A Country & Western In The Right Hands....

[zombywoof]

...can be a thing of pure joy - especially when those hands are attached to Lightnin' Hopkins. Ya gotta love the DeArmond 210 pickup slapped across the soundhole. Ain't ever been nobody like him.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d49m6G9vOrI

[TWilson]

Thanks zombywolf, that's a great one. How do you tell that from a J-50?

[retrorod]

Not zombywolf...BUT...the J-50 would have dot markers, and the Country Western would have hash-mark (double parallel-a-gram) inlays........?????

[TWilson]

Not zombywolf...BUT...the J-50 would have dot markers' date=' and the Country Western would have hash-mark (double parallel-a-gram) inlays........?????[/quote']

 

Thanks Retrorod. Then I believe ol' Lightnin' is playing a J-50.

[retrorod]

Yep, thats what he is known for...in the early years. Great song and video!!

[zombywoof]

Not zombywolf...BUT...the J-50 would have dot markers' date=' and the Country Western would have hash-mark (double parallel-a-gram) inlays........?????[/quote']

 

You are of course right the J-50 has the dot markers. Geez, I own an SJ ya think I would remember that.