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19 minutes ago, Kwlsky said:
I believe it was designed by Ren Ferguson while he worked at Gibson.
I believe you’re correct.
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4 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
I thought maybe you had a one string guitar?
Nope just forget the /
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13 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
1/34" is a really small nut on a guitar. Mine are like 1.75".
Sorry about that!!!
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One of Gibson’s newish guitars that was successful.
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Had a Washburn vintage style parlor for a while. It had a 2” nut width. As much as I wanted to like the guitar, it took me 2 or 3 days to adjust to it. I finally gave up & sold it. Just couldn’t come to terms with it. My Martin Dreadnaught JR has 1/34” . I have no problem picking it up after playing my Gibson’s. Strange but true. I don’t care for Taylor’s either. They all sound the same to me.
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4 hours ago, BoSoxBiker said:
Look, I'm all about the DYI and all. I'm very particular. Arthritis sucks. I get it. I don't mean what I'm about to say with any mean spirit intended at all. I would suggest handing it over to Gibson Factory Authorized shop or an independent tech who has a half way decent reputation. I mean, 5 months of stress - oy! That's not worth $100 - $200. If it's a bad guitar, go from there with the professional's proof. If it's not, you bring home your playable guitar and enjoy it.
What he said.
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On 10/19/2020 at 9:10 PM, Brucebubs said:
Eric Clapton and Andy Griffith
I think you got it.
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19 hours ago, Andy Haigh said:
Guys, thanks for all the input,
Yeah I just going to have to wait it out, Its a dream guitar for me so patience is key here
Also, thanks for a warm welcome to the forum.
Cant wait to open that case and smell the new guitar aroma.....also may need some sunnies on to protect me from the light that rays out upon opening the case.
Cheers
Mine is 20 years old & I still get that rush when I open the case. Best guitar I ever owned.
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28 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
I can’t afford to pay attention.
I want a used 00-28, but I gotta sell before I can buy.
Couldn't buy a used back packer.( not that I'd want to).
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2 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
They should tag onto the end of that - Who Can Afford One.
Oh well! I guess Andy can. I can't afford gas.
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2 hours ago, jt said:
It depends on how well the neck reset is done and who did it. In the vintage world, having Mark Stutman or TJ Thompson reset a neck increases value.
I agree completely. When we got the Galiano, someone had put a big a$&, screw inside the guitar, to attempt to repair a neck that was pulling away from the body.
Jake told me I was lucky that the screw was inside the guitar, & that I would be shocked to see some of the guitars that show up for him to fix. When he was done with the guitar there was no visible signs of the neck being reset. All the goopy glue around the bridge was gone. It was very good. Probably better than when it was new. -
Just now, zombywoof said:
The point is all of this is simply based on anecdotal evidence. So opinions always need to be taken with a grain of salt. While I am not all that experienced with Martins I did own a 1960s D18 which developed a badly cupped neck. And based on that experience it biased me against Martins for a very long time. In fact, I still keep a wary eye on my wife's D12-28.
I’m the 3rd owner of my 00-15. I have no idea how it was treated before I got it. The fact that I like it enough to get the neck reset, should say something. It’s an awesome guitar. If I wasn’t attached to this guitar, I wouldn’t even bother with it.
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Mine are kept in cases and hydrated.
mine are too.
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1 hour ago, gearbasher said:
Gibson never responded an email I sent concerning one of my acoustics. I then called Bozeman directly. The first call got disconnected after 10 min on hold. The second call went through to a representative after about a 10 min wait. He then put me on hold to look up the serial # on my guitar and then I got disconnected again. I think I'm gonna try the snail mail route and see what happens.
It’s been almost 20yr since I called. I called concerning a plckguard for a 2001, J-200 that I bought new. I had a very good experience with that call. I have had no reason to communicate with them at all. Everything is fine with my Gibsons. Calling the help line in Nashville was a complete waste of time. Sorry to hear that it’s devolved into what you describe. Sad!
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Instead of email, I would call Bozeman directly. I didn’t look it up, but the number is available on line. They are slow to respond to emails. Sometimes they never respond.
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43 minutes ago, QuestionMark said:
It’s some kind of synthetic. They called it synthetic bone on both the EL-00 and EL-00 Pro. Probably it’s some form of tusq. Although, I changed mine out from its original saddle to a tusq saddle that cost about $15 that seemed to have more density to it and gave it more depth and volume to the sound, and seemed to fit tighter.
I’m not aware that the EL-00 and the EL-00 Pro differed in their saddle. My understanding is that the main differences between the non-Pro and the Pro was that the Pro (which replaced the non-Pro) had a pickup and a D shaped neck while the non-Pro had no pick up and a C shaped neck. Plus, the Pro had a slightly wider nut than the non-Pro’s 1.6875’ nut. BTW, there originally was a different EL-00 shape circa or pre-2005 for a year or so that had a slightly different body shape than the EL-00 or EL-00 Pro shape of the ones we haven’t accustomed to normally seeing these days. (Jinder, on th is forum used to own one of the different shaped EL-00s.)
QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff
Thanks for the info. I was thinking to do the same with mine. (Changing to a tusq saddle). I’ve used Graphtech in the past. Pretty reasonable on eBay.
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Anybody know what the original saddle material is? Mine is a 2011 EL00 not a pro. The nut looks to be plastic, but the saddle appears to be something else?
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4 hours ago, zombywoof said:
Cool. I have a 1930s Schmidt-made Galiano but it is a jumbo with 14 frets to the body and a solid headstock.
Got to love those old guitars. Since Jake finally sent mine back, it’s a lot of fun to play. (He’s very busy) he had mine for 7 or 8 months. He said one guy sent him 10 guitars, at the same time.
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Jake Wildwood did extensive work on my 1920 Galiano.
Removed & reinstalled the bridge, repaired hairline crack on back, re-glued 1 brace, leveled frets, added fret makes, reset neck, & installed bone saddle.
labor costs,,,,,,$162.
here’s Jake with the finished product.
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My 1998 00-15 is in need of a neck reset. My 2000 J-200 doesn’t need anything. My 2001 J-50 doesn’t need anything either.
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On 10/22/2021 at 6:00 AM, zombywoof said:
As the "repair guy" apparently owns the guitar no customers were harmed in the making of the video. But I would hate to see the reaction if he had gone with a kamikaze/kitchen neck reset. if I were a customer though I might very well be wanting to find another solution to making a guitar which used sells for as little as that model playable. Knowing that you will likely end up underwater on a guitar when you factor in the cost of proper repairs is not an act of sanity but one of love. Believe me I know. As I write this my 1965 Silvertone 633 is in the shop for a neck reset.
He said the customer didn’t want to do a neck reset?
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