In just a few days, The Gibson Mastertone banjo will be 100 years old. The very first ones were not the best ones for most of us, but the model is there in 1925, So what are your plans for this moment. A tattoo? a mortgage the house purchase, Name your next child, pet, or motorcycle??
I'll be playing a few songs on my Sullivan Vintage 35.... :-)
Going to try & duplicate & sell the fragrance of the inside of prewar Gibson instrument cases & believe me there is one . It will set aside any other prewar gratification an instrument finder can have !
Edited by - heavy5 on 12/12/2024 12:05:59
I'll just keep my '92 Stelling Masterpiece and enjoy her sound and her beauty.
I'm going to go up on the mountain behind the house where there is a GIANT beech tree with nice smooth bark. Beside all the initials and years inscriptions, I'm going to incise the classic set of hearts & flowers inlay pattern. With the Roman number "C" for 100. I expect all Masterclone makers to offer this Centennial Model in their catalogs.
Ill ride my dirtbike through the mountains like i do everyday. But this time I will imagine a magical dragon chasing me.
I’m not sure about your premise. “Banjo design” maybe, but a number of makers are consistently putting out banjos that are better than most anything Gibson made.
It ain't the BANJO, pal.
It's the skill of the picker.
Once again, a VERY GOOD picker, playing a banjo which I had made, from scrap lumber (off a neighbor's discarded futon), four layers of mailing tape, and bits of stainless steel windshield wiper reinforcement for frets.
On the other hand, you could hand ME any banjo, Gibson, Stelling, Vega, Slingerland.... and I'd still be the same four-chord Folkie hacker I've been for over half a century.
Why is it so difficult for so many folks to acknowledge Gibson's contributions on this anniversary ?
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Originally posted by BTunoWhy is it so difficult for so many folks to acknowledge Gibson's contributions on this anniversary ?
I think its the thread title. If it read "Gibson mastertones celebrate 100", there might be kinder tones...might. lol
the Mastertone! So great, Gibson never bothered to trade mark it. Anyone else disgusted that 100 year later goldtone is producing mastertones?? :-(
