NGD - 1965 Gibson TG-0

[Nick]

Well...I wasn't expecting to find this yesterday at a yard sale.

It was in a very unassuming chipboard case, stood on its side. The kind of case that usually contains, at best, a 50's/60's Harmony/Silvertone, if not a beat up 80's import guitar with a twisted neck, or nothing at all inside.

$25 sticker on the side, took a peek inside the case and saw the headstock. I paid the asking price and got it home.

Looking it up, it's a Gibson TG-0, the serial seems to put it at 1965. The neck is straight but does need a truss rod adjustment for full tension - for now I've slackened the strings to an open tuning, which is proving to be more fun and inspiring than the top 4 of a 6 string I originally had it. The action only looks high because of the saddle, has plenty of room to come down.

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[Gavin]

At first I was like, well I'm sure $25 for anything Gibson is a steal, but is a banjo or what. But then I watched this video and it actually sounds pretty cool.

[MattK]

Holy ffffffff what a score!

[Nick]

At first I was like, well I'm sure $25 for anything Gibson is a steal, but is a banjo or what. But then I watched this video and it actually sounds pretty cool.

That was my reaction buying it - I've missed having a nice old acoustic since selling my Guild G37, and while part of me would have loved for this to be an LG-0 (same body, different neck and bridge), after playing this thing for a while I can't put it down. I'm kind of glad it's something different now - since it's something I never would have paid market value for, I get to enjoy it for what it is

[sunshiner]

A piece of history plus vintage Gibson craftsmanship. Nice score!

[sunshiner]

Gibson was making these at the time too

[Nick]

^cool, I’ve never seen one of those!

[sunshiner]

They do look cool

[NickD]

An absolutely amazing thing to find at a yard sale, love it.

[Bacchus]

Between this and the hifi thread, you've been doing well out of yard sales recently!

It warms my heart that bargains are still there to be had.

[Nick]

Between this and the hifi thread, you've been doing well out of yard sales recently!

It warms my heart that bargains are still there to be had.

I also grabbed this 70’s Stoll Giroflex chair for $20, a few houses down from the Gibson - new studio desk chair

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[Bacchus]

But how does it sound?

[Nick]

Comfortable

[plopswagon]

But how does it sound?

Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin reference?