Here are a few oddities & curios from my last visit to @thetwelfthfret: 1 & 2: 2012 #Gibson #JohnnyA Signature. I am not sure whether to fall to knees and worship the sheer beauty of this guitar...or be afraid of it! It is so pretty...but so POINTY! Still I have the feeling these will be the Trini Lopez 335s of 50 years from now. From the Twelfth Fret website: "Drawing from concepts and basic body dimensions used in the Gibson CS-336, the Gibson Johnny A Signature model starts with a block of Mahogany, cut and internally routed to create sides and supports for a carved figured Maple top with distinctive not-quite-F-holes. Visually distinct from the CS-336, the pointed āFlorentineā cutaways on the Johnny A are much closer to the Gibson Barney Kessel or Trini Lopez Custom (but not Standard!) models." 3: 2008 #Collings #I35 DLXS Thinline Custom Single Pickup. I personally def prefer a single pickup guitar to have the pickup in the neck position but not sure I would spend Collings money on something with one pickup! This is an odd but beautiful one, squarely aimed at the jazz player. From the Twelfth Fret website: "...carved, solid Flame Maple top and single Lollar Imperial pickup in the neck position. This wonderful example was originally custom ordered through The Twelfth Fret during 2008, and has been used professionally." 4: #Gretsch #MalcolmYoung Signature Jet #G6131-MY. From the Twelft Fret website "...based on a 1963 G6131 Jet Firebird with the modifications the late Young made over the years. That guitar can be heard in Malcolmās hands on almost all of AC/DCās albums delivering an unmistakable sound. The guitar originally had two pickups, and over the years a middle pickup was added ā then everything but the bridge pickup was removed and left open, the red top sanded to natural, and the switch holes plugged. The trem was disabled, and just used as a tailpiece." #guitarshopping #collingsi35 #collingsguitar #gretschguitar #acdc #guitarphotography #reissue #tone #gibsonguitars #guitar #guitars #gibsoncustom #guitarra #electricguitar #customshop #guitarre #guitargear #chitarra
