Brentrocks Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 A guitar player friend of mine in Kalamazoo, called me the other day and said he had a friend that had a Heritage for sale...naturally interested, i got his # called and set up an appointment at his house. Went to his house, the Heritage was nothing like i expected and there was no deal on it... BUT... He pulls out a box filled with NOS Gibson parts!!!! Necks, bodies, pickups, PGs, etc.....and inside was a 1970 ES 175 neck and body...UNGLUED, un finished!! AND he had the tailpiece, patened # pups, tuners, bridge/rosewood base!!! I ask him how much he wants for the ES 175....he gives me a price...i say i would like to get a price from my guitar guy, to have it put together and finished before i commit to anything. He puts the neck and body in a box and hands it to me....says take it to your guy so you can get an accurate estimate!!! SWEET! Pete Moreno, my guitar dude/luthier, former Gibson employee and former Heritage employee, who has worked/repaired tons of vintage Gibsons/Epis over the years....he gave me the thumbs up on the 175 Monday!!! The heel joint is good...he did some measuring, checking, etc....its all good!!! He starts putting it together tomorrow!!!! I decided to go with a natural finish on it... Its officially mine now!!! I'm so stoked!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Jeez, it's spectacular! Major congrats Brent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armitage Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Wow, cool story too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santellavision Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 We want a progress thread!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackubus Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 This will be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlaXander Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Sweet find! Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus2 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Way. Too. Cool.Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Press Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Great story. Great guitar. That's one you should keep forever. If you are a guy who names his guitars you might want to consider "Kismet." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Amazing! Congrats!Jeez, I'd be torn/tempted to leave it unassembled as a collectors piece (pieces?). How often (I'm guessing never again) are you going to find untouched '70 ES175 bodies.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serial Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Awesome! Can't wait to see that one together. Stay tuned for another similar story before long... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbilly Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Very cool! I used to have a '64 175D, those are great guitars, better for classic rock than most might think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomteriffic Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Aaah, glad to see that all the pieces of the puzzle came together, Brent.Did you decide on one pickup or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Very cool! I used to have a '64 175D, those are great guitars, better for classic rock than most might think. Yep. It's George Thorogood's weapon of choice. I think Neil Young plays one from time to time and Prince has been known to play one as well. Also John Frusciante: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentrocks Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Aaah, glad to see that all the pieces of the puzzle came together, Brent. Did you decide on one pickup or two? thanks for all the kind words fellas!!! i'm gonna go with 2 pickups....i'm a rocker, not a jazzer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie G. Moseley Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 My recollection from an interview w/ Thorogood is that he used (and most likely still uses) ES-125TDCs. Thinline w/ a Florentine cutaway, not as fancy, but still w/ P-90s. The ES-175 was available for a while in a thinline version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Only question that comes to mind: why natural? You can have it be ANY color you want, including many that most Gibson fans can only dream of getting. Why not a nice blueburst or maybe even yellow fading to green? Purple fading to gray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Oh heck-- just get Stike to do a metal flake flame paint job! Natural or an iced tea burst would look good. Cherry would look like one of those rare Gibson custom orders or refins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serial Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 My recollection from an interview w/ Thorogood is that he used (and most likely still uses) ES-125TDCs. Thinline w/ a Florentine cutaway, not as fancy, but still w/ P-90s. The ES-175 was available for a while in a thinline version.That is correct. Also, GT plays with a super-high action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Very cool. Makes you wonder what else is out there in the garages and basements of Kalamazoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Very Cool Brent, Very Cool Indeed! Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quietly Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Congratulations Brent that is a real score and yes natural it has to be. Look forward to seeing it in its full glory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 ... The ES-175 was available for a while in a thinline version.I had a Washburn prototype in that configuration for a while. A fully hollow ES-175 is a cool thing. You get the air and the wood in the tone, but it's less tubby-sounding. I saw Pat Metheny in 1976 when he was still playing a beater 175 with the Gary Burton Quartet. I liked his tone back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy p Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Wow! Cool find. Can't wait to see how it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord nelson Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Aaah, glad to see that all the pieces of the puzzle came together, Brent. Did you decide on one pickup or two? thanks for all the kind words fellas!!! i'm gonna go with 2 pickups....i'm a rocker, not a jazzer One slanted bridge pu, would be cool as hell. Hollowbody shredder. Shrellow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomteriffic Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Oh heck-- just get Stike to do a metal flake flame paint job! Natural or an iced tea burst would look good. Cherry would look like one of those rare Gibson custom orders or refins. I tried to talk him into a purple bass boat metalflake Stike job, but to no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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