Photos from Philadelphia (and my cool purchase :P)

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So I went to Philadelphia today and had a few guitars I was looking for. I really wanted a Byrdland/ES-350T and found one the price was perfect on but it had a bad refret and some broken binding and I'm just not looking for something I have to do that much work on. Didn't see any Strat Ultra models (the 80s one) but I didn't really think I would.

Anyway, I bought a Gibson EB2, which I've wanted for a long time. I was in an antique store a few months back and bought a home made bass that has all the parts on it for $180, so I figure I can sell those parts now. I wish it were cherry but it's still cool!

The switch is broken so if anyone knows where I could get a switch tip and pickguard I would appreciate it!

Now on to the good stuff!!

 

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[garywright]

thanks 👍

 

[jb_abides]

Thanks. Lots of good stuff. Standouts for me at first blush: 65 SG in Pelham, and the grotty 56 Goldtop. But many nice pieces.

 

[ourmaninthenorth]

Thanks a lot for these.

Appreciate the efforts.

 

[Amp360]

I was looking for a Byrdland, nice Gibson or Martin acoustic or ES-175 so my pictures are a little skewed that way. I tried to get some things everyone would like.

There was also a table for a Les Paul Forum but I figured others would have pics of that. I didn't stop there.

 

[Tollywood]

Thanks. Lots of good stuff. Standouts for me at first blush: 65 SG in Pelham, and the grotty 56 Goldtop. But many nice pieces.

Those two are my favorites as well.

 

[corpse]

I thought you were in Cali?

 

[Amp360]

I thought you were in Cali?

I have a place in South Tahoe but I only get out there a few times a year.

 

[gibson-r8]

Thanks for the photos!

 

[fernieite]

Wow, looks like a great show.

Thanks so much for making the effort to taking all these great pictures and posting them here!

 

[goldtop0]

Thanks for the great pics
The asking prices for SGs have upped quite a bit!!

 

[jrgtr42]

Nice. There's a small-ish show my way next week. Planning on hitting it up to see what's there. I have a couple peices I may bring along to see what I can get for them. Not being forced to move anything, but we'll see what happens.

 

[brandtkronholm]

I was looking for a Byrdland, nice Gibson or Martin acoustic or ES-175 so my pictures are a little skewed that way. I tried to get some things everyone would like.

There was also a table for a Les Paul Forum but I figured others would have pics of that. I didn't stop there.

Where’s the pics of the es350s and Byrdlands?
Inquiring minds want to know!

Also, thanks for the pictures! They’re always a treat!

 

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Where’s the pics of the es350s and Byrdlands?
Inquiring minds want to know!

Also, thanks for the pictures! They’re always a treat!

I didn't see any ES-350T models but I came close to buying a Byrdland. It looked great but it had a really weird fret job on it and the binding on the neck had been cracked in a few places. The pickguard also had some issues, which was less of a big deal. It was in the $3500 range, which made it tempting, but I just am not looking for projects right now and had I gotten it home maybe I would have discovered more issues.

 

[SpencerD]

Also totally digging the Pelham SG

Jonesing bad for the 61 SG TV 🤘

that one is so cool

 

[garywright]

thanks Again for the pix …that pelham junior peekin out partway is taunting me haha

 

[brandtkronholm]

I didn't see any ES-350T models but I came close to buying a Byrdland. It looked great but it had a really weird fret job on it and the binding on the neck had been cracked in a few places. The pickguard also had some issues, which was less of a big deal. It was in the $3500 range, which made it tempting, but I just am not looking for projects right now and had I gotten it home maybe I would have discovered more issues.

Got a picture of it?
What year was it?
Thanks!

 

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I don't. I know it was being sold by a store in Arkansas.