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I picked up mandolin very early in the pandemic lock down. It has been a really fun ride. I don't know that it has made me a better guitar player. Probably not, as I don't play as often because I spend more time playing Mandolin. I have developed a much greater appreciation for blue grass along the way. I started with a 1959 Gibson EM-150. It's an A style with classic burst. It has a dog ear P-90. It sounds great acoustically, but really screams electrically. Having been through the purchase cycle of ever increasing guitar prices as I outgrew instruments, I decided to skip that step and g
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I watched the video. I think the LP sounded a little more beefy, the Tele a little more twangy, pretty much as expected. They both sound good. My only ‘native’ P-90 instrument is a ‘59 Gibson EM-150 mandolin. Not a guitar, but it truly screams! On the other hand, I pulled the humbuckers out of my SG to replace them with P-94s (basically a P-90 that fits an HB cavity,). It also screams! To come full circle, I put the 498 humbucker from the bridge position of my SG into the neck position of my Fat-Tele (Fender Texas Special at the bridge). Guess what, it screams, too! (Although it does need
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I necro-ed a months old thread recently and was pretty embarrassed by the newb mistake. I’ve been registered on the current forum since ‘07, but have been away a long while. With the pandemic, I’ve had time to play more, and have been reading and posting a little.
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I know his Bluesbreakers recordings, and the early Fleetwood Mac material, but nothing later than that. I’d welcome recommendations for must listens after that period. It’s funny now, but when I was a young punk, I thought “The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)‘ was a Judas Priest song. It was years later before I discovered it was a cover.
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Buke, congrats on the pickup! I just scored a 2005 SG bass myself. I’m mostly a guitar player, but actually picked up bass first. I had an Epiphone double-scroll as a kid back in ‘81. It was on loan from my school’s concert band. It came with an Ampeg tube head (pretty sure it was an SVT 300) and a 4x10 cabinet. I remember it was a monster! More recently, I’ve mostly been doing modeling. I had been using Native Instruments’ Guitar Rig from the beginning, but that has been abandon-ware for several years, now. I still keep an older MacBook Pro on hand, paired with some studio reference
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There seem to be several recommendations here for both the J-200 and the L-00. I would not argue with either, but I’m going to go on a little side-tangent. About 15 years ago there was a very nice new J-200 in the ‘select’ room of a local guitar shop. I had played it enough on multiple visits to know that I really, really liked it. Finally, I was ready to pull the trigger. I was in the shop with the cash in my pocket. I played it again, and it was everything I remembered. As I hung it back on the wall my eye caught on another big maple Gibson. It was a J-185EC, with beautiful flame maple
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I have one of the short run of GA-5 Les Paul Junior amps that Gibson put out in the mid ‘00s. I bought it new, but it has been gathering dust for years. I had switched to modeling mostly, and then stopped playing as much as I once did. With all of the stay at home time because of Covid, I’ve been playing a lot more lately, mostly acoustic. I finally got around to cleaning up and restringing a couple of my electrics. I dusted off the little GA-5 and rediscovered what a gem this little amp really is. My SG with single coil P-94s and my 335 with ‘57s both sound absolutely fantastic through it! Be
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@derek R, I know what you mean about trying to capture the maple figuring in photos. I have the same problem. My '06 Beale Street Blue 335 looks much nicer in real life.
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With the bridge placement of a 12 fret you might expect a somewhat deeper voice with greater projection. That is one sweet looking instrument, though. --
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I'll second the J185EC suggestion. It's a fantastic all-round player. I was actually on the hunt for a J200 when I found mine. --
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I'll never let go of mine. Also, you might want to review this thread from a few months back: http://forums.gibson.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=17197 Cheers.
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Applying Sticker (label) inside of the soundhole
zombiewuff replied to jchabalk's topic in Gibson Acoustic
I wouldn't. A 'bird from that era, even without a label, can have it's provenance reasonably determined from other factors. If on the other hand you add a non-original label, you simply introduce doubt as to the veracity of it's authenticity. -
Very nice. What year is it? In the current incarnation Gibson has done away with that mustache bridge (a mistake in my opinion, but they didn't ask me.) Post a pick of the back if you get a chance.
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Played the Holy 12 String Grail Yesterday
zombiewuff replied to albertjohn's topic in Gibson Acoustic
If my J185-12 were a sports car she'd be a garage princess. For some reason I play this one rather infrequently. Maybe that's just the nature of having a twelve-string; nevertheless, it may be the most satisfying guitar I own. It's only every couple of weeks that I'll pull it out, but it's always a brilliant rediscovery at that moment - more so than for any guitar I play. A quest-worthy grail indeed! I wanted to post to this thread the other day, but didn't have any photos. Had a moment for a quick few this afternoon. Poor lighting, camera set to auto - I'm afraid that they really just do -
I have a question?????????????????????????????? Yes I do
zombiewuff replied to eeh1's topic in Gibson Acoustic
I'd detune if I was shipping or traveling long distance with a guitar, but usually leave them tuned at 440 Hz in a controlled environment. On the other hand, I generally keep my J185-12 tuned down a half step. Even though I have read that the Bozeman guitars don't have the same bridge pull/top warp problems of the old B-25's, you can never be too careful. That's a lot of strings! Side note: zeebee, I've admired your avatar for a while now. Interesting to note that a family member was the artist.