Pretty pictures

[duojet55]

My
1956 6022 Rancher.

 

[duojet55]

The back appears to be one piece of maple veneer.

 

[duojet55]

Pretty face!

 

[duojet55]

ForTheLoveOfIvy, here's the rest of the guitar... 1953 6042 400F Synchromatic flattop!​

 

[audept]

Latest acquisition: D'Angelico Premier DC Mini in Ocean Turquoise:

 

[j.s.c]

Not mine but i think that's an old bigsby and pot knobs on a New reissue body... Anyway it looks great.

 

[afire]

ForTheLoveOfIvy, here's the rest of the guitar... View attachment 181550 1953 6042 400F Synchromatic flattop!​

That's not something you see every day. How many plies of binding on that sucker?

 

[duojet55]

The sound hole alone was made up of eleven different pieces. I think the body had nine, if I remember correctly.

 

[Georgiadudefrank]

Welcome to the forum, @Georgiadudefrank ! My 460 came from a GC in Houston. It arrived in a TKL badged case with no number/part designation on it so I don't know the specific case type. The serial# of my natural model is 976XXX-41. Is that close to your last 2 digits as well?

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Mine is 9611460-2. I got mine from a music store in Atlanta called Rhythm City. They were bought out by Guitar Center in 97 I think.

 

[audept]

Mine is 9611460-2. I got mine from a music store in Atlanta called Rhythm City. They were bought out by Guitar Center in 97 I think.

There must have been 2 batches, Nov 1996 and June 1997. Yours was probably the second one ever made.

 

[Georgiadudefrank]

There must have been 2 batches, Nov 1996 and June 1997. Yours was probably the second one ever made.

That’s what a guy at Ancient Instruments told me. Regarding the number 2. The owner of Rhythm City was pretty connected back in the day and probably got 1st dibs on just about anything that came out. I’m lucky to have been able to get my hands on it. It’s been an awesome guitar and I have loved playing it all these years.

 

[audept]

That’s what a guy at Ancient Instruments told me. Regarding the number 2. The owner of Rhythm City was pretty connected back in the day and probably got 1st dibs on just about anything that came out. I’m lucky to have been able to get my hands on it. It’s been an awesome guitar and I have loved playing it all these years.

I converted my natural version to nylon strings by having the nut re-cut by my luthier.

 

[gasmoney]

I bought this silver jet on the forum last week.
I did a small vintage makeover with a 57’ B3 bigsby , Butts pickups with original PAF covers. The Compton bridge came with it and boy it’s nice. I’ve never used one.
The VS series is excellent.

 

[j.s.c]

View attachment 181577
Not mine but i think that's an old bigsby and pot knobs on a New reissue body... Anyway it looks great.

No! noooooon
=> After nights without sleep, I could confirm that is NOT a modern reissue, because of that :
-neck extension
-21 frets (early 55 or streamliner conversion which will include western inlays...(?))
-A G branded body which looks not stock to me (strange separated to the G base line). Some early 55 with the 21 frets has the G without the baseline, so everything is possible (https://i.pinimg.com/736x/01/97/73/019773ca6baa7cdbaaf663c872f5c48b.jpg).
-A finish which looks to shinny and thicker than any other 55 I saw...
-& these shinny good pickup surrounds...

Damned I don't know, I vote for old 1955 refinished (early model with bullet tussrod and 21frets) and a not std free floating G brand baseline.

 

[JC higgy]

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I'm not keen on the headstock treatment,G brand is not right or truss rod cover,but the rest is pretty cool.

 

[afire]

I'm not keen on the headstock treatment,G brand is not right or truss rod cover,but the rest is pretty cool.

And I just submitted an order to the Custom Shop that will hopefully address all of those issues and a couple more.

 

[juks]

Man, that's a top!

 

[AzDzrtRat]

My J45 in Vermillion Burst.

 

[agadram]

My G5422T with some nice records ...

 

[agadram]

And my 6122 Country Classic with some cool sisters ...