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merseybeat1963

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  1. Gibson not making Archtops anymore..!! I read they were suspending taking orders until they can catch up. Was I lied to ? Isn't $10,000-$11,000 for a guitar enough money !! Goodness gracious what kind of decision is that ? Leaving that end of the business to others ..why ? Is Gibson going into another Norlin Era ? The Gibson originated this kind of guitar. The people who make these need to keep doing them or the way and knowledge to do a good arch top disappears. What is Gibson gonna do when they need to make them again..get Heritage to make them for them ? Right now you got people selling Byrdlands for what the price of the last new ones sold for.Its a joke. I'll even consider ordering a new one Gibson ..come one.
  2. Wow basic question..Gibson should have chimmed in with a simple answer to this. I'm still looking for an accurate replacement for my personal dwindling stock of 740XL nickel plated steel strings Gibson used to manufacture on they're own machines.
  3. Hi there used to be Gibson. Trading Post on the forum back in the day..no longer ? Used to enjoy browsing it.
  4. Hi I use Gibson 740XL Guitar Strings..I am almost out of them and Gibson stopped making they're own strings cause Henry didn't want to repair some of the machinery. Towards the the end I ordered packages of singles to make my 740XL sets..(.009-.036)I liked Gibsons (these) Nickel plated Steel strings. Anyone here used to use those strings and found something similar to replace them ? I'm used to the feel of them. I would be ordering them in singles to make the set up Back then there was an authorized Gibson accessories place..nice guy.. it was named Ax something..anyone remember so I can contact him if still around? thank you
  5. Hi is this serial number a genuine Gibson Les Paul Custom ? 017160647 It looks like a Custom job as it has unusual inlays. I tried adding a close up picture of serial number and made in USA stamp but it says file too big too complicated
  6. The Gibson Trading Post/Buy and Sell ..where has it been moved to..? To the Martin Forum ??
  7. I tried a 00 Braz (Martin style one) a year or two ago and it was really very good. It made me consider one at a shoppe which was Figured Koa and 50% off retail or something new but owner of the shop said that the Lowdens were definately a upgrade.Then I took his advice and bought a H&D Braz Slope he liked better than the Lowden F I was thinking about. I would never buy one of those ridiculous lightning bolt bridge Breedlove's.
  8. Eric Clapton and Martin...both over rated. And Taylor is more unappealing than that.
  9. Thanks so much Jay.Your explanation is very straight forwards and clear. Im gonna look into these.Thanks Again

    Nick

  10. Thanks.I will look for the cleaner.I went to a little shoppe that has good guitars (Golden Age Fretted Inst Westfield NJ) and he didnt carry it but said he didnt like the polish because it made the laquer checking lines on old guitars look white..! But I'll resume..I guess its at horrible Guitar Center
  11. I often strum with my (no picks) thumb where fingerboard overlaps the body. My other fingers rest on body next to this area and many little scratches have dulled that area a bit. Any simple polish that will do the job on nitro and make em disappear? Thanks
  12. I had read this was true of original J200's as well.
  13. I use those strings on my L5 .011-.049 i love em. But these strings are no longer made by Gibson..(Thanks Henry,bad idea)...& I dont like D'Addario hex core strings who are making strings for Gibson now.
  14. And Im sure you like all the acoustics but if you had to keep only one which would it be? I liked H&D guitars and am lucky to get a Braz/Ad one for a good price.Id have prefered the short scale version but the H&D guitars are second best to me after Lowden on my list of new guitars. But they are comparable to your Bougeois. All it needs now is play time just like the D41..use does the j...

  15. Hi Bill. Yes I ordered the D42 from they're Custom Shoppe.For years Id buy a Martin & it'd fall a bit short of those great Vintage ones so eventually I had them make one nearly like an old one Adi braces Adi select top,Mad.RW & full V neck (& abo.trim around FB) But still not like an old one which were built light. It definately sounds better having used it some. What is B...

  16. Wound Strings look white-ish ! I used to love Led Zep but to me they sound seriously dated now thanks to Robert Plant. The bluesy stuff is kind of timeless but Plant is not.
  17. For the most part J or SJ is pretty much (in general) less about what the specific variations of the guitar than what it was being called at the time. I think the first ones were SJ then they just shorted name(Southern Jumbo....Jumbo) What you should keep more in mind is the big bodied guitar is not really all that efficient in producing a LOUD sound..its more about the tone that assembles inside of it. And keep in mind the Gibson version may not be any louder...A/B them with yours. A lot of people are intregued with the J200 guitar but it is the looks that is the attraction most of the time.
  18. The lady had he guys guitars tied up in the divorce...!
  19. You will be bitter if they shaft you.. You should be pushing for a return/exchange not a repair.. (unless this guitar was one of many that you auditioned and it was magic). If it was just one of those "send me a J200"..there is no reason you should stick by it unless they are forcing you to be stuck with it. If that is the case, make sure you post who is dealer & I for one will send a complaint as well.
  20. Sorry you are right..I should have written 40's ..it was a J45 (I think) it was sunburst (but was 1982-3) In general to me everything before 1945 is PreWar.. (And Greven was refering to PreWar Gibsons as a whole being exceptional)
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