Humbuck
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Uber cool guitar right there!!! Covet!
Those here have probably seen this already, but there's an ultra-rare, beautiful 1960 Byrdland in original factory cherry on eBay:
Item number: 281112600416
Shame about the strap button on the neck and the varitone clutter but come one - that there is a stunner!
You noticed that too, did you FB? :ganz I posted a link and photos above, a few days ago (post 93). Only a few of those in existence!
Currently up on ebay- a '60 Byrdland custom order, very similar to the one I posted above (sold at Skinner's auction house awhile ago), but with a varitone and different v/t knobs. The listing has TONS of photos.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-196...0-/281112600416?pt=Guitar&hash=item41739ddf60
Cherry red on spruce just kills me every time.
Another one in Burgundy:
Sweet Fancy Moses! Can there be anything more beautiful? I know players and collectors are really divided about the double florentine cutaway, but I think these and Kessells are gorgeous. Think of them as giant hollowbody SGs! And in sparkling burgundy? Beyond outrageous. What happened to the future? Were the Jetsons just lying to us? Forget flying cars-I thought we'd have time machines by now! I'd go back and order one of these in lefty as I'm sure no one did the first time around!
one is a standby switch so you can silence the guitar between sets w/o losing your settings! kinda cool actually, like a country gent has. also the trini has a shorter scale.
Yes, I've had several, including a '65 lefty. Right now I have the Gretsch reissue of the '62 w/ all the George Harrison features. I string it with .012 Pyramid flatwounds, and between the heavy strings and the zero fret, it has the greatest, fastest, lowest action w/o buzz of any guitar that I own. The heavier strings don't flop around so you can get ridiculous action, with the truss rod cranked, with literally a whisper of relief. It's a real rail.
one is a standby switch so you can silence the guitar between sets w/o losing your settings! kinda cool actually, like a country gent has. also the trini has a shorter scale.