I probably look at it more than I play it but when it does get used it’s a total joy to play – full of the woody tone you expect from a Gibson jazz box, the P90 is more versatile than many give it credit for and can do pretty much anything from jazz to proper rock (fans of Killing Joke will be aware of how much crunch you can get out of one of these, as Geordie uses a 50’s ES-295 to great effect).Ī great guitar and one that’s a pleasure to own. It’s totally original apart from the thumb wheels which should be brass but these are nickel (and vintage) so they could have been changed early on in her life, who knows?

A Brass body, flamed maple neck high with a.

Fender 0113942750 American Professional II Telecaster - Butterscotch Blonde. Read More TRG-1 1964 Epiphone Rory used this beautiful Epiphone Casino when working on the Jinx album in 1982. The joined ‘i’ dot to the ‘G’ in the logo points to very early ’52 and the refret says she’s been played a lot but there’s very little wear on the board (or anywhere else on the guitar for that matter). Epiphone Epiphone Casino Hollowbody Electric Guitar - Worn Blue Denim Add to. First introduced in 1961, the Casino was just one of several new thinline archtops designed and produced at the company’s adopted new factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan that it shared with one-time competitor and new partner, Gibson.

The fact it was blonde made a big difference as they don’t come up that often and I’ve only seen a couple of others for sale in the UK since I bought this five years ago (Gibson made 192 natural finished 175’s in 1952, compared to 818 Sunburst examples so they’re not that common). Since 1961, the legendary Casino has been Epiphone’s best-selling archtop and a rock ‘n’ roll standard. My 1952 Gibson ES-175N is a thing of simple beauty and it’s one of my favourite pieces in the collection.Īdmittedly she was an impulse buy, I was actually looking at another 175 at the time (1962 but with a couple of ‘issues’) when I saw this, gave it a play and took it home. A big old girl, but one that looks great for her age and has a beautiful voice, perfect for a bit of jazz on a Sunday afternoon. At the height of Beatlemania, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison could have played any guitars they wanted. 1st Place – Fender Classic Player Baja Telecaster in Butterscotch Blondeĭesigned by Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Christopher Fleming, the Baja Telecaster guitar features an ash body with a thin polyester finish, soft V-shaped maple neck with 21 medium jumbo frets, custom vintage-style Broadcaster bridge pickup and custom Twisted Tele neck pickup, four-way pickup switch and S-1 switch.She’s 60 years old this year and still going strong.

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