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I think it looks awesome in white! But I did enjoy that pelham blue F5G as well and a good few of my guitars are white too so I must be partial to the colour. Would love to see an aged white F5G one...

Yeah completely agree. It kind of evolved to something else.. I don't think I can change the subject though at this stage. Happy for a moderator to change it to something more reflective of what it...

Thanks all for the input.. Below the updated list. Those with a * have a photo in this thread somewhere! There was an '81 F-5 signed by Donald Doans in the classifieds recently as well which I've...

If Stan Randell let various folks sign is there a chance it might be Marvin Lamb after all? That first name looks more like Marvin to me.

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Thanks Trevor from saving this thread from obscurity! I believe it's Marvin Lamb, who later co-founded Heritage Guitars. I added him to the photoalbum on my Cafe profile a while ago but forgot to...

Congratulations! I love the look of that one, I've been tempted all three times it's been for sale on the classifieds over the last few years!
Happy to see it's found a good home!!

I'd put it on an F-5. Refret it to make it playable. Sell the frets on eBay for $6k each and... hey, I just got myself a free Bill Monroe fretboard!

Anybody interested in buying some original...

NECK yes.. neck, not back... My mistake, sorry for the confusion!

And yes, I love the look of this era Gibson F5s. I got a 1966 last November that I absolutely adore and have played every day...

Forgot to mention that the one in the second auction has a 5-piece back so was built in 1966 or later.

I agree pricing is on the high side. Rudy's music has a stunning looking 1969 for sale for $4k. Haven't played it but it looks all original and in excellent condition.

That second one has been...

Love it - the whole thing looks pretty funky!

They're dreaming to ask that price. Gruhn has a new one in stock for $2950:
http://guitars.com/inventory/mf8052-new-kentucky-km-5000-bill-monroe-centennial-model

Wow, I love that!! Is that an old Gibson with a custom inlay?

Good points all, what I was really thinking was I wish Gibson made a proper 30's reissue. That was based on looks mainly as I love the way the Bush model looks with it's block inlays and Gibson...

Congratulations! I love the look of the black tuning buttons on the black headstock. Looks very classy.

I thought the Bush fern has a pointed bottom on the fretboard and the regular flowerpot Bush has the truncated Florida, but then I saw this one in the classifieds:130324
Do they make the Bush...

I hope that pic is upside down or otherwise he/she is hanging on very well!!

Don't worry too much about paying a few dollars too much in someone else's eyes. That's an exceptional maple back you've got there, it looks awesome. Enjoy it!

Great idea for a thread. Here's some of my favourite Gibson headstocks (not mine!):
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1969, 1942, 1993 Bill Monroe, 2012 Koa, 1923 Loar

And the worst Gibson...

Love the look of the century Gibsons. Would love to see a photo of all the different ones together.
Did the F-style model have a flat back too?
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Great collection! Here's my cherry burst F5:
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I have no idea idea what value it might have, but am really looking forward to seeing the photos. Please do post them!

Four pages of comments in less than two days should be an obvious answer to your question.

I love Monroe, but I'm not sad if this never happens. Unless really well funded I can't picture anything but some cringeworthy mid-day TV movie full of mistakes.

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I'm not anti Martin at all, in fact I own a bunch of them that I hope to keep for the rest of my life. I wish they would focus on some more affordable variety in their 45 line-up. The new OM45...