onewilyfool Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Thought you'd get a kick out of this local listing. I think this guy doesn't want to really sell, at this price....By the way, if you look up "buckle rash" in the dictionary, there is a pic of the back of this guy's guitar....lol http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/msg/845926742.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefleppard Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 and a very big buckle it was. what year did they introduce this model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I believe the J160E entered the Gibson lineup in 1954. That stuff tends to happen when you play 'em. I have, however, seen alot worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolongermike@gibson Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 What was he wearing, Hulk Hogan's Wrestling Belt from the WWF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewoody Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 "I think this guy doesn't want to really sell, at this price" That is what he calls a frim price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeebee Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I didn't realize they had ADJ bridges back in '56? Just researched it and apparently the 160 introduced the ADJ to the Gibson lineup. Also suprised to learn it has a laminated top and ladder bracing apparently in an effort to reduce feedback. Book $ is as he states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolongermike@gibson Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 They sure did have the laminated top back then. They don't anymore, they have solid tops. That said the Lennon models DO have the laminated top and ladder bracing because they are spot-on replicas of John's guitar. I have a 160E. I did a mod on mine to make it actually usable as an acoustic guitar plugged in at a gig. I didn't want to get rid of the P-100 it came with (mine is from 1994). I didn't want to decommission that pickup, and I didn't want a cosmetic change. So, we replaced the tone knob with a blend knob with a center notch. That knob connects to both the P-100 and a B-Band pickup system. The B-Band has a sound board contact mike and an under the saddle piezo pickup. It has its own volume wheel and blend wheel, which sit inside the guitar just up on the top side of the sound hole, out of site. I can combine the two B-Band pickups to get the perfect acoustic sound plugged into an amp, but I can then blend the P-100 in with it if I want. If I turn the blend (formerly tone) knob all the way in one direction, its just the P-100. If I turn it all the way the other direction, it becomes just the B-Band system. Put in the notched center, its both the P-100 and the blend of B-Band pickups. This took my J160E from the least usable acoustic guitar in my collection to the most versatile acoustic guitar pickup system I've ever had. It took me and a good ol'boy redneck guitar repair pal of mine from rural Northern California, sitting at the bar with a cocktail napkin and a borrowed pen, about 15 minutes to map out how to do this, after I had inquired with some of what were supposed to be the best minds out there on how to solve my problem of wanting to keep the P-100 completely usable but still make it sound like a proper plugged in acoustic guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 I guess I was saying, that I wouldn't spend that kind of money on a plywood guitar that was in that shape. Mojo or no Mojo....for that price, I'd get a new one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 I guess I was saying' date=' that I wouldn't spend that kind of money on a plywood guitar that was in that shape. Mojo or no Mojo....for that price, I'd get a new one....[/quote'] +1=d> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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