Just showin' some pretty eye candy

guitardedzen · March 21st, 2007, 02:46 AM

So most of you have seen my pops guitar collection (and if anyone else wants to see I'll repost them) Here's some centerfold selections from the collection that Dad sent me. I just figured I'd share with ya'll.

'52 Tele w/ '52 Deluxe amp

'52 Les Paul (one of the first 50 off the line in '52) w/ matching '52 Les Paul GA-40 amp

Dad with a 2000 Gatton

guitardedzen · March 21st, 2007, 02:49 AM

I'm not sure how many pics I can post on one post but here's some more.

guitardedzen · March 21st, 2007, 02:56 AM

Okay last post...for now. These where taken during dad and I jammin when I went back home this January.

markothefish · March 21st, 2007, 07:22 AM

Awesome Gibson amps. That is some of the coolest gear. I am jealous ,of the guitars ,amps and that old Chevy .... Nice photos.

TJNY · March 21st, 2007, 10:09 AM

Beautiful equipment! Cool dad. Lucky son........

Togman · March 21st, 2007, 10:35 AM

That's some lovely looking old gear your father has there. And I thought I was lucky to have a '68 Tele.

Tdot · March 21st, 2007, 10:38 AM

Dig dad's wheels too!

Jeffscreamedcorn · March 21st, 2007, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Togman

That's some lovely looking old gear your father has there. And I thought I was lucky to have a '68 Tele.

You are!!

Disastercaster · March 21st, 2007, 10:51 AM

All my Dad has is a Steinway... and I'm not very good at piano..

FMA · March 21st, 2007, 11:30 AM

Is your dad looking to adopt another son?
Just asking...

fenderix · March 21st, 2007, 01:26 PM

Wow ....... that's one serious collection!

Beautiful guitars and amps, and the Chevy ain't that bad either ...

Was your Dad ever in Company B ..... ?

Kidding aside - I do hope you treasure those moments of jamming together with your father. Can't think of a nicer way to spend some quality time together.

zooropamofo · March 21st, 2007, 02:19 PM

Amazing gear. It's great that you were able to enjoy it with him!

mojito · March 21st, 2007, 02:43 PM

...... I told my Dad to not worry about any inheritance for me, spend it all and have fun BUT he ain't got the toys you Dad does!
Thanks for sharing.

mcfalljames · March 21st, 2007, 02:52 PM

Jammin' with dad on a sweet collection of equipment...priceless.

chet · March 21st, 2007, 02:58 PM

I like that gold Gibson ES-295 hollowbody.

Val-tone · March 21st, 2007, 04:38 PM

Was that pinup girl on the tele done awhile ago or recently?

How does the Epi ES-295 compare to the Gibson?

NEPATelecaster · March 21st, 2007, 11:02 PM

OOOOHHHHHHHH BIIIIIGGGGGGG DEAAAALLLLLL....

i've got that hat too...hehe

Brewboy · March 21st, 2007, 11:53 PM

Wow very nice stuff. I'm not a big Gibson guy, but I'd take any one of those.

austintele · March 22nd, 2007, 12:10 AM

I think you and your dad are my new best friends!:-)

casterway · March 22nd, 2007, 03:51 AM

Where'd you find the guitar wallpaper border trim!?!?! I need that!!!

David Barnett · March 22nd, 2007, 05:14 AM

I like the matching of the Les Paul TV Model with a TV-front amp...

cycler · March 22nd, 2007, 06:34 AM

thanks for sharing the photos....I have never seen them before, so if time permits and you are able to, post away....

Veitchy · March 22nd, 2007, 07:11 AM

I
Want
That
52
LP.
The models with the trapeze bridges are so rare, must be worth a mint. More importantly, hows it sound?

teleman65 · March 22nd, 2007, 01:14 PM

Nice pics.
Even nicer that you jam with your Dad.

pblossom · March 22nd, 2007, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veitchy

I
Want
That
52
LP.
The models with the trapeze bridges are so rare, must be worth a mint. More importantly, hows it sound?

I had one from 1995 to 2001 when I had to sell it due to $ problems. It was all gold. I couldn't give it away at the time. I ended up trading it for a '65 ES 345 and $1000. I sure do wish I still had it. The trapeze LPs are not very well regarded because the strings run under the tailpiece so you can't mute the strings very well. To me the weird bridge wasn't a whole lot different than getting used to a Tele bridge, what with its sides on it. Just different. Now that they're the only "affordable" '50's LPs (asking prices these days $18K-$25K) I guess they get snatched up quicker than when I was trying to sell mine.

It was a great sounding guitar. Kind of Like a giant Telecaster was how the other guitarist in the band I was in at the time described it. It was surprisingly jangly but could get mighty crunchy through my Matchless Chieftan (also gone). I usually had both pickups on and blended in the neck pickup, depending on how fat I wanted my sound. And unlike what "the experts" say, they do stay in tune quite well. Mine was perfectly intonated once I found the proper string guages.

bassflyer · March 22nd, 2007, 04:01 PM

Looks like a very cool music room!
Thanks for sharing.

March 21st, 2007, 02:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
guitardedzen Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vermillion, SD Age: 23 Posts: 364	Just showin' some pretty eye candy So most of you have seen my pops guitar collection (and if anyone else wants to see I'll repost them) Here's some centerfold selections from the collection that Dad sent me. I just figured I'd share with ya'll. '52 Tele w/ '52 Deluxe amp '52 Les Paul (one of the first 50 off the line in '52) w/ matching '52 Les Paul GA-40 amp Dad with a 2000 Gatton __________________ My myspace page

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guitardedzen Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vermillion, SD Age: 23 Posts: 364	I'm not sure how many pics I can post on one post but here's some more. __________________ My myspace page

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guitardedzen Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vermillion, SD Age: 23 Posts: 364	Okay last post...for now. These where taken during dad and I jammin when I went back home this January. __________________ My myspace page

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markothefish Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Greenville, Rhode Island Age: 44 Posts: 2,557 7 Photos	Awesome Gibson amps. That is some of the coolest gear. I am jealous ,of the guitars ,amps and that old Chevy .... Nice photos. __________________ Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. Groucho Marx

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Togman Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cambridgshire, UK Age: 50 Posts: 445 35 Photos	That's some lovely looking old gear your father has there. And I thought I was lucky to have a '68 Tele. __________________ Well it ain't the best Guitar i've ever heard, but it sounds just like it....

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TJNY Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 1,581	Beautiful equipment! Cool dad. Lucky son........

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fenderix Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Europe Posts: 4,277	Wow ....... that's one serious collection! Beautiful guitars and amps, and the Chevy ain't that bad either ... Was your Dad ever in Company B ..... ? Kidding aside - I do hope you treasure those moments of jamming together with your father. Can't think of a nicer way to spend some quality time together.

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zooropamofo Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ottawa Age: 29 Posts: 935	Amazing gear. It's great that you were able to enjoy it with him! __________________ I was tryin' to find my way home But all I heard was a drone Bouncing off a satellite Crushin' the last lone American night This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there? This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there?

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Val-tone Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 44 Posts: 622 5 Photos	Was that pinup girl on the tele done awhile ago or recently? How does the Epi ES-295 compare to the Gibson? __________________ "This is a song that sometimes takes a building in a manner which our forefathers were very used to. Did you hear that? It's right, isn't it? That feeling that's left everybody, the cosmic energy! Everybody goes yeah! Bash!" - R. Plant

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NEPATelecaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Archbald - NEAR Scranton PA Age: 35 Posts: 1,352	OOOOHHHHHHHH BIIIIIGGGGGGG DEAAAALLLLLL.... i've got that hat too...hehe

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Brewboy Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lake Wobegon, MN Age: 43 Posts: 640 8 Photos	Wow very nice stuff. I'm not a big Gibson guy, but I'd take any one of those. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/christopherlaumb http://www.myspace.com/canneryrowband http://thebrewersdiary.blogspot.com/

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casterway Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Aldergrove, British Columbia,Canada Age: 41 Posts: 4,280	Where'd you find the guitar wallpaper border trim!?!?! I need that!!! __________________ If Meg White can call herself a musician, then so can I.

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cycler Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: new jersey Age: 59 Posts: 236	thanks for sharing the photos....I have never seen them before, so if time permits and you are able to, post away....

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