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Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand.
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These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. Matts Guitar Shop vous propose des guitares électriques vintages, des guitares custom shop, des guitares acoustiques vintages ainsi que des guitares dartistes. The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. Matts Guitar Shop : Magasin de guitares Paris.
GIBSON ES 125 1966 FULL SIZE
Click on the images for full size versions, or click on the model names below for more about each instrument Electric Guitars: Johnny Smith Guitarīy the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). The entire ranges of electric guitars, basses, acoustics, banjos, mandolins and amplifiers are shown: fourteen pages of electric guitars and basses eight pages of Gibson amplifiers twelve pages of Gibson acoustic guitars (flat tops, classic acoustic and archtops) three pages of banjos two pages of mandolins, and a single page of steel guitars. They provide the musical perfection that has become Gibson tradition through more than 60 years of dedication to creating the worlds finest fretted instruments. Gibson instruments are true to their heritage, each one crafted like a fine violin. These are the stirring notes of nature's symphony, reflected today in the most sensitive of musical instruments, the Gibson guitar. The lyric song of birds, the wind whistling softly through the trees, the music of a rippling brook, the rumbling bass of a thunderstorm!
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The electric guitar section is adorned with birds, the amplifier section fish, and the acoustic guitars plants. There is a theme of the natural world running through this catalog, from the trees on the front and back covers, via the photographs of guitars in and amongst nature, and to the illustrations of plants and animals throughout the catalog as a whole. There was a huge rise in the popularity of guitar playing, and cheaper imported brands were not yet been able to compete on grounds of quality. 1965 had been their very best year, with massive sales and a huge expansion of their Kalamazoo facilities. But this was a very sucessful time for Gibson. It had been the first to be in full colour, and contained Gibson's entire product range, from high-end jazz guitars, solid bodies (including the newly designed non-reverse body style Firebird range), amplifiers, and Gibson's wide range of acoustic instruments. The 1966 Gibson catalog was the most lavish produced to date, and for many years afterwards. In fact, the difference between the 125 and the much more expensive 330 of this era was purely cosmetic – neck binding and double cutaways for the 330 and bigger fret inlays for a while too.1966 Gibson 'Guitars & Amplifiers' Catalog bottom edge of guitar lost some finish do to checking but that is the only spot otherwise very clean guitar. neck is straight and the frets are in very good condition. for sale used 1965 gibson es-125tc in good condition. 125s were originally sold as student instruments, but the double pickup put the ES-125 TDC into a higher category altogether. 1966 gibson es-125 tc es 125tc es 125 tc. The TDC model blurred the lines between student and professional. The TDC moniker is for thinline double pickup cutaway It is therefore worth less than the 3k these usually bring, making it a really good value vintage Gibson ES-125 TDC guitar. Unfortunately, the pickguard shown in the picture has been removed and lost, so the guitar will be supplied without it (sigh). A strap button has been removed from the upper bout, leaving a hole. The ‘zebra striping’ on the back of the neck is where fine finish lines have appeared in the varnish but this wont deteriorate and is not noticeable when playing. It’s either a transition-period guitar when Gibson were changing from nickel to chrome plating, hence chrome trapeze and nickel tuners, or the chrome trapeze tailpiece is a replacement. It’s also a joy to play, bright and breezy acoustically, and those P-90 p/ups chime like blues bells. This ES-125 TDC has such a wonderfully vibrant cherry sunburst finish it brings joy to the eyes of the beholder. Mid 60s Vintage Gibson ES-125 TDC thinline electric guitar