Roadsong2
-
Posts
4 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Posts posted by Roadsong2
-
-
I play ,I've known Kenny since the late 70s but don't see him often. Last time I saw him face to face was about 5 years ago..I asked him about the guitar on midnight blue specifically...he said he used the house amp at van gelder( tweed delux) with the blonde L 5..he's also playing it on 'man at work'
-
Kenny told me this is an L5 that gibson made for him( with Florentino cut) ..I read elsewhere that gibson didn't like the idea of Florentine cutaway L5 but kb requested it...he also told me this is the guitar he used on the classic Midnight Blue recording with the van gelder studio fender deluxe amp...he uses 12s flatwound,, right hand attack is light but firm...looks like circle picking ,I could be wrong about that..I neglected to ask if he still owned this guitar..
-
On 11/23/2014 at 11:35 PM, JimR56 said:
I wonder too. I'm not sure whether that's a stock florentine L5 body, or not. Seems plausible. The cutaway is definitely wrong for a 175, though.
I think so. He looks a bit younger in the above photo than those taken of him with the sunburst L5/CC. I'm guessing he used that florentine-cut custom looking guitar around '60 to '62.
Ever seen this photo? Some obvious similarities to the mystery guitar, but the body almost looks like it could be 18" (top appears to be spruce, also):
Charlie Christian Pickup
in The Gibson Lounge
Posted · Edited by Roadsong2
What is an original charlie christian pickup worth on todays market? ..last time I bought one was in the early 80s and paid 300$ for it from Gruhn Guitars..A steep price to pay back then..