Gibson Guitar owners here on the site

[krishna]

Since seeing the Martin and Taylor owner threads,I decided I wanted to have some fun too. I have two vintage Gibsons. My first Gibson,( for the first 8 years I had it) was a 1968 Dove with 3 peice back with 'Navaho' inlay (which they only did for 18 months). That guitar was written off when I got it. I had to get it retopped by Byron Olson up in Saskatoon.( He's the smartest human I have ever shaken hands with. I saw him once build a large overhead router from parts scavenged from an industrial machine retirement depot.He was able to use it for 5 different processes in his shop. He built the whole thing from only a sketch on the back of a napkin.!) My newest Gibson is a 1952 Southern Jumbo, that came to my came into my hot little hands in about 10 peices. It took a long while to get it up and running, BUT I knew from the first chord,that I had a new best freind. It is a true Bluegrass Flatpicking Machine!...Kerry

[mad dawg]

I have a 1965 cherry-burst Gibson B-25 small body, with spruce top and mahogany back & sides. It's a sweet little guitar, but I haven't touched it for a while since I started playing mandolin a few years ago. It is currently on loan to one of my brothers who wants to learn guitar, who in turn lent me his violin so I could experiment with fiddle tunes.

[Doug Edwards]

What's next...a Harmony guitar thread?

93 Gibson Gospel Looks and sounds great!

[fatt-dad]

Mid-30s L-00.

f-d

[Milan Christi]

Square-shouldered J-50 - serial no. 000002. I think it was made in the late 60s. Every player who's ever heard it loves the tone - me too. It's my go-to guitar.

[jimbob]

I have my grandpa's old ('62) J-45. Just had it in the shop for fret job and to fix a few minor issues ( couple of small cracks, repair lose binding, new tuners) and it sounds and plays great.

[Tone Monster]

I played a 1955 J 50 that really knocked me out today.

Rick

[Patrick Gunning]

I am playing my dad's old late 60's Gibson Gospel while at college.

[b.pat]

1964 J45 sloped shouldered Tobacoburst One of my favorites.
# # # # # # # # # # # #B.Pat

[mandopete]

Oh, I been waiting for this one.....

1956 ES-175.

[Jim Garber]

1928 L-5
1937 L-C
1939 L-00
ca. 1950 SJ
ca. 1950 LG2
1957 ES-225
late 1930s ES150
late 1930s ETG-150

Jim

[Harry H]

'51 cf 100e
'57 es 175D
'59 J-50, re-braced like a banner J-45
'60's B-45-12
couple of Pauls

[generankin]

Late '40s SJ, now in the shop to get a top crack repaired, maybe a little better finish. Previous owner put a different back on it, stripped the sunburst. At least the peghead went unmolested (scroll "Only a Gibson is good enough").

Also a '00 R9 Lester and a CS356 with a fat '50s neck, both darkish bursts.

Gene rankin

[johnsmusic]

A tobacco burst '85 Hummingbird that had belonged to Johnny Paycheck. J
Of course, I also own a store full of Martins and Taylors....heh,heh...

[mandowannabe]

62 J50! Plays like butter. I got it for $200.00 dollars in a pawn shop in Hot Springs Arkansas about 15 years ago. I love it! G.B.

[sprucetop1]

1945 L7
1952 ES125
1956 ES125

[Steven Stone]

1959 J-45 - Refined by Gibson in 1978. Killer, perfect refin, great sound
1992 J-2000 - Very rare based on J-185 body. The ultimate mid-sized modern jumbo
2002 AJ - blond top, great BG guitar, perfect Indian RW bookmatching
2004 L-7C - Montana L-7 desing based on 1937 L-7 but with cutaway
1965 Barney Kessel - Cherry Sunburst, natch. fabulous neck and sound
2004 Johnny A Custom - best new Gibson electric guitar design in 30 years, think illigitimate progeny of ES-335, Barney Kessel and L-5 George Gobel.

[bones12]

1943 LG 2 banner head-- great for old-time back up

[Plectrum]

Only Gibson I have is a '62 ES125 TDC (Thinline, dual pickup, cutaway). #My acoustic is a '73 Guild. #I guess I'll have to start that thread.

[John Soper]

Two '30s L00s- one blackface/tigerstriped pickguard/front and back binding with a 2X4 for a neck (1939), one sunburst mid-'30s with a cazillion repaired cracks & comfortable V-neck- somebody painted a room when the guitar was out of the case & it's got little roller splatters on the finish... #2 is in getting a tune-up, great tone.

Gave my D28 away when I got these little guys- great tone, even for flatpicking... fantastic fingerpickers...


http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[mandodan22]

64 Hummingbird
same year I was born.

[sgarrity]

I have an early 1990's Hummingbird. Paid $400 for it

[cbogle]

Mine is a '97 J-60+ square-shouldered dread that has the AJ bracing pattern. A total tone-monster with a HUGE sound; a real shocker for most people that hear it.

[mandoalaska]

My Gibson J-200 Jr with a Gene Parsons Acostic B-bender.

[Steve Williams]

I used to have a black 82 J-30...until my wife played it for the first time...now it's hers. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif

http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[mandolooter]

33 TG-1
30's PG-00 all mahogany
30's Kalamazoo J-35 tenor

The PG sounds the best, the kalamazoo is in 3 pieces and awaiting repair, the 33 is the "prudy one!"
Im still waiting to find a older Hummingbird I can afford for my wife, as a suprise present...should be able to talk her into a few more mandos for me after that! LOL

http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Santiago]

2004 SJ200; 1983 335 DOT CMT Custom

[BadeInBulverde]

1962 - ES335 - Cherry - Block Markers
1970 - Les Paul Delux - Wine red
no acoustics from Gibson

[Bob A]

1943 J-45
1968 Hummingbird (Antique Sunburst)
1930s L-0 12 fret, made for Trujo (natural top, mahogny back)
~1952 LG2
1968 ES-330
1936 L-10

[diamond ace]

I have my grandpaws old J50. It is a 1944 model I'm prety sure. It sound great and has this realy powerful puch to it. smooth tone and all but it needs a little set up to make it play just right. I'm afraid to set it up though, Afraid it will loose its sound.

[krishna]

You could fill a small (humidity controlled) warehouse with all these #fine instruments! I didn't expect a response like this, as fast as it has come.There seems to be a plethora of #30s, 40s, #and 50s Gibson acoustics owned by members.I'm wishing that either garage sale season were here, or that I had a million bucks dedicated to buying just acoustics. Who"s next?...Kerry

[Jim Garber]

MAS... GAS... same difference...
Jim

[DrewM]

I have a Pete Townshend edition SJ-200, a model from 2004.

[earthsave]

1998 CL30 Deluxe

[djeffcoat]

1983 ES-335 Dot
2004 Songwriter Deluxe Cutaway

DJ

[resonant68]

My first Gibson was a "The Paul" Les Paul shaped electric.Bought it new in "79.
It is all walnut with a flat body instead of being arched like the Standard or Custom.
My second is a J45 that based on the serial# is a "68 model(thus the "68" in my user name).
I love them both!
BTW I had a Martin user break a string at a pickin' one night and I handed him the J45 and he made me an offer for it!I said NO!http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[f5loar]

Here's a sampling of my Gibsons:
55 SJN
56 SJN
52 SJ200
56 J200
58 J200N
65 J200NCustomWalnut
68 J200
68 Dove
68 BK Custom Electric
65 B45-12