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1972 Gibson showcase brochures
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 In 1972 Gibson produced a series of 'Guitar of the Month' brochures, each dedicated to one of their high end models, the Les Paul Recording guitar, L5-CES, ES-175D, Super 400-CES, ES-355TD-SV and
Byrdland. Each brochure was a single sheet folded into four panels, with details of the instruments themselves, their features, musical purpose, and a little history behind the development of each guitar. Only the Les Paul Recording was a new model; the others were all well established in the Gibson line. Follow the link to see scans and further information on these leaflets and other Gibson guitar catalogues from the CMI and Norlin periods.
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1961 Vox Stroller
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 The earliest versions of the Vox Stroller were actually copies of an early Japanese electricguitar, the Guyatone (also sold under the brand Antoria) LG50. These Strollers, although short-lived did undergo a few changes before taking on the more familiar Strat influenced style of many mid-sixties UK-built Vox guitars. The biggest difference between early and late LG50-style Strollers (and the two pickup version, the Shadow) was the larger pickup, a shade longer, but noticeably wider used in the very first Vox guitars. Compare this early Vox to a 1963 Stroller with the later V1 pickup. For more information about Vox guitar pickups in general, see the Vox guitar pickups page.
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 9 String bottleneck slide guitar"The Water is Wide"
Hi Folks,
I'm a 30 year full time veteran of acoustic guitar playing/performing who loves old guitars of all kinds. As a pro player, I've had a hard time collecting vintage guitars since they usually cost more than I can afford, however, I've managed to do all right over the years; the occasional find here. I've also made a point of buying damaged vintage guitars and learning repair/restoration and have gotten to the point where I'm getting fairly good at it.
While I have several of the "usual suspects" in the electric category, my real passion is acoustics. I love old Gibsons (who doesn't) and have recently been acquiring a number of damaged turn of the century Washburns which I am in the proves of restoring.
I've recently completed my 7th independent rerecording, The Last Day of Winter which features some 17 different vintage guitars, mandolins and a tenor lute. You can see hi res pics of all these guitars on my web site, www.chrisvallillo.com. As of 1/15/13 I'm still adding all the details but eventually there will sound clips and the info on each instrument there.
In the mean time, here's a sound cloud link to a track from the CD featuring a custom built reproduction of a turn of the century Lyon and Healy 9 String Parlor guitar playing a bottleneck slide version of "The Water is Wide". Free to download and share. Hope you enjoy it!
https://soundcloud.com/gin-ridge-rec...o-the-water-is
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