new to the fold...

[Dr.HI-TONE]

Ahhhh you are killing me!

Do you want me to send you the tailpiece and bridge etc...?

[OldSchoolDave]

"She" was born 8/13/82, with two necks.

Oooooo, cool! I'd like to see that one.

Dave

[mikhailwatt]

OK - here she is, an '82 Gibson EDS-1275 in Alpine White: http://home.comcast.net/~going2spain/hi ... S-1275.jpg

It was implied by the seller that it had "Tim Shaw" Gibson pickups, but they don't have any ink stamped numbers on the back. I think they're the standard Gibson 489T/490R humbuckers, and they're too high output and muddy for my taste. They don't clean up until you get down to 2-3 on the volume pot. I'm thinking hand/scatterwound Alnico 3 PAF-types, underwound for the 12-string neck for a little more jangle. Yup, probably Smit's again, Doc. The Alnico 2 set sounds great in the Howard Roberts.

Can't help but play a little Stairway/Xanadu/Suite Madame Blue when you pick this baby up...

[OldSchoolDave]

NICE !

Out of curiosity, how top-heavy is that thing? Good thing you're man enough to handle it .

Dave

[Dr.HI-TONE]

Gorgeous!

Promise me you will bring that to VHC V

[mikhailwatt]

Out of curiosity, how top-heavy is that thing?

It's just slightly neck-heavy, but it hangs level on a strap, so it's fairly comfortable. The weight's not too bad, but I'm sure you'd feel it in the shoulders after a long gig.

Promise me you will bring that to VHC V

Hmmm... so much for taking it easy and flying next year!

[mikhailwatt]

It's a Gibson trifecta for mikhailwatt:



2009 '59 Les Paul Standard 50th Anniversary Reissue, in gloss Rustburst.

[Dr.HI-TONE]

Nice! The '09 and newer Historics are extremely fine guitars.

Do you have more Gibsons than HIWATTs?
We may have to change your handle from Mikhailwatt to McGibson..

[mikhailwatt]

Do you have more Gibsons than HIWATTs?
We may have to change your handle from Mikhailwatt to McGibson..

Not quite:

1 Hylight DR504
1 Hylight DR505
1 Hylight DR103
1 DR103 clone
2 Hylight SE4122
2 Hylight SE4123

3 Gibsons - but 4 necks.

[Dr.HI-TONE]

me either

[mikhailwatt]

me either

Understatement much?

[Dr.HI-TONE]

[OldSchoolDave]

2009 '59 Les Paul Standard 50th Anniversary Reissue, in gloss Rustburst.

That is simply gorgeous! The zebra pickups are an especially nice touch.

I might have more Gibsons than Hiwatts but, they're all OLD - so my nickname need not be changed .

Dave

[mikhailwatt]

The zebra pickups are an especially nice touch.

Hmmm... hopefully those zebra Burstbuckers sound good enough to leave in there.

[Hiwatt Bob]

hey mikhail--nice 1275!!

i actually scored one myself a few weeks ago. mines an '06 in cherry. i'm going to put a vibrola on the 6-string. so much fun!

i'm thinking of changing the pu's out eventually as well.