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Topic: Gibson 7 stringer? |
Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2006 4:03 am |
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| I've never seen a 7 string gibson like this one. Anyone know about em? |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 28 Aug 2006 4:50 am
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I have that one. EH150 7 string with the Charlie Christian pup.
I bought mine around 5 or 6 years ago for around $700.00.......worth probably at least double by now.[This message was edited by HowardR on 28 August 2006 at 05:53 AM.] |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2006 6:44 am
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| Andy, I have a D-7 Grande Console from that same era. Mine has CC pups with adjustable polepieces. I think that makes mine more like a '39. Great guitars with just the right number of strings! |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 28 Aug 2006 8:32 am
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I think the one I had back in the early fifties was an EH-185 (7 string). Sunburst with a metal top which included the head piece. Gears were placed in a convenient upward position. All I have as a memory of this Gibson is an old b/w snapshot of me playing it. Why I ever sold it will always remain a mystery for the rest of my life. But Gibson's were very common and easy to obtain in those days and readily available.
http://www3.telus.net/public/lake_r/ [This message was edited by George Keoki Lake on 28 August 2006 at 11:08 AM.] |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2006 8:36 am
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I also have a 7 string EH 150.
What's interesting is that the nut groove for the 7th string isn't cut for a heavy, low string but cut for maybe the addition of a higher tuned string to give you a 6th or possibly a 7th tuning. |
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John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 28 Aug 2006 9:41 am
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I had one too, but I've never been able to figure if it was an EH-150 or EH-185, since all the photos of them I've seen online show some slight differences in neck inlays and control plate (or none) design...
Mine had birdseye maple top, CC pickup, 7 strings, etc. but I'm not even sure about the knob and control plate now and don't have any photos.... What a great sound it had.
Get this.... I paid $25 for it, in about 1971 from a second-hand store, and they had the matching amp, which I didn't buy cuz didn't have any more money...!
Like George, all I can think of is "why did I ever sell it..." |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2006 1:31 pm
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| Man! $25! I've seen the Grand Console's with a 7 and 8 string neck but this was the first 7 string lap I've encountered. Cool! |
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Sep 2006 7:30 pm
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| love it, its a 36 with the removable back,looks all original. Not a lot of sustain but mojo and woody funkyness , kinda tele-is in a way. I love mine. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 3 Sep 2006 4:27 am
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I have one of those, beautiful tone, but the sustain just isn't there at all. That pick-up is MASSIVE! If you take it apart, be careful not to drop the pickup on your foot!
The body of that guitar is made up from many pieces, which come unglued if exposed to any kind of moisture or high humidity over the years. |
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Don Barnhardt
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 3 Sep 2006 6:21 pm
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| A friend of mine has a 7 stringer. Judging by it's appearance I'd say it's a late 30's or early 40's vintage. I don't know the model# but it's in pretty good shape. Anyone got a ballpark idea what it's worth? |
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Don Barnhardt
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 3 Sep 2006 6:43 pm
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| Disregard my last post. I couldn't open the ebay thing before but I just did and it answered my question. |
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