brentrocks Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Mark and i had discussed his Heritage, Gerry Gessie "little one" and the guitar had definately peaked my intrest. Mark and i met Sat morning, had a coffee and he let me take it home for a 2 day trial run. Well, i have come to the conclusion that i do want to keep it. It packs a big punch in a small package...even the custom case is cool! This is # 17 of a limited run of the Red, White & Blue little ones, introduced at the 2000 NAMM. I believe it was a run of 25 guitars. The cool thing about these is that each color change you see is a SEPERATE piece of wood...all glued together, routed and sanded! Its not as light as you may think, and it sounds great! It features 2 HRWs with puch/pull coil taps & a 3-way toggle. Shaller fine tuning tailpiece and roller bridge and Grover tuners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 That is awesome... it seems like it would sound great and be a blast to play. And that neck is soooo cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mgoetting Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 It will be the belle of the ball at PSPIII. It does sound amazingly good. Once again, it calls into question what goes into creating good tone in a solid body. My theory on the Little One is that the density of the body adds to the brightness and sustain. I had an all maple LP that was similar. But that density adds to weight in the LP. Not an issue with the LO. I hope Brent lets you get your picture taken with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitArtMan Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Finally got Lizzie a guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteraltongreen Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Hey,Love it. I've seen these in Heritage catalogues,but I don't think they were ever available in the U.K. I worked out,long ago,you really need a travel guitar.I was very fortunate that when in Anaheim in 1981,I visited Jean & Jerry Holton's ( Hope I got That right ) music store,near Disneyland,and bought this nice little '63 ( I think ) Gibson Melody Maker.It's stood me in great stead,and was always in the boot of my car,just in case ! The Baby Taylor came later,and has been a Godsent. Always keep something playable handy,ideas are random,and can be lost if you don't try them out..Pronto ! Peter Alton Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 You are right Peter. It would make a supurb travel guitar. Especially paired with a lil smoky amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Brent, that is one incredible mini-gitfiddle. Glad you got it...for now. Hey, that last photo of you holding that Little One reminds me of this image...(sorry, man!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bob Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Congrats, but, um, it makes you look like a giant. Hey we should make a mini band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schundog Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 The price.... "One MILLION Dollars!! MMWWHHAAAAHHAAA!!" (Obscure Dr. Evil reference, sorry, I worked in a video store through college!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Mark and i had discussed his Heritage, Gerry Gessie "little one" and the guitar had definately peaked my intrest. Mark and i met Sat morning, had a coffee and he let me take it home for a 2 day trial run. Well, i have come to the conclusion that i do want to keep it. ......... <snip> for bandwidth Nice T-Shirt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 So THAT'S what it is! Brent, that's awesome! Congrats!!! It must be a collector's piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 Finally got Lizzie a guitar. YES...and she loves it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 YES...and she loves it.... Brent, that was great! I love it when she says..."I wanna play quiet now." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mgoetting Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 What a joy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 YES...and she loves it.... How cool .. ! Her smile really lights up when she figures out the knobs..... very cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark555 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Brent, you have so much gas you need to see a doctor...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbright Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandownunder Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Awesome guitar Brent!!! I am devastated that I did not see this in time to out bid you :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium Maestro Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Dude... that guitar makes you look huge!! LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjsanders Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 i had #13 (stolen from truck) at gig at Henfling's once, lotta blues & Allmans, and between sets a guy approaches me: "say, i really like what you're playing there" "hey, thanks" "so, what kind of instrument is that you're playing?" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjsanders Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 addendum: get on Gerry's photo page (you'll see my Little One (Heritage) plugged into a Harley (Heritage) ) - and send him e-mail. he & wife Ronnie are good people and will be happy to hear from you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.