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'79 -'81 Westbury Standard.
Plugged or unplugged its such a comfortable guitar to play.
The wife says it looks like a '70s sideboard, the bloody philistine.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
My current can't put down acoustic is my Lowden O32, which is also about 20 years old. I have just fallen in love with it again and now remember why I used to gig it so much
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I did own it before, some time ago - but it was never quite right then, it had a different neck pickup and although I thought it sounded good it wasn't right for me. The pickup that's in it now is not normally one I like either, but in this guitar it just works.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
This, only because I've just got it back after lending to a mate for just over a year. Categorically an absolutely shite guitar (most valuable part is probably the Hipshot tuners!), but it's just a novelty and big contrast to my SG. After a year of only playing SG this feels way too far over to the right, neck joint is horrid and clunky and I'm going for everything past the 12th fret a few frets flat. Still it's different and needs a good clean and setup which will give me something to do!
What's odd is that I don't really like overly light guitars, I don't really like the neck profile, I don't like wraparound bridges, I don't like the Duncan Jazz and I don't really like the '59B (or it might be a Pearly Gates, I've never been sure) either! But somehow the guitar is just amazing... it's incredibly touch-responsive and just 'musical' sounding. I had been trying to talk myself out of buying it back, but I've given up now.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Also my main band guitar the Gibson Les Paul studio in drop tunings.
I don't really play enough of any of the others I got to add a third to the list!
I have a cherry one of these as my office guitar. If anything you've undersold it.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1