Mark Wein Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Howdy all. Sorry I've been missing in action but once my school semester started in earnest I was kind of overwhelmed and had to pull back on the social media a bit. I did end up buying a neat guitar a couple of months ago though. This was my NGD post when I got it. So having a vintage guitar store so close to my house has its ups and downs. On the up side, the owner is really cool, appreciates the traffic I've sent his way via students and social media and loves to trade when I don't have ready cash. Today I brought in a box full of leftover Premier Music inventory (strings, picks, straps and other accessories junk) that I would never be able to sell and he said he could use in his store. I went with my buddy Martin and after a while of playing a ton of nice guitars and a cool little Silvertone 1481 amp that I was thinking of picking up I played this 1961 Epiphone Century: The guitar has new Ping tuners on it, an obviously new replacement nut and an obvious neck reset but it plays and sounds awesome. To cover the rest of the deal I'm bringing him my old Marshall Jubilee 4x12 which hasn't been used onstage since 1998 and is so beat up it has no real vintage value. At this point in time I'd rather have the guitar and I've been getting rid of all of the gear I'm not actually using. Eventually I might find a used Avatar 2x12 for my Silvertone head but I don't need it anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted May 25, 2017 Members Share Posted May 25, 2017 That's cool. I think I'd rather plunk down some cash for that vintage piece than one of their new RIs. It just seems to make a bit more sense, i.e. vintage style + actual vintage = vintage. :-) What were they asking for that piece on a cash basis? Just curious. I'd like to hear a clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 That's cool. I think I'd rather plunk down some cash for that vintage piece than one of their new RIs. It just seems to make a bit more sense, i.e. vintage style + actual vintage = vintage. :-) What were they asking for that piece on a cash basis? Just curious. I'd like to hear a clip. Well, I didn't realize at the time that one of my students had the "Inspired by the 1966 Century" model that they sell now but when I shot them out it was a pretty massive difference. The store was asking $850 for it and then offered it to me for $600 because of my relationship with them. Then we did the straight trade across. Without the neck reset and the other changes the guitar would be going for between $1500 and $2500 on Reverb.com. It's a neat guitar and I used it a bunch in school for days where I needed to practice but not perform in an ensemble. It sounds cool through my amps but did not get along with the roached-out reissue twin I have to play through there. Here is a short clip of it acoustically that I shot with my phone: https://www.facebook.com/mwein/videos/vb.578127424/10155232476177425/?type=3&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Great to see you Mark, and congrats on the Century - it's beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 Great to see you Mark' date=' and congrats on the Century - it's beautiful! [/quote'] Thanks Phil! Who knew that getting a Jazz Performance degree while still earning a living teaching and gigging and having a wife and two small children would be so time consuming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted May 25, 2017 Members Share Posted May 25, 2017 Thanks Phil! Who knew that getting a Jazz Performance degree while still earning a living teaching and gigging and having a wife and two small children would be so time consuming? Nice guitar yeah getting out of going to work, can be a lot of work. Just kidding. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted May 25, 2017 Members Share Posted May 25, 2017 damn this guitar is hot... that color...i have no need or use for it and lefties will not be existing but it is hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 Nice guitar yeah getting out of going to work, can be a lot of work. Just kidding. Enjoy. Lol. It's like two full time jobs. Now that the semester is over I'm kind of shell shocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted May 25, 2017 Members Share Posted May 25, 2017 Wow Mark, that's a lovely find. Looks to be in great shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 Wow Mark, that's a lovely find. Looks to be in great shape. Thanks! Other than a pair of dowels in the neck holding it onto the body that you can't see unless you're looking its in pretty clean condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesmann Posted May 26, 2017 Members Share Posted May 26, 2017 Wow! that's a nice piece. Love the look of it to. Seems like all the S hole guitars have that certain mid range thing going on. How's the P 90 ? That should warm things up nicely through a decent amp. I wish you were local man, I'd like to learn some of that jazz stuff to influence my blues playing a little. I'm starting to hear some of it in my head and I think that's the first place to get it before I can bring some of it out to my fingers and so on. Looks like another Happy camper new guitar day. congratulations . Looking forward to hearing you play some more. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 26, 2017 Members Share Posted May 26, 2017 Congratulations and Happy New (Old) Guitar Day. Sweet looking little guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted May 26, 2017 Members Share Posted May 26, 2017 absolutely love it congrats Mark colour me jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted May 26, 2017 Moderators Share Posted May 26, 2017 Nice one Mark, I bought my son the Inspired by 66 RI, as he's a huge James bay fan, and I have the a 'players' 1958 ES-125T with new wiring pots and a SD Antiquity neck pickup, but I've recently had the neck off so I can put a new fretboard on it, due to the fact that as the frets wore, somebody decided that subtly scalloping the wood on with side of the fret would be a better idea than a fret job The configuration is just awesome, great weight and you can just drag it round and play it plugged in or acoustically Happy NGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted May 26, 2017 Members Share Posted May 26, 2017 Sounds & looks like you're ready for the NJ Boardwalk, ala Sweet and Lowdown ;^) http://rarefilm.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Sweet-and-Lowdown-Woody-Allen-1999-2-300x164.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted May 28, 2017 Members Share Posted May 28, 2017 Beautiful beastie there Mark! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 Wow! that's a nice piece. Love the look of it to. Seems like all the S hole guitars have that certain mid range thing going on. How's the P 90 ? That should warm things up nicely through a decent amp. I wish you were local man, I'd like to learn some of that jazz stuff to influence my blues playing a little. I'm starting to hear some of it in my head and I think that's the first place to get it before I can bring some of it out to my fingers and so on. Looks like another Happy camper new guitar day. congratulations . Looking forward to hearing you play some more. Thanks for posting. Thanks! It's definitely a warmer or browner sounding p90. I should make a video of it through an amp. And I do teach via skype if you're looking to expand your horizons that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 Thanks everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesmann Posted June 14, 2017 Members Share Posted June 14, 2017 Thanks, I'll check out the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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