Thanks! Yes, the intro line is played by the bass. I had just learned this tune at that time and decided to play along. Thanks for listening!Nice. That's what I usually play on bass when everyone else is deciding what to play next. Nice tone!
I found that my iPhone camera takes better, clearer pictures than my 'real cameras' do.I'll try to get decent phone camera shots of my '64 ES-175 and '77 Johnny Smith UL'd here.
Nice!!I'll try to get decent phone camera shots of my '64 ES-175 and '77 Johnny Smith UL'd here.
Oh Man! That was very cool! Is that an Abersold backing track? Nice playing and sweet guitar. Love the P90 pickup.
That's a sweet setup. I did not know about this. So your L7 is strictly an archtop acoustic! What year is it?Yes, Abersold backing. The McCarty pickup is actually quite different from a P90. It is very similar to a Fender pickup; Alnico polepieces and a wire coil. No magnets below. I'm recording with a Mesa Maverick because it has master volume better eq. I built the tweeds from various circuits out there but they sound better with a tele or strat.
That is gorgeous!!! Are you a luthier than?Here's an archtop I made,View attachment 1081797
To be honest I don't know exactly when he got that one. He had moved back to Illinois many years ago before he passed away.Fine playing & a great sounding gorgeous Gibson!
So that was your dad's 1952 Gibson ES-175, what a treasure! When did he obtain it and such, let's have the facts and nothing but facts brother!
To be honest I don't know exactly when he got that one. He had moved back to Illinois many years ago before he passed away.
His main guitars for playing with the bands were an old archtop with no name, probably made by Kay in the 40's according to a local luthier. this one sported a DeArmond pickup as shown in the pic.
The action is incredibly high. The neck could probably stand to be re-set, but I use it for slide work.
The other one is the 1953 Gibon L-50 also shown here.
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That's a sweet setup. I did not know about this. So your L7 is strictly an archtop acoustic! What year is it?
That is gorgeous!!! Are you a luthier than?
McCarty's first job at Gibson was to design a pickup for the archtop guitars that did not require making a hole in the guitar (like I had to do to my L50). I did not want to put a hole in my 1947 L7.So your L7 is strictly an archtop acoustic!
Both beautiful guitars!!1937 L50 (ES-150 wannabe) and 1947 L7E. These represent the first two archtop pickups Gibson offered. These pre-date both the P90 and of course the Humbucker.
In ten years the development was rapid. The CC pickup has two massive cobalt magnets practically built in to the guitar. Ten year later, the L7E has tiny alnico magnets in a package smaller than just about any pickup on the market today.
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I'm assuming you are a luthier then? That's gorgeous! Have you built any others?Here's an archtop I made,View attachment 1081797