Need someone with older gibson knowledge

[dsmith]

Can someone please pm me that has knowledge on older gibsons. Need some info

[Wade Hampton]

Ask zombywoof.


whm

[dsmith]

Thanks i messaged him

[Wade Hampton]

You’re welcome.


whm

[SalFromChatham]

Pm JT1. John Thomas. He is the author of Kalamazoo Gals. He wrote the book on old Gibsons … literally.

[docwatsonfan]

would this help?

http://www.guitarhq.com/gibson.html

[hubcapsc]

Originally Posted by docwatsonfan

would this help?

http://www.guitarhq.com/gibson.html

I like that page a lot.

-Mike

[dsmith]

Hopefully this works. Looked at this guitar. Its actually a 63 instead of 59 but im still intrigued by it. Thoughts,?

Gibson LG1 1959 - Sunburst https://reverb.com/item/81568784?utm...ntent=81568784

[Osage]

Originally Posted by dsmith

Hopefully this works. Looked at this guitar. Its actually a 63 instead of 59 but im still intrigued by it. Thoughts,?

Gibson LG1 1959 - Sunburst https://reverb.com/item/81568784?utm...ntent=81568784

It's been refinished, has a replacement pickguard, has holes drilled in the top and a pickup jammed into the fingerboard and they're asking more for it than what you can buy an all original 1963 LG-1 for.

[Murphy Slaw]

Originally Posted by Osage

It's been refinished, has a replacement pickguard, has holes drilled in the top and a pickup jammed into the fingerboard and they're asking more for it than what you can buy an all original 1963 LG-1 for.

Other than that.....

Hey, it's an old Gibson, so it's still cool.

[Texas Bill]

As stated before lots of modifications. To me I wouldn’t like that it’s Ladder braced and it’s from a lower quality era. I would suggest looking for a pre-56 LG-2 or a 30’s L-00, the older the better.
But if you love the one your looking at, make them an offer, it’s not that much money.

[jt1]

Originally Posted by SalFromChatham

Pm JT1. John Thomas. He is the author of Kalamazoo Gals. He wrote the book on old Gibsons … literally.

Thanks!

The OP has a question about a 1960s Gibson flattop acoustic. Alas, my knowledge about Gibson flattops ends with 1945.

[dsmith]

I was to late it already sold.

[Osage]

Originally Posted by dsmith

I was to late it already sold.

You dodged a bullet. It was heavily modified and overpriced. You can get a much nicer LG-3 for that same money if you're looking for a ladder braced smaller body Gibson.