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May 8th, 2007
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Gibson, Zion, Breedlove
My dad (eddiez152) has been asking me to post a picture of my guitars. Here are three of them.
The guitar on the left is a Ed Gerhardt signature series breedlove. It is Indian Rosewood back and sides, Sitka spruce top, Ebony bridge, fretboard and headstock, and Koa bindings. I love this guitar, although it's a bit pointy in parts.
The guitar in the middle is a Zion Bent T. It is one of the last guitars built while Ken (the mastermind and originator of Zion Guitars) was still actively building. He now has a muscular disorder that keeps him from physically building the guitars but is still involved in the company. It is made of top quality flamed maple, the fretboard is rosewood, and it has some amazing Lindy Fralin pickups. It picks up that whole SRV midrange in your face kind of lead. I have played it on the exact same settings as an american Strat, and it quite simply blows them away in terms of tone, volume, and playability.
The guitar on the right is a Gibson B45 12. It's serial number places back in the 60's, and is the identical guitar to the one played in the Moody Blues "Knights in White Satin" video. My dad passed this one on to me.
I have a fender bullet, an old classical, and an Infinox by JTG 1980's rock guitar hanging on my wall that are not pictured.
Life is good - live it well
Rev TNT
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May 8th, 2007
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It's nice to see the axes that are making all that beautiful music, Todd! 
Mac
"I wish I could play that fast - then I would have the option of not doing that."
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May 8th, 2007
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Location: Land of Lincoln - Illinois
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Todd,
You know if you just send that B12 back to pop, I can get it all refinished for ya........ 
Nothin sweeter than the sound of music comin out of a 6 string box - EZ me Music / ASCAP
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May 8th, 2007
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Nice axes there. I never knew you were ed's son. Well I learn something every day!
"If we built a ride everyone wanted to ride, that's called an elevator - and that's not an amusement ride." - Stan Checketts, S&S Power
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May 8th, 2007
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Your'e a lucky man Todd and you have a wonderful father. Do you think he would like to adopt an older child?
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May 9th, 2007
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Hi good people,
I have a question... What would be the type of the guitar on the left? The right one is dreadnought, and the left one is...?
btw nice guitars Todd...
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May 9th, 2007
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nami,
I think it would be called a grand auditorium.
Nothin sweeter than the sound of music comin out of a 6 string box - EZ me Music / ASCAP
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May 9th, 2007
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Thanks Eddie...  I thought "jumbo" guitars have that shape... But I also thought jumbo are the biggest... So it didn't make sense to me, because it doesn't look bigger than a dreadnought on the right on this photo...
All best
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May 9th, 2007
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Really sweet collection Todd.
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May 9th, 2007
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nami,
Your were right, it falls into the Jumbo class. It is a J model.
Nothin sweeter than the sound of music comin out of a 6 string box - EZ me Music / ASCAP
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May 10th, 2007
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Just started playing guitar.
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Join Date: May 2007
Last Online: April 18th, 2008 03:39 PM
Location: Yorkville
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Hey todd I see you have an nice collection there. I finally get to see the guitar dad was talking about. I was to young to ever see it. Wow, puuuurty.
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May 10th, 2007
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[OT] Confused
Ok, now I don't get it... I thought that dreadnought and jumbo defines the shape and size of a body of an acoustic guitar... So... What does this mean:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...2&src=3SOSWXXA
Is this model somewhere in between regarding shape and size, because this surely look like a dreadnought but has a wider lower part of the body like jumbo? Or I'm totally wrong with this dreadnought and jumbo definitions?
Sorry for the off topic...
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August 23rd, 2007
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The guitar on the left is an Ed Gerhardt Signature series Jumbo guitar. Ed, per his specs, wanted the response of the Jumbo, but also narrowed the portion of the body closest to the neck in order to bring out some of the other tones that get lost in a jumbo. The body depth is also a bit shallower than a more standard jumbo. This guitar has one of the best balanced tones that I've ever heard.
Life is good - live it well
Rev TNT
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August 23rd, 2007
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Great gear, I would love a vintage or two myself!!!!!!
Or I can wait 20 years for mine to start ageing
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August 23rd, 2007
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I love the 12 string, but it's very difficult to play and needs a little work. I think I'm going to send it off to my pop - he's going to have it re-done. In terms of value this could be a bad move - but I don't think it will be. Besides, I'd love to have the tobacco sunburst and cherry finish back on it, and have the sound back up to what it used to be.
Life is good - live it well
Rev TNT
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