Larry1958Texan Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I think it looks pretty good for going on 53 years old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Yours appears to have one of the "old stock" three-piece necks with French heel that Gibson found among the parts they got when they bought the original Epiphone Co. (then in Philly). They used that stuff (and stuff like Epiphone's small single-coil "NY" pick ups, which they put in electrics, etc.) until the stock was all gone, and replaced with Gibson-spec parts. Later Texans would have a solid mahogany neck (and electrics would get Gibson's mini-humbucker, which was designed to fit into the space of Epiphone's pick up). The headstock shape is interesting, too: it's the same as the one on McCartney's Casino, but not his Texan, which is newer than yours. Thanks for the photos. Gorgeous instrument. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpfan Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Wow that's a nice looking guitar. Greet shape for it's age indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchie1281734003 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Larry, what you have there is my dream guitar, what a beauty! But surely she`s still only in her 50`s. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Sweet Just curious - does the guitar have a Gibson FON on the neck block? I have heard about this as the pre-1960 Gibson Texans were pretty much a J-50 body with an Epi neck slapped on them. I have that guitar's older brother. Looks more like a Guild F-50 than a Gibson J-50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry1958Texan Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Larry, what you have there is my dream guitar, what a beauty! But surely she`s still only in her 50`s. Steve. Sorry for the typo Steve, I meant 53. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry1958Texan Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Sweet Just curious - does the guitar have a Gibson FON on the neck block? I have heard about this as the pre-1960 Gibson Texans were pretty much a J-50 body with an Epi neck slapped on them. I have that guitar's older brother. Looks more like a Guild F-50 than a Gibson J-50. @ ZW,the numbers on the neck block are, 1st digit not clear, either 2 or z, then 5832 21. If you know what this means please enlighten me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 @ ZW,the numbers on the neck block are, 1st digit not clear, either 2 or z, then 5832 21. If you know what this means please enlighten me. The four digits followed by two does appear to be a Gibson FON that you would find on a guitar between the early 1950s and early 1960s. The first digit which you say is either a Z or a 2 though is a puzzler. On a 1950s Gibson that first digit should be a letter. Z though indicates an instrument built in 1952. The FON on a 1959 guitar would begin with a S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry1958Texan Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 The four digits followed by two does appear to be a Gibson FON that you would find on a guitar between the early 1950s and early 1960s. The first digit which you say is either a Z or a 2 though is a puzzler. On a 1950s Gibson that first digit should be a letter. Z though indicates an instrument built in 1952. The FON on a 1959 guitar would begin with a S. I was just taking a guess since there's very little of the first digit visible. It could also be a "R". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I was just taking a guess since there's very little of the first digit visible. It could also be a "R". An "R" should be right on the money for a '58 Gibson J-50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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