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    Roll Call! 1950s-1960s blonde/natural Epiphone Sheratons - any owners here?

    Would love to see some - I bet we've got some owners here!
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    2015 going price for an original cream neck M69?

    My first instinct says $5k? But is that a real price as of 2015?
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    Photos of famous players playing vintage double cutaway Specials?

    I've been thinking, not too many well-known players were known to use DC Specials. Pretty much zero, from what I know. So I searched around and came up with this one. Seems like it was a one-show thing for Clapton, but a cool photo. Know of any others, with any other players...
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    Vintage 58-60 DC Juniors vs DC Specials in today's market?

    I have not been keeping very close track on the relative markets for vintage DC Juniors and DC Specials in recent years. But taking a glimpse at current asking prices as well as the relevant forum posts over the past couple years, it almost seems like the DC Juniors are relative equals to the...
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    Production numbers, serial numbering on Pro Form cases?

    I know this isn't a "vintage" Les Paul question, strictly speaking - but seeing as this seems to be a pretty popular case to carry vintage Les Pauls around in: Does anyone have any idea what the total production numbers might have been for these cases? Also, is there any logic to the serial...
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    Would a '68-69 ABR-1 fit on a '56-60 Les Paul Standard?

    Without any modification to either the bridge or the guitar (posts)? Crazy question I know.... But was there any design change to the ABR-1 in '68-69 that would cause it not to fit on a stock '56-60 Les Paul Standard?
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    Pearl headstock location change in '58 - did other Gibson models also change?

    I'm talking about models like the ES-225, Les Paul Special... Did the location of their pearl headstock logos also change at this same time ('58, with the introduction of the Bursts)? Or was this only a Les Paul Standard change?
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    Do singlecut 50s specials have the same backplates as 58-60 bursts?

    I've been looking at a ton of photos of old singlecut specials, and looking at the backs of the guitars, something struck me: do the 50s singlecut specials have the same backplates as 58-60 bursts? They're obviously both black, and I would guess it would make sense for Gibson to use the same...
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    Singlecut '50s Specials vs. P90s '50s goldtops

    I've been searching for a player grade '50s goldtop but the singlecut '50s specials have me intrigued. With the same pickup/electronics configuration, the fretboard binding, the pearl headstock logo, etc., it really seems to me to be a '54 type gold top without the carved maple top, at a...
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    video explaining/describing vintage 1986 Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pros - paging TW59

    Thought this was an interesting subject and decided to do a quick video. On a side note - quick question for TW59: Is this what the old double-white Alnico II Pros in your "G.I. Paul" goldtop look like on the bottoms? I've always suspected that yours were 1986-spec like this. Thanks...
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    The physics/science of the Mapleflame mod (ABR-1 posts mod)?

    From what I can gather from all of the posts so far, it seems like this mod makes a noticeable difference in tone due to two possible reasons (one or the other, or maybe the combination of both of these). Please correct me if I am wrong :) (1) The longer posts increase the surface area where...
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    Wooden block under bridge on '60s ES-125?

    What's the deal with this? I see some '60s ES-125s with the wooden (rosewood?) base under the bridge, and others where it just looks like a normal ABR-1 style bridge, with no wooden base block, that screws directly into the guitar? Was there a year where the ES-125 transitioned away from the...
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    observations on this re-finned '55?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-1955-GIBSON-LES-PAUL-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-RED-TOP_W0QQitemZ180357237224QQihZ008QQcategoryZ47072QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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    Caswell #39 motorized amp - video clips

    The first clip is a demo/explanation of the amp's features, and the second clip shows some playing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHBHtFZjtUo&feature=channel_page http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKNsCo3t-eg&feature=channel_page
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    Pics of my new Caswell #39 (production model with programmable motorized knobs)

    Christmas came five days late for me this year :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/33856917@N07/
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