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beaubrummels
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Wow! (I got nothing. Speechless after that.)
Wow! (I got nothing. Speechless after that.)
muttznmongrelz
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That's beautiful: congrats on the guitar and the cool wife.
That's beautiful: congrats on the guitar and the cool wife.
Boogie Bill
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Obviously, "The Thrill" isn't gone.
BEAUTIFUL!
Bill
Obviously, "The Thrill" isn't gone.
BEAUTIFUL!
Bill
Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
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Love those lucilles
Love those lucilles
voggin
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Me, too. That's why I was so surprised when she found one locally on kijiji (Canadian Craigslist). The colour is a really nice, deep red. Not much figure on the maple, but you can see the grain through the red.
The guitar has barely a blemish on it. When my wife met with the seller, she took a friend of mine to go check it out. Apparently, it was mechanically fine, just a little grungy, old strings, etc. She took it to my tech, who set it up the way I like, polished it and it doesn't look any where near 25 years old. The gold hardware is just getting that nice bit of fade on it.
It's a pretty heavy beast for a semi hollow. I'm guessing about 9 lbs. Partially due to the vari-tone, and partly probably due to the maple neck. It's a three piece neck, with an ebony board. It's a beefy 50s style neck shape, but very comfy.
The combo of the maple neck and the ebony board gives it a real "snap" at the beginning of a note, which I can hear acoustically and through my amp. Like there's a bit more presence when the note is struck.
Compared to my 339, this guy felt huge at first, but once I played it for a couple of days it didn't seem so big.
I see the new ones are built in Memphis, but there's no indication on this one where it was built. the build quality is great, the binding is perfect. The fretwork is great as well. Apparently, the previous owner was a bass player who didn't play guitar all that much, so I don't think there's ever been any fretwork on it.
The 490r/490t combo sounds very good. I'm still honeymooning, and I'll likely swap them some day (thinking about 59s or PGs). But for now the 490s can stay put. They seem to work well in what is essentially an all-maple guitar. (Nice thing is that it has an access plate at the back for the electronics, so no fishing around 335-style if I want to change things.
I haven't opened the back to see what the pots, etc. are. They seem to work the way they should, with lots of gradual change when they're rolled back. The vary-tone is interesting to screw around with, but in the end I don't think it's all that useful. Looks retro and cool, though. Haven't tried it in stereo, just using the mono jack.
I can't find much about the specs on this era of Lucille on line, so if anyone knows anything, please let me know.
And, yes, I've played "The Thrill is Gone" about a hundred times on it so far.
Me, too. That's why I was so surprised when she found one locally on kijiji (Canadian Craigslist). The colour is a really nice, deep red. Not much figure on the maple, but you can see the grain through the red.
The guitar has barely a blemish on it. When my wife met with the seller, she took a friend of mine to go check it out. Apparently, it was mechanically fine, just a little grungy, old strings, etc. She took it to my tech, who set it up the way I like, polished it and it doesn't look any where near 25 years old. The gold hardware is just getting that nice bit of fade on it.
It's a pretty heavy beast for a semi hollow. I'm guessing about 9 lbs. Partially due to the vari-tone, and partly probably due to the maple neck. It's a three piece neck, with an ebony board. It's a beefy 50s style neck shape, but very comfy.
The combo of the maple neck and the ebony board gives it a real "snap" at the beginning of a note, which I can hear acoustically and through my amp. Like there's a bit more presence when the note is struck.
Compared to my 339, this guy felt huge at first, but once I played it for a couple of days it didn't seem so big.
I see the new ones are built in Memphis, but there's no indication on this one where it was built. the build quality is great, the binding is perfect. The fretwork is great as well. Apparently, the previous owner was a bass player who didn't play guitar all that much, so I don't think there's ever been any fretwork on it.
The 490r/490t combo sounds very good. I'm still honeymooning, and I'll likely swap them some day (thinking about 59s or PGs). But for now the 490s can stay put. They seem to work well in what is essentially an all-maple guitar. (Nice thing is that it has an access plate at the back for the electronics, so no fishing around 335-style if I want to change things.
I haven't opened the back to see what the pots, etc. are. They seem to work the way they should, with lots of gradual change when they're rolled back. The vary-tone is interesting to screw around with, but in the end I don't think it's all that useful. Looks retro and cool, though. Haven't tried it in stereo, just using the mono jack.
I can't find much about the specs on this era of Lucille on line, so if anyone knows anything, please let me know.
And, yes, I've played "The Thrill is Gone" about a hundred times on it so far.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
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Most players don't find Varitones useful, obviously, as how many guitar brands & models come with them (or something similar)? Good idea on paper though.
I've changed magnets & pots many times in 335's, and much prefer working with F holes. The back panel on Lucille's is kind of cramped with the Varitone & not as easy to work with as it should be. If the neck PU doesn't have two 500K's, I'd change it to that.
490's are adequate, but if you wanted to upgrade in the future with another Gibson PU, I'd recommend Burstbuckers (the original kind, with A2's). BTW, to me, '57's are the worst sounding PU Gibson makes. Stock '59N's can sometimes be bassy in 335's, keep that in mind. To go the Duncan route, I'd personally use Seth's, A2P's, or '59's with UOA5 magnets.
Most players don't find Varitones useful, obviously, as how many guitar brands & models come with them (or something similar)? Good idea on paper though.
I've changed magnets & pots many times in 335's, and much prefer working with F holes. The back panel on Lucille's is kind of cramped with the Varitone & not as easy to work with as it should be. If the neck PU doesn't have two 500K's, I'd change it to that.
490's are adequate, but if you wanted to upgrade in the future with another Gibson PU, I'd recommend Burstbuckers (the original kind, with A2's). BTW, to me, '57's are the worst sounding PU Gibson makes. Stock '59N's can sometimes be bassy in 335's, keep that in mind. To go the Duncan route, I'd personally use Seth's, A2P's, or '59's with UOA5 magnets.