Cool "new" vintage Gibson tenor in the house!
I've had a hankering for one of these for quite a while and finally pulled the trigger. This awesome little guitar arrived today and it looks and sounds tremendous. Model is apparently TG-1 and seller...
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That's a beauty. Looks really clean.Mike
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Mike, Thank you. It is remarkably clean. Has a fine repaired top crack and a small repaired back crack, along with some play wear on top, but otherwise looks really nice. Now I just need to learn how...
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How are tenor guitars tuned? Is it DGBE?I am curious to hear more about the tone on this guitar.Mike
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Wow -- that's a beauty!!For tenor guitar info, here is your basic reference site:www.tenorguitar.com/Definitely a TG-1 with the extra bridge pin.Your guitar can be tuned any number of ways, although...
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I tune mine like an octave mando: GDAe.These are very fun guitars!Friends of Dave
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Mac, Thanks for the link. I'm a bit confused though (not tough to do) On their site, they state that "standard" tenor guitar tuning is CGDA, and GDAE is mandolin tuning, and yet you suggest CGAE is...
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I think Mac meant that true tenor tuning is in 5ths, like mando and other instruments. The 5ths for tenor are CDGA, and the 5ths for mando are GDAE.BobFriends of Dave
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Bob, Got it - thank you! I tuned it up in CGDA last night and went looking for some tenor chords online. You know, these pencil necked little guitars are really fun to play and really produce more...
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Yep, that was a screwup - CGDA is what was intended (5ths).Mac
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What a beautiful guitar! Congratulations.Tenor guitars are such a deal: 2/3 the strings at 1/3 the price. I'm gonna have to get one of these..... Johnwww.johnthomasguitar.com
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Tim--This is very interesting, as I have an L-2 with some very similar features.The banjo tuners obviously are replacements--originally it had the same Grover two-tab banjo tuners that your tenor has....
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Quote:Just curious, do these tenors get strummed only, or do you try and fingerpick them too?You can do anything on them!I fingerpick mine mostly.... but that is with the octave mando tuning. The...
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Bassrun, That is one beautiful L-2. What year is it? And yes, your guitar and my tenor seem to be very similar. Is the neck bound on your L-2 - I can't tell from the pics. And yes, I believe the TG-1...
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Tim--Thanks for the compliment! Yes, the fingerboard on my L-2 is bound, white-black-white. The guitar needed a lot of work, especially because when the original bridge went AWOL it took a chunk of...
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More mad props on the L-2, yo.My L-2 is one of my all time favorite guitars.Does yours have the "sparkle" inlay? Mine has the argentine gray finish, the sparkle purfling, and the headstock is inlaid...
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Allen--It's hard to tell about the fingerboard. Either it's slightly reddish ebony, or it's very dark rosewood. Nope, mine doesn't have the sparkle, so that's why I thought it had to be an L-1 rather...
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Spock... gorgeous tenor guitar you found. Congrats! I haven't seen a headstock that clean in a long while!!! Go to vintageinstruments.com to check out Banana's ever-growing selection of tenor guitars...
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Jason, Thanks for the compliments. I was really taken back when I received the guitar and saw how clean it was. Looking at the pics from the link you provided, it certainly looks like mine is in a lot...
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