Dave F Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I took this '53 J50 to my weekly guitar lesson tonight & shot a video on my iPhone of my teacher trying it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Sounds nice Dave!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livemusic Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 What's the story of your finding a guitar that is 60 years old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 What's the story of your finding a guitar that is 60 years old! I bought it from a guitar broker in Florida with a 14 day return policy. As soon as I got it, I took it to a luthier who happens to be vintage Gibson freak. It was not exactly as described, but it was all good and well worth the price. He had it listed as a '56, but the FON has it dated as a '53. The neck being a 20 fret raised concern but the luthier said he would bet his house it was the original neck. Just another example of a Gibson not matching the specs as quite a few forum members have noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubee Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 That is one clean & nice sounding J-50. Guy can play, too. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I bought it from a guitar broker in Florida with a 14 day return policy. As soon as I got it, I took it to a luthier who happens to be vintage Gibson freak. It was not exactly as described, but it was all good and well worth the price. He had it listed as a '56, but the FON has it dated as a '53. The neck being a 20 fret raised concern but the luthier said he would bet his house it was the original neck. Just another example of a Gibson not matching the specs as quite a few forum members have noted. Â Â What is the FON prefix? 1953 and 1956 are easy to tell apart both on features and FON. A '53 will have a headstock that is tapered in profile, a '56 will not. The 20-fret board was transitional in 1954 and 1955, but not in 1953. The board could have been replaced, of course, as could the pickguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 That is one clean & nice sounding J-50. Guy can play, too. Enjoy. Â Exactly, very clean sounding (and looing ) J-50, nice and crispy in a good way. It looks like almost brand new ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kebob Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Nice -- looks and sounds like a players guitar. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 What is the FON prefix? 1953 and 1956 are easy to tell apart both on features and FON. A '53 will have a headstock that is tapered in profile, a '56 will not. The 20-fret board was transitional in 1954 and 1955, but not in 1953. The board could have been replaced, of course, as could the pickguard. The FON prefix is 'Y'. It has the taller scalloped bracing. The pickguard has been replaced with the same size. The luthier showed me what to look for on the neck and this was was definitely the original neck. It has not had or needs a neck reset. It has had the frets replaced. One crack on the back has been repaired. The bridge looks original but has been reglued. Inside inspection shows everything clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 That is one clean & nice sounding J-50. Guy can play, too. Enjoy. The guy's name is RIck Kinman. He's the guitar player for a local band called KY Myle. If you google him you may get his uncle who also plays around town with local legend Scotty Anderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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