davenumber2 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 That guitar is very much like Ol' Fred's late-50's CW in every way. Those particular strings seem a little brighter in the top end than average, but it's a great example of the late-50's slope J sound. Very nice, any way you look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dman Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 It sounds great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Dave , thanks !! what a gem , they had a 1957 lefty @ Jacksons rare guitars in australia a while ago but then they shutdown the guitar store because there was all kinds of crazy stuff going on ( most say the owner wasn't an honest guy) ... I would have loved to play that lefty =) JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Nilppeznaf Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Lovely sound there from this late 50's CW i wonder..and expect..that the open tuning he is using is adding somewhat to the tone..giving it more warmth against the highs sounds really nice.. Am I correct in thinking the CW is basically a Hummingbird without the bling ? ( god knows why EA insists on calling his a HB when they sound this good :P heheh ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenumber2 Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 He switches to standard tuning about halfway through. These 50's CW's were round shouldered like a J-45/50. Sometime in the 60's they went to square shoulders like the Hummingbird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Nilppeznaf Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 He switches to standard tuning about halfway through. These 50's CW's were round shouldered like a J-45/50. Sometime in the 60's they went to square shoulders like the Hummingbird. yeah of course that what be a main difference right there ...:) yes when he goes to standard tuning..you hear a marked difference...and he is playing a semi tone flat in both i beleive still great sounding guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Lovely sound there from this late 50's CW Am I correct in thinking the CW is basically a Hummingbird without the bling ? ( god knows why EA insists on calling his a HB when they sound this good :P heheh ) The round-shouldered CW like this one is essentially an SJ natural. The Country Western monniker came in sometime in the late 50's, and the inside label acquired a rope border to celebrate its "Western-ness". The 'Bird has always been a square dread. Sometime in the early 60's--later than this guitar, and after the 'Bird was introduced--both the SJ and the CW acquired the same square-dread body as the 'Bird. This round-shoulder CW, and its contemporaneous 'burst SJ brother, are basically blinged-out J-45/J-50's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 That guitar is very much like Ol' Fred's late-50's CW in every way. Those particular strings seem a little brighter in the top end than average, but it's a great example of the late-50's slope J sound. Very nice, any way you look at it. Does kinda look familiar, although not quite as rough around the edges. Brightness is prob a result of strings. Mine is usually wearing Martin SP's 11-52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyReb Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Guy says in the video comments he was using coated Ernie Ball strings. I never woulda guessed that. They sound great on that guitar no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Anybody racing out to buy these? http://www.ebay.com/itm/310575441781?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I really liked the sound and look of that! I see it is sold, luckily for the guitar fund, but it would have made a wonderful 'big sister' to my 59 LG3 and B25-12N! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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