OrdinaryNimda
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Aaaaaa! 😁
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Nothing wrong with a bonus here and there. Corporate workers get them, Wall Street traders get them, farmers get them, so do medical doctors... Teachers deserve them too, especially in these #covid19 times! 👍
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I have never even heard of these guys before. The mastery of the instrumentalists and vocalist is ever-present, no lousy or boring moments. The songs are time-period correct, but they sound fresh and new. So, this is sheer delight and pure music to my ears. 😎
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On 7/22/2021 at 6:51 PM, Rabs said:
Hello.. Well I still havent got back to doing any actual work on this.. Life just loves to get in the way doesnt it
Today I have a very brief update to do with those vol/tone knobs..
I am really not sure that they will work.. What do you reckon.
Either way.. That top is incredible... When I get some proper finish on it, its gonna be wow
The body is so striking and imposing, that the knobs/buttons don't really matter much. In this case I would go with the ones, that have 1..10 numbers for usability. This will be a beauty when painted and finished over.
PS. Those black arm-braces, worn at night & idle parts of the day actually do help relieve carpal tunnel nerve problems.
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14 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
Later B-itches
"Made to be played in China", or "Made in China to be played"? 🧐 #Guild
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Not using the same cloths for body-polish and string wiping is also important. Strings sometimes get a little rusty, when playing non-stop. Those particles should not come in contact with the guitar body, or they might produce tiny scratches.
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This is to be taken as the standard for cleaning the body and back of the neck.
Great lesson by Jim DeCola! 👍
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14 hours ago, 01GT eibach said:
I am not going to fact check this. But that million dollars is -- I guarantee -- mostly in one's home value, and nothing like cash in the bank, stock holdings, etc.
But regardless, one can definitely buy a "quality" imported guitar for less than a $1000. For example, the Squier "classic vibe" line which are EXCELLENT right out of the box sub-$500 instruments. HOWEVER ... if you want that premium Gibson Les Paul/SG/335/etc or that premium MIA-Fender Strat/Tele/etc that are soooo legendary and (to this day) such awesome instruments, you need to pay roughly $1.5K-2.5K to get it. The "what you get" premium for Gibson to me is quite noticeable (comparing Epiphone and others), but that gap is not as wide for Fender, as Mexican Fenders and even Squiers are not that far from the MIA-Fender benchmarks. So maybe the question should be ... "How does Fender stay in business??"
There was a huge increase in demand due to this stupid #COVID19 pandemic. The normal reaction is that the prices go up, and any responsible business will adapt. All those same workers in factories make products with a higher margin. This goes not only for MIA Fender and Gibson, but also Player, Epiphone. And not only in guitar industry, but in most.
Fender has never had so much revenue as in the past year. I assume this goes for Gibson too. Look at the price lists of the biggest retailers (Sweetwater and GC, Andertons UK, Thomann EU), most new Gibson guitars are Murphy Labs. Same goes for Fender's Custom shop. When the pandemic subsides, the demand will decrease and production will shift to normally-priced items again. It will take at least a year, though...
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On 3/30/2021 at 2:14 AM, zozoe said:
Good day all~ I'm writing on behalf of a dear buddy & phenomenal, award winning pro guitarist who has this olde as the hills (late 50)) amp that is forever blowing fuses, most of the time upon turn-on. I hooked him up with a literal old geezer (but 2 yrs younger than me🤔 & the sweetest guy) who can fix & rebuild anything from an old Crosley radio to a large LCD, & modern day 400 wpc Phase Linear ss amp, circuit board, HW, & even fixed my ultra high-end SACD everything player that needed a $20 laser replaced. To date, he's built me almost 10 tweed killers made from old 40 & 50's mono power/P.A. amps, w/or w/o schematics, & then custom tailor & tweak each project to my tastes,,, He's worked on that rather basic Gibson 3 or 4 times, doesn't blow fuses on his bench, but my buddy gets it home, plays for a minute, sometimes an hour, & the amp invariably pops a fuse... No smoke or flames, just proper value fuses... Me & my genius tech are vexed, while my bud is super frustrated, & at his wits end!! Since I'm the blogger, I thought I'd reach out to all you folks who mostly know more 'All Things Amp' than I ever could handle. So, olde Gibson, great sound, pretty as hell, but has it out for fuses. I know enough to almost be dangerous under the hood, & I could easily follow along with any suggestions or fixes. Sorry for the ramblin' post, but I wanted to give some background.
Thanks in advance, & stay well everyone!!
🕉🎶Do a test:
Try connecting the power to an UPS (one of those for desktop PCs). Maybe it's just unstable electricity in the house... -
Freddie King shows some incredible magic, and yep, it's a Gibson ES. 😎
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Beautiful guitar! 😎
I started cotton-padding guitar stands in the same way. Maybe it's ugly, but the guitars love it!-
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Well, I started with the P90 and also with Gibson less than a year ago with this one - the cheapest Gibson in the catalog - and I love the look, the feel, the sound, everything about it. How does one know if it's a great guitar? You can never stop playing it, that's how. 😁
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On 5/1/2021 at 10:42 PM, mihcmac said:
Funk in France: From Paris to Antibes (1969-1970)
Incredibly good music, never heard these guys before! The sound, the rhythm, the jazz, the bass solo, everything... 😁
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On 4/20/2021 at 1:00 PM, Sgt. Pepper said:
I have ebony pins on all my acoustics (7). Not sure if they sound better, but to me they look better than plastic (too me least). Here is a bunch of guitars all with ebony pins. The 41 has been traded for a HD-28V. The HD-28V, D-35 and 00-18 are not in the pic.
Nice lineup there, professor! 8-)
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Nice one! 😄
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Nice wood pattern on the first picture, and the guitar is beautiful.
This cutaway is interesting. It is probably because the maple top is thicker at the neck, then at the sides farther away, and the binding is uniform height. So, pure geometry. I assume the mahogany below is of the same height all around the guitar. I wouldn't notice it on the second picture, if I had not been told.
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Looks very high end! 👍
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Haha, and I thought this was a fishing-oriented topic! 😁
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This is not Gibson oriented, just great guitar-playing. The performance of these two guys is absolutely incredible. Plus, there's a hint of "Stairway to Heaven" right somewhere in the middle. MAJESTIC! 😎
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3 hours ago, Dub-T-123 said:
DC resistance of the coil is not related to the strength of the magnet
Of course.
My thinking was that it might get too muddy, so that's why they don't do it. I was wrong here, they do make them! -
13 hours ago, rct said:
Woo Hoo!
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Do I see "Alnico II" on both? I thought those go up to like 5K max!
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I thought only Mike Oldfield plays the mandolin.😂
Joking aside, it's just another sort of guitar, which is longing to be played on. Go for it!
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7 minutes ago, rct said:
They want their money back and nothing more. "Saving" anything was not on their agenda. Business is business, debt is debt, doesn't matter how iconic your products are.
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Yes, that's true, agree 100%.
I'm just saying they're doing a might good job doing it. Probably the only way... And that's on top of the #covid19 situation.
The new acoustic guitar line
in The Gibson Lounge
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Sgt. Pepper, welcome back!
With regards to exclusivity... I think Gibson is trying to tell us that this is the only set of guitars in the Gibson acoustic collection, with this feature. For studying and practice it's probably the way to go.