Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)

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Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)

Postby JimR56 » Thu Mar 10, 2016 6:51 pm

Here are some miscellaneous vintage Gibson archtops I've owned...

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1958 Super 400CESN - 1966 L5CESN custom - 1962 Johnny Smith - 1963 L5CTES


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1954 ES350N/CC


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1961 Super 400CN - 1940 D'Angelico New Yorker - 1954 ES350NCC


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1963 L5CTES - 1940 D'A NY - 1940 ES250N

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Re: Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)

Postby RAB » Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:44 pm

Jim, thanks for sharing your amazing collection of archtops! So many unique and fine examples! I love the '58 Super 400 and the cherry red '63 L5 thinline... :ugeek:

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Re: Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)

Postby RAB » Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:45 pm

Jim, thanks for sharing your amazing collection of archtops! So many unique and fine examples! I love the '58 Super 400 and the cherry red '63 L5 thinline... :ugeek:

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Re: Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)

Postby RAB » Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:46 pm

I (briefly) had a blonde '62 Johnny Smith Natural and it looked and sounded dreamy! :mrgreen:

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Re: Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)

Postby JimR56 » Fri Mar 11, 2016 4:43 pm

I had high hopes for my '62 JS when I got it. The 3" body depth, the slightly shorter (than an L5 or Super 4) scale of 25", and the 1 3/4" nut all really appealed to me. The guitar played pretty well after a nice refret job, but somehow the tone never quite lived up to my expectations. Lost a little bit of money when I resold it, too (the only guitar I ever lost money on, and I've wheeled and dealed a lot). Oh well.

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Re: Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)

Postby AlienVintage » Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:18 am

Nice!! :shock:

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Re: Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)

Postby JimR56 » Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:57 pm

Thanks. I wish I'd had some photography skills (and something better than a Polaroid instant camera) back in those years. So many guitars I miss now, and never even took pictures of... :cry:


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