Early Hendrix Guitar?
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RorySquier
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It almost looks like this guitar he's playing here.
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It almost looks like this guitar he's playing here.
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dystrust
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They didn't. This Wilshire is from '61:
Not a match, assuming all vintage wilshires had the same bouts, arms, headcaps.
They didn't. This Wilshire is from '61:
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Wow. I never came across a specific make/model of guitar that changed such distinguishing characteristics from one year to the next or from one to another variant. Tremotone or bigsby yeah but not radically different headcap and arms. It'd be like slapping a 3x3 head, a PRS type body, and a SSS configuration on a strat and calling it a 'Strat Pro' or something!
Yeeeks !!
Wow. I never came across a specific make/model of guitar that changed such distinguishing characteristics from one year to the next or from one to another variant. Tremotone or bigsby yeah but not radically different headcap and arms. It'd be like slapping a 3x3 head, a PRS type body, and a SSS configuration on a strat and calling it a 'Strat Pro' or something!
Yeeeks !!
EAProwlerB
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Guitars are interesting but every time I see a picture of him I am amazed at how big his hands are.
Guitars are interesting but every time I see a picture of him I am amazed at how big his hands are.
Boogie Bill
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It's definitely a Wilshire, no question. The other guitarist is holding a Gibson Melody Maker, I think.
The guitar Rory posted is an Acoustic (Control) Black Widow. Fun guitar.
Bill
It's definitely a Wilshire, no question. The other guitarist is holding a Gibson Melody Maker, I think.
The guitar Rory posted is an Acoustic (Control) Black Widow. Fun guitar.
Bill
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Boogie Bill
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You mean like how the '57-'58-'59-'60 Les Paul became the '61 Les Paul with the SG body style?
Bill
You mean like how the '57-'58-'59-'60 Les Paul became the '61 Les Paul with the SG body style?
Bill
Securb
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...and then later the Florentine and the double cutaway.
...and then later the Florentine and the double cutaway.
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well those examples don't really count cause no one cares when they hack up the recognizable features of low end furniture-like abominations like les pauls but leo knew you couldn't improve upon heavenly perfection and so left the Strat unmolested save for little angel touches !
well those examples don't really count cause no one cares when they hack up the recognizable features of low end furniture-like abominations like les pauls but leo knew you couldn't improve upon heavenly perfection and so left the Strat unmolested save for little angel touches !
ehdwuld
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Love that Florentine
Jerry has a double cut Gibson with a hockey stick Explorer headstock
plays like a dream, odd looking tho
...and then later the Florentine and the double cutaway.
Love that Florentine
Jerry has a double cut Gibson with a hockey stick Explorer headstock
plays like a dream, odd looking tho
MetalManiac
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It 's an oddball for sure Ehdwuld. The reason it plays great is becasue the great Frank Falbo did a refret that was master crafted and now it's without question the best playing guitar I have ever touched, and Ive touched a lot of great old intruments that played fantastic, but this one is juist absolutely superb in every way, shape, form , function, and manner..
It 's an oddball for sure Ehdwuld. The reason it plays great is becasue the great Frank Falbo did a refret that was master crafted and now it's without question the best playing guitar I have ever touched, and Ive touched a lot of great old intruments that played fantastic, but this one is juist absolutely superb in every way, shape, form , function, and manner..
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Dave Locher
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The Episode coronet, Wilshire, Crestwood changed pretty much every year it was produced. Pickups, bridge, pickguard, headstock, body shape, and body contour all changed but not in the same year.
The Episode coronet, Wilshire, Crestwood changed pretty much every year it was produced. Pickups, bridge, pickguard, headstock, body shape, and body contour all changed but not in the same year.
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