fender69
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I remember reading an interview with Ed King where he said that Gary Rossington's 59 was just meh. Someone else will probably be able to source the interview.
Was that store right across the street from UNM?
Was there a Rumblestreet in Alberquerque?Maybe he's talking about RumbleSeat? :hmm
Was there a Rumblestreet in Alberquerque?
I remember reading an interview with Ed King where he said that Gary Rossington's 59 was just meh. Someone else will probably be able to source the interview.
I'd take that with a grain of salt....simply listen to the dozens of Lynyrd Skynyrd recordings that feature Gary R. playing his '59 Les Paul..... and the many, many live concert videos. I have followed Lynyrd Skynyrd since 1975 and their music never gets stale. Overall, I really dig Gary's guitar playing and his guitar sound. What is there not to like?
LOL!! :saludeThey can sound bad, but only when they're not for sale. Once they're for sale all vintage guitars are the best sounding guitars ever manufactured...
I've been pondering this for a few days now and I'm going to answer the question "Is it even possible for a Vintage Burst to not sound good?" with a NO.
Here's why: If the 'Burst is largely original and everything functions as intended, then with a proper set-up and some TLC, every 'Burst should sound great. Gibson was (is) a premier instrument maker and they wouldn't let a total dud out the door during the classic era. Even those stamped 2nd are great guitars, the 2nd indicating a cosmetic flaw.
Has anyone encountered a largely original 'Burst or classic era Gibson with a factory original fatal flaw? Permanently twisted neck? Misaligned frets?
A broken pickup can be fixed. Finish flaws don't count.
What might cause a vintage 'Burst to not sound good would be massive modifications that remove or replace wood or critical original parts like PAFs and/or bridge + tailpiece.
Bad coconuts was a 'Burst. I cannot imagine that it would ever sound "good" in the state it is in. Here is Bad coconuts:
I've never encountered a true dud of a Gibson from any era. Not even a Norlin! There have been many individual Gibsons that that I just simply couldn't imagine myself playing, but they weren't duds.
If the 'Burst is largely original and everything functions as intended, then with a proper set-up and some TLC, every 'Burst should sound great.