Growing the archtop tribe

815C · #1 11-27-2018, 07:49 AM

2000 Gibson L-5
1961 Gretsch
2018 Gretsch

Lots of vibe in these three!

Livingston · #2 11-27-2018, 10:31 AM

Very nice collection of beautiful stringed instruments!

kayakman · #3 11-27-2018, 11:49 AM

Is the L5 the 1934 Re Issue?

815C · #4 11-27-2018, 04:14 PM

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Is the L5 the 1934 Re Issue?

that's a Wes Montgomery model L5

Steve DeRosa · #5 11-27-2018, 09:47 PM

Looks like a Gretsch 6014 AKA Corsair up front, one of the very few 16" Venetian cutaway all-acoustic archtops then or now. Great little utility guitars as I'm sure you've discovered: lightweight, versatile (have their own thing going on tonally, which I happen to like), the good ones are very easy-handling (many if not most Brooklyn Gretsch hollowbodies/acoustics from this era have built-in neckset issues); kinda few and far between these days, even here on their home turf - and I wish I had grabbed one as a companion to my '64 Double Annie when they could be had for $100-150 back in the '70s...

815C · #6 11-28-2018, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

Looks like a Gretsch 6014 AKA Corsair up front, one of the very few 16" Venetian cutaway all-acoustic archtops then or now. Great little utility guitars as I'm sure you've discovered: lightweight, versatile (have their own thing going on tonally, which I happen to like), the good ones are very easy-handling (many if not most Brooklyn Gretsch hollowbodies/acoustics from this era have built-in neckset issues); kinda few and far between these days, even here on their home turf - and I wish I had grabbed one as a companion to my '64 Double Annie when they could be had for $100-150 back in the '70s...

Yeah, this Gretsch 6014 is in great shape and plays/sounds awesome. I used it in a recording/filming session yesterday for one fast swing song and it was perfect for that tune.

SprintBob · #7 11-29-2018, 05:57 AM

I think we know what your favorite kind of guitar is! Congrats.

Pnewsom · #8 12-10-2018, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 815C

Yeah, this Gretsch 6014 is in great shape and plays/sounds awesome. I used it in a recording/filming session yesterday for one fast swing song and it was perfect for that tune.

Is that a Lab Series Amp I see?

815C · #9 12-10-2018, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Pnewsom

Is that a Lab Series Amp I see?

It is! Got it off Craigslist for $200. It's a great amp!

Pnewsom · #10 12-10-2018, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 815C

It is! Got it off Craigslist for $200. It's a great amp!

Yes, they are great. I've never owned one, but played through a few. There is something very good and tube like in the compression. BB King used them for years.

Nice guitars and playing! Love your L5!