I mean, the true original!

I've played the bugger 6 hours in a row, tomorrow I will have to give it back ...

Shall I run away with it?

C



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If you break the 57 LPs neck, someone's bound to break YOUR neck^^.
careful man

I'm speachless, it's a truly fantastic guitar!!!

I met this guy the other day, a professional photographer and great guitarist. He owns approximately 30 (t h i r t y !!!) historic gibsons, including an ORIGINAL 56 goldtop owned by muddy waters, the MAN!!!!

Couldn't believe it when I picked it up. Light as a feather, what a tone!

I's two in the morning and I've just stopped jamming some endless blues with him. I wouldn't let him go!

People always told me that my LP custom was a great guitar, well they never heard the real thing!

Gotta say that my little Ampeg Jet ain't no SVT, but, shit, you know that sound? You know what I mean?

C

I can only imagine how ya feel - but I do have a clue.
You need to have more jam sessions with the man, maybe he'll spare one of his 30 Beauties.

ok, quite unlikely - but.... you never know.

.... im sleepin with a .357 magnum

I've played a '58 Standard and a '60. One was amazing...just as you describe the experience. The other was shit ! Age and "vintage" don't make great guitars...fate and chance do. The right bit of tree turned up more often in those days..but not all the time !

[mate of mine is top tech and luthier, one of the few who gets to see and work on the real crown jewels on a regular basis...that's how I occasionally get my humble paws on them.]

Tre cool Liddas! I know of what you speak!

Reminds of a lady I know... she has those initials and was born that year.

By the way, why are you here telling us about it when you should be playing it!?!?!?

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> By the way, why are you here telling us about it
> when you should be playing it!?!?!?

I played the thing non stop from 9 pm to 3 am!!!

Still a couple of minutes here in the office and on we go with round two.

Problem is ... how can I go back to real life?


C

It is a Humbucker-ed Gold Top, innit?? You're lucky, Liddas!!!

[There'll be no wedding today...]

liddas Wrote:
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> ChrisM Wrote:
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> > By the way, why are you here telling us about
> it
> > when you should be playing it!?!?!?
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> I played the thing non stop from 9 pm to 3 am!!!
>
> Still a couple of minutes here in the office and
> on we go with round two.
>
> Problem is ... how can I go back to real life?
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> C


I feel your pain Liddas. It's difficult to drink rot gut when you tasted Dom Perignon! Any chance that you could post a pic of said guitar?

Tomorrow I will post some.

By the way, is anybody interested in some good LPs?

This man just told me that he is going to sell some (not the 57!!!) because there are 4 new ones arriving from NY!

I just called my bank to revoke all credit cards / cheques / other means of payment to avoid foolish gestures ...

C

What exactly is he selling then?

I don't know, but I'll let you know. He's not yet decided!

Tonight I tried his new ones.

A Hofner tele owned by Prince. A hollow body LP. A (awful) 335 with noisless PU. A strat gold Eric Clapton model

This man is crazy!!!!

C

>>A Hofner tele owned by Prince<<

Did it have a leopard pickguard and honey blond finish?
I think that model was called "The Prinz" by Höfner and yes, Prince played one.

why was the 335 awful?

Spud Wrote:
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> I've played a '58 Standard and a '60. One was
> amazing...just as you describe the experience. The
> other was shit ! Age and "vintage" don't make
> great guitars...fate and chance do. The right bit
> of tree turned up more often in those days..but
> not all the time !
>
>


Spud--curious, which one was great and which one was as you so colorfully described "shit"? I would guess the '58 was amazing. If I remember correctly in '60 Gibson went to a much thinner neck which a lot of people did not care for.

That said, I believe the LP that Clapton loved (and had stolen), used on the Bluesbreakers record was a '60 LP Std. That guitar had AMAZING tone.

It was actually the '60 that was killer. The differences in necks and frets etc are really just matters of taste. The inherent life and response in a guitar is not ;^)

The 57 ain't on line yet, but just see what goodies this man owns!


[camagna.it]


P.s. The Goldtop 1952 /53STUBAR is the one Muddy Waters owned. Can you imagine me sweaty hands on that one!!!!!

Thats an amazing collection - you have been lucky to put your hands on them.

btw, The Prinz is by Hohner, not Höfner - but I had the right picture in my head.
Did he say Prince actually owned it?

open-g Wrote:
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> Thats an amazing collection - you have been lucky
> to put your hands on them.
>
> btw, The Prinz is by Hohner, not Höfner - but I
> had the right picture in my head.
> Did he say Prince actually owned it?

Well, that's what he was told!

great guitar anyway. beautiful neck!

C

My dog loves them too!

C

Very funny photo, liddas!

The truth as Spud said is that all old Gibsons aren´t that good.
I own two perfect ones, a ´56 junior and one of Mick Ronsons
late sixties gold tops with P.A.F humbuckers. But Ì´ve played and owned several
old Gibsons that have looked good but sounded like shit! The best one was a
'58 gold top and definitly the worst was a 1960 sunburst. And if we are talking
about juniors and specials I think the big thing was when they moved the stable
in 1957 to get the great middle sound.
Tommy

Liddas, you have a great search & discover dog - he/she, should have an extra dinner! - on me.
S/he can tell a good thang, I see it.

good mutt