GDC Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Bought a 1936 L 50 at Carter's Vintage this week. I've never owned an archtop, nor even played one outside of a store before now. This one has a fairly good tone but still has some of that archtop twang. Not the sort of guitar I'm used to, but I really liked it so I bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 . Congrats . B) How about a pic or two. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDC Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 sure, bk. when I get back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Congrats. I have tried to make peace with Gibson archtops for decades. I truly have. I do own a Depression-Era Special - a 1935 Capital J-2 - but when it comes to archtops I have had to accept the undeniable fact that I am an Epiphone kind of guy. Yeah, I know - Burn The Witch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 One of these days, I keep telling myself, I'll venture out of my Safe Space and get me one of those. Congratulations! Let us know how the two of you get on over the coming months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 We love variety, and we love to mix it up tonally. We have lots of flat tops, but we also have a fair number of archtops too. We love to mix it up and hear what happens. We have a 1936 L-4 round hole that was probably in the factory as the same time as yours. Congratulations and welcome to our secret society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 The old L-50 has a sound of it's own. I have a '37 Black Special #4, don't play it a lot, but everyone who has, wanted to buy it from me. The old beast has a huge neck, but plays very well after all these years. It needs some attention, was abused before I ever got it, but still plays. A testament to the quality of woods and craftsmanship that went into the early Gibsons. Congrats on your L-50! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 The old L-50 has a sound of it's own. I have a '37 Black Special #4, don't play it a lot, but everyone who has, wanted to buy it from me. The old beast has a huge neck, but plays very well after all these years. It needs some attention, was abused before I ever got it, but still plays. A testament to the quality of woods and craftsmanship that went into the early Gibsons. Congrats on your L-50! I too have a Black Special #4, but it seems I am the only one with photos, so/....... BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Last year a guy was working overtime trying to sell me a late 1930s Gibson L-12. One of the last of the X braced carved top Gibsons. These were pretty much an art deco version of the L-7 and are one of the harder to find Gibson arctops. In great condition and even came with its original case. Every time I backed away he would drop the price. Thing was while it had a great mid-range punch the upper end still sounded brittle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Brittle sound? I could describe mine as having a ‘brittle wood sound’. It is sensational for country blues type things but not one strum in there! Awful for strumming. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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