Vintage Gibson refret ( again).

[Eagle]

This week it’s a 1963 ES175 player grade in for 55090 frets and a general once over.

It’s a pretty good player grade with only a repaired crack to the head. Original finish and a nice straight neck. Pickups and electrics swapped out though.
This should actually be restored because the fundamentals are all there and the crack could be covered to look as though it never happened.
It cost less than a new one and is only going up.
Yes I do see a couple of vintage guitars a week on average and sometimes a lot more.

 

[Eagle]

Those shots are frets done but nothing else yet.

 

[metropolis_4]

I still can’t believe Gibson no longer makes these

 

[AFKAEjay(retired)]

I still can’t believe Gibson no longer makes these

I was also shocked when I learned they stopped production. Also the L5 btw.
Such classics…but mostly populair amongst jazz players…and that isn’t exactly hitting the charts these days.

I kinda expected ES 175 used prices to skyrocket…but that hasnt happend yet. L5s went up quite a bit.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

I love split parallelogram inlays.

 

[mavrick102000]

I was also shocked when I learned they stopped production. Also the L5 btw.
Such classics…but mostly populair amongst jazz players…and that isn’t exactly hitting the charts these days.

I kinda expected ES 175 used prices to skyrocket…but that hasnt happend yet. L5s went up quite a bit.

L5's used to be around 10K back in 2008 timeframe....I lusted after one for a while bust just missed a sale on an immaculate used guitar from a local jazzer for a "decent" price.

 

[Eagle]

L5's used to be around 10K back in 2008 timeframe....I lusted after one for a while bust just missed a sale on an immaculate used guitar from a local jazzer for a "decent" price.

Had a nice a L5 in recently;

 

[AFKAEjay(retired)]

L5's used to be around 10K back in 2008 timeframe....I lusted after one for a while bust just missed a sale on an immaculate used guitar from a local jazzer for a "decent" price.

Couple years ago I passed on one for 4.5 K…these days you have to be lucky to find one under 10k.

I was couple months back.
1979 specimen

 

[Frankencat]

Nice clean fret work Andy.

 

[Eagle]

Nice clean fret work Andy.

Thanks.

 

[Eagle]

Finished it;

On vintage I generally graft a bit of whatever the nut material is on the bottom to keep it and preserve the appearance however shagged that is.

 

[jellodog]

Finished it;

Superb!

 

[FuzzyAce]

Finished it;
View attachment 41672
View attachment 41673
View attachment 41674
View attachment 41675
View attachment 41676
On vintage I generally graft a bit of whatever the nut material is on the bottom to keep it and preserve the appearance however shagged that is.

Love everything about that guitar! Nice work Andy.

 

[Eagle]

Thanks Guys.