High Flying Bird Posted November 11, 2012 Posted November 11, 2012 This weekend we restrung and cleaned the 150.
big bob Posted November 11, 2012 Posted November 11, 2012 Nice.. Looks like the birds bird slipped out as well.
H Posted November 11, 2012 Posted November 11, 2012 That's one very special 150, Ron. From the back it almost looks like a 357
kbp810 Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 You really captured the color and figure in that top well... looks like you could use a refill on your whiskey though.
Guest HRB853370 Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 Hey Bird, doesn't cleaning the guitar usually precede re-stringing? In any event, very purdy axes.
DetroitBlues Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 Great shot Bird. You got the wood grain pics down to a science.
High Flying Bird Posted November 12, 2012 Author Posted November 12, 2012 ... looks like you could use a refill on your whiskey though. I sent a bottle of the reissue Jack to Mr. Henderson a couple of years ago. Don't forget to send us both one this Christmas. You need to bring that Jeep down here to Buck's Pocket and drive through the creek at the base of the gulch.
FredZepp Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 That's really an awesome 150 special.. finish and grain are beautiful. It reminds me of the 150 ASB that I love so much. Kalamazoo rules.
schundog Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 I'm pretty sure I'd never seen that one from your collection; VERY nice, Ron!
tulk1 Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 That Special is definitely a special guitar. Wow! Hey, is that a clear pickguard under the plastic fingerest?
SouthpawGuy Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 The 45% proof really brought up a nice shine on those two !
High Flying Bird Posted November 12, 2012 Author Posted November 12, 2012 I'm pretty sure I'd never seen that one from your collection; VERY nice, Ron! This is Jim's guitar. That Special is definitely a special guitar. Wow! Hey, is that a clear pickguard under the plastic fingerest? That's just a reflection.
bluesgolfer Posted November 14, 2012 Posted November 14, 2012 What color is that 150? I really like it.
High Flying Bird Posted November 14, 2012 Author Posted November 14, 2012 What color is that 150? I really like it. It is an Old Style Burst.
HANGAR18 Posted November 18, 2012 Posted November 18, 2012 This weekend we restrung and cleaned the 150. This is only the second H150 Special I have ever heard of (I currently own the first H150 Special that I had ever heard of) and I'm wondering exactly what causes an H150 to receive a designation of "Special". Do you happen to know? Upon examining mine, it has dot inlay and I noticed that is has a 1 3/4" rim measurement instead of a 2" rim. I know an H150 with dot inlay by itself doesn't command a different designation. Is the rim measurement on your guitar also 1 3/4 inches? Maybe both of those factors together is what makes it a "special". Oh, mine also has Gibson pickups but I don't know if those are original or not. Do you know what kind of pickups this one has? (Geez Danny, how many questions are you going to ask in a single post?)
DetroitBlues Posted November 18, 2012 Posted November 18, 2012 The 45% proof really brought up a nice shine on those two ! Never knew it could be used as guitar polish either...
Guest HRB853370 Posted November 18, 2012 Posted November 18, 2012 I had a 150 special Goldtop which I sold to Bonenut. It is a thinner body, a thinner rim, still mahogney I think, but a little lighter. They stopped making them around 2003 according to Bill Paige.
SouthpawGuy Posted November 18, 2012 Posted November 18, 2012 Never knew it could be used as guitar polish either... It has a variety of uses, just like WD40
SouthpawGuy Posted November 18, 2012 Posted November 18, 2012 It is an Old Style Burst. It's amazing how that finish looks different on a smaller bodied guitar like a 150, very nice.
HANGAR18 Posted November 18, 2012 Posted November 18, 2012 still mahogney I think Oh yea, I forgot. My H150 Special has a Poplar body. So if they don't make them any more, then I guess that's just one more reason to not ever sell it.
bobmeyrick Posted November 18, 2012 Posted November 18, 2012 This is only the second H150 Special I have ever heard of (I currently own the first H150 Special that I had ever heard of) and I'm wondering exactly what causes an H150 to receive a designation of "Special". Do you happen to know? Upon examining mine, it has dot inlay and I noticed that is has a 1 3/4" rim measurement instead of a 2" rim. I know an H150 with dot inlay by itself doesn't command a different designation. Is the rim measurement on your guitar also 1 3/4 inches? Maybe both of those factors together is what makes it a "special". Oh, mine also has Gibson pickups but I don't know if those are original or not. Do you know what kind of pickups this one has? (Geez Danny, how many questions are you going to ask in a single post?) I have a 1999 150 Special Goldtop which I bought a couple of years ago from a sale at Fuzz Guitars in Nottingham. It was new old stock. I've since replaced the Schallers with Seymour Duncan P-Rails in Triple Shot mounting rings, which makes it a very versatile guitar.
HANGAR18 Posted November 18, 2012 Posted November 18, 2012 I have a 1999 150 Special Goldtop which I bought a couple of years ago from a sale at Fuzz Guitars in Nottingham. It was new old stock. I've since replaced the Schallers with Seymour Duncan P-Rails in Triple Shot mounting rings, which makes it a very versatile guitar. Interesting. All the neat stuff you learn on the HOC forum.
High Flying Bird Posted November 19, 2012 Author Posted November 19, 2012 Is the rim measurement on your guitar also 1 3/4 inches? Do you know what kind of pickups this one has? Yep, it's not near as thick as a standard 150. It has Schaller pups.
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