Members Preacher Posted September 11, 2012 Members Share Posted September 11, 2012 So I was out visiting family a couple weeks ago and had lunch with an aunt and uncle (love me some chile rellenos!) - had a great time. Anyway, we get out to the parking lot and he opens his trunk whereupon I see a guitar case. As he opens it and pulls the guitar out I give it a quick lookover to assess which issue he'll probably ask me to fix. But he's telling a story, saying he and my aunt are simplyifying things and were selling a few of their guitars. This one, however, was dear to him and he would rather give it to someone that would give it the playing time it deserved than sell it...so he would like me to have it. By this time my jaw was just hanging slack, wobbling in the afternoon breeze. Though my mind was a little blown I thanked him quite genuinely. Got it back and took some pics. Needs new tuners and i might try to track down a pickguard. tldr version: early 50's (?) ES-125... Tapered headstock solid-footed rosewood bridge 19 frets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vcnyls Posted September 11, 2012 Members Share Posted September 11, 2012 Awesome! HNGD! Great to have a family heirloom that is also such a cool guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Preacher Posted September 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2012 Awesome! HNGD! Great to have a family heirloom that is also such a cool guitar! Thanks! Yeah, he graciously told me I could trade it if I found something I wanted more but this one isn't going anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slideroni Posted September 11, 2012 Members Share Posted September 11, 2012 Sweet to have a family-connected guitar. Please, no Floyd Rose for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted September 11, 2012 Members Share Posted September 11, 2012 lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Preacher Posted September 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2012 lovely Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fixintogo Posted September 11, 2012 Members Share Posted September 11, 2012 Plug that thing into a tube amp and crank up some blues. Those full-hollow P-90 guitars freakin' HOWL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted September 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2012 Plug that thing into a tube amp and crank up some blues. Those full-hollow P-90 guitars freakin' HOWL! That is word right there! the tuner buttons started to fall apart in my hand but I did plug it into a little solid state amp in the meantime and was kind of blown away by the clarity of the pickup - and that little guy shure do like some gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billythegoat Posted September 11, 2012 Members Share Posted September 11, 2012 Simply amazing! IMO If a guitar is only going to have one pickup it belongs near the neck. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wayne2 Posted September 11, 2012 Members Share Posted September 11, 2012 Sweet guitar. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted September 11, 2012 Members Share Posted September 11, 2012 love it.... congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted September 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 love it.... congrats Thank you Mister Sully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bumhucker Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Nice. Now that's a grandpa guitar I wouldn't mind having Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Sweeeeeeeeeet!Is it the tuner buttons giving problems? You may be able to get them thru Stewmac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Kalamazoooooooooooooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hubert Stumblin Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Gorgeous! You are one lucky mofo! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 That's cool. That's got a lot more character to it than the shiny bobbles I'm usually procuring from web marketing images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kit_strong Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Very very awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Canadian Jeff Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 I was expecting a Kramer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 I dig it. That guitar is definitely an early 1950s ES-125. It has the tall speed knobs. All of the hardware is the same as on my 1952 ES-150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gergbee Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Congrats! That's really lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Very, very cool guitar. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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