ksdaddy
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We can't help based on a serial number. We will need to see several photos of the guitar.
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It's very likely a 1966 based on the bridge. Or I should say it's definitely not 1969.
This guitar has a serious problem. The top has a crack just beside the neck block and the neck (and neck block) has shifted. Note the crack and also note the edge of the sound hole at the end of the crack and the distortion of the body binding. It's not just a matter of repairing the crack. Everything needs to be shifted back into place first. I have repaired Gibsons with similar problems (it's a Gibson thing, seems like). Once the neck block is back in place, I glue in a narrow block of wood alongside the neck block, glued to both the neck block and top (inside).
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Gibson offers very little storage space. You will need to upload it to a site like imgur or inkfrog and post the link here.
It could either be a 1966 or 1969 based on the serial number.
Spruce top, mahogany sides and back. Mahogany neck.
If the bridge looks like this, it is likely a 1966.
If it looks like this, it is likely a 1969.
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1 hour ago, Phil OKeefe said:
They make them with allen screws for height adjustment, too.
That would be a monstrous improvement over both the original Jag/Jazz and Mustang saddles.
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I always measure at the 12th fret, only because of consistency. If, however, as in Fender’s case, they are measuring at the 17th fret and my goal is to set a Fender up to factory specs, of course I’ll use their numbers. Because math is hard.
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How's your humidity? Is it dry where the guitar sits? If you don't have a hygrometer, that's okay, just look at the top from the side. Does the top seem to be sunken in? Or flatter than what you'd expect to see? Run your fingers across the grain of the top and note if it feels like corduroy. You may just need to hydrate.
Aside from that, have you changed gauge of strings? Gone lighter perhaps?
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13 minutes ago, Retired said:
When I have to take Advil almost every morning to function.
Gotcha beat. Aleve.
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1 hour ago, Phil OKeefe said:
Mustang saddles. They make all the difference in the world, IMO.
I currently own a Squier Vintage Vibe Jazzmaster (Sonic Blue? Daphne Blue?) and I've bought (and then sold) two Squier 70s Vibe Jaguars. All three had Mustang-esque saddles from the factory. I swapped them out for the vintage grooved barrel original style, not because I preferred them (who in their right mind would?) but because they each have two height adjustment screws per saddle. That way I could dial in the radius to match the board. I could not do that with the Mustang style, which has no height adjustment.... they just had three different sizes that 'kinda' matched the radius.
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What's the guitar look like?
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7 hours ago, Retired said:
Rob told me that White Fang was also banned here too.
I just checked, no restrictions, last post Aug 2023.
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"Results for serial number S9205029
This Epiphone guitar was made in 1989, 1999 or 2009
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It’s the captain’s log that brought the Klingons to the thick cover in the first place! If it had made a clean break, we wouldn’t be in this mess!
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Klingons are harder to wipe out if they’re hiding in thick cover. Sometimes it takes a heavy rain to flush them out.
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Eisenhower here. Kennedy and Nixon faced off on tv when I was a month old.
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Hats off for taking the time to A-B errrr, A-B-C-D these strings. I’ve never had the patience to do that.
When I think Rotosound, the first thing that comes to mind is the bass strings that sounded fantastic but would grind down the frets in record time. Obviously that’s not going to happen with bronze.
I leave strings on my guitars for a criminally long time. I have no idea what’s on any particular guitar unless I dated a string package and put it in the case pocket.
I will give Rotosounds a try!
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I think I have about 48 right now, but that’s counting some banjos and mandolins. I could get rid of many of them but the way things are (not) selling on reverb, they might as well stay put.
Doesn’t matter what I have here, I’ll be back on the Telecaster within a week.
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14 minutes ago, Retired said:
I had a Jaguar and every time I played it, the E strings kept going over the edge.
24” scale. Most people try to string them with modern “normal” strings, 10-46 ish. Too rubbery. 11-49 at a minimum. 12-52 even better. The Es are much less likely to roll and the guitar sounds bigger. Just my take.
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Towards the end you will see a guy in a pink t shirt taking a selfie or something. The room visible behind him, way in the background, was my favorite room. That's where you see the Murphy aged stuff. I'm not into relics of any kind but these were convincing. That's also where I saw a new Lucille.
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Uploading will take a while. Eddie Money was playing in the background and You tube has its panties in a wad. I opted to mute Eddie and now it has to go through it's processing all over again.
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Uploading a brief video to youtube at the moment. I only took 4 or 5 photos but the 30 second video is jaw dropping.
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24 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
Didnt they know your a moderator on a Gibson Forum?
I introduced myself as such to two of them and I got blank stares. I mentioned the MAJOR gift Gibson presented me last spring and they acted like I was telling tall tales. Oh well. It’s a big company with several “loops”. The garage is not in the same loop as the forum. Don’t misunderstand me; I wasn’t looking for any special treatment, but what I did get was….
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We hijack a lot.
I went to the Nashville garage in October. Must’ve been 15 million dollars worth of guitars there. I didn’t get a welcome vibe there and I didn’t stick around long.
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I use a pick on a classical guitar and fingerpick my Telecaster. I guess I don’t pay much attention to what others do.
“tradition” = dead people telling us what to do.
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23 minutes ago, badbluesplayer said:
Some of these guys probably weren't the same person online as they were in the real world.
The keyboard has the potential to bring out the absolute worst in people.
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Who do I speak with @ Gibson to discuss new models?
in Gibson USA
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There’s a what in the what now?