Nick Lucas or what copy comes close in sound?
As a fan of Bob Dylan I have been collecting guitars he has been using in his early period.I never had the chance to play on a Nick Lucas but was wondering what copy comes close in sound.
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Mark,The Greven's don't come close? They sure look good!LJOM-18vD-18ge0-17 J-4504' National Style O (still for sale)
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Terry Mitchell would could answer that better than me, he has a Greven NL.We have an early 30s 14 fret rosewood Nick Lucas Special in the family ( my cousin in Montreal has it now), and I compared the...
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Quote:The Greven's don't come close?You won't know the difference if you don't have vintage Nick Lucas to pick up.Quote:They sure look good!Yep!Quote:Anyone who is a fan of the NL will tell you that...
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Quote:I never had the chance to play on a Nick Lucas but was wondering what copy comes close in sound.The original Nick Lucas changed through the years. They were made with Rosewood and Maple back and...
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I have 2 Nick Lucas Elites that are maple bodied, and have the tonal character that is consistent with the old L00 sized guitars.....one of them is outstanding...I never played a maple Nick Lucas...
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Quote:You can special order one from the Custom shop in maple or mahogany with the correct vintage appointments.I have talked to a Gibson dealer regarding a custom built Nick Lucas and they certainly...
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Roy McAlister also does a very nice-looking NL style guitar:www.mcalisterguitars.com/...lucas.html(I've never played one.) i have played a couple of the new Gibsons, and I thought the ones I played...
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Why must you all torture me so! Martin OM-35 || Fender Kingsman || Epiphone Elite Les Paul Standard Plus
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Quote: have played a couple of the new Gibsons, and I thought the ones I played were lousy. Didn't have great sound, the inlay was sloppy: surrounded by filler, sunbursts were wrong. Yeah, I agree....
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Look for Buffalo Bros to have a Nick Lucas in the next couple of weeks. I just traded mine in for a 00-18V with Rosewood back and sides. Sounds great. The Nick Lucas has Maple back and sides with a...
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Quote:Didn't have great sound, the inlay was sloppy: surrounded by filler, sunbursts were wrong. But other than their appearance and sound, I guess they were pretty good reproductions!this always...
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There is an East Coast singer songwriter named Jim Boggia, who plays a Lucas (very well indeed). Here is his website www.jimboggia.com/boggia-ography.asp Worth checking out - a rising talent.
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I just bought a Rising Fawn guitar (small maker who's a good friend of Norman Blake) that's modeled after NB's Nick Lucas. Haven't yet gotten a chance to play it, but I'm very excited. Unfortunately...
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Who did you say that was?... Jim Mayer?Just kidding.Martin OM-35 || Fender Kingsman || Epiphone Elite Les Paul Standard Plus
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Check out Paul Hostetter's website to see what he has to say:http://www.lutherie.net/model_h.htmlOr go to Santa Cruz Guitars' site and check out an H model.Chuck
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Dincky, Travis,Nick Lucas reissues of recent years - 1997 to 2002 - are based on a 1937 14-fret version which had a spruce top, maple sides and back, rosewood fretboard and bridge. The earlier...
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Ken;Thanks for all the help! This was all very informative, and infact I've always found my OM-35 to be very similar to Dylan's early sound. Sometimes I palm mute it a tad to get that real restricted...
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I played a very nice santa cruz 13 fret NL knockoff... it's at a store in portland oregon. Big, immediate presence, woody sound, very open. I'd never seen a sc 13 fretter, tho I've heard of them....
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TM,You have a nice collection of Nick Lucas ! (I saw The Guitar Gallery). I would like to own the vintage Lucas but it is very hard to find now, and also I'm keen on the Greven NL. I assume that it...
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