RudyH Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 When I turned 50 I treated myself to a Gibson guitar. I have always admired the ES335 and liked the sound (and appearance) above all other electrics. Now I own one. (Yippee!! I'm a lucky man!) After trying a number of 335 look-alikes I simply found that the Gibson sounded better and felt better. I'm really happy I got that Gibson and, although expensive, I feel it was worth it. What do you like about your Gibson guitar? and what got you interested in Gibson guitars in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 gratz on the new guitar! Gibson is by far the best... ... what do I like about my LP? Everything. tone, playability, feel, weight, finish... it's all awesome. What got me interested in the first place? Hard to say. A combination of things, really; a friend of mine kept ranting on about how awesome they were and how he couldn't wait to get his SG 61 RI... so then I did some research to find out what an SG actually was. from there on I kept researching and researching until I had picked out my dream guitar... an LP standard. And now that I own one, I can't stop thinking about the other 6 guitars I want.... (62 Strat RI, 2009 R9, 52 Tele RI, SJ-200 True Vintage, SG Custom....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Welcome aboard Rudy! I love my Gibson because its what an electric guitar should look like, sound like and feel like. I have tried alot, and to me theres only two guitars. Gibson & Fender. Anything else just doesnt do it for me. Gibson will always be my number 1....but Fender is a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Gibson will always be my number 1....but Fender is a close second. Me too. I'll always be a hardcore Gibson fan, but I can't wait to get my hands on that 62 Strat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolff Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 There is nothing like that kick in the chest you get when blasting a power chord on a Les Paul. IMO, no guitar has such inherent raw power. Their other models are pretty darn good too although all I have experience with is the SG and Special. The Les Paul is THE iconic guitar of rock and roll and is used by many top artists - that is what initially got me interested in Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Welcome aboard Rudy! I love my Gibson because its what an electric guitar should look like' date=' sound like and feel like. I have tried alot, and to me theres only two guitars. Gibson & Fender. Anything else just doesnt do it for me. Gibson will always be my number 1....but Fender is a close second.[/quote'] Ok... from now on I'm not answering any posts, this guy always says what I would have said! So... +1 for everything deepblue says. 1.- Gibson 2.- Fender 3.- nothing else. Oh... and welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 My first guitar was a Gibson classical so that is the reason that I'm a Gibson person. My current Gibson is a '66 F-25, a steel stringer with a fingerboard just like a classical guitar. It's great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 The first time I saw the SG I was blown away! That's the guitar that started it all for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Welcome aboard... GREAT choice of guitars, too! I think it is a toss up between the tone and playability. My Les Paul makes playing almost automatic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 The first time I saw the SG I was blown away! That's the guitar that started it all for me. And now you have enough Les Pauls for a softball team... interesting change of heart. Although to your credit (or rather, your fiance's) you do now own a Custom shop SG RI... right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers galore Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 When I turned 50 I treated myself to a Gibson guitar. I have always admired the ES335 and liked the sound (and appearance) above all other electrics. Now I own one. (Yippee!! I'm a lucky man!) After trying a number of 335 look-alikes I simply found that the Gibson sounded better and felt better. I'm really happy I got that Gibson and' date=' although expensive, I feel it was worth it. What do you like about your Gibson guitar? and what got you interested in Gibson guitars in the first place?[/quote'] The "rule" is you must post pictures of a new Gibson for us to enjoy. Congratulations. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_farkas Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I have always loved the Gibson LP and when I had the chance I just had to get one... the combination of look and sound makes it just one of the best. Gibson is an icon in the industry and it's meant to be played and played hard! I just love it and I'm happy with my two. Jeff ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 When I turned 50 I treated myself to a Gibson guitar. I have always admired the ES335 and liked the sound (and appearance) above all other electrics. Now I own one. (Yippee!! I'm a lucky man!) After trying a number of 335 look-alikes I simply found that the Gibson sounded better and felt better. I'm really happy I got that Gibson and' date=' although expensive, I feel it was worth it. What do you like about your Gibson guitar? and what got you interested in Gibson guitars in the first place?[/quote'] Tough question. I'd always hankered after a Strat and bought one when I turned 40 - mid life crisis- can't afford a 911 and now don't want one either! Took up lessons again about 7 or 8 years ago and my teacher has a fantastic Gibson collection. Played a few and then only ever wanted a 335 and a Hummingbird. When I could afford them I got both although preferred the overall package of the SWD to the HB at the time. Now I play Gibsons virtually all the time although the Tak 12 str gets an airing regularly. I still love to play the Strat. Even acoustically I love that woody twang and the "in between" tones plugged in. I think my next guitar will be another Gibson. Possibly an AJ or SJ200 - we'll see. GAS is perfectly under control at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 And now you have enough Les Pauls for a softball team... interesting change of heart. Although to your credit (or rather' date=' your fiance's) you do now own a Custom shop SG RI... right?[/quote'] Soft ball? We're Canadian...one more to serve as a goalie and I've got enough for a Hockey Team! Yes, she did. I also have a SG Standard that I've owned for around a year now (they're in my signature). Before that, I had a wine red SG Special for around 2 1/2 years. I traded it in when I got the SG Standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 i remember going to my friends house when i first started playing. i was about 10 years old . we snuck into his parents bedroom and took out a guitar case from underneith the bed and opened it up and it was a black les paul custom . that pretty much did me in . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Initially I wanted to be like my favorite musicians (look, play, and sound) and all but eric clapton played a Gibson Les Paul. It worked out well because my older brother became hooked on Fender Strats so we both had a different sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 My first decent guitar was a '61 Melody Maker twin pickup double cut I got in 1970. I was 12. I had junk before that. My second guitar was a '72 Les Paul "Recording" (bought in 1980) that I gigged with from Arizona to Louisiana to Illinois for 14 years. Bars. I also picked up a nos '79 "The S.G." walnut monster around 1993. I went to Fenders for a few years while playiing a lot of Country, both a Strat and a Tele. Just retired the '91 Tele a few months ago because of the ES-339. I'm positive I won't go back to Fenders. I got tired of forcing the tone out of them. It can be done, but it's half the battle, and I'd rather concentrate on the notes. Best of luck. Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Style & attitude. When I was a kid my ears weren't developed enough to appreciate the difference between a fender vs. gibson when going by sound alone. The guys who played Gibsons looked like they might beat you up, steal your ****, then knock up your mother/sister/girlfriend/all 3. In any order. The guys who played Fenders looked like homos or hippies. Plus Gibsons are beautiful, Fenders look cheap. Doped up street trash playing delinquent rock and roll on a pearly, gold-trimmed, multi-bound, work of art just looks so... blasphemous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jafo Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 "Initially I wanted to be like my favorite musicians (look, play, and sound) and all but eric clapton played a Gibson Les Paul. " Huh?????? Looky here: http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesImages/Eric%20Clapton%20Les%20Paul.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 cmon jafo, sure clapton, hendrix, & richards have been photographed with gibsons -- but everybody knows that fenders are their calling card/trademark/bread&butter/you know what i mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 "Initially I wanted to be like my favorite musicians (look' date=' play, and sound) and all but eric clapton played a Gibson Les Paul. " Huh?????? Looky here: http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesImages/Eric%20Clapton%20Les%20Paul.jpg I never said clapton didn't play gibsons or at least I didn't mean for it to come out that way. When I started playing guitar in 1975 clapton was all about the stratocaster... I believe his Slow hand album was out around, hmmm '77 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyH Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Here's a picture of one like it: http://wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/gibson/es/cs85189/cs85189.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 A friend of mine has an 1959 ES 339 or ES 335 not sure which. It was handed down from his father the original owner. Beautiful guitar. He let me play it recently. Logged about 2 hours of time on it. I was very surprised by two things. 1st the weight; being used to the LP Standard. The ES was very light. The reasons are obvious (hollow), but for some reason (my tiny brain) I had different expectations. The 2nd surprise was the heavy bass tone. Perhaps this is common with hollow bodies. I don't know. That was my only experience with one. Over all; I wouldn't trade the Standard for anything, but I did enjoy the experience of the classic antique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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