brundaddy Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFxbIYF6cmw&feature=player_embedded What guitar is he playing??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFxbIYF6cmw&feature=player_embedded What guitar is he playing??? My favorite man! Why did you go and have to ask such a thing? It looks like a brand new that year cherry finish 1960 ES-125 TD with custom shop Bigsby, pups, combination switches and a piece of electric tape over the Gibson logo. Sounds good anyway for a no reference book shot. Have fun men! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I don't argue with the Groper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 My favorite man! Why did you go and have to ask such a thing? It looks like a brand new that year cherry finish 1960 ES-125 TD with custom shop Bigsby' date=' pups, combination switches and a piece of electric tape over the Gibson logo. Sounds good anyway for a no reference book shot. Have fun men![/quote'] You do make it sound good. I'd never seen a Gibson with the 4-switch bank in place of one 3-way selector switch. The f-holes look like a different shape & placement too. I love the double wide binding. Did the 125 come in a Venetian cutaway? I thought they were Florentine at that time. Ah, back when you could actually get a one-off, custom-made Gibson Custom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudehead Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I think he used a customised Gretsch White Falcon body bisgby with a Gibson Super 400 neck... frankenstein guitar - maybe that is why he covered the Gibson logo on the headstock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 I think he used a customised Gretsch White Falcon body bisgby with a Gibson Super 400 neck... frankenstein guitar - maybe that is why he covered the Gibson logo on the headstock? The f-holes are totally Gretsch for sure. The binding too. Of course' date=' if it is a frankenstein guitar there wouldn't have been anything to stop the luthier from repainting the body... but was Gretsch making Black Falcons by 1960? Not many people know that Roy developed his signature mellow body language during performances after cleaning up his 'smashing guitars and vomiting on his fans' act. That [i']would[/i] explain the missing Gibson body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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