Dave F Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 A friend of mine picked this up at a flea market for $2 and gave it to me. 1966 Gibson products of the Chicago Musical Instrument Company. I know there are on line sites with digital copies ( https://guitar-compare.com/catalogs/gibson-catalog/ ) but it's nice to have the actual catalog. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Bravo 🏆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 So we have Hummingbird with a 25 1/2 and Southern Jumbo w. 24 3/4 as a general rule - hmmmm, kind of hard to believe. Hard to pick one only too. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J185cat Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Really neat find Dave. Got to say I am not as big a fan of those sunburst back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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egoidealmusic Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 How interesting that while the J-45 is the more famous of the two, here the J-50 is prioritized and pictured! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Again, Acousticmusic.org hosts a nice collection of Gibson catalogs from the early-1900s though the late -1970s. They also have catalogs from Martin, Epiphone and others, If anyone wants to take a gander . . . Catalogs - Acoustic Music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) If there was a discussion whether the symbol on the headstock is a crown or a thistle, it can be said Kalamazoo chose side back i 66. Something tells me they later changed that interpretation. I personally see a frog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edited October 12, 2021 by E-minor7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 10 hours ago, E-minor7 said: I personally see a frog . . . or a minotaur. . . or a bunny. or maybe an art deco torch: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneS Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Look! The LG-1 has a rosewood fingerboard and a “special” bridge!! 😅🤣😂 Just couldn’t bring themselves to spell out “p-l-a-s-t-i-c,” I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Having two Gibsons from 1966 (well, one’s a ‘66 Epi FT-45n), I made a copy of the ‘66 catalog from an original, owned by a local store owner. Very cool to have one show up at a garage sale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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