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1 3 years ago Anyone know the story behind the pictures of the Wilbury's- Harrison, Orbison, Lynne, Dylan and Petty - holding Gretsch Guitars in their promo pic's. I know Gretsch did a run of those awfull Traveling Wilbury guitar's but.
Did Fred talk George into doing him a favor? 2 3 years ago Fred was making the transition from Synsonics/musical 'toys' to real guitar building; the Wilbury guitars were (IIRC) the first venture at around the same time as the first generation of Terada Gretsches and not too bad for what they were. I think the TW wanted to have a fun photo shoot, hence the old Gretsches and funky Wilbury names. Seeing that many Gretsches in those days was a rarity. But I too wouldn't mind hearing the real story. 3 3 years ago Those TW guitars were being sold at JC Penney at the time-once the purveyors of Airline guitars. I thought that it was more a tie in with the Wilbury's albums than a resurgence of Gretsch guitars.
The one that the Wilbury's played were traditional pro line Gretsches, not the 'collector'ones. They came in six versions, all with printed finishes. To me, they seemed a lot like Danos.
There are a few here on the GDP that have collected some. 4 3 years ago Anyone know the story behind the pictures of the Wilbury's- Harrison, Orbison, Lynne, Dylan and Petty - holding Gretsch Guitars in their promo pic's. I know Gretsch did a run of those awfull Traveling Wilbury guitar's but. Did Fred talk George into doing him a favor? – wrd I looked for one of those pics for my studio.
Anyone know where to get one? 5 3 years ago My strap maker, Teresa Hearne, of Cool Straps, asked me if we are cornering the market.
I love their sound-growley. I was working with Ed to get them in the database after I took them to the Nashville Roundup. But, we paused. 6 3 years ago I think they are at George's house, that they are all Gretsch fans and the guitars are theirs. Beyond that there's this.
7 3 years ago I think the Willburys album was 1987. First 'new' Gretsches were 1990? 8 3 years ago Lol @ 'Pro Line' 9 3 years ago I think the Willburys album was 1987. First 'new' Gretsches were 1990? – DCBirdMan Wilbury guitars were introduced in 1988, shortly after the Wilbury 1st album. George plays one of the Wilbury guitars in the video for 'Handle With Care'- this was very early in the Wilbury cycle, since Roy appears in this video, but had passed away by the time they shot the video for 'End of the Line'.
10 3 years ago A lot of greatness around that mic. 11 3 years ago A version of the photo just before Proteus arrived with everyone's pirate hats: 12 3 years ago One of our MI wholesale suppliers, Scott Music (Monroe, LA) had the Wilbury guitars in their dealer catalog back in '88.
The guitars were a REALLY overpriced 'B' item as I recall, and Scott Music had a disclaimer somewhere along the lines of 'these may not be a great dollar value, but might be useful for promos/store displays, etc.' Needless to say, our store passed. Shortly after, a local Ft. Smith, AR radio station, 'B98' gave one away in an on-air raffle one night. I got into an argument with one of their stupid-assed radio dj's who tried to tell me the Wilbury was an EXACT COPY of a 1950s Gretsch. The highlight of the evening was when a pickup truck full of rednecks drove by and hollered out 'F- you Bee!'
To the B98 mascot, who promptly flipped them the bird! 13 3 years ago I think they are at George's house, that they are all Gretsch fans and the guitars are theirs. Beyond that there's this. – piratesrule Fantastic!
If I could vote you up a thousand times, I would. Just brilliant. 14 3 years ago I've always heard that the Gretsches were borrowed for the photo shoot, and considering I don't recall ever seeing any of those guys with the guitars shown, I tend to believe that's the case.
I've also heard that the main point of the little Wilbury guitars was to raise funds to get the real guitar venture underway. The above is entirely unsourced, and may be completely inaccurate. 15 3 years ago Here's the juice: Vintage Gretsch guitars were used for the photo shoot because of the funky glitzy over-the-top weirdness of Gretsch guitars when compared to ho-hum vintage Gibsons and Fenders from the same era. The guitars were borrowed from Norman's Rare Guitars now located in Tarzana, California but at that time located on/near Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys, California. At the time the guitars were borrowed, Norman took a picture of Harrison holding an early '60's Gretsch Country Gentleman virtually identical to Harrison's own with the flip up double mutes.
Harrison, ever aware of possible exploitation at the hands of others, took the precaution of autographing the picture Norman took with this inscription: 'To Norman. This is NOT my Country Gentleman. Best, George Harrison' 16 3 years ago There's also the story (whether true or not) how Norm states that George offered to sell him his Gent - but most scholars agree he didn't have a Gent at that time. So that story may be made up! 17 3 years ago George also played that guitar in the End of The Line video.
18 3 years ago When kceddie ventures here, we have some observations about all of this, too. 19 3 years ago George also played that guitar in the End of The Line video.
– JCHiggy I noticed the laces on Petty's shoes appear to be from 1988 while those shoes are clearly from 84, maybe 85 at the latest. 20 3 years ago Afire is right. The wilburys were a serendipitous tie-in that provided some needed cash to relaunch the proper line.
What I dont know is how the deal came to be. 21 3 years ago If you are in the market for an outrageously overpriced TW-500, I just got a notice of this one: 22 3 years ago Here's a little direct info from Fred Gretsch. 'In 1987 Cloud Nine came out and George used that album cover with that wonderful picture of him with his original Gretsch Duo Jet guitar and that great smile showing his personality. My wife Dinah sent him a personal letter and didn’t expect to hear back from him.
Lo and behold, she was in the office and the fella who was answering the phone said that George Harrison was on the phone and, of course, it was George Harrison of the Beatles. He said he’d like to make a guitar to go along with the Wilbury’s name and he wanted us to make it.
I got on the phone and we got some specifications. George had an artist in the U.K. Do original art work for it and he sent us this huge artwork that must have been five feet by five feet! We took that and translated it into a format where we could cut a piece out of it and mount it on the face of each of the guitars. So, in fact, we were able to do the Wilbury guitars at a time when the Gretsch professional guitars weren’t in production yet.
But the timeline was such that we were able to do it to coincide with the release of the first Wilburys’ album. We had an opportunity to visit with George in California. He was staying at the Dave Stewart’s house. Tom Petty was there and Jeff Lynne and we talked guitars and delivered the first samples of the Wilburys’ guitars and they subsequently used them only in the Handle with Care video. They’re sought after guitars today and isn’t it wonderful to see how the re-release of the Traveling Wilburys materials along with that DVD shows such great footage of George and the other Wilburys playing very distinctive sounding Gretsch guitars?' 23 3 years ago Olivia, what's your take on this?
24 3 years ago Olivia, what's your take on this? – Deed Eddy The recitation from Fred & Dinah is among the info that Ed and I were working into what we had put together to put in the data base. Thank you for putting it in the stream. We had some more stuff to do and got off track in the Great Crash. I'll get with Ed and try to get it finished.
I come from the position that the introduction of the TW guitars was a second 'gift' by George to a company and its folks for whom he came to have strong feelings. I certainly wish to get with both of the 'Big Bosses' to be sure we say nothing that is not just right. But, I am pretty sure they have said that without that influx of funds, there would have been trouble.
I LOVE hearing Dinah's story of her conversation with George and of their visit with George and Olivia to get all the 'things' right. The TWs I have were properly set up by one of the most respected fellas here in Louisville so we could see just what they could be at their best. I was surprised at the growl and bark they have, and at how loud they are compared to my other Gretsch Guitars. I took them to the Nashville Roundup.
Some folks tried and enjoyed hearing them. Proteus played one, made her sound great, of course, and pronounced her something like 'fun, but not a Gretsch!'
We know I come at this with a love of much of what George was about-I don't want to finish this sentence until I speak with Fred and Dinah. But, I think the TWs must have been important to the path that led to where we all find ourselves today-a great company with great people making Great Gretsch Guitars. Now, I'm feeling just a bit guilty for not completing the task already. As a bonus, they are just such interesting looking instruments. Literally, no two are alike. So, I was chasing a unicorn of a sorts since I wanted one with a face like the one George played in the video-and found one. The second one is close.
Didn't mean to go so long. 25 3 years ago If you are in the market for an outrageously overpriced TW-500, I just got a notice of this one: – Olivia Anne $2200 is delusional, as is the other ad for a TW-200 for $1500. I'd like some of what they're smoking. The TW-500 doesn't even have the original pickups. I'm amazed how close the TWs are to Danos. The value in these isn't for the quality of the guitar, but, for the fact that they're a one-off instrument with a tie to two albums with great musicians. So, they're more memorabilia than instrument.
The fact that they're not too bad of an instrument is a bonus. to join the conversation.
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Martin Standard Series D12-28 12-String Dreadnought Guitar.Overall is a great 12-string GUITAR I bought a D12-28 12-String Martin in 1983. I have loved that guitar forever. It was really great but gave it up for a gift for my new daughter-in-law.
Tone was great. Feel was great. Action was great. To have such quality is a bargain at any price. Martin Standard Series D12-28 12-String Dreadnought Guitar.Purchased this guitar from MF and received it a week ago. Fantastic guitar!
Bought an HD-28 from MF about 10 years ago that sounds as good and looks even better than the day I bought it. I look forward to watching this D12-28 'mature' over the next few years.
Action is nice and low, lower than my HD-28. The neck and fingerboard are very comfortable. The sounds that resonate from this instrument are just as expected from a high-end Martin.
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I do a lot of finger style playing and the D12-28 has the perfect spacing between the string pairs to allow very accurate picking. If you're looking for a quality 12-string, you need to try out this guitar. Martin Standard Series D12-28 12-String Dreadnought Guitar.I just received my new Martin D12-28 and it's everything I expected and even more. Pictures don't do it justice. It has a beautiful, straight and tight grained Sitka spruce top with no flaws in it. The rosewood back and sides are equally beautiful. The black pickguard compliments the beautiful ebony fingerboard and bridge.
The expected Martin quality, fit and finish are all there. All I had to do was fine tune the strings and start playing. The guitar was perfectly adjusted to suit my playing preference and the sound was clean and right on.
The harmonics rang out and sustained like a bell. For a 12-string it plays very easily. This is a guitar I've dreamed of for years and I know I'll always treasure it as long as I live. I can't wait to play it again and intend to enjoy it as much as I can.
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Even without a professional setup the action on mine is just right allowing barre chords to be played right up the neck.I don't own any other Martin so can't draw a direct comparison to 'other' martins but the build quality compared to other brands is excellent.It has a distinctive sound which I find hard to describe. Martin Standard Series D12-28 12-String Dreadnought Guitar.My wife bought this for me one Christmas over 10 years ago. It is absolutely the sweetest guitar I'v ever owned, easy on the fingers, fast action, and sounds beautiful in standard tuning and even more lovely G-tuned. Use a glass slide and you're in Heaven! She's a family member who never lets me down. Martin Standard Series D12-28 12-String Dreadnought Guitar.The Martin D12-28 12 String is a great choice. I have owned other brands of 12 strings, and the Martin is by far the best in this price range.
The tone quality is fantastic and it has nice neck action. This is a Beautiful Guitar!!!!! Martin Standard Series D12-28 12-String Dreadnought Guitar.I love this guitar. It has a loud brilliant voice that seems to ring forever. It can be played loud or soft or anywhere in between without missing a note. All strings are equal in intonation and volume.
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Martin Standard Series D12-28 12-String Dreadnought Guitar.Purchased my D12-28 about 6 months ago. I have no regrets. I like the shorted scale length it does make fingering a little easier. I did find the bass to be a little muddy due to the strings.
I replaced them with a Martin FX 12 string set, so the bass response is much better. Martin Standard Series D12-28 12-String Dreadnought Guitar.
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