NGD: 1949 ES-300

j45 said:

More pics!!

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Sorry, I haven't had the camera out since I snapped a few photos right after it arrived. My Lilypix account is pretty jammed--I have to buy more space if I'm going to post more.

There are a couple other photos here, but they're just variations on what I've already posted.

http://images.lilypix.com/thumbnails.php?album=2673

And here are photos still hosted on the website of the NY dealer who sold it to the Brit. Can't hyperlink these photos. Note the different case in these pix.

http://www.musurgia.com/products.asp?ProductID=3670&CartID=7018688192010

I don't know if it's typical for this era, but the neck is gigantic, with pretty big shoulders. Much bigger shoulders than on my '52 Gibsons.

The guy who sold me Tex owns a '51 blonde ES-300. He's not selling it yet, but he churns through guitars, so I suspect it's only a matter of time. Photo at the link below.

http://www.fraserw.com/FraserW/Guitars/Entries/2008/10/16_All_that_jazz.html

blauserk said:

The guy who sold me Tex owns a '51 blonde ES-300. He's not selling it yet, but he churns through guitars, so I suspect it's only a matter of time. Photo at the link below.http://www.fraserw.com/FraserW/Guitars/Entries/2008/10/16_All_that_jazz.html

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Like this '50? (if there were an emoticon for a broken record, I'd use it...)

tooold said:

Like this '50?

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A constant source of inspiration for me. Blondes have more fun!

tooold said:

Like this '50? (if there were an emoticon for a broken record, I'd use it...)

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I never get tired of that one. :salude

All I saw was the first picture and my immediate reaction - holy shit that's nice!

Gorgeous! Enjoy it...

So after owning this guitar for almost a decade, I put it up for consignment at Carter Vintage. It sold surprisingly quickly. Surfing around on Instagram, I seem to have found its new owner . . . Joe Bonamassa! Glad it seems to have come to rest at Nerdville. Along with the other guitar I sent the Carters, my 1960 ES-5. (The subject of a separate post.)