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    Iconasm

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    19 hours ago, SteveFord said:

    You got one with the TV Special.  Recording is an interesting guitar but I doubt if I'd use it very much.

    1985?  Think 1960s computer system which they've been trying to replace forever with no success so far.  

    L-6S?

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    4 hours ago, SteveFord said:

    Wife was gone today and the mainframe at work was down so guitar day for Fun Boy here.

    Got to play the SG which was like old home day.  The 61 Reissue SG has a relatively narrow, slim taper neck which could stand just a little more meat on it but it's not uncomfortably slim for me.   I've encountered this neck on some of the Les Paul Specials, small, slim and fast.  Frets are nice and low, due to the construction of the neck tenon you can tell it's a delicate instrument so it's something not to let Pete Townsend borrow.  EVER.  I can see why they redesigned it, this is  one to be careful with.

     High E string is a smidge too close to the edge of the neck so it's adjust your playing accordingly or spring for a new nut.  

    Move E string closer to the B string, by .5mm NOT make the neck incredibly wide and leave the string spacing the same, cough 2015 cough.

    Beautiful fit and finish and I've always loved the wood grain on SGs.  This one I keep as it's light, comfortable and handsome.  

    The GOTW Explorer I've had before so I knew what that was like.  This one has a slimmer neck than the one I had before so it plays nicer, low frets, back of the neck is still sticky so it needs some time outside of the case.  Whammy bar will need a fiber washer added to keep it from flopping around and driving me crazy, beautiful fit and finish, fairly heavy but not Les Paul Standard heavy.  The banjo tuners have a moronically low gear ratio so I see a speed tuner attachment doohickey in my future.   Banjo tuners have a screw for setting the tension, by the way.  Loosen the screw for putting on new strings and then tighten it back up when you're done.  I remembered that after I got done restringing the thing.   57 Classic pick ups so it's not for metal heads, if this style of guitar appeals to you and you see one grab it, I think you'll be pleased with your purchase.  This model has that upper crust smell to it.  Gigantic Made In Canada case you can use to fend off diseased rioters and use as a coffee table when you're done.

    Finally, the 2019/2020 Flying V.

    Really comfortable, fairly wide slim taper neck, low frets, you can see that the rosewood supply is getting spotty as it's streaked but I actually like the looks as each one will be unique, FLAWLESS fit and finish from what I can tell.  Light weight but not balsa wood chintzy hunka junk what the hell is this light weight, gorgeous looks, nicely figured wood,   If you want a Flying V that looks somewhat normal (for a Flying V, that is) these are worth checking out.  Nice job on the fret ends, this guitar is what I expect a new Gibson to be like.  Worth the money.

    If this particular example is any indication, buying those extra light bulbs for the guys at the factory was a wise investment.

    And that concludes the Iconasm.    

    There are two or maybe 3 more Gibson electrics that I'd like to get but that will have to wait for another day.  

     

    What's the next three you are jonesing for? See if we can guess,

    A Melody Maker, A LP TV Special ,  and a LP Recording , or an LP Jr.

    Back in the early 70s I worked at a music store that carried Gibson's,  we had a 71 LP Recording,  I played around with it all the time. Funny thing, we couldn't sell it then, 

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    4 hours ago, SteveFord said:

    13s, huh?  That man had some strong fingers.

    I use 11s, I don't think I'd do too well with 13s.   

    I haven't played the V very much other than to make sure everything works, it takes a couple of days of running scales on guitars to get them to break in.  The Explorer went from a horrible weird shaped hunk of wood to boy, this feels great.  Now it's onto the SG.

    TIme to go to work to make a few pennies.

    Oddly enough I find explorers easy to play sitting down,  the shape of the body puts the neck inline well.

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    Nice collection  Steve, all three look fine to these old eyes,  a note about Lonnie Mack's  Flying V, he bought it new in 1958 , it was the 7th one Gibson made, Lonnie said later it came with the Bigsby already installed,  he played it through two big Magnavox amps with all the vibrato he could get out of them, and he played 13 -58 strings, 

    SRV said he bought Mack's record "Wham!" When he was 16 and played the grooves off trying to get the same tone. 

    Anyways,  I like your taste in gitars...

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    On 5/31/2020 at 8:44 AM, ghost_of_fl said:

    I'm thinking Albert King vibes. 

    1969+-+Years+Gone+By+01.jpg

    My very first rock concert was Ironbutterfly and Albert King was the second act,  while the first act., a folk singer never to be heard from again, was onstage,  Albert King was riding around the audience on a little scooter wearing a top hat and white tuxedo!  It was in a outdoors small arena,  actually a small motorcycle racetrack!  

    Albert King was phenomenal. 

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    Ngd

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    Sweet looking guitar!  Love the contrast between the body and the ebony.  It's such a clean and simple design, hope you bond with and  I'm betting you will.

    Concerts

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    Family fights suck,,  it's been a bad year for everyone,  blow off some steam,  share frustrations and triumphs,  disappointments and a few jokes. 

    But let's be civil.  And let the good times roll.

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    RIP Lucky Peterson,

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    Lucky passed away on the 17th,  few knew of him, but those that did were in for a treat, his dad was a bluesman,  owned a club in Buffalo NY,  when Lucky was 5, Willie Dixon heard him play, and took him under his wing. He played with Etta James, Bobby Blue Bland, Winton Marsalis. 

    No word on his cause of death but I suspect Covid19.  He was 55. 

     

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    Out of touch?

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    Please,  if you want t o watch something that will blow your hair back,  just go to YouTube and search for George Carlin Germs.  

    I would post it, but the language would melt the mods ears right off their heads. 

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