Very nice 74 LDG Round Front
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- Bob Muller
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Very nice 74 LDG Round Front
I just got this 74 LDG, It is in almost new condition. It is hard to get a photo to show the color right, but it's very dark green. The guitar shows no wear at all, and is all original.
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Oh mman...I am drooling!
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From Los Osos,Ca.
'74 ShoBud 6140 3+4, Martins HD28,D-12-28, D-15,'65 Gibson LG-1, '77 Gibson Les Paul special dbl cut p-90's, Les Paul Special p-100's,Les paul Special Hybrid(maple top) hbkr's,'68 Fender Strat reissue, Fender Squire Jazz bass,Epi mandolin,Epi Wilshire '66 reissue, Kamaka Concert uke, 70's Kamaka Soprano Uke, Fender Super amp, Ampeg ba112 bass amp,60's harmony banjo,'00 Gibson SG Supreme
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what is the price?....thanks jack
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Nice find Bob
Nice find Bob,
Now your collection is getting close to done?
I know, "Never."
Congratulations!
Best wishes,
Andy
Now your collection is getting close to done?
I know, "Never."
Congratulations!
Best wishes,
Andy
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Re: Nice find Bob
Hi Andy, I try hard not to expand anymore but this one I could not resist.Andy DePaule wrote:Nice find Bob,
Now your collection is getting close to done?
I know, "Never."
Congratulations!
Best wishes,
Andy
That guitar has been stored in an underground cave. Not a hint of any decolourisation.
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Wow super nice and yes incredible to find any Sho~bud that hasn't faded due to the element not being covered. Lloyd told me; if he wasn't sitting at his LDG; it was COVERED...is why his still looks original emerald green. Bob you seemed to have found the first "Un-textured" and first 3-D fretboard LDG that is still round front. Lloyd got his of course at the inception of the LDG in May 1973. So for the first whole year of the LDG> May 1973 to May 1974; the underneath was textured with a spray that featured a little emerald green added to it. Then June 1974(the month/year yours was born) they started to move towards the new "The Pro~II Custom" innovations...which one at a time, no specific order, were: Non-texture underneath; new 3-D fretboard; a extra raise hole added to any string raising twice and fixed rods to pullers for nylon tuning; new body and endplate design"square front"; narrow pedals....and then on from there.....but all this started happening at from June '74 to end of 1974 and the LDG's followed new innovations of The Pro~II Custom of course...and on from there. So yours is indeed more of the first year LDG then any innovations that were starting to happen.....So Awesome to see it Bob...thanks for sharing.
Ricky
Ricky
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Ricky, I had not planned on buying any more guitars, but I could not pass on this one. It has all of the features that I would have ordered if I bought one new.The changer is single up, single down, has brass berrel tuners and Hex head rods. The pickup has the coil tap, still has large pedals with no wear on the surface, and the round front. The fretboard is mounted with screws, and is in perfect condition. It has to be one of the first of the newer designed guitars. Best of all the sound is wonderful.
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Awesome find.I had one ,albeit later pot metal version.It had a simply incredible tone which was reproducible at every gig. It's action was as light as a feather .However if I had to criticise It would be lack of sustain especially on the higher register above fret 12 .Probably due to its 24 inch scale length .This didn't detract too much as its tone overuled everything.
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Dave read my very informative post above????
These first year LDG's are NOTHING like any LDG made after 1974. Wood changed; metal changed; changers changed; fretboards changed...etc......I can go on and on....
The first year is AGAIN 1973 to 1974; then the LDG Changed in almost every way and so did the playability and the sound and the sustain...etc..
Ricky
These first year LDG's are NOTHING like any LDG made after 1974. Wood changed; metal changed; changers changed; fretboards changed...etc......I can go on and on....
The first year is AGAIN 1973 to 1974; then the LDG Changed in almost every way and so did the playability and the sound and the sustain...etc..
Ricky
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Email Ricky: sshawaiian2362@gmail.com
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