marksound Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Last night the wife and I went to the monthly blues jam (sponsored by Oklahoma Blues Society). There was a kid just blazing on this gorgeous Tele. It was kind of a brown sunburst, but the top looked like it was swirly brushed aluminum under tinted clear. Gold hardware, painted headstock. I didn't see it up close, but it looked like there was a foil "Fender" on the headstock like the American Deluxe series or the Korean Custom FMT. It had plenty of twang and bite, but not edgy and obnoxious. Anyone seen one of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted October 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 I think I found it! Not a Fender, but there's a disclaimer about headstock design somewhere on the site ... http://www.gigliottiguitars.com/html/cfront.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Was it Smokin' Joe Bonamassa? He's a big Gigliotti player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted October 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 No, it was a kid, maybe 16-17. Never seen him before. He came in, set up, blew the roof off the joint for about 30 minutes, then packed up and left. I'd seen ads for the Gigliotti in VG, but never in person. Man, that's a pretty guitar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Oh, I'm just used to people calling Joe Bonamassa a "kid" 'cause he's only a couple years older than me The guitars sure look pretty, though. The whole brushed-swirl-burst thing is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanKirk Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 They are nice playin guitars too. Gigliotti's son worked at the local GC in Tacoma where I had a chance to play a couple of them. There's a thread around here somewhere. Here is one Aluminum guitar thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted October 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Smokin' Joe Bonamassa BTW, he'll be in Norman the 21st and Ardmore the 22nd. http://www.jbonamassa.com/joe_bonamassa_tour_information.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodBlessTexas Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Yeah, Bonamassa is a madman, and watching him play is really quite fun. Reading up on those gigliotti guitars, it doesn't sound like they actually do much beside cut the metal and place it on the body. Everything else is done outside of the company, which is pretty odd when considered against the current paradigm of 'custom guitar' manufacturers. Woodwork: USA Custom Guitars Finishing: Roxy Guitar Finish Assembly and setup: Service Guitar Repair I'd still like to play one. Sounds interesting and they look awesome. Remember the Alamo, and God Bless Texas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted November 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 I just found a pic of that kid on the OBS website. Man, I love that guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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