Vintage Gibson Owners, post your inventory here

[Texas07R8]

Hey guys,

Thought I'd start a thread for owners of vintage Gibsons.

I know there is some debate over what is vintage and what isn't and I appreciate the debate. Personally I consider pre-1970 as vintage for Gibson.

So I'll start off with my only two vintage Gibsons:

1) My 1959 Les Paul Junior. All original 100%, even the alligator chipboard case.






UV lighting shows vintage glow of finish and knobs:


2) My 1969 SG Standard, paid a whopping $60 cash for it back in the early 80s, from a real prick no less. It was my pleasure to take it off his stupid ass:

[AllmanJoy77]

SWEET thread idea man!! I only have one REAL vintage guitar (Bass) but I may just have to throw some pics of her up. Its a 67 Gibson EB-0 bass, I love the thing!!

Sweet thred man, I cant wait to see what shows up here

[Boshizzle]

Here is mine; a 1964 Gibson Country Western -

[diceman]

If we're counting '69 - here's my Deluxe. I consider it "1/2 vintage" - as it still has the one piece body, but does have one of the first 3 piece necks as well. 70's refin. P90's added at some point.

[Red Baron]

Here's my 54.

[Leumas]

Red Baron, that's a beauty! Ever a refin or just taken real good care of?

[diceman]

Baron - that is my dream guitar. Very nice.

[Red Baron]

Thanks guy's, it's a refin which suits me just fine... I paid much less than an original finish guitar, and I wanted one that I could take out and play.

It sounds unbelieveably sweet, best guitar I've ever played... from the thickest Les Paul tones, to honkin' Tele tone (in the middle position), and even into twangy Strat territory when rolling off the volume, it's an extremely versatile guitar.

[RobertD]

56 Goldtop
63 Melody Maker
64 SG Standard
64 SG Jr.
67 ES335
One day, when I get my camera back, I will try to post pictures.

[monroe]

61 ES-125TCD
65 SG Jr.
76 LPC (vintage?)

[billy]

Originally Posted by Red Baron

Thanks guy's, it's a refin which suits me just fine... I paid much less than an original finish guitar, and I wanted one that I could take out and play.

It sounds unbelieveably sweet, best guitar I've ever played... from the thickest Les Paul tones, to honkin' Tele tone (in the middle position), and even into twangy Strat territory when rolling off the volume, it's an extremely versatile guitar.

I was just about to comment on how clean it looks..... it looks very nice.

[Flogger59]

58 TV Special

66 ES345

I'm assuming that this is limited to Gibsons.

[Texas07R8]

Hey Dice, man that 69 is KILLER! I love that burst finish with those smokin P90s! Sic dude!

and Red Baron, man that Goldie is HOT BABY! I had no idea you had that guitar. Like you, BFD it's a refin. It looks killer and totally vintage, I bet that bitch just drips mojo..

Flogger, man that's a sweeeeet 58 TV, 1958's my birthyear. SOMEDAY I'll have a 58 something! And man-o-man I love that ES-345, always wanted an ES, still on my to do list. Bet she plays like butta!

Come on guys, gotta be some more vintage owners out there. I want to see'em all here on this thread.

Let's keep those vintage guitars up front so people don't forget the magic of yesteryear.

[nwobhm]

54'

[LPinmydreams]

If you're looking for bursts, pretty much no luck here.

Great looking guitars.

[Texas07R8]

OK, I KNOW there are many more vintage owners, come on guys. Perfect photo op here to post those treasures.

Anyone want to add there pics or audio/video clips of their vintage Gibsons please do so, it doesn't have to be Les Pauls, SGs, ES series, basses, BTW, loved those old 60s EBO basses! You gotta post a pic of that EBO!

[Hemply]

Hey don't know how I missed this thread?

Here's my 1969 LPC BB... "Queenie"






The original case was trashed, I put it in this case when I modded her out back in 1991-92.

My newest acquisition 1959 LP Jr. d/c... yet unnamed




Hey Tex I noticed mine has the red finish as well but may be a bit more faded than yours... I also noticed yours has a black pickguard while I have the tortoise. I wonder if the PG's were an option at the time or if it is actually a different color finish altogether?

[PapaSquash]

The '61





grandpa's guitar

[Texas07R8]

Hemply, not sure about the pickguards on the Jrs. Some were black like mine, some were tortoise like yours, I think most were tortoise actually, at least from the number I've seen.

I don't think the factory had certain Jrs with X finish and X pickguard. I think they were all cherry and they probably had a supply of black pickguards arrive and they used them. Similar to the black and white bobbins on the old PAFs I suppose, they just used whatever they had.

[flameburst]

A modest set of vintage L5's...

L to R: 1928 L5, 1940 L5 Premier, 1947 L5 Premier, 1955 L5-CES, 1963 L5-CES, 1964 L5-C Elec (with factory bar pickup). Top drawer.

[dennistruckdriver]

Now, for my convenience; where do you guys live, and when will you be away from home?

[decoy205]

Originally Posted by flameburst

A modest set of vintage L5's...

L to R: 1928 L5, 1940 L5 Premier, 1947 L5 Premier, 1955 L5-CES, 1963 L5-CES, 1964 L5-C Elec (with factory bar pickup). Top drawer.

These are amazing bro. I bet they sound huge. I love those guitars!

[Texas07R8]

Originally Posted by flameburst

A modest set of vintage L5's...

L to R: 1928 L5, 1940 L5 Premier, 1947 L5 Premier, 1955 L5-CES, 1963 L5-CES, 1964 L5-C Elec (with factory bar pickup). Top drawer.

WOW! You have quite the herd there don't you???
I'd like to add that those are some of the cleanest vintage guitars I've seen, they all look MINT. Well done and congrats on a stellar vintage collection.
I would love to have a vintage 175.

[Flogger59]

Originally Posted by Texas07R8

Hey Dice, man that 69 is KILLER! I love that burst finish with those smokin P90s! Sic dude!

and Red Baron, man that Goldie is HOT BABY! I had no idea you had that guitar. Like you, BFD it's a refin. It looks killer and totally vintage, I bet that bitch just drips mojo..

Flogger, man that's a sweeeeet 58 TV, 1958's my birthyear. SOMEDAY I'll have a 58 something! And man-o-man I love that ES-345, always wanted an ES, still on my to do list. Bet she plays like butta!

Come on guys, gotta be some more vintage owners out there. I want to see'em all here on this thread.

Let's keep those vintage guitars up front so people don't forget the magic of yesteryear.

I got lucky both times. The Special was bought from a kid who got it the previous day from the original owner, and he didn't like the hum when plugged into his Marshall. $1500CND.
The 345 was acquired from a guy who had to pay his dentist. $750CND. It has the 1 9/16" neck, and if you don't watch it the low E falls off , but it's my best sounding guitar live, it'll cut through anything. Needless to say I've had both for a long time.

[flameburst]

Thanks Texas and Decoy... they are each outstanding guitars, and each has a very different playing experience. The 1928 and 1940 have thee best acoustic tone - while the 1955 and 1963 are just superb sounding 'Wes' guitars.

Condition wise - some are better than others. The 1940 blonde has possibly been refinished - and the '63 CES has a couple of hairline cracks (along the spruce grain) and some modest player wear - but this 'vibe' adds to the testament of how playable the guitar is.

[decoy205]

Originally Posted by flameburst

Thanks Texas and Decoy... they are each outstanding guitars, and each has a very different playing experience. The 1928 and 1940 have thee best acoustic tone - while the 1955 and 1963 are just superb sounding 'Wes' guitars.

Condition wise - some are better than others. The 1940 blonde has possibly been refinished - and the '63 CES has a couple of hairline cracks (along the spruce grain) and some modest player wear - but this 'vibe' adds to the testament of how playable the guitar is.

That 1928 is just awesome!

[Texas07R8]

so no other vintage axe owners in the house???? WHERE DID EVERYBODY GO????

[1959burst]

Originally Posted by dennistruckdriver

Now, for my convenience; where do you guys live, and when will you be away from home?

that is why i'm avoiding this thread.

[axehandler]

Here is a list of mine
1968 B-15
1958 ES-175
!959 LP Cust (rare original red mahogany finish)

[dennistruckdriver]

Originally Posted by dennistruckdriver

Now, for my convenience; where do you guys live, and when will you be away from home?

Originally Posted by 1959burst

that is why i'm avoiding this thread.

That was my point. It amazes me; someone posts a thread, "Show me all your valuable stuff!", and BAM!, people start showing all their valuable stuff!
It seems to me that there is a lot of this going on, and I, for one, won't do it. Now, I am not secretive about my life, and I am sure there are some out there who can find a lot about any of us by compiling little bits and pieces, but I'm not going to make it easy by handing it all to them in a nice neat list!