Beautiful. I love them both, but especially the sound of Hank's guitar.

All great, but the L7 maaaan… sounds fabulous 👍

Love your videos and archtops ! 👍

@Mikesarchangels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

All I can say is you surely play beautifully...thanks for sharing, DonnyO in MD

@Mikesarchangels

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Very kind. :)

I visited Hank at his parents home in South Carolina back in 1981 and he showed me that L7 and told me that Johnny Smith made that silver truss rod cover for him as a gift. If that is the same cover it should have Hank Garland engraved on it. if you google Hank Garland and Henry M Johnson images you can find a photo from that day, Hank is playing a 175 that his brother Billy gave him and I'm playing Hank's 150 Charlie Christian. I've seen Billy Byrd playing that double cutaway Byrdland on one of the videos of "Thanks A Lot" with Ernest Tubb, but I thought it might be a double cutaway thin line L5 because it has 20 frets and a Byrdland has 22. I enjoyed this video very much.

@Mikesarchangels

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that would have been amazing to me him in person. Yep the truss rod cover is still there. :) I will search for that photo!

Of course I like them all but the alnico does it for me. It's got oomph.

@Mikesarchangels

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I am torn between the CC and the Alnicos.

Thanks Mike for sharing these guitars. My only question is which one, to you, is the most player friendly.

@Mikesarchangels

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Wolf. I like them all for different reasons. Playability is great on all 3 but Hank’s frets are low so a little harder to fret for me. I hesitate to refret her for obvious reasons. Billy’s has been refretted with medium frets which I like and the nut width and profile is my favorite. The 57 Byrd has a great neck depth and the narrow nut is great for solo work but harder for my hands to chord. If I had to choose only one from a playability perspective it would be Billy’s. Sound wise I would choose Hanks though.

I'm all verklempt!

What are the three screws/bolts in the center of Hank's '47?

@Mikesarchangels

2 жыл бұрын

That’s is how a Charlie Christian pickup is attached to a guitar.

@vechap

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mikesarchangels Yep, someone on FB answered the question... Had a picture, of the pickup, and now... I Grok!

What amp are you playing through?

@Mikesarchangels

2 жыл бұрын

Quilter toneblock into a 40’s Gibson EH-285 cabinet.

The double cut is a surgeon s knife :))))

L-7 smokes it

Double cut away was too bright. Loved theL7

@Mikesarchangels

7 ай бұрын

I totally agree! I changed the double to a rosewood bridge and it softened her up a bit, but still HanksL7 takes the cake.

g.a.s.