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capri getting a workout

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The walkmen covering holiday road.

http://stereogum.com/589182/the-walkmen ... ereogum%29

i believe paul owns a couple of them, as i have seen him use a fireglo in the past, but the capri in this video looks to be refinished. so it could be the same one.
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Nice job on the song. Love the JG Capri. If it is a refin the binding was left alone as it still looks aged.
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Ditto. The JG finish is a great look on a Capri. Although I don't believe JG was a standard finish in the Capri era, I guess its possible that there was a factory original Capri issued in JG. This one looks to be a refin.

Sounds great!
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And, oh man, if you've never played one of these, you have no idea how slim and sweet these old single-rod necks can be. They're "sport-necks" compared to Gibson "18-wheeler necks"...
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That is a beauty. I've never played one. Heck! I've never even seen one in person. :(
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simer4001 wrote:That is a beauty. I've never played one. Heck! I've never even seen one in person. :(
I gotta buy a 365 Capri, eventually. :D
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Neat! Thanks for posting
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jingle_jangle wrote:And, oh man, if you've never played one of these, you have no idea how slim and sweet these old single-rod necks can be. They're "sport-necks" compared to Gibson "18-wheeler necks"...
How thin are they, in general? Like from 1st fret to 12th, whats the range on the ones you have seen?
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egosheep wrote: How thin are they, in general? Like from 1st fret to 12th, whats the range on the ones you have seen?
The late '58/early '59 that was in my possession for almost two years had what I would describe as a medium thick neck. The best way for me to describe this would be to use Gibson parlance - not even close to an undesirably thin (IMO) '60 neck, but closer to that of a '58.

BTW, here it is, "getting a workout":

http://www.silive.com/entertainment/mus ... ds_ja.html

The bridge pickup was just unreal. Very Gibson-esque. It didn't sound like any Rickenbacker I've heard.
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Nice work JB - lovin' it.
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