70's Gibsons. Show off your Norlins.

stilwel · Apr 18, 2017

1975 Custom with original T-Tops (covers removed)

Erwin Puke · Apr 18, 2017

Big Al said:
Edwin!! Cool group of excellent tone generators. That 73 goldtop is a twin of my own 73, even down to the P90's and greening wear !!!! Mine has a Vibramate/Bigsby now, but still, TWINS!!!! I love mine dearly, buying it new when I graduated HS.

I really like this thread fellas. So much love for guitars I have allways championed, makes me happy.

Thanks alot Al, i adopted mine just 4 years ago so most of the blood sweat and tears (greening) is done by somebody else but the sound is beautyfull.
I was born in 1971 thats why i started looking for gibsons of that era and i'm a lucky man, i love the sound of the early seventy's gibsons and for the money i'm glad
that i wasn't born in 1968

or 1960......

Last but not least i love see the twin of the Goldtop... picture please

Grtz. Erwin

deytookerjaabs · Apr 20, 2017

For anyone interested, I made a little IMGUR album of various Norlin era (not just 70's) builds (mostly solid & semi):

http://imgur.com/a/TTilG

None are mine (obviously).

rockabilly69 · Apr 20, 2017

deytookerjaabs said:
Lots of good stuff, I'll throw my '72 into the mix:

Around 2002 I was standing in a Guitar Center and I watched a guy trade a LP custom and a blackface Twin just like that. At that time, Guitar Center had one guy working there that was a player. When he plugged that rig in and started playing I heard some of the best guitar tones I had heard a long time. It was both clean and ballsy at the same time! When GC finally got around to selling that combo it went for way too much money for me to get into it as I was just getting back into playing music fulltime and money was a bit tight. What a bummer.

deytookerjaabs · Apr 20, 2017

rockabilly69 said:
Around 2002 I was standing in a Guitar Center and I watched a guy trade a LP custom and a blackface Twin just like that. At that time, Guitar Center had one guy working there that was a player. When he plugged that rig in and started playing I heard some of the best guitar tones I had heard a long time. It was both clean and ballsy at the same time! When GC finally got around to selling that combo it went for way too much money for me to get into it as I was just getting back into playing music fulltime and money was a bit tight. What a bummer.

Thanks! Both represent a change from my usual "get the best deal you can." That Les Paul was the last thing I expected to walk out with after having a free day of trying 20 or 30 of them :hee really just for fun with no intent on purchasing. I remember telling the sales guy regarding it "I know you're asking top dollar, but I'm going to need you to hold this, tonight I'll sell my other guitar." Sold my historic for a little over 2K within a few hours on TGP.

For the Twin, I happened to have another couple days to myself down in Florida and in a shop full of vintage Fender amps it was, again, the last thing I expected to buy. I had to trust my ears versus a few supers/pro's/riveras/etc, and it was an okay price since no one is buying the heavy amps as of late. The JBL's sound amazing at small venue volume but I might get another set of less efficient original blackface twin speakers to get a tiny bit more grit. That said, it's PERFECT for Telecaster bridge honky tonk wailin', and with the Les Paul does great with the motown/blues group I play in.

rockabilly69 · Apr 20, 2017

deytookerjaabs said:
Thanks! Both represent a change from my usual "get the best deal you can." That Les Paul was the last thing I expected to walk out with after having a free day of trying 20 or 30 of them :hee really just for fun with no intent on purchasing. I remember telling the sales guy regarding it "I know you're asking top dollar, but I'm going to need you to hold this, tonight I'll sell my other guitar." Sold my historic for a little over 2K within a few hours on TGP.

For the Twin, I happened to have another couple days to myself down in Florida and in a shop full of vintage Fender amps it was, again, the last thing I expected to buy. I had to trust my ears versus a few supers/pro's/riveras/etc, and it was an okay price since no one is buying the heavy amps as of late. The JBL's sound amazing at small venue volume but I might get another set of less efficient original blackface twin speakers to get a tiny bit more grit. That said, it's PERFECT for Telecaster bridge honky tonk wailin', and with the Les Paul does great with the motown/blues group I play in.

For awhile I was giging with a '62 brown super and it had JBLs that also sounded great at low volume but I also wished for a bit more grind.

Kris Ford · Apr 22, 2017

Progrocker111 said:
Definitely early 70s until very early 73, the black Sprague caps werent used later.

Not true!!

Unless someone put them there on purpose.

Progrocker111 · Apr 22, 2017

:spabout

Shreddies · May 4, 2017

New to the forum, thought I'd start my first post off here with my 1978 Standard. This thing is an absolute beast and is in great shape for the year. Definitely one of the best sounding and playing guitars I've ever owned.

Kris Ford · May 4, 2017

Shreddies said:
New to the forum, thought I'd start my first post off here with my 1978 Standard. This thing is an absolute beast and is in great shape for the year. Definitely one of the best sounding and playing guitars I've ever owned.

Welcome!

FretsAlot · May 4, 2017

Shreddies said:

Your photo makes me think I'm looking at my first electric guitar, I bought new, but mine was an '82. Congrats on that sweet beast!

Fretsalot/Scott

Bob Womack · May 5, 2017

Very pretty!!!

Welcome to our humble commode, uh, abode!

Bob

That Painter Guy · Jul 9, 2017

1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom unplayed for 41 years...time capsule. My precious. Still has plastic cover on the pick guard, and the remove sticker. Its not a black and gold..its a black and chrome. Made specificly to match a Gibson Thunderbird Bass black/chrome as is this guitar.... A true requested custom. Yes my room is dirty, so is my wife. Enjoy \m/

Big Al · Jul 9, 2017

This thread just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy! Love it Fellas! I have so many, many great memories and experience with these under appreciated and much used guitars. Keep 'em coming, I am loving this!

Becker · Jul 12, 2017

70's? No. Norlin? Yes.

'85 LPC built 11/85. Got it in '86 or '87. All original except for strap locks.

'80 Standard stamped 5/7/80. Got it in the late '80's for next to nothing. All original except for strap locks and pickguard (previous owner couldn't find it, replaced it with a Gibson pickguard.)

murkat · Jul 12, 2017

My 30th anny and 73' Custom with stock jumbo frets & Grovers.

latestarter · Jul 12, 2017

Some cool guitars in this thread. Here's my small contribution.

76 LE Explorer with 50's style tuners, MojoAxe plastic, mid 60's T Tops with ThroBak magnets. Large, possibly gigantic neck. Fire-breathing monster.

Here's a late 70 SG I no longer own. Sounded great.

Not 70's but still Norlin, and a great one...

One of my favorite guitars - it's light, honky, and has a great neck.

deytookerjaabs · Jul 12, 2017

Oh hey, this guy got one lightweight Norlin and another one with a hefty neck profile. Everyone likes to brag man but geez.......:wow Very nice examples!

eace2

latestarter · Jul 12, 2017

deytookerjaabs said:
Oh hey, this guy got one lightweight Norlin and another one with a hefty neck profile. Everyone likes to brag man but geez.......:wow Very nice examples! eace2

:hank cheers

To make me a little more humble, the SG and the 335, 355 I owned from the 70's all had narrow nuts. On reflection, I've had a lot of Norlins. I'll find the shots of the others at some stage. All I have left is the LE Explorer, Korina V (also bog neck) and the LE '54.

Progrocker111 · Jul 13, 2017

murkat said:
My 30th anny and 73' Custom with stock jumbo frets & Grovers.

You sure the Custom is 73? These wider jumbo frets first appeared in 75, with reflector knobs too. I would bet your Custom is 75. Try to check pot codes to be sure.

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