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what is this guitar??? do make say think video

Post by nealescott » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:17 am

prizes and bananas to anyone who can tell me what make and model this odd looking bigsbyd hollowbody guitar is being played by the guy in the white t shirt.

looks like some kind of gretsch, but i can't seem to find out what it is.

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Post by mynameisjonas » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:48 am

i have no idea... ???
the body looks kinda hofner, and the headstock shape is almost identical to hagström HIINs.

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Post by Superfuzz » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:40 am

Well I don't remember the name, but it was an american brand of the '70, some months ago guitarplayer made a review, it was famous because the Grand funk railroad guitar guy used one..it's weird, it has an alluminium neck that goes thru the hollow body, pick up are weird as well..I recall that there's also a model with a built-in fuzz...however it was mentioned as a poor designed guitar..there's something on the peghead angle/nut width that causes serious string popping at the nut..
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Post by mynameisjonas » Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:00 am

i found the article: http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?s ... code=13931

but the guitar in the article doesn´t look like the one in the video.

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Post by pullover » Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:42 am

Don't know if it helps but here is a grainy pic with the headstock.
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Post by Jay » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:15 am

It's a Martin

http://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/ima ... invid=2195

They're quite nice guitars from everything I've heard.

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Post by Superfuzz » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:50 am

mynameisjonas wrote: i found the article: http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?s ... code=13931

but the guitar in the article doesn´t look like the one in the video.
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Post by eggwheat » Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:55 am

yur its a martin, there was one of those on ebay bout 6 months ago..maybe its that one?? ;)

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Post by nealescott » Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:41 am

wow! a Martin, thanks guys, i knew we could solve that mystery.

i also found this Martin electric GT70 which looks really gorgeous... i'll have to get one of these someday, i need a big old hollowbody in my collection.

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Post by jcyphe » Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:40 am

those are Dearmond Rowe pickups in it, they sound fantastic.

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Post by CaptainCrunch » Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:17 pm

There's one of these in the store across town. It feels exactly like...

a Martin.

It's weird, honestly.
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