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Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 6:51 pm
by JimR56
Here are some miscellaneous vintage Gibson archtops I've owned...
1958 Super 400CESN - 1966 L5CESN custom - 1962 Johnny Smith - 1963 L5CTES
1954 ES350N/CC
1961 Super 400CN - 1940 D'Angelico New Yorker - 1954 ES350NCC
1963 L5CTES - 1940 D'A NY - 1940 ES250N
Re: Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:44 pm
by RAB
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...
Re: Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:45 pm
by RAB
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...
Re: Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:46 pm
by RAB
I (briefly) had a blonde '62 Johnny Smith Natural and it looked and sounded dreamy!
Re: Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 4:43 pm
by JimR56
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.
Re: Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:18 am
by AlienVintage
Nice!!
Re: Vintage Gibson archtops (misc)
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:57 pm
by JimR56
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...
