Gibson thread. Guess what I'm going to say.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:45 pm

So Gibson released this and I had a nice, close look at it in the shop today.

It has ceramic pickups, cheapo Fender amp knobs, no proper binding, a shitty sunburst.. about the only thing it got "right" in my opinion is the lack of scratchplate.

I love it. Don't know why. It's like I finally found a Les Paul I like. I like nothing about the individual components but altogether I really like it.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:47 pm

yeah it looks like an epi les paul special ii

they are cool

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:07 pm

I like the design/concept of an LP and would be perfectly happy with a plain 'burst or black, but the quality of the finish and build of Gibsons these days never makes the price tags justifiable to me.

I guess there's not a lot of cosmetic stuff for them to balls up on this one, so it's probably really nice...and more affordable. I quite like the 'minimalist' approach they've taken with it actually.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:11 pm

is it a flat top?

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:12 pm

George wrote:is it a flat top?

No, it's arched.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:13 pm

well it can fuck off then

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:32 pm

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:33 pm

does it have a baked garbage fretboard

George · Post by **George** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:41 pm

theshadowofseattle wrote:

same

JohnnyTheBoy · Post by **JohnnyTheBoy** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:03 pm

George wrote:
theshadowofseattle wrote:
same

This site will always make me laugh with a tea-thru-the-nose reaction...absolute class...

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:12 pm

Dirty Fingers pickups. Just awful.

I do however love the new Natural Burst SG...

Looks and feels great.

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:32 pm

brainfur wrote:does it have a baked garbage fretboard

I think Gibson has finally gone back to using rosewood for fretboards. I bought an SG a few months ago and it's definitely not baked maple anyway.

But I don't know what Gibson's deal is with releasing all these cheap-o LPs and SGs. Epiphone standards are nicer guitars. I guess people must enjoy paying too much just to get the Gibson name.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:50 am

because they make hundreds of dollars off of shitbags that need a 500 dollar gibson sticker on the headstock

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:56 am

JohnnyTheBoy wrote:
George wrote:
theshadowofseattle wrote:

speedfish · Post by **speedfish** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:36 am

othomas2 wrote:Dirty Fingers pickups. Just awful.

I do however love the new Natural Burst SG...

Looks and feels great.

+1

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:40 pm

dirty fingers in the bridge fucking rules. owen, you're whacked.

however, this guitar is about as attractive as a boo-urns.

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:54 pm

does it have that ridiculous tuning system on the headstock? I've been seeing that on a lot of the newer Gibsons and it's fucking ridiculous.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:49 pm

Apparently it's an option.

If you want to turn a Â£600 guitar into a Â£1000 one, probs.

George · Post by **George** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:53 pm

Â£600

considering what you can get for that money...

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:00 pm

The Tuning option is another Â£150, as is the gold paint now...