Something's Different About This One... | 1983 Gibson Spotlight Special 83 139 ASB
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Published 2024-07-12
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📚Description: I bought this from a collection of guitars a few months ago. It is a very nice example of the lesser-fancy spotlight finish known as Antique Sunburst. You can find these in a light ASB and a Dark ASB. While this one certainly looks closer to Dark ASB in photos, its border is quite a bit lighter than usual so it is kind of a blend of the two finishes - very cool. It also has an unusually High Gibson logo for this era, but as I track these guitars I've found a few more in the 83 140-160ish range with similar. So far they have all been a ASBL/D mix with PAF stickers.
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0:00 - Unboxing + Info
3:29 - Work Bench / Specs
15:50 - Clean Tones
17:36 - Dirty Tones
20:05 - Watch Next
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All Comments (21)
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I think the signature is Sonjia.
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I personally prefer the darker knobs. They look great with the finish.
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Bet that's a soldering burn next to te jack
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Would you want to see them reissue these, maybe make them actually neck though?
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@12:56 Mt. Airy North Carolina.....is actually the real-life Mayberry. That's the town Andy Griffith's Mayberry is based on. Andy played guitar, too.
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Having only one schaller on the top strap button makes sense to me, it’s the only spot that has a lot of tension trying to pull the strap off, the bottom is usually fine. That way you can do two guitars from one set of strap locks
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Mt. Airy, North Carolina was Andy Griffith's home town and served as the prototype for Mayberry in his TV show.
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I dunno, Austin, that name looked a lot like "Sonya" to me ....
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It has to said. that is one of the best sounding LPs you have had on the show for sure.
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There’s a perfectly good reason why the front strap button was replaced with a locking one… it’s the front one that tends to slip off when you’re playing! I ended up putting Planet Waves diamonds (reminiscent of the Gibson ones) on my Standard. Without them, l was terrified to take it on stage.
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"These knobs smell like poop".... Not words I expected to hear today
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@7:00 you'd have to be awful dirty to make your knobs stink lol
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The tiger stripes looks so good on this one! The wood is exceptional cuts. Just a beautiful overall look and I am sure in person it is even more amazing. Nice guitar.
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Trogly, the best fretboard cleaner and conditioner on the market is the Dunlop 01 and 02 with the brown label. By far the best I've used, and I've used a LOT of them. The cleaner cuts the gunk very quickly and the conditioner actually darkens rosewood.
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10:10 I actually agree with you Mr Trogly about those knobs. Nice guitar Cheers from NZ 😎🎸
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Dunlop 65 cleaning products, best yet. Oh, and the darker knobs look great
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The new knobs pop, but the old ones matched the finish. I think my first impression was they didn't go there!
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I had one that had the knobs replaced...so I threw it away.
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13:18 Mr Trogly does anyone ever lube those tuners ? Im assuming that’s what the hole is for
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Definitely re issue these.I want a lefty
