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Hello, I am currently in discussion to buy a 2016 L5 Wes Montgomery that I tried a few days ago . The guitar is mint, sounds like it should and the neck profile , D shaped, slim and rather flat suits me just fine. BUT, because obviously there is a "but", there is a "detail" that bothers me and for which I ask your enlightened opinion! You can feel a kind of "line" under the thumb when it passes at the rear of the neck, as if something was "sticking out". It's slight but nothing is more sensitive than a hand (and even more so a guitarist's left hand!)... It doesn't interfere with the playing and you can only feel it when the thumb moves perpendicular to the neck and during my test, I felt it mostly when manipulate the guitar, not during playing it. At first I thought it was a varnish defect (even if it would be a scandal, the Crimson division is not infallible after all !) but absolutely nothing is visible even if I inspect it meticulously. Moreover, this "sensitive line" happens to be exactly at one of the walnut/maple joints of the neck and my personal hypothesis was a different reaction of the two woods to the variations of ambient humidity as it can happen sometimes with Fender at the level of the reinforcement at the back of the neck. The seller (a trustworthy professional who sells some guitars from the collection of one of his excellent customers - no doubt about the guy's honesty-) also noticed this and asked today for the opinion of a luthier competent in this matter. His diagnosis is the same as mine (I had kept my hypothesis to myself, his opinion was not influenced) and according to him these things happen and are not worrying for the guitar . According to him, an intervention is superfluous, given the perfect condition of the guitar and the fact that the neck does not present any structural problem. The wood remains an evolving material... Hence my question: have you ever experienced a similar situation on one of your guitars? If so, what were the consequences? Do you think I should pass up this sale? I would not to let myself be dazzled by the fact of finally acquiring this dream guitar and taking the wrong one... Of course, you haven't had the guitar in your hands, but maybe you've already encountered this phenomenon on a guitar! Thank you in advance for your answers !

yeah , a great guitar but weird experience... At the moment, no answer of the Gibson Support, and I have to decide quicly which one I get (limited-time deal). Of course I could get another 2018 (2018 is far less expensive that the 2019 VOS 59' ) in another shop that's not very fair, and maybe it's just the 2018 specs that produces this dark tone... But how ? same woods, same MHS P-90 and same MTC plus according to all the websites I've read !

Hey guys, I have to say that's my first post here but i'm so puzzled by my last Gibson experience that I need your lights ! I plan to get an ES 330 (just the perfect mix of a jazz/blues/slide guitar to me but that's not the point here !), and this afternoon I played two of them : a 2018 sunset burst and a 2019 VOS 59' vintage sb. Same amp, same settings (eq, tone, volume etc..), same cable...In brief, exactly the same conditions..Besides the neck profile (rounded late 50' for the VOS 59' -really fantastic- and rounded C for the 2018 -very good too but a little less for my long fingers...) and some cosmetics things, correct me if I'm wrong but electronics (MHS P90 etc..) and woods are supposed to be the same, right ? If yes, why so huge difference with the sound ?! The 2019 VOS 59' was sounding like a great fully hollow body (better than the casino elitist tested at the same time, but as ever , there are as many opinions as ears ), but the 2018 was VERY different, interesting too but a very dark tone and lower output level ...Usually I like dark tone but I like it when I'm the artisan of the darkness !That was not the case here... I asked the staff of the shop, they told me that's normal , VOS 59' is a better level instrument and the pickups are differents...They were very cool to let me play four guitars during 1h30, I didn't want to contradict them but all my research let me think that's it's globally the same guitars except the neck profile... So ? Am I wrong ? Different electronic ? Different MHS P-90 ? A isolated wiring trouble on the model played ? Dying Pickups ? I need your knowledge guys... Thanks for reading !