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Topic: 1965 Gibson FJN acoustic guitar - ** LONG GONE ** |
Mitch Crane
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1000 Oaks, CA
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Posted 10 Oct 2011 6:42 pm |
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1965 Gibson FJN ** SOLD LONG AGO ** acoustic guitar, currently set up for lap style playing. The 'ultimate' Kelly Joe Phelps vibe here.
Check out what this guitar could sound like (assuming you could play like KJP !):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxiY52Aci-k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S4WbIYq0zs
Guitar is in overal fantastic shape, completely gone over by Bill Asher. Original nut included if you decide to convert it back into a 'normal' acoustic guitar.
A Seymour Duncan Mag-mic pickup has been added but not shown in the pics. Sounds fantastic through my AER compact 60 amp ! (for sale soon as well)
2" width at the nut, Non-compensated saddle are just a couple features that make this a nice choice for lap style set up. Also a great guitar for fingerstyle playing. The best though, is it's pure tone and great projection.
ALL original except added pickup and endpin jack. NO cracks or repairs. Neck is straight, bridge in great shape. String clearance at the nut is 5/16" from bottom of low E string to fretboard, and just about the same at the 12th fret. The saddle was NOT replaced or raised, so the action tapers a bit from nut to last fret as would be the case on a Weissenborn or Dobro.. but extremely playable all the way up.
I was going to have the pickguards removed but Bill Asher advised against it to keep it original. If you want to remove them...well.. go for it ?
*** SOLD LONG AGO **
 
 
 
 
 
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Last edited by Mitch Crane on 16 Dec 2012 10:29 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Jack DiFranco
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2011 7:15 pm
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Do you have any photos of the back? You can email them to me if you like:
jfdifranco@comcast.net
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Lee Rider
From:
Fort Bragg, California, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 8:20 pm
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I have the sister to your guitar, the Epiphone Troubadour, 1963. They make great lap steel guitars with the 2" nut and non-compensated bridge.
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