My collection updated

CFH Eternal · Post by **CFH Eternal** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:20 pm

Gibson 2001 SG Gothic with SH-5 Custom in the bridge and 490R in the neck
1937? Gibson L-50 inherited from Grandpa

SG up-close

L-50 up-close and headstock

My new baby

The Gangs all here now

Mesa Boogie 50 Caliber Plus with Electric 4x12 loaded with Eminence the Wizard Speakers, my pedals are a regular MXR Phase 90 and MXR Dyna-Comp for boost.

What I have been listening to lately

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:59 pm

Nice!!!!

Here are some points that may help you pin point the year on the L50.

Model: L-50 Acoustic Archtop
Available: 1932 to 1971.
Collectibility Rating: D- (a very basic non-cutaway model).

1946 to 1971 style L-50.

1932 L-50 introduction specs:
14.75" wide, 17 1/2" long, flat back, most with round sound hole, ebony bridge, short trapeze tailpiece, pickguard glued to top, single bound top and back, dot fingerboard inlays, pearl "Gibson" logo, dark mahogany sunburst finish.

1934 L-50 specs:
19.25" long, most with "F" holes, standard trapeze tailpiece, elevated pickguard.

1935 L-50 specs:
16" wide, arched back.

1936 L-50 specs:
Tailpiece with raised diamonds.

1943 (wartime) L-50 specs:
wood crosspiece on tailpiece (to save metal), 3 on-a-plate tuners, painted or decal "Gibson" logo.

1946 L-50 specs:
Single bound pickguard, single bound fingerboard with pearloid trapezoid inlays.

1949 L-50 specs:
Laminated beveled edge pickguard.

L-50 discontinued in 1971.

Cheyenne fucking Buffet · Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:11 pm

I'm no guitarist, but I figured someone here could answer this question --

Why in the FUCK does this finish have that terrible line in the middle of the body? This has always bugged the SHIT out of me.

CFH Eternal · Post by **CFH Eternal** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:12 pm

Yeah I know it's the least collectible one since it was basically the lowest cost one in the line of hollowbodies but it doesn't sound cheap.

CFH Eternal · Post by **CFH Eternal** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:21 pm

Hmm maybe it's a wartime one.

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:54 pm

what's the l-50 worth these days?

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:59 pm

nice fucking les paul

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 7:35 pm

Cheyenne fucking Buffet wrote:I'm no guitarist, but I figured someone here could answer this question --

Why in the FUCK does this finish have that terrible line in the middle of the body? This has always bugged the SHIT out of me.

That's not the finish, that's two pieces of maple butted up against each other. Most Les Pauls I've seen are like that. More expensive guitars are sometimes made with one piece.

The Fear · Post by **The Fear** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:23 pm

Wanker.

Firestorm · Post by **Firestorm** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:49 pm

That L-50 is awesome

ZZ-Top

Can I have the SG?

Gor-Gor · Post by **Gor-Gor** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:06 am

Les Pauls suck

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:12 am

Gor-Gor wrote:Les Pauls suck

false.

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:31 pm

I've never played a Les Paul. I've played a bad rip-off that a friend of mine has but not a real expensive Gibson. They'll rape you at Guitar Center if you grab one off the wall and they're also usually the closest to the ceiling.

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:35 pm

les pauls are heavy, i've played both epi's and gibsons

Firestorm · Post by **Firestorm** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 5:15 pm

PflÃ¶yd wrote:
Gor-Gor wrote:Les Pauls suck
false.

dim3bag|darrell · Post by **dim3bag|darrell** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:15 am

well dont call me to much of a pantara freak but i got a dean

MLX Phantom and i was gonna get a les paul, but changed my mind. I didnt have enough cash for the good les paul, 1200$.

i hate >.<

Larm vitch ventium · Post by **Larm vitch ventium** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:09 am

dim3bag|darrell wrote:well dont call me to much of a pantara freak but i got a dean MLX Phantom and i was gonna get a les paul, but changed my mind. I didnt have enough cash for the good les paul, 1200$. i hate >.<

Please, tell us more.

silverback77 · Post by **silverback77** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:28 am

CFB is right. That's called "bookmatching", although this particular guitar does not show that it was matched well. It's hard to do which is why you have to have your own money press to get a guitar w/ proper bookmatching.

Nice collection overall. That cab is sweet, and the Boogie you've got has always been one of my fave high-gain amps. Much better than that garbage they're making now, unless you want to sound horrible like Disturbed or Drowning Pool. Randall Smith took a sharp wrong turn w/ the Rectifier series.