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a better shot courtesy of Dave Skelton.
L to R, 1958 Gibson Les Paul Special, 1969 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, 2003 Gibson Les Paul R7 (1957 reissue), 2003 Gibson Tonequest Les Paul R4 (1954 reissue).
Back row; a 1988 Marshall JCM 800 model #1987 50 watter on top of a mid 70's checkerboard cab, 1975 JMP 50 watt on top of an early 70's (rare) silver weave front.
Amazing!
This model was commissioned by the editors of Tonequest magazine. They were looking for a model to put their moniker on when Edwin Wilson of the Gibson C/S suggested making a model based on the oxblood, but with a gold top. They didn't make many, mine is from the first batch of 5, the only batch with Brazilian rosewood fretboards. I believe these were sold only through Dave's in Lacrosse, WI.
I've put a bridge, posts, truss rod cover and screws from a 1954 GT. The tuners are from a '61 LP Standard and the knobs are off of a '56GT.
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A TQR goldtop with an amp we like to call the "turd-polisher" for it's ability to make any guitar that comes through the shop sound killer. It's an early 60's Fender Deluxe, a super rock amp!
Dreamed up by the Custom Shop's Edwin Wilson and Tonequest Magazine editor David Wilson this guitar is basically a GT version of Beck's Oxblood.
Our little instrumental combo has taken on a little change of direction. We've been working up songs by the Gruesomes, thee Mighty Caesars, the Von Zippers, & Stiv Bators. This means someone's going to have to do some singing.....
a 2003 Gibson C/S TQR '54 reissue w/factory loaded humbuckers played through a (fake?!?) Butler Tube Driver and a trusty Alamo Dart. This little rig is capable of some absolutely HUGE sounds at a relatively low volume. With the amp cranked, the tube driver can take it from a nice clean crunch to the blistering tones of hell with a twist of the knob. I've got a 12AT7 in the pedal right now but am considering switching it out to a 12AU7 for even less gain. The Alamo sounds a bit stale on it's own but it really comes around as soon as some sort of boost or distortion pedal is used. It doesn't take much gain from any pedal to push the Dart into a sweet overdrive with very controllable feedback. I say rock, rock or die.
My shopmate just scored this sweet '07 Oxblood. My '03 TQR was based on this model so we of course had to have a shoot-out using the JTM50.
One of my own. I scored this one off of fellow LPF member and repair shop pal T-Bird. I use this case for general use but also have the original CS black case, COA and all of the goodies that come with a Historic model.
It's not actually black but a very deep red. You can barely see it unless the guitar is held in the right light. I've lusted after one of these for years, which is why I bought the GT when I did. It was as close as I could get.
The 1972 Goldtop reissue is favored by Mike Campbell from Tom Petty's band. He's used his '72 on all of Petty's albums. We've all heard it and just don't know it.
Another blurry batch, I forgot to bring the good camera...... AGAIN!
L to R, Gene's 1969 Deluxe, Dave's 2003 R7 and my 2003 R4 Tonequest.
Tomorrow night's show will be a landmark for me as it will be the first time that I take the stage with less than 50 watts raging behind me. We'll see how it goes!
I've had a number of different pickups in this thing. Right now it is playing host to the new Golden Age vintage spec humbuckers that I helped design. Mismatched bobbin winds, awg 42 plain enamel wire, no wax potting, wooden spacer. The Alnico 2 bridge pickup reads around 8.3K and the Alnico 5 neck pickup reads around 7.6K.
Rock and roll!
Wound to vintage specs using AWG 42 plain enamel wire, no potting, wood spacer, nickel silver covers, single conductor lead wire. Can you say bloom?
These pickups, with non original covers came out of what Gibson was calling a 1972 reissue of a 1958 Goldtop. They couldn't have been further off. With it's wraptail bridge and P-90 pickups, this thing was actually a dead ringer for a 1954 Goldtop.
Production models have arrived and I couldn't wait to dump a set into the TQR. Time to get out the Marshall's!
At some point in the 70's, he played the guitar live without it's cream covers, I remember I could see the clear coils from out in the crowd.
This one was built in the first run of 5 and sold exclusively through Dave's in LaCrosse, WI and was the second sold.
Yesterday was an R&D day at the shop. This bridge came in as a sample. It's made of sand-cast aluminum and has a compensated bone saddle that was glued in with hide glue. Geek-level, hair-brained stuff here but I like it. Full of tone with great sustain and character.
Though this model is long out of production the name Tonequest is now a general term that has been adopted by the masses when referring to a wraptail GT with humbuckers. Gibson still makes an R7 version from time to time.
This guitar actually sounds better than the oxblood. It's lighter but also has a bridge and posts from a real 1954 GT. Does it contribute to a better sound? I'd say yes, but who really knows?
The first batch shipped with bell knobs instead of speed knobs which would have been used in '54. When another customer complained about the issue to Dave he offered to send out the correct knob to those who actually gave a poop. I stuck with the bells and have since swapped out the stock knobs with a set from a real '59 burst!
Built shortly before the Brazilian Rosewood cut off. The board on this one is pretty rough looking, definitely from the last of what they must have had around.
I mentioned a few weeks back that I had been tinker with my Fender Pro Junior ever since reading in Tonequest that Jeff Beck was using a pair for his main sound onstage.
The original Pro Junior amps were loaded with these Fender branded 10" alnico blue speakers but soon switched to the now standard Fender Special Design, presumably for durability reasons.