Bye, Bye Gibson.
- Thread starter guitarweasel
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Hmmmmmm.... interesting....I don’t know how I feel about that.
There’s a little shop that carries Heritage guitars, not far from me. Nice stuff too. They’ve always been a little steeply priced for me though. They play great. Every one I pick up, and like, in that shop is always $1850.00 when I inquire pricing.
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Lol @ ripoff
That's a lot of $$$$$$
BlackSG91
Ambassador of Anarchy
I own 2 Les Pauls...one a 2008 Gibson LP Studio chambered and the other a 2006 Epiphone LP Standard which I believe was made in China. The Epi is one hell of a guitar to play and I would put it up there with a Gibson LP Standard. I replaced the nut on it with a Graphite nut which made quite a difference in tone of the open strings. The nut was actually a bit longer than the width of the fret board by 1 or 2 mm so I carefully filed and sanded smooth both ends of the nut until it was flush with the width of the FB. I noticed also the string spacing was a bit wider compared to the original plastic nut which would bunch up the strings a bit. This wider string spacing made a really great difference in playing especially open chords and has evened out the strings throughout the entire fret board for better playing action. Every time I pick up the guitar to play I find it hard to put down. It is a truly well made guitar for an import. BTW...both guitars are black of course.
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I own 2 Les Pauls...one a 2008 Gibson LP Studio chambered and the other a 2006 Epiphone LP Standard which I believe was made in China. The Epi is one hell of a guitar to play and I would put it up there with a Gibson LP Standard. I replaced the nut on it with a Graphite nut which made quite a difference in tone of the open strings. The nut was actually a bit longer than the width of the fret board by 1 or 2 mm so I carefully filed and sanded smooth both ends of the nut until it was flush with the width of the FB. I noticed also the string spacing was a bit wider compared to the original plastic nut which would bunch up the strings a bit. This wider string spacing made a really great difference in playing especially open chords and has evened out the strings throughout the entire fret board for better playing action. Every time I pick up the guitar to play I find it hard to put down. It is a truly well made guitar for an import. BTW...both guitars are black of course.
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Here Here!!! Black is my favoruite guitar color...
BlackSG91
Ambassador of Anarchy
BlackSG91
Ambassador of Anarchy
Heck the Black MM appeals to me more and was a cool guitar! My Son in Law loves it!
wish I would have kept this one...
and this one.....
Wow...there's a whole lot of black right there! Those are beauty guitars. I really dig your Les Paul with the P-90's...makes me drool. I noticed you have control knob pointers. Did you put them on yourself? And also did you polish the body because it looks like it was a faded before. If you did then you've done a real good job Rob.
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BlackSG91
Ambassador of Anarchy
My only black guitar currently
Nice! A PRS guitar I assume? Don't worry, you'll be G.A.S.ing for more black guitars. Once you go black you'll never go back.
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RobV
Ambassador of Bedroom Wankery
Yes I put the pointers and the new knobs on, they were the ugly cheap roundish black ones Gibson tried using for a second. The body was wiped down with Virtuoso Polish. Not buffed but you can buff it out and add layers for a really slick shine also. But I recommend a coat of this on all Faded guitars. Makes them feel not so dry. It's a 60's Tribute,also had a 70's tribute...they were blowing them out for $600!Wow...there's a whole lot of black right there! Those are beauty guitars. I really dig your Les Paul with the P-90's...makes me drool. I noticed you have control knob pointers. Did you put them on yourself? And also did you polish the body because it looks like it was a faded before. If you did then you've done a real good job Rob.
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No polish........
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Nice! A PRS guitar I assume? Don't worry, you'll be G.A.S.ing for more black guitars. Once you go black you'll never go back.
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It's a 2013 Mira. Set of Jonesy Blues PAF clones in it.
I've owned lots of black guitars, this is just the only one I still have. I really, really want a black Les Paul though.
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Yes I put the pointers and the new knobs on, they were the ugly cheap roundish black ones Gibson tried using for a second. The body was wiped down with Virtuoso Polish. Not buffed but you can buff it out and add layers for a really slick shine also. But I recommend a coat of this on all Faded guitars. Makes them feel not so dry. It's a 60's Tribute,also had a 70's tribute...they were blowing them out for $600!
No polish........
The sunburst one with minis is pure secks
RobV
Ambassador of Bedroom Wankery
I really want the Green one they put out last year I think it was or 2016. I had been saying they should do it as I have oogled over the Green Agile 3100 for a while & they went and did it and I have no funds for that at the moment
BlackSG91
Ambassador of Anarchy
Yes I put the pointers and the new knobs on, they were the ugly cheap roundish black ones Gibson tried using for a second. The body was wiped down with Virtuoso Polish. Not buffed but you can buff it out and add layers for a really slick shine also. But I recommend a coat of this on all Faded guitars. Makes them feel not so dry. It's a 60's Tribute,also had a 70's tribute...they were blowing them out for $600!
No polish........
I really like the style of the control knobs. Slash from G 'n' R had the same exact control knobs on his original Gibson Les Paul which really wasn't a Gibson as most of us know. That sunburst LP is friggin' gorgeous! I like the mini-humbucker pick ups on it without adjustable pole pieces. It reminds me of the original Gibson Firebird pickups. How do you find the sound of them compared to the P-90's?
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