KirkLorange Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I bought this old Gibson second hand in a pawn shop in Montreal back in 1969. She's been with me ever since. I love her dearly ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Nice! Post some photos of the guitar so we can all appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Interesting video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I think you just may have answered the question of whether you can do some jazz picking on an old Gibson flat top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Nice one Kirk.As a fellow Australian I've always enjoyed your playing.Good to see you post here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
je302 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Awesome Kirk! Here's her twin, my 51', also my favorite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Awesome Kirk! Here's her twin, my 51', also my favorite! Sweet guitar, JE. I think the post-war, pre-1955 slope J's are the best ever. But I'm prejudiced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
je302 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Nick, I would have to agree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 see now , thats ^ what a case should look like ... gorgeous guitar too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Awesome tone and technique. You have a new fan! Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 . Great little video and the sound is very good too. Very nice work. Beautiful J50. . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kebob Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Very nice -- and great room acoustics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Great sound and playing! Great lookin guitar too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Kirk. I will buy it off you for whatever you paid the Pawn Shop in 1969. Of course, we would have to allow for the exchange rate between the Canadian Dollar and the US $......Really nice guitar and playing. In all those years, did it need neck reset or refret??? Looks to be in pretty good shape for a sixty two year old girl!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkLorange Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thanks for the nice feedback, everyone. I did get a re-fret quite a few years ago. To my dismay, when I went to pick it up the repairer told me he had to shave a bit of fingerboard off. It affected the tone and volume. I was livid. The headstock has also been repaired twice after Buster the cat knocked it off its stand ... twice. It took some gluing but it worked. It was already pretty beat up when I bought it (for $150) in 1969. Her twin looks absolutely beautiful. This model was of course James Taylor's guitar when he first started out with Fire and Rain and those tunes. I had seen a picture of him on the back of a Carole King album playing one. I was amazed when I found this one. It had 5 rusty strings on it, it wasn't even on display, but when I tapped the body and heard the resonance I instantly knew it would be a great guitar so I took her home. I went with a friend who bought a second hand J-200. My J-50 was twice as loud! I have many guitars now but this is still my favorite. Here's a nice shot of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I have many guitars now but this is still my favorite. Here's a nice shot of her. Just the right amount of wear for her age. Looks like someone may have given her a new bridge along the way as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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