Members mattk22 Posted January 9, 2005 Members Share Posted January 9, 2005 I have been searching for a nice mahogany top guitar for a while now and just couldn't find anything that did it for me, or that was in my price range ($800 and under). I played 3 of these at a guitar show today and fell in love with one of them. A '59 that is all original, just the perfect guitar. I wanted a smaller body guitar that had some character, but still played and sounded great. This is perfect, now I just gotta name her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted January 10, 2005 Members Share Posted January 10, 2005 Are those ladder braced? Harmony makes some nice SOLID mahogany guitars from the 60's in that price range too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carle Posted January 10, 2005 Members Share Posted January 10, 2005 I used to have a '64 LGO and loved the tone of it. I did not like the narrow neck and traded it off. Last year I found a 30's Kay small body all mahogany without a truss rod. It has killer tone. I fell in love with her and she came home with me. I keep it tuned down a full tone. Now I know why the early blues players tuned down and it was not just to save the neck from warping. The blues tone is unreal:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mattk22 Posted January 10, 2005 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2005 It just has this cool vibe and unique sound, and it plays fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fingerpicker Posted January 10, 2005 Members Share Posted January 10, 2005 Congrats MAtt!! The Gibson LG guitars vary quite a bit in tone, some are real sweet, while others just sound..... Well not so good. Sounds like you may have found a keeper. FWIW:Gibson's LG guitars were their lower end models, and the LG stands for "learner guitar". These can be great instruments for blues enthusiasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mattk22 Posted January 10, 2005 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2005 Originally posted by fingerpicker Congrats MAtt!!The Gibson LG guitars vary quite a bit in tone, some are real sweet, while others just sound..... Well not so good. Sounds like you may have found a keeper.FWIW:Gibson's LG guitars were their lower end models, and the LG stands for "learner guitar". These can be great instruments for blues enthusiasts. I did notice that the blues tones are really good for it, probably the best asset of the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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