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Gibson thread. Guess what I'm going to say.
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:45 pm
by ekwatts
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:47 pm
by George
yeah it looks like an epi les paul special ii
they are cool
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:07 pm
by Concretebadger
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:11 pm
by George
is it a flat top?
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:12 pm
by ekwatts
George wrote:is it a flat top?
No, it's arched.
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:13 pm
by George
well it can fuck off then
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:32 pm
by theshadowofseattle
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:33 pm
by brainfur
does it have a baked garbage fretboard
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:41 pm
by George
theshadowofseattle wrote:
same
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:03 pm
by JohnnyTheBoy
George wrote:theshadowofseattle wrote:
same
This site will always make me laugh with a tea-thru-the-nose reaction...absolute class...
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:12 pm
by othomas2
Dirty Fingers pickups. Just awful.
I do however love the new Natural Burst SG...
Looks and feels great.
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:32 pm
by Dillon
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:50 am
by robroe
because they make hundreds of dollars off of shitbags that need a 500 dollar gibson sticker on the headstock
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:56 am
by HNB
JohnnyTheBoy wrote:George wrote:theshadowofseattle wrote:
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:36 am
by speedfish
othomas2 wrote:Dirty Fingers pickups. Just awful.
I do however love the new Natural Burst SG...
Looks and feels great.
+1
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:40 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
dirty fingers in the bridge fucking rules. owen, you're whacked.
however, this guitar is about as attractive as a boo-urns.
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:54 pm
by BoringPostcards
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:49 pm
by ekwatts
Apparently it's an option.
If you want to turn a £600 guitar into a £1000 one, probs.
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:53 pm
by George
£600
considering what you can get for that money...
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:00 pm
by othomas2
The Tuning option is another £150, as is the gold paint now...