I may have been proven wrong. Gibson content.

[Geiri]

I had been trying to sell my engl screamer combo for a while when a guy offered me a trade. His Gibson LP Studio for my engl. I accepted thinking that it might be easier to sell a gibson.

Then I made a huge mistake, out of curiosity I plugged that thing into my mk4 and played non stop for about two hours. This thing playes like a dream and sounds really good and as a bonus it stays in tune ;-).

The LP is giving my 2 ESP horizons a serious run for the money. The thing is, I had been looking at an ESP eclipse and every time I was ready to buy that thing I went to the store, played it and changed my mind. I felt it was way behind the horizon in playability and it felt awkward in my lap when playing sitting down. So naturally when I got this gibson I assumed that it would feel awkward and semi shitty to play.

I think I'll be unable to let this one go, it plays and sounds to good to be flipped for the money. I believe I got the better end of this trade.

The LP is loaded with an dimarzio evolution neck pup and an seymour duncan dimebucker in the bridge, I also got the stock pickups with it.

I'm happy and if Gibson is mostly hit and miss these days I'm very confident that I got hit and not missed.

 

[lailer75]

I'm happy and if Gibson is mostly hit and miss these days I'm very confident that I got hit and not missed.

even a broken clock is right twice a day

 

[Guitar GeeK]

I'm happy and if Gibson is mostly hit and miss these days I'm very confident that I got hit and not missed.

even a broken clock is right twice a day

I doubt that Gibson's are that good. Maybe Firebirds are the exception, but I played some MASSIVELY CRAPPY Firebirds, unfortunately.

 

[Jacko123]

Meh, it's very fashionable to be a Gibson hater these days. I own a green Robot Gibson SG and it's a great piece of gear. I had a Gibson Les Paul Classic that was the tits, also. I just love the way a Gibson feels in my hands, as long as it doesn't have a baseball bat neck, and that, again, is personal preference. Gibsons feel different than other guitars, just like Mesa Boogies are a different type of amp. They're just not for everyone.

If you like the Studio you just got, by all means keep it! Different strokes for different folks. I've played some Studios that had some great mojo.

Rock on, brother.

 

[Guitar GeeK]

Meh, it's very fashionable to be a Gibson hater these days.

I started the trend. NEVER FORGET THAT!

 

[elpingua]

Gibson maybe isn't making the quality they once did, and perhaps there is more resistence to Gibson in general or perhaps its just on this board....but remember Gibson has been around for a long time. You don't get players like Slash, Joe Perry and other top-tier talent to be die hard endorsers by making crap. Endorsers aside, look at what Gibson's sell for on ebay, even the newer ones, they still retain good portion of their value, this is key because this is purely a market driven thing (IE power of the people - not the elite rock star players).

I don't currently own a Gibson and I'm not a die hard Gibson fan or hater. But they do make decent equipment and they have for many many years.

Gratz on enjoying your instrument. Don't let others tell you what to think/feel. If you feel it suits your needs as a musician then have it.

 

[gonzo]

so, i've recently played several different models of EPIPHONE versions of les pauls....
standards, gold tops, customs, etc.....


and most all of them, played every bit as good as their high dollar counterparts.

sounded just as good.

felt, just as good.



so tell me again, why i should buy the high dollar 'gibson' version?


congrats on the studio.
i know it's considered a 'lesser' version of the full blown models, but like you said, when you find one that feels and sounds right, WHO CARES what the name on the headstock says!

 

[topcat0399]

I dunno...


I have an early 70's Deluxe I bought for $500 bucks that I dragged around for years as my backup guitar - rarely played.

That was until I got into a band with a guys whos guitar skills were far superior to mine in many respects. He INSISTED I put down everything else and play that goddamn norlin thru the mark IV he MADE me buy.

I've never looked back.

 

[JOEY B.]

I dunno...


I have an early 70's Deluxe I bought for $500 bucks that I dragged around for years as my backup guitar - rarely played.

That was until I got into a band with a guys whos guitar skills were far superior to mine in many respects. He INSISTED I put down everything else and play that goddamn norlin thru the mark IV he MADE me buy.

I've never looked back.

1971 Deluxe bought in the late '80s for a mere $425.00 . It was already routed for a full size SD Pearly Gates humbucker in the bridge, and I spent another $50 to route the neck pickup cavity for the same pickup. 22 years later and it is STILL the industry standard for the Les Paul, as far as I am concerned. The guys at Gibson Restoration really did a god job on the plane and refret job in January 2009. The RS guitarworks pots (with Kinmann treble-bleed mod), SD Custom Custom bridge pickup, and Tonepros bridge and tailpiece, make for a guitar that is hard to beat.

 

[sted]

Gratz mate, sounds like you scored a nice studio there! Im unconvinced about these gibson horror stories, Ive owned three Les Pauls of varying degrees of price and theyve consistently out-performed most of my other guitars in terms of tone, reliability and tuning stability. My current LP is a 96 standard thats been through the wars but still fells rock solid every time I pick it up, whilst I love my strat (My current favourite gigging axe) this is the guitar that gives me most problems!

 

[volatileNoise]

so, i've recently played several different models of EPIPHONE versions of les pauls....
standards, gold tops, customs, etc.....


and most all of them, played every bit as good as their high dollar counterparts.

sounded just as good.

felt, just as good.



so tell me again, why i should buy the high dollar 'gibson' version?


congrats on the studio.
i know it's considered a 'lesser' version of the full blown models, but like you said, when you find one that feels and sounds right, WHO CARES what the name on the headstock says!

Yeah I own an old Epi that sounds pretty mean, but I cannot agree at all with this when comparing to my Gibson LP custom... even when I briefly had an LP special that I was selling for a friend, I can also say that side by side the Epi was still not really in the same league tone wise...

Haha, actually that exact LP special was the one that another mate of above friend, originally borrowed for me to try out, to convince me that Gibson was the only way, at the time I owned 3 Epi LP's, they are all gone now though, except for the one I have owned for over 16 years.

A Gibson tone is a sound of its own, and I remember an old saying from a good friend of mine "Those that can't hear the difference are the lucky ones, because luckily for them they will never have to pay for an expensive guitar"

 

[volatileNoise]

Meh, it's very fashionable to be a Gibson hater these days.

I started the trend. NEVER FORGET THAT!

*looks at list of guitars...

:lol:

 

[volatileNoise]

I'm happy and if Gibson is mostly hit and miss these days I'm very confident that I got hit and not missed.

Congrats man!

I think people exaggerate when whining that they are hit and miss... Gibson have changed some of their models in more recent years, and people are afraid of change, but on the whole they are a quality guitar (full stop!)

BUT, they are a very personal guitar too, as you get to play more of them over time, the more you discover which ones really speak to you. It is an individual thing and differs between players.

These are not a guitar that you just go down to your local throw away retail outlet, pick a colour and buy it, like a mass produced clone junker, NO... They are a true instrument that when one really speaks to you, I think you have to walk away, go try another half a dozen around town, and then see if you go back to that first one, or choose another...

I think an appreciation for great tone is not something that is discovered over night, nor easily understood.

 

[KH Guitar Freak]

I'm going to have to say some of the Gibson LP Studios I've played and/or heard sounds better than some of the Customs you can get these days...

 

[volatileNoise]

it's little surprise, the only customs worth bothering with are the VOS models (in the post 90's stuff at least)...

 

[gonzo]

yes, the VOS is the model i played, that just blew me away.

it was like 4 grand or something ridiculous like that....

 

[esizer]

My 2008 Gibby Studio is my baby. Nothin feels the same in my hands

 

[dbone]

Well heck if its right its right and only you can know whats right for you. Every guitar is different and there will be jewels to be found out there. If you flip some gear you'll bound to get a better shot at finding those Gems so its all good. Enjoy

 

[Martin]

I don't hate Gibson at all, I've owned several over the years. It's just that they are way, way over priced...they are simply not good value for the money.

 

[212Mavguy]

Agreed! That's why I have a few Heritage guitars, made in the old Gibson factory in Kalamazoo with the old Gibson tooling and the old Gibson style of craftmanship. Some say that the Heritage instruments are the REAL Gibsons. www.heritageownersclub.com has some sweet guitar porn. Lower price, better woods, more consistent final build quality is the rep Heritage has. They're not perfect , nobody is. But they take the time building to be the best they can be. You will never get grief for owning one. They are soooo toneful!