Imported vintage amp - Help! - GuitarTalk Community

lapdawg · 2010-08-05T23:58:26+00:00

I have just imported a 1936 Gibson EH-150 guitar & amp set from the US. (No! - not from eBay). The amp is apparently still really sought after & work...

Imported vintage amp - Help!

matta

Ah! Thanks, that helps alot. A couple places, for something off the shelf try Communica in Woodstock or AC/DC dynamics in Montague Gardens, both keep stock, Communica will have Chinese imports, AC/DC build to spec in there workshop.

Cheers

Matt

lapdawg wrote: Profile sorted- BTW I'm in Cape Town

vic

lapdawg wrote: Hi Vic - Gibson made just 100 E-150's This was a cast aluminium & had the CC pup. It thought that a good many of these were melted down in WW2 for the aluminium shortage. You cab still pick up these online for about $3K. The EH-150 came after that - maple with the CC pup. It was in prod 1936 - 41.
Dave Gilmour, The Stones & a few other have performed / recorded with these.

EH = Electro Hawaiian
150 = $150 for amp & guitar

It was the first electric production Gibson & preceded the ES-150 (Electro-Spanish) that was made famous by Charlie C. The amp was the first Gibson amp. I picked up my set for $2600 (includes shipping).

Gibson also made the EH-100 as a cheaper model - The pup wasn't a CC.

Am I rambling? I do like this stuff.

Thanks for the info. All very interesting. We'll appreciate a few pics.... ?

chris77

Nice, but ... Why? Do you like the sound, playability, style, heritage, look? Or is it purely a collectors piece? I have never heard one or seen one so I have no context to place it in. Makes me really curious. Mind you, I would buy a vintage gibson tone knob if I stumble upon it and the price is right.? It just seems like thats a very specific guitar to search for and buy. So what gives?

vic

@lapdawg.....This guy had a EH-250 (I think) on Gumtree a while back...did you see it at the time?

here is the link to that

http://capetown.gumtree.co.za/c-Stuff-for-Sale-musical-instruments-HAWIAN-GHITAR-JEAN-DU-PLESSIS-BOERE-ORKES-W0QQAdIdZ219982793

lapdawg

Reason? - See my "hello" post.
-I really like the lap slide thing. It is is fully viable as a solo instrument.
-I'm a lefty - the bridge has no offset on lap steels
-These instruments are not priced in relation to their historcal significance & fretted instruments.
-I used to own a LH Gibson Sonex (from early 80's). Its probably in SA somewhere.

But anyway, I know what I like & what sound I want to fetch. I'll learn as I go. I think its the same for all of us anyway.
Look for these guys on youtube: Andrew Winton, Ben Harper, Bob Brozman, Christain Oyens for a sample.

Gearhead

Robert Randolph... Hendrix played sitting down! Super! Seen the dude live, no one since Jeff Healey came close ?

chris77

Aaaah, o.k. Read your introduction post now like I should've done in the first place and all is explained. :-S (btw, Welcome!)

matta

Gearhead wrote: Robert Randolph... Hendrix played sitting down! Super! Seen the dude live, no one since Jeff Healey came close ?

He is great, caught him a festival in Atlanta 2 years ago with the Mrs and couple friends, we had fun, he blew me away, triple bill with Jars of Clay and Third Day, 2 great gospel acts.

Cheers

Matt

singemonkey

Hey lapdawg, my buddy's going to lend me the '60s Gibson (which has a firebird pickup) so that we can do a duet with me on the lap steel. You know a good place to start for learning lap steel? You tube videos or instructional websites?

lapdawg

singemonkey wrote: Hey lapdawg, my buddy's going to lend me the '60s Gibson (which has a firebird pickup) so that we can do a duet with me on the lap steel. You know a good place to start for learning lap steel? You tube videos or instructional websites?

Buy the instructionals: I rate Bob Brozman widely believed to be the best(or one of). I got his 2 blues ones (into & advanced) online. He covers a lot & gives nice coverage of the blues styles thru the years. I got the pair for $40 + couple bucks postage. Do it. The DVD's are just great entertainment anyway. I reckon just the 1st disc could keep you busy for a while. Its 100min. Its a good place to start - even if you want to do more rock style later. Go to http://elderly.com/search/elderly?terms=bob+brozman+dvd&x=0&y=0 scroll down.

The thing is that in SA we do not know a lot about slide technique & styles so I would definitely say you should begin with an instructional.

singemonkey

Cool thanks. I'll definitely consider it. Blues and Hawaiian would be my main interests there anyway.

vic

Lapdawg...have you perhaps checked out this link already ...?

http://capetown.gumtree.co.za/c-Stuff-for-Sale-musical-instruments-HAWIAN-GHITAR-JEAN-DU-PLESSIS-BOERE-ORKES-W0QQAdIdZ219982793

What EH model is that ?

singemonkey

Beautiful, huh Vic? Quilted top and everything. Classic Gibson sunburst so nicely applied.

If lapsteel ever really gets big again the value of these things will soar.

vic

singemonkey wrote: Beautiful, huh Vic? Quilted top and everything. Classic Gibson sunburst so nicely applied.

If lapsteel ever really gets big again the value of these things will soar.

Beautiful.....I hear these are already picking up Singe.....this particular model EH is on the cover of a new book on EH guitars. Let me see if I can find the link.

Here are a few
http://www.gbase.com/stores/guitar-showcase/inventory

http://www.google.co.za/imgres?imgurl=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51v278wFGxL._SL500_AA300_.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.amazon.com/Gibson-Electric-Steel-Guitars-1935-1967/dp/1423457021&usg=__5_kk139qk0i6eTm0QY6bWXQ2S74=&h=300&w=300&sz=20&hl=en&start=176&tbnid=qEQm1DrAWcjsmM:&tbnh=131&tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgibson%2Beh150%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1419%26bih%3D694%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C2900&um=1&itbs=1&ei=qtJfTOiOKoH68Aa4moW0DQ&iact=rc&dur=1922&oei=qdFfTPKMEYOC8gbK5ay2DQ&esq=7&page=6&ndsp=34&ved=1t:429,r:29,s:176&tx=69&ty=64&biw=1419&bih=694

Think Sleepwalk...! 8) I feel a serious GAS (Gibson Acquisition Syndrome) coming on..... ?

lapdawg

vic wrote: Lapdawg...have you perhaps checked out this link already ...?

http://capetown.gumtree.co.za/c-Stuff-for-Sale-musical-instruments-HAWIAN-GHITAR-JEAN-DU-PLESSIS-BOERE-ORKES-W0QQAdIdZ219982793

What EH model is that ?

I've take this to the "Gear" section so others can read...