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John Thomas is a very talented and empathetic man. His history of the Gibson Ladies and the complete denial by Gibson of thier “Wartime” Production is a complete mystery……It could have been one of the great adaptaion/survival marketing stories of the war years.
I first took guitar lessons from a music teacher in the western suburbs of Chicago about 1957 . My mom rented a Gibson Sunburst Archback for me to learn on. The teacher insited that I learn scales before I ever learned a song. These were the days of Elvis & chuck Bery and “Rock Around the Clock”….I didn’t want to learn “No Stinking Scales”.
Years later i got one of the Gibson Flat Tops with the white pick guards on both sides of the soundhole and started learning folk songs from the old “Sing Out” Magazines…..Gibsons were an early part of my guitar life.
Thanks for the memories and the stories John. Thanks Richard & Tad for your Podcasts.
I also have the SCGC 12 string set on my Taylor K62ce that I bought from DigDog ( whom I miss much). and If I don’t pay attention I can also pull the high E s off the fretboard.
Fair Winds
I have SCGC strings on all my SCs except the 2001 Maple/German F. That has Elixer Custom lights nano coated.
I have also read comments about the high E SCs……. IMHO it is operator error. i have a very long little finger and I tend to pull the high E off the fretboard. When I “Roll” my little finger directly on top of the string and hold hard just prior to plucking it’s Always clean and clear……Shit, listen to me !….I sound like I know what I’m talking about ?
Damn,,, That’s just a Climax Avalanche of Redwood Goodness .
How are the Sonics ?
That geain is JUST INSANE !… What size body ? what B/S ?
I have never “named” a guitar…. But Hoover, Sills and Fox came up with “Guinness”… Tuned to DADGAD forever. !
By The way…. I was taught to draw the “Perfect Pour” at Sean’s Bar in Athlone, Ireland…
Wonderful….I hope this finds a wider audience in the Guitar world….
When Hoover speaks of wood, any tone wood , all should pay attention. Because the words are from the soul and the facts are the facts.
Here is the 2019 FTC Redwood /Granidillo that is I Purchased from Eddies Guitar based upon Tad’s influence . He has I think a twin to mine. It is the first time I gambeled on a Redwood top…..It is ALL that R.H. describes and more.
I keep it in open G….. When I play it for friends or give to some of the very well known Recording artists who live in my area in the winter, they all ask “What is this ?”.
The chair is from Sweetwater, It’s a Gator FrameWorks. My wife bought it for me after watching me humped over on a stool in my usual playing position…..Took me about 2 painful minutes to straighten up……I also find I play more cleanly when I have one leg on the floor and an ass cheek resting on the chair.
