GK less Paul Diddley Bow
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Norma the Sunburst
Here’s Norma. I just tweezer her into a great player. These vintage pickups are sweet. They adjust up and down, and have individual screw posts to fine eq the strings. It’s got the prettiest Sunburst of any of my collection.
Location: Duluth MN
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Comment by Dave Lynas on August 11, 2021 at 11:54am
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Vintage goodness.
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Comment by Uncle John on April 4, 2021 at 10:48am
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Good. And good on yer, Dave.
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She’ll be a bit hard to part with. But going to my daughter’s Daughter, it’s OK.
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I missed this one, Dave. Glad I found her. She is a beauty and sings nicely on your recent vids.
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Comment by Bob "Ambrose" Negus on March 22, 2021 at 3:34am
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She's a stunner Dave! Neat job on the whammy too! Love the sunburst F-hole vibe.
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Comment by Southern Ray on March 21, 2021 at 7:20am
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Hi Norma.
She's beautiful, Dave. You did a great job on her.
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Comment by Anthony adams on March 20, 2021 at 9:33pm
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Now this is nice Dave!! Thanks
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They sure knew how to do a burst James. Definately an art.
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Comment by James O Lunsford on March 19, 2021 at 11:05am
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Nice looking guitar Dave love the Old sunburst models
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Comment by Poorness Studios on March 19, 2021 at 10:14am
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Nice ol' axe.
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