I'M IN LOVE - yeah I'm a believer!

1963 #Gibson#GA79 RVT Stereo amplifier (with 1972 #ES355 Stereo guitar).

If you are like me you never paid much attention to these vaguely funny-looking mid 60s Gibson stereo amps. To me they never looked like "real" rock n roll amplifiers, they looked more like the console record player my parents had in their wood-paneled mid mod living room back in the 60s. Part music box...but mostly furniture. I keep wanting to flip up the top and throw on a Neil Diamond LP!

But, I was dropping off some amps for servicing with my amp tech @marshalllespaulfan yesterday, and he had this one in his shop, in from another customer, and we tried it out with my Stereo 355...and all of a sudden EVERYTHING in my life made perfect sense!

This amp was MADE for this guitar...and I mean that quite literally. You plug it in using a special stereo "TRS" cable, switch the amp to "stereo" mode (although you can also use it in "mono" mode with a regular guitar and cable) and it's wired to give you the neck pickup in the left channel and the bridge pickup in the right channel. So you can set different volume, EQs, and effects for each pickup! Once each channel is dialed in, you can just flip your pickup selector between a grungy dark rhythm sound and a bright overdriven lead sound. OR...play them both at the same time on the center position, and have reverb and trem on the underlying bassy tone, but a crisp, clear, un-effected bright tone cutting through at the same time! It's GENIUS.

Because of its funky stereo wiring, my 355 has never been very heavily played 'round 'ere. The best you can do with it on a "regular" amp is plug its stereo cable into the two inputs of the same amp and even then it just sounds like a "normal" guitar. Without a TRS cable, only the neck pickup works on a "normal" guitar cable. So it's essentially useless. But with an amp like this, you can make it do SO MUCH!

I think I have found my next amp acquisition "quest"! 😉

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🍒⚡️🍒 Twinning with two 1962 Gibson ES-335s. A pretty wild concentration of fun stuff in the shop right now, from the usual suspects (Gibson/Fender), to a bunch of Rickenbackers, boutique amps by the bushel, some very spiffy acoustics, and even a UK Vox Continental. Hit us up! We’ve got the things! #Gibson #ES335 #vintagegibson #cherry #1962 (at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrFFQTJpOQe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

【2023年春のライブ情報】 ◎3月17日金曜日 今堀良昭トリオ @ JAZZ&BAR COLTRANE 滋賀 ◎3月26日日曜日 Takao Bun Project × 今堀良昭Trio @ THIRD STONE 福島店 大阪 ◎4月8日土曜日『あなたのギター弾きます』 @ 岩手 AKG工房スタジオ ◎4月9日日曜日『あなたのギター弾きます』 @ 東京 御苑サウンド ◎4月16日日曜日 NA KOKI 春ウララfeat.安達久美・今堀良昭 @ 都雅都雅 京都 今堀良昭ライブスケジュール🎸 詳細はこちら👇 https://yoshiakiimahori.com/live.html @yoshiaki_imahori 1976年製 Gibson Byrdland🎸 . . . #sgstrings #gibson #gibsonguitars #byrdland #vintageguitar #vintagegibson #fullacoustic #es175 #es335 #l5 #isntshelovely #sony #mirrorlesscamera #mirrorless #ミラーレスカメラ #ミラーレス一眼 #ミラーレスのある生活 #sonyalpha #sonyfx3 #fe24mmf14gm #fx3 (今堀良昭ギター教室) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpkIwAeS9fd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Music teachers at McMusic Lessons & Performances teach, write, and perform music in a variety of style and genre. They play in many different musical projects that range from classical, jazz, folk and blues, to alternative, hard rock, and jamband music. The duet use a #Yamaha #dcx670 #piano, #gibson #es335 #guitar, two #bossrc300 #loopstations and an #alesis #SR16 #drummachine to create a full-band sound and the agility to improvise development within the music. See us live in Mantino, Illinois on https://fb.me/e/5lQLqwcOF The instructors currently play improvised jams and arrangements inspired by the themes and melodies of favorite songs and original music in an act they like to call Hooked. Performances feature themes and variations, musical quotes, mash-ups, and on the spot rearrangements of covers and original tunes. Join our Hooked on Jams group. As teachers, the duet strive to inspire a deeper understanding of music through theoretical studies and application to practice, technique, and the creativity process. We study the nature of music to nurture a lifetime of creativity. Music lessons for children and adults are available on a pay-as-you-go basis with options to prepay for discounted rates as low as $25 a lesson. Learn more about music lessons and performances at https://www.mcmusiclessons.com Please like, share, follow, or subscribe at any of the following links to catch upcoming streams & performances, and help us reach others whom may be looking for our services. We rely only on the merit of our work and word of mouth. Any support is sincerely appreciated. JOIN OUR GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hookedonjamz MCMUSIC LESSONS ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/mcmusic.lessons.performances Hooked on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hook.jams OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS: 1.) McMusic Lessons & Performances on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/mcmusiclessons Hooked on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC616hsSvEjR5Yo9UOBXQnFg Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcmusiclessons McMusic on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/mindsofmusic Hooked on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Hooked48715544 #buddybolden #fingerstyleguitar (at McMusic Lessons & Performances) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ceo7d-ilkCu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

2023年10月28日(土)

ABBoxをインジゲーター付きに変えてみたらセッティングは快適だし見た目もなんかカッコいい！なんせアタシのディストーションは音も見た目もいかつくて最高なんだけどオンオフどっちか分からないのでちょっとだけ気を使う。慣れてるんだけど最初どっちのラインに行ってるのか見た目で分かるだけで気を使わずに準備できてストレスなし。アナログディレイの真ん中のツマミはXに投稿したら親切な方が教えてくれた。左のはオリジナル、右のは買い直したけど分からない程度に斜めになってる、、、なくても使えるんだけどちゃんとしてるほうが気持ちがいいですね。

それにしてもエフェクターも高騰してるようで写真の真ん中の黒いやつなんてコンディションが良ければ10万近くする？？おれのは見た目サビサビだけど貫禄十分て感じです。だいぶ昔の話だけど、335と同じく高知の楽器屋の後輩が見つけてくれて破格で売ってくれた。こいつがないとだいぶ困ります。忘れられる自信がない！！それぐらい重宝してます。終活の時にはどうしよう、、、

（一時期使ってないことがあったけどそれはあたしの技量不足でした）:(；ﾞﾟ'ωﾟ'):

Join me on Tone-Talk this Friday the 31st at 9 PM Eastern! Bring all your questions on PAFs and other pickups, McCarty-era Gibson, Leo-era Fender, my company, what I do, and anything else. Guaranteed to be a great show with @friedman_amps and @marc_tonetalk this week! youtube.com/watch?v=DdKQJ_El70o #ReWindElectric #VanHalen #EVH #SunsetSound #EddieVanHalen #MarshallAmps #VintagePlexi #VintageMarshall #PAFPickups #GibsonPAF #VintagePAFpickup #VintageGibson #GibsonES335 #ES335 #VintageLesPaul #LesPaulBurst #LesPaul #GibsonLesPaul #GibsonBurst #Gibson #VintageGuitar #VintageGuitarRepair #Luthier #boutiquepickups #guitarpickup #custompickups #vintageguitars #guitarbuilder #pickupwinder (at Mojave Desert) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWDh9eu0SH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thinning the herd! #Gibson #ES335 Made in #Memphis. #Fender #Jaquar MIM with P-90s. DM me an offer. Trying to stay off Facebook Marketplace because the scammers and people wanting to trade tattoos for #guitars #guitar #guitarforsale https://www.instagram.com/p/CoI5vVoJ8Ak/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I'm still a Fender guy at heart, but I simply couldn't pass up this beautiful ES-335 when it popped up on @Reverb a few weeks back. I've wanted a 335 since middle school and this one does not disappoint. I'm a huge fan of the calibrated T-Type pickups that they're using in this model. Sorry @mjbranda. I think I'm a Gibson fan now.. Thanks to @maca.space for making me look good. . . . . . . . . . #Gibson #ES335 #GibsonES335 #335 #Worship #TNLC #TrinityNewLifeChurch #ES335Satin #PlayAuthentic #DreamGuitar #Guitar #GibsonGuitars (at Trinity New Life Church) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChVtETup33P/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

HFJM part 8: an authentic gibson, trust me bro

– this baby is a gibson es335

you won't see every guy owning one of these

it's a burgundy amber orange special edition from 1943

jan bought it a week ago from the internet

he always finds the best guitars

– oh the orange-red guitar?

yeah it was some cheap gibson fake i found on ebay for a fiver

I have been really bad at posting on tumblr lately so here is every guitar pic I have posted to insta since the beginning of 2024

1962 Jag & 1966 Mustang from Fender historian and author Terry Foster's collection

2020 Gibson USA Les Paul Special with 1969 Sunn and 1968 Fender amps. I sold this guitar in the closing days of December...but not to worry I used the money to buy something new and fun! See below...

Chris Bear with 1983 Electro ES-16

Chris Bear with 1968 ES-335

Made a trip to Gear Music in Oakville Canada and saw this lovely Limited Edition Fender Custom Shop Twisted Tele Custom Journeyman Relic in Aged Ocean Turquoise

See #5

See #6

1983 ES-16 Macro

More from Gear Music, Oakville: brand new Fender Custom Shop '69 Strat Heavy Relic

See #9

I'm seein' double here! Four Krustys! Here's what I bought with the money form selling the Cherry Les Paul Special (see #2): 1993 Gibson Nighthawk CS-2 (with the 1998 Nighthawk ST-2, right, that I already owned)

1993 Gibson Nighthawk CS-2, top, with the 1998 Nighthawk ST-2

1993 Gibson Nighthawk CS-2, top, with the 1998 Nighthawk ST-2...note the ebony board and bound headstock on the Custom.

1965 Traynor YBA2 Bass Mate & 1957 Fender Duo Sonic

1969 Fender Telecaster Thinline, macro.

Just arrived a 1963 Gibson ES-335TDC Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar in its original black hard shell case! Link in our profile. - This is a nicely original example of one of Gibson's classic electric guitars -- an ES-335TDC from 1963. It is one of 807 cherry finish ES-335s shipped in that year, by which time the more traditional sunburst finish was being heavily outsold by the new-for-the-'60s bright cherry livery. As the '60s progressed, this flashier finish became the popular look most associated with the model. - - - - - #retrofretvintageguitars #vintageguitar #guitarsofinstagram #gibsonsofinstagram #guitarforsale #semihollowlove #guitarsofinstagram #guitargasm #semihollow #semihollowbody #electricguitarforsale #semihollowbodyguitar #electricguitarporn #gibsongram #instalove #photooftheday #gibsones335 #gibsones340td #gibsones340tdw #es335 #es335tdc #gibsondaily #vintagegibsonsofinstagram (at Retrofret Vintage Guitars) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnH4DpQu8Mj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

1963 Gibson ES335

lagu

hari Selasa yang melelahkan karena hari ini aku bangun cukup pagi. mengawali hari dengan satu mangkuk soto sisa semalam yang aku panaskan. dilanjut dengan membersihkan kandang Temi dan memasukkan pakaian kotor ke jasa laundry.

aku sangat jarang keluar kosan untuk memulai aktivitas sebelum jam 10, tapi hari ini aku sudah siap dengan celana kargo warna hitam, kaos lengan panjang berwarna abu-abu, dan handbag di tangan kanan. hari ini aku berencana untuk pergi ke bengkel untuk men-service motor kesayanganku dan pergi ke tempat salah seorang kawan yang aku titipi Gibson ES335 Sixties Cherry, sebuah gitar semi hollowbody milikku yang hendak diperbaiki bagian fingerboard nya.

hari berjalan dengan lancar. sebelum kembali ke kosan, aku menyempatkan diri untuk mampir membeli siomay dan jus jeruk di kawasan sekolah dekat tempat tinggalku. setelah sampai di kosan, badan yang lelah membuatku tertidur di sofa studio setelah menghabiskan satu episode series yang baru ku tonton.

entah berapa lama aku tidur, tetapi rintik hujan yang turun dan langit yang bergemuruh membuatku terbangun. aku terbangun dengan perasaan sedikit panik karena setelah pulang dari service motor dan mengambil gitar tadi, seharusnya aku mengerjakan beberapa proyek yang deadline nya cukup mepet.

proyek yang aku maksud adalah proyek pengerjaan album salah satu artis di label rekaman tempatku bekerja. kebetulan di proyek ini aku ditugaskan menjadi music arranger dan menjadi salah satu penulis lirik lagu.

aku pun bergerak untuk duduk di kursi depan monitor sambil memainkan kunci E pada gitar milikku.

semua yang bernafas perlu menemukan cahayanya

semua yang bernafas perlu temukan arti hidup dan lengkapi jiwanya

akhirnya ku tlah temukan kamu

dan semestaku tercipta

dan aku takkan pergi dan melepasmu

dengan sadarku ku masih mau tuk menuju tujuku

dan ku berjanji tuk selalu ada sampai waktunya

karena semestaku ada pada kamu

aku berusaha mengulang lirik yang kemarin sempat aku tulis saat berada di studio kantor. tanpa sadar, ada seseorang yang sudah berdiri di depan pintu studio pribadiku sambil tersenyum.

"liriknya bagus. lagu baru?" tanyanya.

"baru, tapi bukan laguku." jawabku.

dia mengerutkan dahi mendengar jawabanku barusan. "terus lagu siapa dong?"

sekarang posisinya sudah berada di sofa studio. aku pun memutar tubuhku agar bisa menghadap ke arahnya.

"lagu artis label, tapi kebetulan aku dibolehin buat nyumbang lirik." ujarku.

"lirik sebagus itu kamu kasih secara cuma-cuma ke orang lain?" dia bertanya dengan wajah keheranan.

aku tertawa mendengar ucapannya. "ya ngga cuma-cuma dong, Ya. kan nanti aku juga dapet bayaran."

"lagipula suaraku sama suara dia ya jelas bagusan suara dia." lanjutku.

"padahal suara kamu juga bagus. selama aku kenal kamu pun, menurutku lagu-lagu yang pernah kamu tulis juga bagus." ujarnya.

aku hanya bisa menggaruk tengkukku yang sebenarnya tidak gatal. entah kenapa ucapannya barusan membuatku salah tingkah.

apakah dia baru saja memujiku?, batinku dalam hati.

aku berdeham untuk menetralkan kupu-kupu yang tiba-tiba terasa memenuhi perutku. "ya jelas bagus. orang kamu inspirasinya." ujarku dengan suara yang tidak terlalu jelas.

"hah? apa? gimana?" dia membulatkan matanya.

"ya, iya. kamu yang jadi sumber inspirasiku selama ini." jelasku sambil menatap matanya lekat.

ふくよかでゴージャスな鳴りのギターでした😁 1976年製 Gibson Byrdland🎸 Youtube https://youtu.be/XhBXYhfX4cM . . . #sgstrings #gibson #gibsonguitars #byrdland #vintageguitar #vintagegibson #fullacoustic #es175 #es335 #l5 (今堀良昭ギター教室) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmYq1VySpx4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=