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Also keep in mind that the car you bought at the same time as the nice guitar in 1970......... How is that poor thing going? 1973 Fender Tele, a few weeks back, bought in about 73 1/2, not sure but it has been to 95% of the gigs I have ever played including the second. The guitar from the first gig didn't make it: I had a (late 60s)Ford Zephyr Mk11 English build in 1973 - someone had painted black around the windows and it looked a bit like a bandit - it didn't make it to the end of 1973 BluesKing777.

Having a shot at everyone is a good start on the forum! What about buying used guitars? Why does it have to be new? Now from an Australian point of view, I say: buy all of them, here they are double to triple the price......you got exorbitant tax, Customs duty, delivery, and no way around it. But if a shop asks too much..... Now I will put an example up - I have NOT played either of these - this Gibson J45 Vintage torrefied top is going for Australian $7,599 at a shop here: https://www.acousticcentre.com.au/products/gibson-j-45-vintage-sunburst-acoustic-guitar The brand new Taylor 517e slope shoulder with torrefied top is going to be Aust $4099 when it arrives: https://www.acousticcentre.com.au/products/taylor-517e-builders-edition-wild-honey-burst (The Gibson J45 Vintage has sat on the rack for a year almost.....) Anyway....luckily for me, I prefer small body 00/OM/000/L-00/LG size guitars with 'mortified tops', not torrefied. So for example if I was to buy this 1937 Gibson L-00 from Reverb.com, it is going for US$4200. If I hit the 'buy' button, with delivery. customs, taxes, exchange rate, it will cost me at least Australian $6804 to my door, plus a fee from the bank for o/s transaction that seems to be a random %, CITES paperwork needed and a wait with a fee of US$150, I believe. ( a similar guitar from Elderly had that warning with it when I emailed them). So all up, let us say, AUST $7000. For a fabulous vintage Gibson, may need some works and it leaves me $500 in the bank from buying that instead of the new J45 Vintage. I win! The Better Half listened to my convoluted reasoning and had a funny look on her face then said: 'you're buying it then? Go move into the garage.’ https://reverb.com/item/20424515-1937-gibson-l-00-blues-king-black Even better for me would be if someone here had one for sale......nope, rare as rare that happens, but there was a guy that had all of the L-00s a few years back that lived about 400 miles away.........I'm there if you need me, Mate! BluesKing777.

Don't drill that Legend..ever! When you say 'gig', is it hoping to go to an open mic now and again or hitting the road full time? The answer depends on that. Best pickup without altering anything on the guitar is the Sunrise Pickup with the 'Long Wire Jack' to dangle out the front of the guitar/tape down. You also need the Sunrise Buffer Box. Be really quick - they have been out of stock for ever and these just arrived. No affiliation. https://www.elderly.com/sunrise-long-wire-w-jack.htm https://www.elderly.com/sunrise-buffer-box-preamp.htm Try the pickup in your guitar to see if you like it and later if you want to drill, buy the 'Installation Kit' https://www.elderly.com/sunrise-installation-kit.htm The pickup won't sound very 'acoustic', it is a magnetic pickup, but it is an unbelievably great sound. Similar buy cheaper and brighter sounding is the Baggs M80 magnetic pickup available everywhere, which has its own preamp in the pickup, so you don't really need anything else. 70% as good as the Sunrise.... All the other serious pickups need the Drill. Both these pickups above are highly feedback resistant so you could play acoustic in a band if you want. If you are playing solo at a cafe, truest acoustic sound is....a mic. BluesKing777.

It would probably take somene like a Ralph Nader type consumer protection activist to delineate the various ‘custom, custom shop, hand built, limited run, limited edition, vintage, true vintage, authentic’ ......... Like my Cargill Custom 00 deep body is fairly well a one-off customisation of a ‘style’ of guitar he will build on order, but I doubt he cut and built all parts by hand....’Special Order Assembled Mainly By Hand From Machine Cut Components With A Once Only Hand Sprayed Finish’ BluesKing777.

I don't know about other people, but I personally don't want a jolly joker anywhere near my expensive acoustics. Some professions need to keep the joke to themselves - mechanics - no joking, doc - no joking, dentist, cop, judge.....etc. BluesKing777.

And hopefully the House of Fun dude has not been anywhere near it! BluesKing777.

I don’t understand.... Why is this guy doing unauthorised Gibson repair? Warranties null and void. High action and sharp frets are possibly humidity related and need a month or so of settling with a humidity control system, then check frets and action. BluesKing777.

I’ll have the L-00! (I guess Bird lovers will have to drawn their own pics on the guard?) Like this one? https://www.normansrareguitars.com/product/gibson-h-bird-black-refin/ Sustainable? Not sure about Richlite - how many trees do they burn to make it? Etc. A friend and I were watching a sustainable house built on the TV and he said the most sustainable house is buying a used one.... same with guitars? So ditch the Richlite and give me some cherry or something.... BluesKing777.

Cedar is supposed to be better for fingerpicking and not picks.... And I love my cedar Lowdens. And a Maton with cedar top - they usually have sitka though. And......a house on the beach where I was walking the dog is all cedar....phew...looks good. BluesKing777.

Did Corbs design apartments? I thought he only did a range of chairs.... Well I left the Tonerite on the Blues King lying on the Eames: Got a phone call, came back and look what had happened to the BK: BluesKing777.

Probably should just get the moderators to delete the thread before it goes nuclear like on AGF. BluesKing777.

I've not seen or played one yet, but they all seem to be coming out with new pickups... You may already know, but Fishman are bringing out a new Matrix Infinity Mic Blend, with condenser. Hooray! https://www.fishman.com/fishman-equipped/matrix-infinity-mic-blend-oem/ Addendum.....the mic may need to played at low volume, or it may squeal like a pig - I was playing my Maton plugged with mic full on, but I have a soundhole plug. This won’t fit the Fishman volume controls etc hanging on the soundhole, unless we cut holes in the plug..... BluesKing777.

I was trying to stay out it but can't help myself. Should I go take a look to see if I have any glue spots previously un-noticed? I don't recall anything monstrous. Though I did read Collings leave the excess glue on the Waterloo, and not sand their bracing, to give it that authentic touch and I think Bill thinks it makes them sound better! Read the Waterloo guitar blurbs if you don't believe me. BluesKing777.

What about a Blues King L-00 or L-00 Vintage or whatever they call them now. And I have a Martin CEO7 that is FAB! BluesKing777.

Guild have a couple of new all mahogany reissues, M20 and a dread. I just read a review. BluesKing777.

I use my 1952 Gibson LG1 for Open D Tuning slide practice - needs a neck reset among a long list of needs - but my National weighs about 450 pounds and the LG1 about 3 feathers, so it is good to grab and practice, and it is a KILLER sound for slide. If someone bought mine or one like it hoping to play ragtime or heavy strumming or...or ...by getting a cheap guitar - well, they are out of luck with the wrong guitar. Do a search on 1960 Gibson LG1 - some look great and some have been tortured by mean cat killer children ...and then there is the neck size as 1960 is about when the real skinnies came in, plus a whole range of issues: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=1960+Gibson+LG1&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=622&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj386ndp4vPAhXFQD4KHeYWBrIQ7AkILQ BluesKing777.

I doubt anyone but an Internet Newbie would pay the List Price! That said, that L-00, the J45 Vintage and the Hummingbird Vintage with the 'trendy drip dry, toasted top ready to be old already' - right up my alley since taking the plunge on my OM18 AuthentIc with torrefied top and braces and hide glue and, and, and..... Versus the real vintage OM18 I posted above with all kinds of repaired splits and cracks for $16K. I went for the new OM18A and it sounds sensational and plays beautifully. My old rebirthed Gibson L-0 is great, don't get me wrong, but it is certainly 'Quirky'. So, if the L-00 Vintage above sounds 3/4 of the old ones, take it! As long as it is put together right, it would be plain sailing comparatively. I would love to play the new L-00 next to my BK L-00, my 1937 L-0 and my Martin CEO7! I would also love to play the J45 Vintage next to my 5 or 6 year old J45 Standard. Or bust out in a totally new direction with the Bird Vintage! Not sure if it is a fingerpicker though - the L-00 Vintage and the J45 Vintage should be. BluesKing777.

Here is the detail of the CORRECT model - Dave's Guitar Shop, thanks! Wonder why the L-00 Vintage is 1200 smackers more than the new (double the size same woods) Hummingbird Vintage? http://davesguitar.com/products/gibson-montana/1932-l-00-vintage-2016-model/ BluesKing777.

Those in CME are a different (older?) model: http://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/gibson/products/gibson-1932-l-00-reissue-vintage-sunburst-serial-11095001 The one in this thread is the 2016 model and has torrefied top and other treats like the 2016 J45 and Hummingbird, and is about $2500 more: http://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/gibson/products/gibson-montana-l-00-vintage-vintage-sunburst AND......... That one doesn't mention torrefied top either! Gibson site: http://www.gibson.com/Products/Acoustic-Instruments/2016/1932-L-00-Vintage.aspx BluesKing777.

Well, that price is almost double here, IF one ever comes to a shop near me! Hope that price is 40 % too high. I have the extremes - Blues King L-00 and the 1937 L-0, and I imagine the one above could slot in the middle here with the new drip dry top. I will reserve judgement til it is played by me. I thought I would post the link above because we hear lots about the new Hummingbird Vintage, not much about the J45 Vintage 2016 and absolutely totally nothing about the L-00 Vintage! Has anyone here bought them? BluesKing777.

Don't hear much about these - love to try one but no sign of any here yet.... BluesKing777.

Murky world for sure! My 1952 Gibson LG1 pictured below (with new ebony bridge) with great Gibson full "C" neck - the model went through lots of changes over the years. Yours has my pickguard and general look - mid 50s the long J50 type guards were used, late 50s and early 60s saw adjustable bridges, skinny necks and...gulp ..plastic bridges and probably a general lowering of material standard? Only silly slide players want the LG1 I have found - great for slide. Plucker generales prefer the x brac LG2, which is way more expensive!..... BluesKing777.

Yes, and he originally wrote it on an Oud while lounging in Morocco. So even though it could sound like Bb, it had a string relationship like the DADGAD tuning he made popular with his tune on return to UK - Black Mouldy River Mountain Water..... I thought Sweet Home was in drop D? BluesKing777.

Cool - that's one of the reasons we love this forum - the incredible knowledge and mind blowing information that comes forth! I am not sure how Keef got hold of the Saung-Gauk, FB ...... they are tightly held by their owners, who go through an 'apprenticeship' of approximately 45 years with the initiation ceremony involving, correct me if I am wrong, trimming some of the skin from the gonads, to see how much they want that Saung-Gauk I assume, and how generally keen they are on learning the instrument? But he probably pinched it from Brian? BluesKing777.

Bass Player is sayin': "You said you wanted to play A and G" "No....Angie...A..n..g..i..e.. Errrm....C!" C! Then. BluesKing777.