Krister Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 HI! This is my beat up -53 SJ. Sounds and plays great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Beautiful SJ, great mojo and Im sure she would pack a killer tone. Bet you get a little silly grin every time you take a look at that SJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubee Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Doesn't look so beat to me, nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfbird Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 WOW! I get goosebumps just looking at it. What neighborhoods are we talking about for these fine vintage instruments? I'm more and more realizing I need vintage to get the vibe I'm looking for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 ok. I'll Take it! $500 cash in a bag work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trvlr Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 sweet lookin' guitar. Curious about what looks like repair work on the backside.. Was that refinishing or something a bit more serious? Nice looking guitar tho - congrats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 now thats what an old guitar should look like .... what causes the marks on the back of the neck ? is that capo's or more iikely to be a wedding ring ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Excellent ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainpicker Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Made in my birth year! To me Gibsons are just great looking guitars and they just look better as they get older. Somehow I don't think a 59 year old iPhone is gonna have the same kind of quality and mojo as your SJ. What a beautiful instrument. You're a lucky man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Very nice! Gibson had really gotten their act together by the early 1950s and was prodcing some of the best guitars in their history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krister Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Thanks all of you! This guitar has been played a lot... The repair on the back is most probably from an belt buckle wearing thrugh the wood and they just cut out the bad piece of mahogany and replaced it with another piece...it´s totally stable but looks a bit bad but i wont mess with it. The tuners still works but i´m thinking about get a new set of grovers so it get´s a bit easier to tune it. By the way,the guitar is not for sale and it will stay with me in Sweden for the rest of my life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Gorgeous. I also like the juxtaposition of the heavy-weights lifter picture and the bunny pattern lamp shade! Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 The tuners still works but i´m thinking about get a new set of grovers so it get´s a bit easier to tune it. If you insist on replacing the tuners--which I would not do--get a modern reproduction set to match what you have, which is correct for the guitar. The original Klusons you have are perfectly good tuners. They are also easily overhauled to like-new condition with just a couple of hours of work that anyone can do. Consider doing that before replacing them. Aside from the patch in the back, the guitar looks to be in good original condition. Keep it that way, including the tuners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-1854Me Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Looks familiar!! Here is my '53: A real boomer! Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 The repair on the back is most probably from an belt buckle wearing thrugh the wood and they just cut out the bad piece of mahogany and replaced it with another piece...it´s totally stable but looks a bit bad but i wont mess with it. The tuners still works but i´m thinking about get a new set of grovers so it get´s a bit easier to tune it. I thought he spot on the back was where somebody had taped a setlist for decades. I had a 1956 SJ where you could see where somebody had done that on the aide. Rather than replace the tuners you can also see how about having them re-conditioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krister Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Ok,i listen to your advice. i´ll keep the original tuners for now. Will open them up later and see what can be done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 HI! This is my beat up -53 SJ. Sounds and plays great! that SJ looks really fine ... any idea how it compares to the Aaron Lewis model ? JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Ok,i listen to your advice. i´ll keep the original tuners for now. Will open them up later and see what can be done... As a general rule, you do not have to open closed-back Kluson tuners to recondition them. To all appearances, your tuners have no signficant corrosion or apparent wear. You should be able to remove the tuners and flush them clean with solvent through the lubricating hole, and re-lubricate them with a dry lubricant such as Tri Flow after they are thoroughly clean and dry. At the same time, you clean the inside of the bushings in the headstock, which can become corroded or dirty. Reconditioning tuners is a simple and common-sense project that anyone can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krister Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 that SJ looks really fine ... any idea how it compares to the Aaron Lewis model ? JC Sorry for late reply,missed this post... I actually had the Aaron Lewis for 3 weeks but sent it back to Thomann when i found this -53 SJ. The Aaron Lewis was a really nice guitar but it was brand new and would have needed some months of playing for opening up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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