Diamond Strutter Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Hi, I have a 1939 ES250 with stair step headstock. Does anyone know of any other model with that feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchie1281734003 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Hi, I have a 1939 ES250 with stair step headstock. Does anyone know of any other model with that feature. Yes, the 1939/40 SJ-55 & SJ-100. I think those and the ES-250 were the only models to carry that h/stock. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Hi, I have a 1939 ES250 with stair step headstock. Does anyone know of any other model with that feature. You're now required by law to post some photos. ;) How long have you had it? I had one about 20 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Hi, I have a 1939 ES250 with stair step headstock. Does anyone know of any other model with that feature. Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichG Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Yes, but J55, and J100, not SJ. I have a 39 J55 that came from a collector who also had an ES250 and a J100. He sold all three. The ES250 was the most valuable. I know the J55 was stair step in 1939 only. Not sure about the other two, but I always thought that was a 39 only feature. Books I have read on the subject claim it went away first to cut cost. 1940 J55 had no stair step but had the mustache bridge and 1941 went to the bat wing bridge. The J100 this collector owned had a stair step headstock but it had a batwing bridge. He admitted it had been modified at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichG Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Jay mentions his ES250 in this video and shows some of his collection, Gibson and others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Yes, but J55, and J100, not SJ. I have a 39 J55 that came from a collector who also had an ES250 and a J100. He sold all three. The ES250 was the most valuable. I know the J55 was stair step in 1939 only. Not sure about the other two, but I always thought that was a 39 only feature. I've heard the same thing, and haven't seen any evidence that would contradict that. The ES-250 was sort of an experimental model, and was constantly evolving and changing. Mine was a 1940 model, and did not have a stair-step head. Thanks for posting the Jay Geils video. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichG Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Nice guitar! I dig the radio, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Pete Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 What is a stair stepped headstock? I feel like this is a "What is Aleppo" question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 What is a stair stepped headstock? I feel like this is a "What is Aleppo" question. An "Art Deco" characteristic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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