WARNING - OPINIONS TO FOLLOW - GIBSON LOYSLISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STOP READING:
I have received more than a few emails asking me to comment on recommending a "good guitar." Most are accompnied by a recommendation to purchase a Gibson because they are said to be "the best," without further factual basis upon which to make such a claim.
I do not promote the sale of my guitars here. For one, I am too busy to take any more orders this calendar year and i simply cannot tell anyone which instrument is "the best" for them. I can, however, share...
Adrian just may have found the "Holy Grail" in this Peavey....
Well, since I'm not a Gibson loyalist, but am a guitarist with(holy crap!) 37 years of playing a variety of guitar brands under my belt, I'm gonna mouth off again. Just because I feel it's fair to voice my opinion on the matter as well, if not as prodigiously as the one that wrote the above quote...the one with twenty(yep twenty) timhes my post count over the same time period.
Why I would consider myself not to be loyal to one specific guitar manufacturer...well, seeing I own 16 guitars from(I think) 9 different manufacturers...Fender and Gibson are there, but so are several others. There have been quite a few over the years, and to me, a good guitar is a good guitar...period. Lemons can be found under any manufacturer label. I've had the opportunity to shop for my guitars in person, and online(gambling)...when I come across one that's not for me for whatever reason, I don't buy it...period. Wether that entails a return ship to an online retailer, or just me hanging back on the shop wall, I don't care...I understand that particular guitar is not for me, and move on.
I've also had my fair share of studio time under my belt, as a customer, and an operator...so I have some understanding of what is involved in that scene, in my neck of the woods. The death metal guys loved working with me in the studio when I used to do that sort of thing...so I'm familiar with high gain situations, and the needed conditions to come up with useable tracks in those circumstances.
So, Robert, we have some parallel experiences beyond both of us owning a Schecter from the same approximate time period. Since you have written, literally, thousands of times about your 3 Gibson purchases(spanning 15 years), over the last 6+ months on this forum, and I've mouthed off merely dozens. I would ignore you, but since you post more than anyone else here(unless I believe Wav's stat that I remember magically appeared near the beginning here), that would make things difficult. I'm also NOT one to harass anyone privately...not worth my time, nor do I condone such a course of action.
So now I will mouth off as I feel necessary, when necessary...publicly, and as appropriately as possible.
So anyway, I've purchased 3 new Gibson guitars since 2006, and my experiences have not been remotely like yours in any way Robert.
2006-purchased a Les Paul mahogany faded with Burstbucker Pro pickups, at a Guitar Center in Boston. I tried 2 others in the store before I purchased mine. It was my first Gibson, but not the first one I played. I liked it when I tried it out, and I still like it. It is all original equipped, unmolested by me, and it functions as perfectly as any hum bucking guitar that I've played since 1982. After 11 years, it's probably going to stay that way.
2012-purchased my first SG; a Special 60s Tribute with P90s. It was purchased at a fairly local store(within a hour drive), after casually shopping around at several shops that had any SGs in stock. I wanted P90s because of my experience with a Gladiator LP special style guitar. I can't recall how many SGs I played before the one that I have now spoke to me. The only modifications that I have made to that guitar were installing a Stetsbar, locking tuners, and a nut. I liked the guitar as it was, but I was curious about the Stetsbar...I had played a Reverand that had one installed, and it seemed a logical set up to me. It's still there. I haven't changed the pickups yet, but I may try something more aggressive in that one in the near future...just because...
Later in 2012- my first online Gibson during a year end clearance sale. An SG Standard P90, I purchased from guitar center under specification that I would be the one to break the seal on the factory packaging upon delivery to a specified store location. If the seal was broken, I wasn't accepting it. They cooperated, and I have been happy with that one since setting it up. Even though it has a dreaded circuit board. I probably will not modify it because there is no need at all.
It is a fantastic guitar...right up there with my Strat that I picked up in 1988. If I had to keep only 1, it would be very difficult to choose between the two.
So, there are my experiences. They are very different from yours....but similar nonetheless. I bought 3 Gibson guitars, and none of them sucked. I have a similarly demanding relationship with my tools, and choose them fairly carefully. Until recently, I didn't feel much need to be vocal about it. But one guy posts a few hundred, negative, repetitive posts per month on the subject...meh... I don't share in your experience there, and I feel that it is fair to post that at least once for every 200 of yours sir.
If you chose the same course with Fender, or some other line that I'm familiar with, I would feel the same way. It has nothing to do with Gibson as a target.
Regarding my distaste for Floyd Rose trem systems...they are my distastes, developed over a decade of live, studio, and personal use...if asked to share...I will. I didn't always despise them...that took time...and I understand why I feel that way...my particular style of heavy handed, rhythmic playing causes premature string failure for me. Not everyone plays like me, but if they do, they should have the opportunity to know...just like you.
I truly like this forum. I enjoy the opportunity to learn from others. I enjoy the opportunity to help others here, and the opportunity to share in the joy of GAS, and music in general.
Best of luck to you in your endeavors, sir.
Party on dudes(and dudets):dood:
please forgive the interruption.
