Sgt. Pepper

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Don't you have to know the secret handshake to own a Ric?

Serial number proves what day it was stamped and not the model. Gibson makes a billion LP models. Les Paul Studios came out in 1995, so no studio. Plus it has binding and a bound fretboard.

I'm thinking fake as the day is long. Open her up and see if it has any Gibson pots. But that screams fake

Snap the neck off or run over it. Gibson loves to do that to guitars that are not worthy. Sorry for your loss. Yeah the seller is just gonna claim he bought it and though it was real. Supremes are one of the most faked LP's there are. Why I don't know. I've only seen one in a Guitar Center all of my almost 35 years of playing. Why not fake something more common.

Are you telling me The Chinese are now making fakes of guitars that cost $600 to begin with and not $2500? How much would a fake Epi cost $25? The chances someone is faking a Epi is slim to none.

Rip the guts out and re-wire the whole thing with parts you know work. A bad volume pot maybe?

I got no words for that except...why?

Most times Les Paul's are faked not V's. The serial looks legit. Is it a 2007?

That's scary. I know CPR and hope I never have to use it. Don't you do the Heimlich on someone who is chocking?

Who the hell sells that many albums nowadays? Everyone streams and steals. Even established acts don't, and they pad their sales when they give you a free CD when you buy a concert ticket. Its just different now. Vinyl is making a comeback but at $25 a pop I am super selective about what I get.

I'm hoping I get sick right before the event.

Mine is on Friday. We all do a pot luck starting at 11am and that is pretty much it for the rest of the day.

That was cool. I just would have liked him to play the same thing on each guitar to really let it hit home.

Man I've got to get on a buying spree and have some catching up to do. Impressive group.

When my guitars are in stands this is what I use.

Unfortunately, I don't have friends in low places, but I do have high standards for music and he is one of the worst "Country" artists off all time except these female country singers who all sound the same.

It wont. I will just have to remember to keep my mouth shut and just go with it. I'm sure I will be partaking in lots of bourbon and the vape with the attatched cartridge from the 21 and over stores from California we have. I take my my wife to see good shows and this is how she repays me. I will have to listen to him play his "music" if that is what it is called for 2 hours. Maybe I'll get a blowy that night. I do have a bad @ss pair of cowboy boots I got when I went to Austin several years back with my wife that I will be sporting.

He wouldn't have wammyed as much.

Bud is better than Miller, oh wait they are both awful and are devoid of flavor. This will be debated till guitarist stop strumming. Its old. I know this is a Gibson form. Wonder what they are saying on the Fender forum? How many players here own Fender's? I've owned Gibson's and Fender's and Martin's and Guild's ect ect. Opinions man opinions.

I got a Plant Waves or D'adarrio (they are the same company right) Kiss Rock And Roll Over print strap.

So my wife who loves Garth and got us tickets to see him next year in Charlotte. When we went on our Honeymoon to Las Vegas he was doing his lounge act there at the Wynn Casino and since it wasn't a real concert and since I new would get some that night, I took her to see him. So, I shut my mouth and did not make fun of that bald pudgy waste of space during his SHOW. She has seen him about a half a dozen times before we met. Jezzus haven't I suffered enough?

In my life guitars have come and gone. A few I would have liked to be able to get back, but alas c'est la vie. An ES-335 is hard to beat.

Will it get the strength of 10 Grinch's + 2? I don't do it, but if you name your guitars it should be The Grinch.

Play more. Learn a few new songs.