Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1953 Gibson ES-125

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Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1953 Gibson ES-125

Post by zhivago » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:20 am

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Re: Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1953 Gibson ES-125

Post by Orang Goreng » Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:19 pm

Oh God. This is the one (or one like it) I've somehow been gassing for for the last weeks-to-months. I had no idea they were relatively affordable. There are several FS in Amsterdam right now, and I don't even dare to enter the shops. Justification for buying: it could double as an acoustic, and I don't have a proper one of those. Plus it's old and has a p90 ;). And I love the full guitar body without cutaways. Justification for not buying: urgh, can't afford that kind of thing right now.
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Post by zhivago » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:26 am

they sound really nice unplugged, and the P90 rocks...I know it ain't helping much, but he one I played was spectacular!
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Post by frippy » Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:28 am

zhivago wrote: they sound really nice unplugged, and the P90 rocks...I know it ain't helping much, but he one I played was spectacular!
Did you play it plugged in with gain/fuzz? I'm considering one and wondering how it handles things. Thanks!  :)

BTW, this is a beautiful guitar... simply beautiful  :-*  :?  :-*  :?  :-*

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Post by zhivago » Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:41 am

no distortion, but if it sounds like all the other hollow-bodies I've played distorted, then it must be amazing overdriven
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Post by frippy » Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:45 am

zhivago wrote: no distortion, but if it sounds like all the other hollow-bodies I've played distorted, then it must be amazing overdriven
I cannot see why it would sound any difference... thank you!

I want one now  ;D

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Re: Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1953 Gibson ES-125

Post by staytuned » Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:22 pm

saw one of these in a store in houston! gorgeous....

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