Both of those SG's are special...especially the Special! But yeah, I've never seen a '63 Special RI before. And those '64 Standards are awesome. Larger neck right, more like an R9? There was one for sale on TM for a while which kept tempting me.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:19 pm Hello. I'm Joseph
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Friedman BE100, 1960a cab with old Ipswich 75's.
Gibson Custom Shops: R8 LP Standard, '63 Special Reissue (Japan only model "Pilot Run"), '64 Standard Reissue, and a Tom Anderson Classic.
I have a bass (Rickenbacker 4003) and a keyboard too (Nord Stage 3), for some fun looping sessions.
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Could we please get some more photos of the R8? Bonus points for toes.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:19 pm Hello. I'm Joseph
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Resists urge to kink shame.robthemac wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:02 pmCould we please get some more photos of the R8? Bonus points for toes.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:19 pm Hello. I'm Joseph
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Friedman BE100, 1960a cab with old Ipswich 75's.
Gibson Custom Shops: R8 LP Standard, '63 Special Reissue (Japan only model "Pilot Run"), '64 Standard Reissue, and a Tom Anderson Classic.
I have a bass (Rickenbacker 4003) and a keyboard too (Nord Stage 3), for some fun looping sessions.
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Glass houses and all that, JB.jeremyb wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:03 pmResists urge to kink shame.robthemac wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:02 pmCould we please get some more photos of the R8? Bonus points for toes.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:19 pm Hello. I'm Joseph
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Friedman BE100, 1960a cab with old Ipswich 75's.
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Exactly.
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GrantB wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:57 pmGrantB wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:57 pmThe neck is my favorite feature of that guitar. The neck profile is unique to the '64 (and '65). It's very '59ish at the nut, but it thickens up from around the 9th fret upwards. Comfortable for chords and great to leverage off for bends up the neck.
The Special is a limited run Gibson CS did for Japan only. They made 18 Standards and 18 Specials. I bought it off an American military guy, based in Okinawa. They made them before they started the current run of '63 Specials with the lighting bolt tailpiece.
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Snuck in a couple of digits for yarobthemac wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:02 pmCould we please get some more photos of the R8? Bonus points for toes.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:19 pm Hello. I'm Joseph
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Friedman BE100, 1960a cab with old Ipswich 75's.
Gibson Custom Shops: R8 LP Standard, '63 Special Reissue (Japan only model "Pilot Run"), '64 Standard Reissue, and a Tom Anderson Classic.
I have a bass (Rickenbacker 4003) and a keyboard too (Nord Stage 3), for some fun looping sessions.
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You'll do well here.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:48 pmSnuck in a couple of digits for yarobthemac wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:02 pmCould we please get some more photos of the R8? Bonus points for toes.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:19 pm Hello. I'm Joseph
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Friedman BE100, 1960a cab with old Ipswich 75's.
Gibson Custom Shops: R8 LP Standard, '63 Special Reissue (Japan only model "Pilot Run"), '64 Standard Reissue, and a Tom Anderson Classic.
I have a bass (Rickenbacker 4003) and a keyboard too (Nord Stage 3), for some fun looping sessions.
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What finish is that? Looks like a Lemon Burst sans-burst.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:48 pmSnuck in a couple of digits for yarobthemac wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:02 pmCould we please get some more photos of the R8? Bonus points for toes.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:19 pm Hello. I'm Joseph
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Friedman BE100, 1960a cab with old Ipswich 75's.
Gibson Custom Shops: R8 LP Standard, '63 Special Reissue (Japan only model "Pilot Run"), '64 Standard Reissue, and a Tom Anderson Classic.
I have a bass (Rickenbacker 4003) and a keyboard too (Nord Stage 3), for some fun looping sessions.
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Honey Lemon fade in VOS. Just like a Lemon Burst, but a little dirty around the edges.
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Nice! I wonder what the 63 Standard RI looks like...better find a pic. I have a '63 Junior that has a HUGE neck. Like an R8 without so much shoulder. '65 SG's have a wide variety of shapes and nuances. They start the year like the '64 (but not all of them), then they shift to a thinner more classic 60's taper all the way up, then the nut narrows to 1" 9/16th, then they fatten up the profile around the 12th once again. A true transition year.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:45 pm
The neck is my favorite feature of that guitar. The neck profile is unique to the '64 (and '65). It's very '59ish at the nut, but it thickens up from around the 9th fret upwards. Comfortable for chords and great to leverage off for bends up the neck.
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The Special is a limited run Gibson CS did for Japan only. They made 18 Standards and 18 Specials. I bought it off an American military guy, based in Okinawa. They made them before they started the current run of '63 Specials with the lighting bolt tailpiece.
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You don't happen to live in Methven do you?JoeBlow wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 2:19 pm Hello. I'm Joseph
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Friedman BE100, 1960a cab with old Ipswich 75's.
Gibson Custom Shops: R8 LP Standard, '63 Special Reissue (Japan only model "Pilot Run"), '64 Standard Reissue, and a Tom Anderson Classic.
I have a bass (Rickenbacker 4003) and a keyboard too (Nord Stage 3), for some fun looping sessions.
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GrantB wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:22 pmNice! I wonder what the 63 Standard RI looks like...better find a pic. I have a '63 Junior that has a HUGE neck. Like an R8 without so much shoulder. '65 SG's have a wide variety of shapes and nuances. They start the year like the '64 (but not all of them), then they shift to a thinner more classic 60's taper all the way up, then the nut narrows to 1" 9/16th, then they fatten up the profile around the 12th once again. A true transition year.JoeBlow wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:45 pm
The neck is my favorite feature of that guitar. The neck profile is unique to the '64 (and '65). It's very '59ish at the nut, but it thickens up from around the 9th fret upwards. Comfortable for chords and great to leverage off for bends up the neck.
20210915_152620.jpg
The Special is a limited run Gibson CS did for Japan only. They made 18 Standards and 18 Specials. I bought it off an American military guy, based in Okinawa. They made them before they started the current run of '63 Specials with the lighting bolt tailpiece.
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'63 Jr must be a great little guitar to own and play. I played a '62 Jr in Denmark St Guitars in London. I wanted to buy it, but didn't want to lug it around for the rest of the trip.