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Looks like my H-170


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I guess that extra tone knob would justify the higher cost.

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That's a one-off "Kessel" prototype, but is obviously a take-off of the Gibson Johnny A. Signature (stoptail) model.  Johnny A. paid tribute to Barney Kessel with his own updated thinline, but made several other unique design elements.

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Gibson eventually released a similar model called the Johnny A. "Spruce Top"...not a Kessel.

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I saw Barney Kessel here in Chicago when I was around 17 0r 18 years old. He played at the Jazz Showcase. I talked with him and Herb Ellis after the show and did not understand anything they were saying. They were in another world and I was a kid from the suburbs. 

This Gibson is a nice looking version of a familiar design but give me a H-170 any day.

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3 hours ago, rwinking said:

Ugly headstock... :)

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