GIBSON: Firebird X, 2010

Firebird X
Edición limitada
Una guitarra revolucionaria.
Liguera.
Nuevas tecnologías.
5.570$


Body
Species Ash
Binding None
Body Type Chambered
Average Weight 2.3lbs

Tuners
Model RoboHead
Plating Black
Tuning Ratio 24:1



Controls
Volume Control Chrome/knurled
Tone Control Momentary switch, Black Chrome/knurled
Pickup Switch 5-way pickup selector
Gear Shift™ Knob 11 position rotary knob
Effects Faders (Blue) Modulation / Echo / Reverb
(Red) Compression / Distortion / EQ
Tog-Pots 3 position with wet/dry blend
(Blue) Modulation / Reverb / Echoplex
(Red) Compression / Distortion / EQ
(Silver) Pickup programming / Piezo / Tuning

Neck
Species 1-Piece Maple
Profile Asymmetrical Neck (.8/.925)
Truss Rod Standard
Joint Angle 3.75°


Bridge
Type TOM / Piezo Robot guitar
Material Zamac
Plating .07 Chrome

Neck
Fit Joint Mortise & Tenon
Joint Angle Tolerance +/- .005"

Tailpiece
Type Stop Bar Robot
Material Zamac
Plating .07 Chrome

Finishes
Sealer Nitrocellulose Lacquer


Fingerboard
Species Angelim Rajado (Brazilian Marblewood)
Scale Length 24.75"
Frets 23
Radius 12"
Nut/E.O.B 1.695 / 2.273
Inlays Abalone

Hardware
Control Plates Back cover: FBX Molded w/Battery Box
Switch cover: Molded

Strings .009 - .054
Strap Buttons Aluminum

Nut
Material Black Tefzell
Width 1.695


Pickups
Coil Wiring Bifilar
Neck Position FBX - Alnico II
Middle Position FBX - Ceramic
Bridge Position FBX - Alnico


Accessories
Accessory Pack G-Node interface™
Bluetooth Number Controller Pedal
Bluetooth Continuous Pedal
Stereo cable
Pedal Power Cord
Battery Power Converter
Battery Type Rechargeable Lithium Ion


Headstock
Logo Mother of Pearl
Truss Rod Cover Chrome Etched Firebird X Limited Edition logo
Angle 17 degrees
Binding 1 ply White




Electronics
Output Jack Locking Neutrik® ¼”/XLR stereo

System Requirements

Windows
1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or Celeron compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU recommended), 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), Windows XP or Windows Vista, Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), DVD-ROM drive, QuickTime recommended.

Mac
1.25 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel Mac recommended), 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended), DVD-ROM drive.

Firebird X
The Firebird X guitar takes the guitar instrument to new heights of functionality and usability for the professional player and the aspiring enthusiast. Using technologies that did not exist even a few years ago, we have enhanced an already outstanding instrument to unbelievable performance and creative heights. The enhancements touch every aspect of the instrument, from using improved manufacturing technologies to the latest electronics. Firebird X is like the world’s best street legal sports car in looks, feel and performance.


Orville Gibson
This guitar is clearly evolved from a Gibson Firebird, evocative of a rich history, but with contemporary features. With its hand applied and unique high end wood finish, the Firebird X is not unlike a cross between a vintage sports car and a modern sports racer. It is beautiful, historical and yet contemporary and unique. With a limited run of just 2400 units, it is sure to become a collector classic.

GIBSON: Firebird V 1963

Gibson Firebird V
Desde 1963


Body
Body Style Firebird
Body Species Mahogany

Hardware
Plating Finish Chrome
Tailpiece Gibson Stop Bar
Bridge Gibson Tune-O-Matic
Tuners Banjo In-line Tuners

Electronics
Neck Pickup Mini-Humbucker
Bridge Pickup Mini-Humbucker
Pickup Covers Yes
Controls 2 Volume - 2 Tone - 3-Way Toggle
Control Knobs Black Tophats with Silver Inserts
Control Pocket Cover Black Plastic

Neck
Species Mahogany/Walnut Laminate
Nut Corian
Nut Width Standard Gibson: 1.695" +/- .050"
Truss Rod Gibson Adjustable Truss Rod
Truss Rod Cover Firebird cover, stamped with Gibson Logo

Fingerboard
Fingerboard Species Rosewood
Inlays Figured Acrylic Trapezoid
Fingerboard Binding Antique Cream
Number of Frets 22
Scale Length 24 - 3/4"

Case
Type Gibson Hardshell
Interior White
Case Exterior Black
Silkscreen Gibson USA Logo

Finshes
Classic White $2,299
Vintage Sunburst $2,299



Firebird V
There is no mistaking a Firebird V—with its unique "reversed" zig-zag body design and equally distinct headstock, it is simply one of the most recognizable of all guitar profiles. First introduced in 1963, the Gibson Firebird was the brainchild of legendary automotive designer and visionary Ray Dietrich (Lincoln, Packard), enlisted by Gibson to bolster the guitar lines of the early '60s and help solidify the company's eminent rank among solidbody electric guitar manufacturers. Dietrich's unconventional design was based loosely on both the legendary automobile tailfins of the 1950s and the Gibson Explorer, which had been introduced several years earlier.

KAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, 1931-1968

Kay Musical Instruments Company
EEUU
1931-1968
Guitarras art decó.
En los centros comerciales de la época.
Baratas.

OLD KRAFTSMAN
SHERWOOD
AIRLINE
SILVERTON
GOLD K LINE



Silvertone 612, de 1962

Introduced:
Fall/Winter 1962 at $21.95
as the 57H612L

Retired:
Spring/Summer 1963 at $21.95
as the 57A612L

Hoy toqué una Silvertone H-12, parecida a la de la foto superior (Silvertone 612, de 1962)
Made in USA.
Guitarra de jazz.
No le enchufé la pastilla.
Muy ligera.
Sin enchufar no tiene acústica.
Con la pastilla debe sonar a rayos.
No me la compré porque piden una pastón (y no lo vale).



MARCAS DE KAY



Old Kraftsman
1960
600$




Sherwood Standard Archtop Guitar
1960
Estimate $100 - $200
Starting Bid $50




Airline




Silvertone Kentucky Blue
1955
Kay Musical Instrument Company
Introduced:
Fall/Winter 1955 at $18.95
as the 57D0653L



Retired:
Fall/Winter 1962 at $24.95
as the 57H0653L




Gold K-Line
1957-1960
Jazz.




Kamico
La marca más baja.
40'




GUITARRISTAS
Jimmy Reed, Big Joe Williams, Ry Cooder, Phil Alvin, Howlin' Wolfe



Aquí, encontré UNA FIESTA.

BOB DYLAN: The Freewheelin’ , 1963

Bob Dylan
Robert Allen Zimmerman
1941, Duluth, Minesota


SUS JOYAS:



The Freewheelin’
1963
El segundo trabajo de Dylan le catapultó como compositor y letrista. Temas como ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’, ‘Masters of Wars’ o ‘A Hard Rain´s A-Gonna Fall’ provocaron un seísmo cultural en todo el mundo.




Another Side of Bob Dylan
1964
Una de sus mejores grabaciones folk.




Bringing It All Back Home
1965
Reescribiendo las reglas del rock.




Highway 61 Revised
1965
Llegó el Rock and Roll salvaje, Like a Rolling Stone.





Blonde on Blonde
1966
Blues, country, folk y rock con estilo, denso y profundo.
Culminación del periodo dedicado al Rock and Roll.




John Wesley Harding
1967
Vuelta al country calmado.
Emblema del country rock.




Nashville Skyline
1969
Un clásico de country rock.
Un bombazo en la escena pop.




Blood on the Tracks
1975
Regreso al pasado acústico y tranquilo.
Bueno entre los buenos.






The Basement Tapes
1975
Superbanda en el estudio, The Band.
Americana. Grande.


EL PEOR DISCO



Dylan
1973
9 versiones que habían quedado fuera de otros trabajos.
No lo quería ni él.


SUS GUITARRAS



Martin 1949 00-17
La compró en 1959.
Su primera guitarra.

Precio 1946-1960
Excellent $1,600 - 2,000
Average $1,100 - 1,350



Gibson J-50
Su segunda guitarra. La perdió en 1963.
Fabricada desde 1945, hasta hoy.




Gibson J-50, hermana de la J-45
Vintage Price Value For 2009 :
1945 - 1949 > $4900 to $6900 ( round shoulders )
1950 - 1957 > $4100 to $5300
1958 - 1962 > $3500 to $4200
1963 - 1969 > $2500 to $3400
1969 - 1970 > $2000 to $2400 ( Square Shoulders )
1971 - 1974 > $1200 to $1800
1975 - 1999 > $1000 to $1300




The Gibson Nick Lucas Special
Su guitarra principal en directo (1963-66)
Se fabricó entre 1928 y 1938.
Muy pequeña y cómoda, hermana mayor de la L-0 y L-1 de 1926.
Nick Lucas fue un guitarrista de jazz de los años 20.




Fender King (Kingman)
Acústica de Fender, 1963
Le dio poco uso.

Vintage Price Value For 2008 :
1928 - 1938 > $8 500 to $12 000 ( Nick Lucas special )
1991 - 1992 > $1 600 to $2 100 ( Reissue limited edition )
1999 - 1999 > $1 800 to $2 200 ( Nick Lucas Reissue )



Otras acústicas:
Martin 0-18
Martin Triple-0 18
Martin D-28
Martin 00-21
Martin HD-28
Gibson J-200

Eléctrica:
Fender Stratocaster



AFINACIONES
En esto es un maestro.
Además, juega con el Capo en el primer, segundo, tercero, cuarto o quinto traste.
Y a veces, sube o baja medio, uno o tono la afinación estándar.

Open E (muy utilizado): E-B-E-E-B-E
OPEN E: E-B-E-G#-B-E (estilo Robert Johnson)
Open D: D-A-D-F#-A-D
Drop D: D-A-D-G-B-E
Open G: D-G-D-G-B-D.
Drop C con capo en el cuarto traste: C-A-D-G-B-E (It's All Over Now, Baby Blue)



Similares: The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Ian Hunter, Paul Simon, The Birds, Judy Collins, The Band, Beck, Travis, Bill Callahan.

SKIP JAMES: Today, 1965

Nohemiah Curtis 'SKIP' JAMES.
Bentonia, Mississippi, 1902
Philadelphia, Pensilvania, 1969


Afinaciones:
D Menor: DADFAD (grandísimo)
E Menor: EBEGBE
Open G: DGDGBD



Today, 1965
Genial voz en falseto, maravilloso fingerpicking y un piano.


Skip James - Crow Jane

Crow Janie, Crow Janie, Crow Jane
Don't you hold your head high
Someday baby, you know
You got to die
You got to lay down an -
You got to die, you got to -

You know, I wanna buy me a pistol
Wants me forty rounds of ball
Shoot Crow Jane, just to see her fall
She got to fall, she got to -
She got to fall, she got to-

That's the reason I begged, Crow Jane
Not to hold her head, so high
Someday baby, you know
You got to die
You got to lay down an -

When I dug her grave
With a silver spade
Ain't nobody gon' take
My Crow Jane place
You can't take her place
No, you can't take her -

That's the reason I begged, Crow Jane
Not to hold her head, too high
Someday baby, you know
You got to die
You got to lay down an -

You know, I let her down
With a golden chain




Skip James - Devil Got My Woman

I'd rather be the devil, to be that woman man
I'd rather be the devil, to be that woman man
Aw, nothin' but the devil, changed my baby's mind
Was nothin' but the devil, changed my baby's mind

I laid down last night, laid down last night
I laid down last night, tried to take my rest
My mind got to ramblin', like a wild geese
From the west, from the west

The woman I love, woman that I loved
Woman I loved, took her from my best friend
But he got lucky, stoled her back again
And he got lucky, stoled her back again

Gibson J-185

4.021 $

Gibson J-45
3.000 $




Martin D-28
3.000 $




Martin D-18
2.600$
En los sesenta.







Stella de 12 cuerdas.
Grabaciones de 1931



Todo un acontecimiento: Grunewald, desde 1904. Nacieron las 12 cuerdas. Y Leadbelly.




Stella de 12 cuerdas.
Réplica por 2.700 $

MARTIN D-15: Al grano sin adornos

1.250 dólares

Un clásico caoba de Martin.

De cuerpo pequeño, el estilo del Delta.

Gran timbre.

Excelente ajuste.

Desnuda, sin trampa ni cartón.

Un 10.

Al grano.


Model Specifications
MODEL D-15
CONSTRUCTION: Mortise/Tenon Neck Joint
BODY SIZE: D-14 Fret
TOP: Solid Sapele or Solid Genuine Mahogany
ROSETTE: Herringbone Style - Gold & Black
TOP BRACING PATTERN: A-Frame ''X''
TOP BRACES: Solid Sitka Spruce 5/16''
BACK MATERIAL: Solid Sapele or Solid Genuine Mahogany
BACK PURFLING: none

SIDE MATERIAL: Solid Sapele or Solid Genuine Mahogany
ENDPIECE: none
ENDPIECE INLAY: none
BINDING: none
TOP INLAY STYLE: none
SIDE INLAY: none
BACK INLAY: none
NECK MATERIAL: Select Hardwood
NECK SHAPE: Modified Low Oval
NUT MATERIAL: White Corian

HEADSTOCK: Solid/Square Taper
HEADPLATE: Solid East Indian Rosewood
HEELCAP: none
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Solid Morado or Solid East Indian Rosewood
SCALE LENGTH: 25.4''
# OF FRETS CLEAR: 14
# OF FRETS TOTAL: 20
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1-11/16''
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: 2-1/8''
FINGERBOARD POSITION INLAYS: Style 28

FINGERBOARD BINDING: none
FINISH BACK & SIDES: Satin
FINISH TOP: Satin
FINISH NECK: Satin
BRIDGE MATERIAL: Solid Morado or Solid East Indian Rosewood
BRIDGE STYLE: Belly
BRIDGE STRING SPACING: 2-1/8''
SADDLE: 16'' Radius/Compensated/White Tusq
TUNING MACHINES: Chrome Enclosed w/ Small Buttons
RECOMMENDED STRINGS: Martin Studio Performance Medium Phosphor Bronze (MSP4200)
BRIDGE & END PINS: White w/ Black Dots
PICKGUARD: Tortoise Color
CASE: 345
INTERIOR LABEL: Paper Label
ELECTRONICS: Optional
OTHER OPTIONS: Available left-handed at no additional charge
OTHER COMMENTS: All prices & specifications are subject to change without notice.

T-BONE WALKER, Imperial Recordings 1950-54

Aaron Thibeault Walker 'T-BONE WALKER'
Linden, Texas, 1910
Los Angeles, California, 1975

Pionero de la guitarra eléctrica. El primer solista eléctrico de blues.
Una figura fundamental en la evolución del blues hacia el rock and roll. Chuck Berry o BB King quedaron enganchados a las escalas y acordes de jazz blues del texano.
Fundador del blues de Texas en los años 30.
El origen del paso del pato.



Complete Capitol Black and White Recordings
3 Cds.
Años 40.




The Complete 1950-1954 Imperial Recordings
52 temas.




Gibson ES-250
The ES-250 first appeared in the 1940 Gibson AA catalog with the slogan: "Gibson has created the best electric guitar possible to make." This top-of-the-line instrument was an upgraded version of the popular ES-150. It had significant refinements which distinguished it from the earlier mid-range model. These included a larger body, a more deluxe fingerboard, headstock, tuners and tailpiece, and a bar pickup with individual mini-blades acting as separate polepieces for each string--for "maximum tonal reproduction."





Gibson ES-5 Switchmaster
Desde 1949


The ES-5 combines the acclaimed features of the L-5 with the finest method of electronic guitar amplification. Three separately controlled, adjustable magnetic pickups reproduce the full, rich tones and harmonics to make the ES-5 truly ‘the instrument of a thousand voices.'" — Gibson catalog, circa 1951

The Gibson ES-5 Switchmaster was truly a guitar ahead of its time. First introduced in 1949, the ES-5 Switchmaster was the first ES guitar to be fitted with three pickups, and was initially intended solely for jazz players. It was dubbed the “supreme electronic version” of Gibson’s L-5 and offered a unique four-knob control circuitry that allowed players to manage pickup selection by adjusting the volume of each pickup, thus eliminating the pickup selector switch. Yet despite its pioneering circuitry and three-pickup layout, the ES-5 Switchmaster was not immediately embraced by jazz players while competing guitar manufacturers rushed to introduce their own similar models, including the Epiphone Zephyr Emperor of the early 1950s and the Fender Stratocaster in 1954.





Gibson Barney Kessell model





Fender Tweed 4x100 Bassman
The ’50s Fender Bassman was the pro bassist’s answer to amplifying a great new invention: the Fender Precision Bass® guitar. This powerful 50-watt rig could easily compete with the common instrumentation of the day: horns, piano, four-piece drum kit with calfskin heads, and maybe even an electric guitar through a nice, new 10-watt amp! By the ’60s and ’70s, the original all-tube “Tweed” 4x10 Bassman was popular with rock, country and blues guitarists as a reliably great-sounding and easy-to-use guitar amp. Even some emerging British amp designers of the day copied its circuitry for use in their most celebrated designs.

In the 1990s, Fender released an affordable reissue of the now-collectible ’59 Bassman amplifier to massive acclaim. Many guitarists, tired of experimenting with preamps, equalizers, and effects racks, rediscovered the simple pleasure of plugging into a Fender tube amp. The Bassman’s wide stage coverage, touch-sensitive dynamics and full-frequency “swirl” make it the perfect vehicle for building a great tone with almost any guitar or effect. The reissue Bassman continues to be a staple of the Fender guitar amp line to this day.




Gibson EH-150




Gibson EH-150
Galería de amplificadores anteriores a la Guerra Mundial.



Frases:

'When I heard T-Bone Walker play the electric guitar I had to have one. He had a touch that nobody has been able to duplicate."--B.B. King

"All the things people see me do on the stage I got from T-Bone Walker." --Chuck Berry

"When T-Bone Walker came, I was into that. That was the sound I was looking for." --Albert King

"No one else can touch T-Bone in the blues on guitar."--Jimmy Witherspoon

"He was the first man that made the electric guitar popular."--John Lee Hooker