Lol. Reading is fundamental.... (rif). It has faded quite a bit in the last few years.
"Minty" turned up in Germany
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Lol. Reading is fundamental.... (rif). It has faded quite a bit in the last few years.
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Is a faded guitar still "mint"?
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^^^^^ Amen!^^^^^
Can we stop using the "M" word please? Mint = in new condition, unplayed, as it left the factory.
Call it clean, call it nice, call it... exceptionally fine. Just don't call it mint, or "near-mint", please. Thanks!
la
Can we stop using the "M" word please? Mint = in new condition, unplayed, as it left the factory.
Call it clean, call it nice, call it... exceptionally fine. Just don't call it mint, or "near-mint", please. Thanks!
la
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How about this?
Double your fun!:salude
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The thread title says Minty, which [to me] implies near mint.
The measuring of condition is always subjective. :ganz
Re: "Minty" turned up in Germany.....here is
Hi there,
I am the owner. The guitar is in daily use in my studio. It has NOT been buffed or anything. The special lighting in my studio caused a gradual fade over the years. I prefer the ice tea to the strong red. I have 2 58s, 2 59s and 2 60s.Some of them are still very strongly red, but the two I use daily(58,59)are ice tea'd.
Best Regards,
OK, I hate to stick my dick in the punchbowl, but there's definitely been some buffing between when Tom took his photos, and now. (Not that it matters, IMO.) There's a lot of light scratches on the lacquer that aren't there anymore. I don't think they buffed out any checking, but that finish is a lot smoother and shinier than this guitar here:
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Hi there,
I am the owner. The guitar is in daily use in my studio. It has NOT been buffed or anything. The special lighting in my studio caused a gradual fade over the years. I prefer the ice tea to the strong red. I have 2 58s, 2 59s and 2 60s.Some of them are still very strongly red, but the two I use daily(58,59)are ice tea'd.
Best Regards,
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Welcome! :salude
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Did someone here own that burst?? After a while it all becomes a blur but seems I've played this guitar and also have some pics somewhere that I took. Awesome guitar for sure...
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Welcome here and congrats to your great vintage 50s Gibsons. :salude
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Re: "Minty" turned up in Germany.....here is
Nice to have you here. :salude
I think the difference in the photos is the quality of the photos. Mine were shot quickly while checking it out in a band room, while Oswin's appear to be professional studio shots.
It still looks great to me. :dude:
Nice to have you here. :salude
I think the difference in the photos is the quality of the photos. Mine were shot quickly while checking it out in a band room, while Oswin's appear to be professional studio shots.
It still looks great to me. :dude:
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That guitar has been in Germany for decades, as I recall. Not owned by a regular Forum member, and the current owner just joined [and revived the thread].
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Thanks, I recall a burst with similar oval shaped grain in the lower bout and the Fretted Americana reference made me think I'd seen it around here before...like I said...it's all a blur sometimes. FA was brokering the guitar in the States?
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Yeah,...but...maybe the guitar never left Europe.j45;2643388- said:
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I simply don't get it. TG had it up for sale lately. It's marked as sold. Owner answeres in this thread that he ownes it and owned it for years already. Didn't change hands, did it?
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Isn't this MINTY at Fretted Americana? There is even a video of Phil X playing it.
http://www.frettedamericana.com/product/1959-gibson-les-paul-standard-0
http://www.frettedamericana.com/product/1959-gibson-les-paul-standard-0
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Re: "Minty" turned up in Germany.....here is
Could you please post some photos of these 6 Bursts? :salude
Could you please post some photos of these 6 Bursts? :salude
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hey mr tw59.hope all's well.all the best from jurr munney.....and, also started falling in love with 56 Jr's. Got my first one,very cool.....