Marc Ribot Playing his 1962 Gibson ES-125TDC at Retrofret. (Sold)

[@jsb1181]

Oh man, when I was a teenager in the late 90s I used to think this exact guitar was the radest instrument ever after getting really into the Cubanos Postizos album. I tried to create a cheap version of it by buying an Epiphone 335 and fitting black dog ear P-90s to it, before P-90s were cool again haha. Decades later I saw Marc in London tearing it up on the exact same guitar with Spiritual Unity. I finally almost bought an identical ES-125 I stumbled upon in Ishibashi music in Shanghai but because it was from the 60s and originally a cheap instrument the neck was fairly shot. It's wild to sit here now and see an advert on KZbin for the exact instrument I used to covet as a kid!

[@um9272]

I like his sound !

[@royangles]

mi héroe de la guitarra 🤩

[@andreasomenzi5194]

Grande Marc !!!

[@Restachou]

Quel que soit le modèle de guitare, il arrive toujours à en tirer la quintessence, quel musicien !

[@geestrucken5009]

Great!

[@spinnact]

What price was it listed at? Hope Marc was able to get his coveted SG

[@christopherquattromusic]

wow

[@Joe_Gonzo]

How much did this sell for? Too bad it's already sold, I would have been seriously interested. I met Marc after a concert a couple of weeks ago.

[@slimturnpike]

I owned the 1964 version of this model for years Great-sounding ax, wish I'd kept it

[@cwbresson]

What a great sounding amp too. Can anyone tell me what is that?

[@billysuter]

Looks like a 57 champ

[@patrickmckinney8610]

nice

[@michaelsternberg6180]

Did he say he wouldn’t be parting with it.. but he wants to get a “fantastic SG”? Odd.. they’re such different guitars- maybe he has more great old archtops so, this one is expendable?

[@darwinsaye]

He’s used a pretty wide array of guitars; Telecaster, Jaguar, Jazzmaster, Tiesco, Harmony, and (I think ) a Gretsch. I think he just likes whatever sounds good. Also, maybe he’s thinking of an SG Special, because it has P90s like the ES125.

[@massesesclaves644]

He wasn't using it much lately. Last time I saw the Cubanos Postizos (2011), he was mostly playing his old Jaguar, the ES125 appeared on 2 songs maybe, and lately played almost exclusively the Jag on different projects. I've also seen him play an SG Melody Maker (those blue/green ones) so it is not far fetched.

[@michaelsternberg6180]

@@darwinsaye Back in the day he played w a band - The Uptown Horns. They’d play Dan Lynch’s Bar down on 2nd ave. Some of those guys sat in w bands i was playing with.. Bill Dicey and Dr. Boogie. He mightve played a strat back then..

[@peterkelly8357]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnbKkoampql7e7s Red SG

[@edcherry9282]

I like that he uses "pawn shop specials" instead of all the usual high priced,mainly vintage suspects..I'm sure he probably has a 53 tele or a 59 les Paul or vintage dangelico in his closet, but his choice of guitars for work/ travel is quite interesting..cheap vintage guitars from Japan,student model Gibsons,a somewhat collectable fender jazzmaster that looked like it was dropped down a flight of stairs a few times and a brand new gretsch chet Atkins type archtop ,all great instruments I'm sure but not too high on a collectors list..I'm guessing he looks at it like,as long as it sounds good and the neck is ok,he'll use it no matter what it is..

[@nulsh331]

Niiiiiiiiiiice!

[@snapfinger1]

Never trite, boring or cliche. First Call session man.

[@burrencrawler]

I have a '65 one so suck eggs.........

[@keithschubert]

still not convinced this guy knows how to play guitar

[@dimitrisblatsios4706]

He is the Mozart of guitar

[@e.d.1642]

What will never not be funny to me is that literally all great rock-oriented guitarists kinda sound shit when they're just playing by themselves

[@deb5200]

Sounds like it needs new strings and slightly more amp volume.

[@josephtravers777]

It's strung w/ flatwounds. I have them on my '65 ES-125 TC, same color as this TDC

[@jacqueslapidieux3182]

sounds perfect...just listen to him on any Tom Waits album

[@edcherry9282]

Most guys prefer roundwound strings. But there's something about flatwound that I like too. That dark sound with almost no sustain is attractive to me most jazz guys use them.. wes,kenny burrell, pat martino...pat metheny used them for years,Jim hall..they all got a little help with their great sound from their flatwound friends..I saw an interview with julian lage say he used flatwound strings on his telecaster!

[@westbayk2156]

Just finished your book. East Coast urban psycho-humorous observations. I was hoping to learn about your influences and favorite players......but you ruined it by bringing up Trump.

[@mretrain2338]

Awwww, pobrecito. That’s what my high school Spanish teacher used to say sarcastically when any student got whiny or butthurt.

[@westbayk2156]

@@mretrain2338 How do you say "blow me" ? That's what I say when a comment deserves no more attention.