Members bsman Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 Got this last night -- haven't spent too much time with it, but I think it'll probably scratch my Les Paul itch (at least for a while...) The USA Gold Tone pickups (esp the bridge) sound really good from the small amount of time I spen with t it before something more important (sharks game) intruded. Haven't cleaned or otherwise messed with it at all yet. The PU selector is a bit scratchy, so I may spray a little electronic cleaner in it, but otherwise it's good-to-go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 Nice score! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 woo hoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 those are great guitars. I almost picked one up a couple of months ago, but the color was just putrid olive green... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members unworthy Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 Sweet! A friend of mine has the DeArmond/Guild X-155 (jazz box) copy with the Goldtone pups and it sounds REALLY good. Nice score, D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mechanoized Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 That's a mighty fine lookin' stringbox ya got ther Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 That's cool. I love the top on that one. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted March 2, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 I've always been a sucker for a plain maple top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 That is so purty. I'm thinking it might even kill your LP gas forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Buttcrust Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 I got's it's plane Jane li'l sister, an M-55. That is a beautiful instrument. Pic of M-55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 Sweet looking guitar. That's got Bigsby vibrato written all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mister Crow Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 I've had a couple of M-75's. For some reason I keep running into them. Very nice guitars, the GoldTones are nice, unique sounding pick-ups. Excellent that you got the HSC for it. With it's larger body size, it can be a bear to find the right case. I never had one in your color, that tobacco burst. I had two black ones and a deep purple. Yours is by far the best color for the M-75's that I've seen. I think it also might be the rarest, at least in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted March 2, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 self-serving bounce for the PM crowd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 Lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vcnyls Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 I played one of their SG-ish guitars that was in the Used section at Gutiar Center a year back - played really nice! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 Congrats! (o)(o) I used to have a tobacco burst M-72, very similar to yours, except mine had a clear pickguard, which I painted white (spray painted the underside), and the M-72 had a stop tail. Those GoldTones are great pickups, I still have a pair on my Jet Star. I sold the M-72 after I got a couple Gibby LP's, but it was a great guitar. I also had a black M-75, again with the same GoldTones (sold the M-75 because I preferred the stop tail on the M-72). Over this last summer I went to a 3-day jam/party/guitar pull, where everyone got to play each other's gear. Despite that there was some very expensive stuff there, the Jet Star with those DeArmonds was a crowd favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 The pickups sound more like Firebird Minis than any other pickup I own. I have them on a Jetstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAXANDALL Posted March 2, 2011 Members Share Posted March 2, 2011 I just sold my M75t last week! Same as yours only with the Bigsby. It was a nice guitar. The necks are very comfortable. Mine had the different pickups. They were more like toasters style. I sold it to fund my new Tele that came today. Congrats man! BTW - That series is increasing in resale value so depending on what you paid it was a good investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ten56gibby Posted March 3, 2011 Members Share Posted March 3, 2011 congrats and HNGD, bsman!! mine had a clear pickguard, which I painted white (spray painted the underside) Also known as "the right way" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted March 3, 2011 Members Share Posted March 3, 2011 those are great guitars. I almost picked one up a couple of months ago, but the color was just putrid olive green... Good executive decision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted March 3, 2011 Members Share Posted March 3, 2011 I was fortunate enough to get in on the great Dearmond liquidation that occurred some 8 or 9 years ago. Over a period of a year I snagged some fantastic Dearmond models: M-72, M-75, M-77, M-77T, X155, S73, and Jetstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alex_SF Posted March 3, 2011 Members Share Posted March 3, 2011 I just sold my M75t last week! Same as yours only with the Bigsby. It was a nice guitar. The necks are very comfortable. Mine had the different pickups. They were more like toasters style. If you'd sold it a couple weeks ago I might have been the guy who bought it, but I guess that was somebody else. My new M-75T kicks ass: the champagne sparkle is really pretty, and likely to look great under stage lights. Nice neck, and the Bigsby is novel. Haven't had much time to mess with it plugged in, but I hear great things about the 2K pickups, supposedly very P-90-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brandass Posted March 3, 2011 Members Share Posted March 3, 2011 That's a beaut, super nice finish on that guy. Congrats! And congrats on the Sharks win as well. I winked out during the second intermission and woke up to find I'd missed a helluva finish. Again. Got to dial back the alcohol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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