NGD: Gibson ES-446s 12 String Prototype

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NGD: Gibson ES-446s 12 String Prototype

Post by prospect » Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:47 am

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2003 Gibson ES-446s 12-string prototype. It's taken me years to track down a 12-string. ES-446. There are only three 12-string ES-446's and this is the first one. Thrilled beyond words. I've named her Ellie Arroway after the lead character in Carl Sagan's Contact.
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Re: NGD: Gibson ES-446s 12 String Prototype

Post by s_mcsleazy » Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:43 am

i normally hate gibsons but something about this is just perfect.
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Re: NGD: Gibson ES-446s 12 String Prototype

Post by prospect » Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:01 am

s_mcsleazy wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:43 am
 i normally hate gibsons but something about this is just perfect.
I know what you mean. Les Pauls feel weird (narrow and thick heavy bodies), SG's don't sit right, 335's are too bulky.

The ES446 is IMO the perfect Gibson guitar. Thin body, the right proportions/symmetry, light, thin neck, and sounds killer.

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It's particularly awesome in sunburst.
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Re: NGD: Gibson ES-446s 12 String Prototype

Post by TeenageShutdown! » Sat Sep 22, 2018 4:18 pm

I really like that couch!
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Re: NGD: Gibson ES-446s 12 String Prototype

Post by Gordon » Sat Sep 22, 2018 6:47 pm

TeenageShutdown! wrote: ↑
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 I really like that couch!
Is that an Ikea Kivik? :ph34r:
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Re: NGD: Gibson ES-446s 12 String Prototype

Post by zhivago » Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:26 pm

Very cool guitar!! 8)
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Re: NGD: Gibson ES-446s 12 String Prototype

Post by prospect » Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:22 pm

Gordon wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 22, 2018 6:47 pm
TeenageShutdown! wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 22, 2018 4:18 pm
 I really like that couch!
Is that an Ikea Kivik? :ph34r:
Definitely Ikea. I don't recall the name, but the fabric is sadly discontinued (Isunda Grey).
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