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First Archtop-NOGD-'45 Epiphone Triumph
Well, I didn't think I would end up with a battered '45 Epiphone Triumph for my first archtop (thought it would be a Loar LH-700) but I put in what I thought was a low bid for the Triumph on ebay and won it. As you can see by the photos it is not close to a Collector Piece, but I don't care (if you saw my great sounding '48 Gibson J-50 with a horrible refin you'd see what I'm about ).
There is a repaired crack on the lower f hole and some overspray on part of the neck but it has had a fairly recent neck reset and refret and that was big for me. It arrived today and I love the barky sound. I am not a jazz guy by any means (more Old School Country/Folk/Blues/R&B) but I have written a few songs that I know would sound great on an archtop. Here is a quick and dirty sound clip of my rudimentary playing of the old Country Chestnut "Any Time" recorded on my lousy iphone 4 that I hope will at least give you an idea of the tone. The strings look to be D'Addario PBs and the guitar will be restrung soon with 13s but I was too excited to wait! Thanks to all who chimed in on my earlier thread regarding the Godin question. After the sound clip link there are the obligatory pictures.
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1974 Martin D-28 (A gift for my 20th birthday from Mom and Dad) "Frankenstein" 1948 Gibson J-50 Body/1938 L-00 Neck 2008 Martin 000-18 Norman Blake 2006 Jubal Jumbo 2016 New Era Crooked Star Prairie State Jumbo 2016 New Era Crooked Star Senorita 2020 Iris Smeck 1972 Guild Killdeer F112-6 Part Deux Last edited by bayoubengal; 03-30-2017 at 10:26 PM. |
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Congrats. Looks fabulous. I had one almost just like it at the start of my long love affair with archtops.
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Nice, that model was my first archtop, and away we go!
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Cool. I think it sounds great and looks the part!
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Congrats, very cool archtop.
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Congrats! Triumphs may just be the best value out there in old archtops. I have a blonde 1953 Triumph Regent. I swear I like the sound of the Epi over any Gibson archtop I have gotten my hands on. Like you I am not a jazz guy but fingerpick da' bluz on mine. While it is just my preference, I string my Triumph with 13 gauge D'Adarrio Nickel Bronze. A bit pricey but that guitar seems to love those strings. I do gotta ask - how has the binding held up? Epiphones are notorious for binding issues. The binding and pickguards off-gas like crazy.
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1974 Martin D-28 (A gift for my 20th birthday from Mom and Dad) "Frankenstein" 1948 Gibson J-50 Body/1938 L-00 Neck 2008 Martin 000-18 Norman Blake 2006 Jubal Jumbo 2016 New Era Crooked Star Prairie State Jumbo 2016 New Era Crooked Star Senorita 2020 Iris Smeck 1972 Guild Killdeer F112-6 Part Deux |