G McBride Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 My 1953 ES125. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Heres my '57 CF100E... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 My '53 ES-125 and '61 GA18T amp.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfox14 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 1959 Gibson ES-330T minty condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOESTONE Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 My 1951 CF-100E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apine Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Hi - I'm a real novice at these guitars, but I have what I believe is a 1954 Gibson acoustic (FON X8891)...don't even really know which model it is. My dad bought it for himself as a high school graduation present. It's in pretty good shape, but needs some repairs (tuning pegs are fragile, brittle and broken, probably needs a general "tune-up", peg to hold a strap at the bottom is missing, new strings, etc.). Questions: 1. What model is this? 2. Can you recommend a quality luthier in the northern New Jersey/New York City area who could restore this guitar to "original" condition. 3. Any estimate for it's value in current condition? in fully restored condition? (I do not want to sell it...just curious as to value). Thanks!!! Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam in alberta Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Fixing up the issues the guitar has is one thing, refinishing it is another. Unless it is a complete basket case, refinishing it will devalue it by half. Looking at the pics the guitar is not a basket case. I know nothing about what is a good evaluation, but do not refinish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apossibleworld Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 That looks like a J-50. Probably a great guitar. I would recommend Retrofret in Brooklyn... they do museum-quality restoration and could certainly help you out getting that into shape. Probably not as cheap as your neighborhood shop, but they would do the job the right way, with no worries. Super nice people too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 1953 Southern Jumbo and 1951 J45: Yes please...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Here is my dad's 1950 SJ... Think your dad would sell her? Let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Meyer Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hi, new to the forum and new to playing (4 months). I have a 1958 ES-125, will edit post with pictures later today. This was my mother's guitar till she gave it to me last fall. She never learned to play so it has been sitting in the case since she bought it used in '65. I have really been having a good time playing it and as I get better it becomes even more fun to own! Love the warm tone and sound from this classic! I bought a Martin DCX-1E to play on a regular basis but the Gibson is SWEET! Not quite sure how to rotate the pic, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfox14 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 A 1954 ES-125 that was a "basket case" restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 My recently bought '58 LG-2:- AND,......She's out by only a few months but screw it,..here's my '60 ES-125 T. I've never seen a better looking vintage guitar in this good condition. It's actually scary. Must have been left under someones bed for years:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlade Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Gibson ES-5 1952 & Gibsonette 1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Hi - I'm a real novice at these guitars, but I have what I believe is a 1954 Gibson acoustic (FON X8891)...don't even really know which model it is. My dad bought it for himself as a high school graduation present. It's in pretty good shape, but needs some repairs (tuning pegs are fragile, brittle and broken, probably needs a general "tune-up", peg to hold a strap at the bottom is missing, new strings, etc.). Questions: 1. What model is this? 2. Can you recommend a quality luthier in the northern New Jersey/New York City area who could restore this guitar to "original" condition. 3. Any estimate for it's value in current condition? in fully restored condition? (I do not want to sell it...just curious as to value). Thanks!!! Andrew What you have is an early 50's J-50 which looks to be in excellent condition. The LAST thing you want to do is "restore" it in any way. What you should do is take to a qualified luthier to evaluate it structurally and set it up properly for playing. Someone with knowledge of the luthiers in the NYC area will probably speak up here. Do not take it to your local guitar store to have the tech "set it up", unless it is someone who really knows what he is doing. The value of a vintage instruemnt that is in excellent, unmolested condition is far greater than the same instrument "restored" to new condition. As far as value goes, it depends on the luthier's evaluation of its needs. A professional appraisal from Gruhn's in Nashville is a good way to know what insurance value to put on the guitar. It's hard to know from this single photo, but it could be $4-6K for insurance purposes, and toward the lower end of that for market value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Chance Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Wow, some really nice '50's Gibsons. But hey, what about solid bodies? '56 Goldtop ... '57 TV Junior ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 1951 J 185 1956 J 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Chance Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Gotta have an early ES-335 in here, 1958 Gibson catalog ... 1958 ES-335TD ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Gotta have an early ES-335 in here, My, my that is very nice! TM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Chance Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Let's keep it going, 1951 L4CN ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Gotta have an early ES-335 in here, 1958 ES-335TD ... Now THAT's a beauty! Must be a late '58, with the bound fretboard. I have a Nashville ES 335 '59 Historic, which is about as close as us poor folk can come to your original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Chance Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Thanks. Here's his little brother, 1959 Epiphone Sheraton ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Thanks. Here's his little brother, 1959 Epiphone Sheraton ... Okay, NOW you're startin' to piss me off. Just kiddin. My eyes are drawn to the Sheraton in that photo, though. If you don't mind, please tell us about that beauty. I've heard a few people criticize those NY single coils. I've never played one with those (nor have I played any guitar with those). How do you like the sound of it compared to your '65? Sheratons still fascinate me, because I spent a couple of years obsessing about them before finding the right one. I almost bid on a '60 on ebay a couple of years ago, that was similar to yours (sunburst, short headstock with the older style script logo) except that it had mini-hums. Oh, by the way, I have a photo on my hard drive of one that looks very much like yours. I think it was in the inventory of Southworth Guitars at the time I found the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Chance Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 New York p'ups get a bad rap, always have. Somebody once said they were "weak" sounding pickups and the stereotype stuck. It's true that NY p'ups are lower output that mini-humbuckers and full-size humbuckers but they still sound great to me ... that's why they made volume control knobs, right? And it's really the player more than the pickup. Yep, they are different than humbuckers, more like single-coils should sound. Sort of like P-90's or even a "toaster". My all-time fave single-coils are dog-ear P-90's mounted on early Juniors. Whoa. Sheraton's are cosmetically fancier than the ES-335's ... even more than ES-355's. Inside, they are very similar in construction details. I try not to think of descriptions like "better" or "worse" but I do like the PAF sound of the ES-335 over the Sheraton, but the Sheraton gets playing time as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Sheraton's are cosmetically fancier than the ES-335's ... even more than ES-355's. Tell me about it. I've had a number of 335's, 345's and 355's, by the way. I wish I had taken more and better pictures of my guitars over the years. I need to scan some of my prints and get them uploaded. Here's the pic of the '59 I referred to above: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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