The Stories It Could Tell

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Tue May 15, 2007 6:09 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/1950-Gibson-J-45-Project-Fixer-Upper-Guitar_W0QQitemZ120120260597QQihZ002QQcategoryZ33025QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Tue May 15, 2007 6:16 am

Uh-oh...

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Tue May 15, 2007 6:27 am

Looks like she's nicely broken-in!

lyle_from_minneapolis · Tue May 15, 2007 8:56 am

Without the In.

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Tue May 15, 2007 9:49 am

Well, I got it half right!

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Tue May 15, 2007 10:46 am

Has that been to the Fender custom shop?

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:18 am

I like the forthright description, " ...with lots of wear."
'Ya think?

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:19 am

Willy Nelson has an old Martin with a hole in the face from play wear, sounds great.

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:31 am

So does Willie Nelson

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:44 am

woops.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue May 15, 2007 1:45 pm

That guitar needed one big pickguard a long time ago ...

admin · Post by **admin** » Tue May 15, 2007 1:54 pm

The prognosis remains guarded, Dr Who.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Tue May 15, 2007 2:23 pm

You know, this guitar - despite not being a Rick 1930s spanish guitar, does have a lot of potential. Unlike Dr. Who changing actors periodically via regeneration, this guitar is - however many holes it has - a real 1950 specimen that could be rebuilt into a magnificent rebuild of the original. Tuners are original, and they don't come like that anymore. And this guitar could be had for likely a fairly low-dollar buyin

It will take the skills of a Dale or more likely (as an acoustic) a Paul, to bring her back to life completely.

Would such a restored guitar really be worth $2K or so, after costs of restoral, though? What do you think?

lyle_from_minneapolis · Tue May 15, 2007 3:24 pm

I wouldn't do it for $...I'd do it for the sound.

It does give me warm fuzzies, I have to admit. I like it. Something about acoustic Gibsons...

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Tue May 15, 2007 3:30 pm

Of COURSE only would one do it for the sound! No way would this ever be sold, just wondering if it is worth the investment to have a rare playing treasure for the music room, that's all