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capri getting a workout
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:29 pm
by notviceversa
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.
Re: capri getting a workout
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:57 pm
by winston
Nice job on the song. Love the JG Capri. If it is a refin the binding was left alone as it still looks aged.
Re: capri getting a workout
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:42 pm
by libratune
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!
Re: capri getting a workout
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:58 pm
by jingle_jangle
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"...
Re: capri getting a workout
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:12 pm
by simer4001
That is a beauty. I've never played one. Heck! I've never even seen one in person.
Re: capri getting a workout
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:59 pm
by paologregorio
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.
Re: capri getting a workout
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:51 pm
by RS812
Neat! Thanks for posting
Re: capri getting a workout
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:46 pm
by egosheep
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?
Re: capri getting a workout
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:55 pm
by sloop_john_b
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.
Re: capri getting a workout
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 12:04 pm
by cmuk
Nice work JB - lovin' it.