bigtim

Looking good!!!

I am sorry for your loss. My goodness.....I thought I wasn't seeing correct as there is another man on here who has lost his wife too.....I cannot imagine. But your guitar sure looks nice though!!! And I hope you do put your emotions and feelings into it to help you get through your loss. Of course.....nothing will replace your loved one ever......it only takes the pain away for a little while. Good luck

Thanks for sharing the picture of that SG!! She was a beauty and someone will love it very much. I got my first guitar for Christmas when I was 6 years old. I had an older brother who played. He would show me chords and such but I just held it and made a bunch of noise with it for the most part until I got a little older and more interested in guitars with the desire to play and learn. My mom died of cancer related treatment when I was 13. That's when I poured all of my emotions of her loss into the instrument and devoted a life time of trying to get better to this day. As far as the custom shop es335 goes....well let me tell you something sir....go for it if you can swing it. I too recently bought a brand new custom shop 57 Reissue Les Paul custom shop Gibson. I didn't need it as I already had what I thought were good guitars....but there was something special in this 57 that I had never felt before.....it kind of spoke to me...it played better than any guitar I ever played....maybe it was the big neck profile.....and it sounded better that the other Les Paul's I have owned.........it is my all time favorite guitar now....I do not play it everyday....but I do play it often and it inspires me to play better. It is a fabulous guitar for sure. So with that said........treat yourself and get the custom shop es335.....you may be surprised at how much you would play it!!!

I am lost for words. I am terribly sorry you lost your wife. ...I hope you are happy with your new acoustic guitar as well. It would have been very neat to see your SG. Good luck

Sorry for your loss.....my dad passed away 13 years ago....I think of him often......and you will as well with your dad.

It looks very nice. I think the back looks great myself...and the front has a nice grain to it too ....enjoy!!!

I have had the same thing happened in ebay.....just relist it and keep on going. I quit listing on reverb as soon as they made you wait to get paid until the customer received the item. I still sell on ebay....I have had a few returns but it all works out.

Very nice. I played one a guy brought to a gig i was at one night about 20 years ago. I absolutely loved it. Very great instrument. Learn some licks and play the hell out of it!! Definitely a keeper for sure!!!

If I am going to fork over 4k plus into a guitar, I want mine to be pretty myself. Everyone has their own preference but I would rather put my own miles on a guitar from honest wear. I cannot see where an artificially aged finish ever made a guitar sound better......I can see where it would make it feel broken in though. Enjoy your new guitar!!

From my own other Gibsons from the same era...I always thought it was corian. Yours looks like it too. It can become brittle sometimes too. Bone has more of a sheen to it.

This is just one example and there are a ton more here. The first is a local CL ad and the 2nd is a new model from Sweetwater. I can do without the Murphy lab but this is a prime example to me. It is the same for the standard, classic and traditional runs as well here. If your a fender guy there are some pretty good deals to be had locally. But your $hit out of luck if you are primarily a Gibson player looking for good prices on used ones here in middle TN. https://nashville.craigslist.org/msg/d/nashville-gibson-custom-shop-les-paul/7720628125.html https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LPR58VOWCSNH--gibson-custom-1958-les-paul-standard-reissue-vos-washed-cherry-sunburst

The whole problem with the used market currently is the over priced gear. I do not mind a good deal but some of these guys think their 1-2 year old guitar is still worth as much as brand new one. In most cases it is better just to pull the trigger on a new piece instead of over paying for a used piece.

Your right....and that same retired Zep fan lawyer guy can only play the wipeout riff.....but not the whole song.

Sell them all and get a tele 😆😆😆😆

Well to be honest, I believe your lack of.......pick harmonics are due to the lower output pickups not the guitar itself. The tp6 I had on mine actually killed the tone in my guitars. Yes they are handy for fine tuning but that comes at a cost by taking the natural character of the guitar away. I actually love my r7 goldtop.....it does ring out more acoustically unplugged and has a lower output pickups than my other Gibsons....but to me I like it. but if your new to you goldtop isn't cutting it....well I would try a pickup swap. ..but if your not going to keep it.....I would sell it or return it if possible and get your self a standard if you would like it better. sorry it is t working out for you.