What Are Friends For??? - The Unintentional Creation of the'59 Gibson Les Paul Stage Guitar:

Funny....

I couldn't give away (well, actually I did give my 2016 Gibson SG away...LOL!!!) so, this made me chuckle...

I just installed a pair of Wildwood Spec Busrtbucker 1 & 2's in a guys Gibson R9. While I was making some last minute adjustments to his R9, he asked to "play that honeyburst Gibson." I pointed to an amp and he plugged in and started playing some really fast jazz passages. He asked me, "Is it for sale?" I told him, "No," adding that it was a fake built from a Chinese husk. He replied, "I can tell it's not a real Gibson, but it feels, plays and sounds better than any of my real Gibson's including the 1960 Les Paul Standard I just paid a fortune for. I'll give you $1,500 cash for it right now..."

I told him that there was something unique, albeit magical about the tone and feel of that guitar...something that everyone who visits here comments on, but there's no way I would sell it. Even if I did - and bought a real Gibson with the $1,500.00 - I'd still have to work it over to make it a usable studio guitar...and that's IF I didn't end up with a neck angle anomaly and/or a fretboard hump like my other (4) new Gibson's had.

The nice part is, he's bringing me his other guitars for tuning and setup... :)
 
Robert Herndon said:
Funny....

I couldn't give away (well, actually I did give my 2016 Gibson SG away...LOL!!!) so, this made me chuckle...

I just installed a pair of Wildwood Spec Busrtbucker 1 & 2's in a guys Gibson R9. While I was making some last minute adjustments to his R9, he asked to "play that honeyburst Gibson." I pointed to an amp and he plugged in and started playing some really fast jazz passages. He asked me, "Is it for sale?" I told him, "No," adding that it was a fake built from a Chinese husk. He replied, "I can tell it's not a real Gibson, but it feels, plays and sounds better than any of my real Gibson's including the 1960 Les Paul Standard I just paid a fortune for. I'll give you $1,500 cash for it right now..."

I told him that there was something unique, albeit magical about the tone and feel of that guitar...something that everyone who visits here comments on, but there's no way I would sell it. Even if I did - and bought a real Gibson with the $1,500.00 - I'd still have to work it over to make it a usable studio guitar...and that's IF I didn't end up with a neck angle anomaly and/or a fretboard hump like my other (4) new Gibson's had.

The nice part is, he's bringing me his other guitars for tuning and setup... :)
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Cool little story there Robert, I told you , that over thinking some items is not good for you!
Cheers to a perfect instrument, and the work it’s bringing you!
Mitch
 
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