JuanCarlosVejar Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 check this beauty out ... it looks really nice at least to me : JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 As the buffalo could easily be mistaken for sheep, my bet is there's a few Welsh geezers foaming at this..... Only kidding boyo's, just a wee bit of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 As the buffalo could easily be mistaken for sheep, my bet is there's a few Welsh geezers foaming at this..... or Kiwis...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 is that guy really tiny ? or the guitar massive ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Nilppeznaf Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 is that guy really tiny ? or the guitar massive ? haha he's either ReaLY tiny..or hes got really long arms Soz JC.. I aint got the Horn for this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Soz JC.. I aint got the Horn for this one That's a bit of a relief. I was beginning to think no guitar was safe from you....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aster1 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Being's I love WY and all the places "where the buffalo roam" I think it's excellent. Dang if it doesn't look like I'd need a step ladder and a holder to be able to play it. It looks about as big a a Cello or maybe those huge string bass guitars the street bands play in Mexico. Love the work on it. The big question is how much $$$$ ? Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I wonder what it'd be like to play a fully upscaled guitar, like a J-200 but bigger every way... Cumbersome, but I bet it'd have a fair roar to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 is that guy really tiny ? or the guitar massive ? That was my first thought. My second was was how the heck is the butt end being held up as it seems to be eerily floating. The third was - those are buffalo? Last thought - I would never be able to live down the laughter of my friends if I actually appeared in public with that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Last thought - I would never be able to live down the laughter of my friends if I actually appeared in public with that thing. Yeah, I'd take quite a bit of verbal if I turned up with that too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogeye Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Just so you know...The guy is small and there isn't one buffalo anywhere on the guitar. No one from Gibson would know that. Pity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Just so you know...The guy is small and there isn't one buffalo anywhere on the guitar. No one from Gibson would know that. Pity... thanks for claryfing . I wasn't sure myself I'd just seen the reference on another forum . and wanted to share the photo here =D. can you tell us more about the guitar ? that way I can change the title ! JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogeye Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 The guitar was decorated by Ren Ferguson several years ago. It actually depicts the westward expansion in the U.S. The boat on the first fret is actually a depiction of the boat Lewis and Clark brought up the Missouri river in their "Great Expedition". The history progresses as the inlays travel up the fretboard. The last big event that opened the West was the steam engine. Yes that's it puffing smoke and traveling across a trestle on the higest frets. The long horn cattle on the pickgard are in homage to the Texans that supplied beef to the entire country and their wonderful "cattle drives" to bring the beef to market. It's a pretty cool guitar and it is one of the last guitars Ren actually designed and executed. Ren is all about cowboys and the spirit that made America great and he wanted to show his respect in a guitar. You can blame the lame marketing dept for not giving the guitar the proper respect. I haven't seen it in several years and thank you for the photo. Maybe you could pass this on to the owner as I'm sure the story would be of interest to him. There is no one left at Gibson that would even know about this instrument and that is a pity. I tried to give you folks a hint at the changing of the guard at Gibson but no one caught on. Things will never be the same again. The corporate types have control of the management and no Montana folks are left. Certainly none that know anything about Gibson Guitars. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 As long as the folks on the production line keep cranking out instruments, instead of product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boozeball Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ4T9CQA0UM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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