larryp58 Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 My son gave me a box DVD set of Dylan's mid 60's tour of England. A lot of great footage. What I loved seeing was a lot of film of his "famous" Nic Lucas acoustic guitar that he used during those early years. What a fantastic sounding guitar it was! It got me thinking, with all the "signature" models coming out, wonder why Gibson never thought to re-produce that one. I know they've produced many small-bodies, but Dylan's had the fretboard inlays and finish that I've never saw before. Hmmm......
maninblack Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 Dylan's Nick Lucas was a total frankenstein. In other words - ripe for a truly interesting reproduction. I suspect the challenge would be getting Dylan (and his lawyers) to go along with it.
larryp58 Posted May 5, 2010 Author Posted May 5, 2010 I suspect the challenge would be getting Dylan (and his lawyers) to go along with it. Well' date=' he endorsed a line of harmonicas. Why not a decent guitar?!!! I'd love a small body!
maninblack Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 Excellent point Larry. I bought 5 of those and it still slipped my mind. Darn good harp, imo.
Sitric Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 What was the line of harmonicas Dylan endorsed? http://www.brendandevereux.com
Deadgrateful Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 Hohner... You can also buy his played in harps, if your that such way inclined
onewilyfool Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 Dylan HAS been pretty promiscuous over the years regarding brands and models.....that may be part of the problem.....
maninblack Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 He's basically been faithful to the J-45 in the 2000s, except a brief stint with that Martin Negative thing. (not to mention his beloved keyboard) In the 60s he was almost exclusively a Gibson player (J-50, Nick, J-200). In the 70s he seemed to go back and forth between Martins and Gibsons. In the 80s he was all over the map. In the first half of the 90s I guess he was mostly Martins. By the late 90s he returned to Gibsons. I wouldn't call him particularly promiscuous. He seems married to Gibson, with an occasional Martin mistress.
Rambler Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 Dylan's Nick Lucas was a total frankenstein... Well, it was different--a 13 fret RW version. Std from the Gibson factory, tho, not a put-together deal. Norman Blake messed around with one of hose for a spell. For some reason,Gib reissues have stuck with 14-fret maple versions. A RW NLS would be a kick-*** lil box.
larryp58 Posted May 6, 2010 Author Posted May 6, 2010 A RW NLS would be a kick-*** lil box. That's why I wondered why it's never been re-produced! I'm sure there would be a lot of "takers" for it. I'm one!
jt Posted May 6, 2010 Posted May 6, 2010 Well' date=' it was different--a 13 fret RW version. Std from the Gibson factory, tho, not a put-together deal. Norman Blake messed around with one of hose for a spell. For some reason,Gib reissues have stuck with 14-fret maple versions. A RW NLS would be a kick-*** lil box. [/quote'] Dylan's Nick was also refinished and sported a Guild bridge. Gibson did build a prototype replica, which it showed to Dylan a few years back when he played the Newport Folk Festival. My sources tell me that Dylan chose not to try it out.
ChrisA83 Posted May 6, 2010 Posted May 6, 2010 My sources tell me that Dylan chose not to try it out. That's a shame, you'd think he'd be fond of that guitar
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