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I must say I prefer the '43. Nice playing!
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Thank you!
I loaned my guitars (4 of them) to Gibson at Gibson's request. I asked only that Gibson let me approve prototypes and that Gibson give a portion of the proceeds of each sale to a women's history non-profit. Alas, Gibson did neither.
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Are Gibsons like Martins in that they were lighter braced prewar and got heavier braced as time passed?
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Owned a 50's LG-1, a 1960 LG-1, A 58 LG-3, and an early 30's L-00 12 fret (black with white p/g). The L-00 was superior in every way to the LGs. A friend has a 40's LG-1 and it is quite nice, but the lightweight L-00 was the guitar my friends all grabbed when they came over (I had a large collection of old acoustics at one time).
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11 Eastman E6OM 61 Hofner Senator 79 Guild D-25 70 Yamaha FG-110 69 Ryoji Matsuoka no.20 (classical) 21 Marlon Navarro Studio (classical) 22 Martin 000-28EC 2019 Martin Style 28 Herringbone Adi ' 50s Magnatone Lap Steel '60s Decca DSP (Dept. Store Parlor) Late 30's Favilla Soprano Uke Electrics and more electrics |
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I have a B-25 I bought new in 1972 and enjoy it a great deal. The neck is quite narrow, which some people might find uncomfortable or challenging.
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I'm fine with narrow neck. Budget-wise the B25s from that era are a good value...and they are almost 50 years old. I would not trade my 72 D18 for anything.
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They are. They did lighten up during WWII when the Gals built them (I conducted X-ray and CT-scan studies to confirm this), but the general trend follows Martin's.
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I bought it for you sweetheart! ( She actually plays and sings and is petite enough it will be perfect for her ) I don't mind sharing guitars with her.
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