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Recent content by DutchRay

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    ROCKIN ! with 5 PAF's

    The Tielman brothers, I grew up listening to them. Ended up getting to know Andy pretty well. They got the Les Paul Standard and Custom from Andy's girlfriends father after their rehearsal room burned down. The Custom was for Andy but he could'nt deal with the middle pickup, so they switched...
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    ‘56 Les Paul or ‘59 335?

    If a Tele is your no.1, I'd go for the '56 Les Paul. It's a Tele on steriods and I bet you'll love it!
  3. DutchRay

    Heritage 80 serial number database / decoding the 4# digit sequence

    Hi Strings jr., any idea why your serial number is not the same as on the guitar?
  4. DutchRay

    Heritage 80 serial number database / decoding the 4# digit sequence

    I found some pics of my first Les Paul, long gone now but it was my introduction to the dark side. Hope it adds to your database! 1980 Heritage Standard 80 #0209
  5. DutchRay

    1958, 59, 60 Bursts

    As always, great guitars and great pictures, you are a blessed man!
  6. DutchRay

    NGD 54 Goldtop

    Don't worry, you won't find a guitar like this in 'a guitar shop'. You've made the right move, trading up, what a fabulous guitar!!!
  7. DutchRay

    True or False All 1959 Les Paul Standards are Sunburst Finishes.

    The Goldtop finish wasn't discontinued in 1957 but in mid-1958.
  8. DutchRay

    Uncle Larry's Les Paul shootout

    Uncle Larry goes at it with his '57 Goldtop, '58 Burst, '58 and '69 Customs!
  9. DutchRay

    What Are You Listening To?

  10. DutchRay

    All Gold 1953 - Bigsby Ponderings

    Nice guitar! The holes near the strapbutton line up for a B7 but I wonder if it covers the holes on the top left by removing the B5. The Les Paul designed tailpiece on my ES225T has 3 holes but I think the top ones line up with a Bigsby, which makes me think yours came with a Bigsby B7 or had...
  11. DutchRay

    Article: Why are guitars getting more expensive?

    Why is food so expensive, why are cars so expensive, why are houses so expensive? Inflation. Many books have been written about it. The price of a major brand guitar is actually the same as in the fifties when corrected for inflation, about one or two months salary. When I started playing...
  12. DutchRay

    What Are You Listening To?

    Aussie blues and soul, The Teskey Brothers!
  13. DutchRay

    Gibson Les Paul Conversions

    FWIW, I just want to show off my '55>'57 conversion to convert anyone to the gospel of conversions :unsure:?
  14. DutchRay

    Soft Launch: new USA Theodore

    The 20 watter turns out to be a 12 watter... 15 watts with 6L6's.
  15. DutchRay

    Gibson Amplifiers return [Falcon 5 and 20]

    Being a massive Gibson fan, I want one. But, 12 watts is pretty useless and why would you name a 12w amp the GA20? If it were 20w I'd be all in, but I guess I'll have to wait for the GA40.
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