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My 62 Texan


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I have finally got my dream guitar!

 

Have always wanted a 60`s Texan, going all the way back to the late 70`s and watching Richard Digance playing his on the telly.

Then in the 80`s I got into Al Stewart, and a lot of his early work was played on a Texan too (Intro to Roads to Moscow anyone).

In more recent times I have got into Wizz Jones, and Ben Kweller, both Texan players as well, and not forgetting Macca either.

 

I tried unsuccessfully last year to get this 62, using my beloved John Lennon 65 Casino re-issue as bait. Then I saw Larry 58 post some pictures of his wonderful 58 up on the forum, and the envy & longing grew.

 

When Simon (Flight 959) first posted about the 63 he eventually got, I finally snapped and had to have one! I failed in getting Simon`s (good for him), but that would have cost me my Casino too. So I went back to Ray Cooper at Ray Cooper guitars, and enquired about whether he still had his 62 for sale, he said yes, and I could have it for £1700, after a bit of negotiation we agreed to £1600, and I went flogging guitars on ebay. After selling three handcrafted guitars (Avalon D201, Yamaha LS-500, and Yamaha LLX-400) I just about had enough funds.

 

To cut a long story short the end result is this, as of yesterday I am the very proud owner of this totally awesome 62 Texan. This guitar is in fantastic condition for it`s age, loads of checking of course, but solid with no cracks/breakages or neck angle issues. The Spruce top has turned to a lovely Toffee colour, the back and rims have a nice sunburst effect. The nut width is the wider 1 and 11/16ths, and the neck itself is very much like my IB-64 in profile. It has the shorter headstock like Larry`s, and it sounds wonderful!

 

I have my dream guitar at last, and best of all, I have kept my beloved Casino. [biggrin]

 

Here it is with my John Lennon 65 Casino.

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And finally with my IB-64.

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Steve.

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Hey Congrats Steve!!! Shes a beauty!!!

 

What's with some years having the logo on the pick guard and some not?

 

I'm still amazed at the sound, my rings with a beautiful boom...

 

Braz fretboards too!

 

Regards

 

I think they all pretty much came with the pickguard "E" logo, but a lot seem to come off over time and get lost.

 

Steve.

 

P.S. I love the tactile feel of Braz Rosewood.

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Geat photos, Steve. That sure is a beautiful Texan. I'm super happy for you (and Larry!).

 

The IB looks nice next to it to--a worthy successor. Besides the neck profile, what similarities or differences do you notice in construction and tone?

 

Red 333

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Geat photos, Steve. That sure is a beautiful Texan. I'm super happy for you (and Larry!).

 

The IB looks nice next to it to--a worthy successor. Besides the neck profile, what similarities or differences do you notice in construction and tone?

 

Red 333

 

Thanks Red, I will do an appraisal and a comparison with the IB-64 over the w/end.

 

Steve.

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