NGD Gibson '59 Reissue Manhattan Sunset Burst Quilt Top

[j2112c]

Gibson '59 Reissue Quilt Top

This guitar is one of the Handpicked Series of guitars offered to dealers (they pop over to Holland for it - must be a nice party!), there are some one off finishes like this Manhattan Sunset Burst I picked up, they are pretty expensive and being Gibson the QA is not always as it should be, (this one had intonation out and a saddle in wrong way around), but it was a pretty warm fat sounding guitar, so after the guys at Coda set it up I got it.

Gibson '59 Reissue Hand Picked Quilt Top played through a Marshall 2204 with TC Electronics G Major.

Just a bit of improvisation so you can get an idea of the sounds.

Sorry You Tube and a video camera mic squeezed the life out of it, plus the colours do not stand out, it was also quite late be the time I got home to record this so the volume had to be right down, but it gives a hint of the sounds.
Take it from me, it is a FAT sounding beast in the flesh.... it was disappointing how little of that came through on camera..

By the way, the Pink 2204 it is going through went to Marshall when I paid a visit to the factory last month (recommended to any Marshall Head) new valves, re-bias and replacement speaker cable... NO CHARGE! Such a brilliant company.

[Sounds first, look see over the guitar near the end.... see whichever you wish.]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENQKRTQqYis]YouTube - ‪Gibson R9 '59 Reissue Hand Picked Quilt Top.mov‬‏[/ame]

 

[chuckharmonjr]

Absolutely beautiful guitar, John. Damned good noodling too.

 

[bulldozer1984]

Mate, that thing is fucking gorgeous, thats probably the nicest LP ive ever seen.. I want one !!

And she sounds great too, nice playing man !

 

[66 galaxie]

That's a beauty for sure John!

 

[j2112c]

Cheers guys... it is lovely and I am so very lucky.


...and more good luck... I have been a Season Ticket Holder (using someone elses ticket) at Liverpool Football Club for 20 years... tonight I got an email saying my application had come through and I am one of 2000 this year to get a season ticket (in my own name this time!). I put the application in August 1991!!!!!!

Hooray! I do not know whether to laugh or cry!:Ohno::Ohno:

 

[66 galaxie]

Congrats!!!
That was a long wait

 

[j2112c]

Congrats!!!
That was a long wait

Yes it is just nuts. the Stadium is 43,500 and they could fill a 70,000 + one if they had the money to build it. NOBODY, gives up a season ticket by passing it back to the club... they buy it and sell it on each season to someone so they can retain it in their own name in case they ever want to go. Hence I sat in the same seat for 20 years, but did not have a ticket!

Ticket office is open in the morning for 3 hours.. I do not think I will sleep tonight.... I will not be certain until I have it in my mits...

 

[Georgiatec]

Cheers guys... it is lovely and I am so very lucky.


...and more good luck... I have been a Season Ticket Holder (using someone elses ticket) at Liverpool Football Club for 20 years... tonight I got an email saying my application had come through and I am one of 2000 this year to get a season ticket (in my own name this time!). I put the application in August 1991!!!!!!

Hooray! I do not know whether to laugh or cry!:Ohno::Ohno:

And?

 

[Georgiatec]

I'll check out your new baby when I get home (currently at work on the nightshift)...You tube gets blocked by our cyber police.

 

[j2112c]

And?

.... and ...

I decided as there are 8 hours to go before the ticket office opens and that I have now a severe case of insomnia... I shall play the LP acoustically, along to Y&T and HAVE A CUP OF TEA!

'Grins'

I'll check out your new baby when I get home (currently at work on the nightshift)...You tube gets blocked by our cyber police.

No problem mate.... I can tell you it is a very nice deep colour in the flesh, at certain angles it looks 3D.
Also the dot markers on the side are red to go with the finish and thought it did not come out very well on the video, the coatings were put over the bindings to make them red shaded too... fine until a refret

 

[jcmjmp]

Sweeeeet!!!!

 

[KILLER-WATTS]

Congrats on the new purchase John.. any chance of seeing some pics ? , the video cam don't seem to show the color too good !?

cheers

 

[thinlizzy96]

sounds awesome! congrats!

 

[j2112c]

Congrats on the new purchase John.. any chance of seeing some pics ? , the video cam don't seem to show the color too good !?

cheers

You are right, yes I found a photo from the dealer of it... I have popped it in the OP now... but here it is... this is what it looks like in the light and at a 30 degree angle it looks 3D... almost as if the quilt has been set in half an inch in clear red plastic.

 

[Adwex]

Beautiful, unique guitar, John, play it with love.

 

[KILLER-WATTS]

Very nice ! also very unusual ... does that have a ebony board ? it looks very dark in the pic .

 

[KILLER-WATTS]

It's very much like one I did a couple weeks ago called a "Class 5 quilt " except it was a Sienna burst :

 

[Georgiatec]

Gibson '59 Reissue Quilt Top

This guitar is one of the Handpicked Series of guitars offered to dealers (they pop over to Holland for it - must be a nice party!), there are some one off finishes like this Manhattan Sunset Burst I picked up, they are pretty expensive and being Gibson the QA is not always as it should be, (this one had intonation out and a saddle in wrong way around), but it was a pretty warm fat sounding guitar, so after the guys at Coda set it up I got it.

Gibson '59 Reissue Hand Picked Quilt Top played through a Marshall 2204 with TC Electronics G Major.

Just a bit of improvisation so you can get an idea of the sounds.

Sorry You Tube and a video camera mic squeezed the life out of it, plus the colours do not stand out, it was also quite late be the time I got home to record this so the volume had to be right down, but it gives a hint of the sounds.
Take it from me, it is a FAT sounding beast in the flesh.... it was disappointing how little of that came through on camera..

By the way, the Pink 2204 it is going through went to Marshall when I paid a visit to the factory last month (recommended to any Marshall Head) new valves, re-bias and replacement speaker cable... NO CHARGE! Such a brilliant company.

[Sounds first, look see over the guitar near the end.... see whichever you wish.]

YouTube - ‪Gibson R9 '59 Reissue Hand Picked Quilt Top.mov‬‏

Yummy, Yummy, Fat, Creamy Gibson luvvly jubblyness. Gorgeous top on it kidda. How much was "expensive"?

 

[j2112c]

Very nice ! also very unusual ... does that have a ebony board ? it looks very dark in the pic .

Ooh wow that Sienna burst is wild! I think the class 5 quilt is the top figuring they do, this is a little milder!

I agree it is very dark, but it is apparently a rosewood fretboard, you never know how they treat them them these days, they may even dye them, who knows... cynical... but with wood supplies being what they are you never know how they treat the wood.

It is a very full sounding guitar, there was a flame top there at the same time, that was much more cutting, nice middy tone... cool for slow blues, I went for this as it was a fuller sound for my heavier rock thing...

 

[Bear]

It's very much like one I did a couple weeks ago called a "Class 5 quilt " except it was a Sienna burst :

Grinning Elk has the best selection of hot guitars, don't they? Thats nice.