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Bertram
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- Trussart Steeltop Antique Silver Dragon Engraved, Rare Southpaw Version
guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's another one for the lefties... Or maybe I should say the loaded lefties. It's a left-handed 2008 James Trussart SteelTop Antique Silver Dragon Engraved model originally made as a one-off for a Nashville-based artist,...
- James Trussart Steel Top (with Alligator Finish)
guitarz.blogspot.com: Everybody loves a James Trussart guitar, and this Steel Top is one of his finest models! Everything in it is the most pleasant combination of classicism and innovation, and though it almost looks like a jewel, it still feels...
- Trussart Steel Deville With Shiny Nickel Body, Perforated Front And Back
guitarz.blogspot.com: Maybe I'm in a minority here, but I really think this shiny nickel finish on this Trussart Steel Deville looks 100 times better than the rusty finishes that Trussart's guitars very often feature. The difference is subtle...
- Rarer Sibling Of The Ampeg Aeb-1 "scroll" Bass, 1966-vintage Ampeg Asb-1 "devil Bass" On Ebay Now
guitarz.blogspot.com: Original Ampeg AEB-1 and (fretless) AUB-1 Scroll basses themselves so rarely turn up for sale on eBay, so to see this example of the even rarer Ampeg ASB-1 Devil Bass listed... well, I'd be failing in my Guitarz hosting duties...
- 1955 Magnatone G-65 Lap Steel, Designed By Paul Bigsby
guitarz.blogspot.com Simplicity of material and sophistication of the design: you cannot do much better than this 1955 Magnatone G-65 lap steel with an art-deco design by master Paul Bigsby! I love its shining chrome hardware on wood in natural finish,...
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Johnson metal body LP-style prototype - one of only five made
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Metal body guitars are not only cool, mostly they have a unique sound, or at least exceptional sustain - since it seems to be the supreme quality of electric guitars nowadays - something that requires rigidity, and what could be more rigid than steel? (don't answer me, physics is not my domain).
This one is a prototype branded Johnson - unfortunately Johnson is too common a name to make serious research about it so I don't know much more about it - based on a Les Paul and similar to a Trussart SteelDeville (since I personally prefer shining chrome to rust and faux-patina, I favor the Johnson copy but that's just my point of view). Johnson's steel body guitars never reached production - the project was to keep it affordable and this didn't succeed - and only 5 prototypes were ever made. Well, honestly, I wish it could be mass produced in a Chinese factory, because this kind of guitar shouldn't be so rare, it could even be a standard, couldn't it?
This one is a prototype branded Johnson - unfortunately Johnson is too common a name to make serious research about it so I don't know much more about it - based on a Les Paul and similar to a Trussart SteelDeville (since I personally prefer shining chrome to rust and faux-patina, I favor the Johnson copy but that's just my point of view). Johnson's steel body guitars never reached production - the project was to keep it affordable and this didn't succeed - and only 5 prototypes were ever made. Well, honestly, I wish it could be mass produced in a Chinese factory, because this kind of guitar shouldn't be so rare, it could even be a standard, couldn't it?
Bertram
© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 10th year!
- Trussart Steeltop Antique Silver Dragon Engraved, Rare Southpaw Version
guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's another one for the lefties... Or maybe I should say the loaded lefties. It's a left-handed 2008 James Trussart SteelTop Antique Silver Dragon Engraved model originally made as a one-off for a Nashville-based artist,...
- James Trussart Steel Top (with Alligator Finish)
guitarz.blogspot.com: Everybody loves a James Trussart guitar, and this Steel Top is one of his finest models! Everything in it is the most pleasant combination of classicism and innovation, and though it almost looks like a jewel, it still feels...
- Trussart Steel Deville With Shiny Nickel Body, Perforated Front And Back
guitarz.blogspot.com: Maybe I'm in a minority here, but I really think this shiny nickel finish on this Trussart Steel Deville looks 100 times better than the rusty finishes that Trussart's guitars very often feature. The difference is subtle...
- Rarer Sibling Of The Ampeg Aeb-1 "scroll" Bass, 1966-vintage Ampeg Asb-1 "devil Bass" On Ebay Now
guitarz.blogspot.com: Original Ampeg AEB-1 and (fretless) AUB-1 Scroll basses themselves so rarely turn up for sale on eBay, so to see this example of the even rarer Ampeg ASB-1 Devil Bass listed... well, I'd be failing in my Guitarz hosting duties...
- 1955 Magnatone G-65 Lap Steel, Designed By Paul Bigsby
guitarz.blogspot.com Simplicity of material and sophistication of the design: you cannot do much better than this 1955 Magnatone G-65 lap steel with an art-deco design by master Paul Bigsby! I love its shining chrome hardware on wood in natural finish,...