year . The guitar was given to Tom by the late Willie P Bennett`s family . I introduced my self ,by saying ,Tom your a big s.o.b ..and that i was feeling slightly intimidated ....he laughed ,saying he`s a gentle giant from the streets of Hamilton ....Anyhow ,we talked about his guitar`s story , i said ,looks to me like it`s a 57 S.J body ,judging by the f.o.n. and it`s appointments with a grafted j45 neck .. he had no clue ....the thing was sweet , well worn ,had the crap played into it ,sounded great and has written some great songs . Totally my pleasure ...Frank on Frankenstein .

Ray is a hidden American Gem ! He has taken the long road to becoming an overnight sensation , He`s a great writer and a lover of Gibson`s flat tops with strange pick ups bolted to them .

Can we ask why you want to remove the pick guard off your fairly new j 45 ?

Here are a few more pics of the 1968 . Single x brace ,mahogany kerfing , laminated maple and Brazilian Rosewood back and sides . has large mahogany bit under fret board tongue . I bought this guitar the last time the crap was hitting the fan 2008 -09 ,not sure what kind of capo the previous owner was using but it was a destructive bit of kit ! The bridge is a very, shall i say crudely shaped ,i have seen this in pictures on Gibsons of this era ,any one with info on this shape or lack of refinement ? I switched out the rosewood saddle for Tusc ...not sure if enhanced the tone but ... 1.70 nut width ,neck shape is like an electric ,very comfy . This guitar likes to be played with a soft touch and has a mellow full voice .

Trying to find out if the machine heads on my 68 Blue Ridge are period correct . Any help would be appreciated .

Nice job Buc , laying it all out there ,and doing just fine !

Chicago Music Exchange has 3 or 4 of the models from that line on their web site

Ahhh Brown burst as well ...rare

4 inch sound hole ,black nut ,2 tone bar ,french heel.

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