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    Gibsons Pricing policy

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    Gibson (and other makers of things, not just guitars), have their Suggested Retail Prices. When they sell their stuff to retailers at a (say) 40% discount off this SRP, it is up to the retailers, to formulate a retail price, which will maximize their sales and their income.

    These days, we all see retailers selling Gibson guitars at their SRPrice, which means demand for new Standard LPs has NOT waned. And the second-hand market will follow this lead. So if you don't like the price, you have to wait it out (a recession, when it comes, should do wonders, for example).

    Gibson European Support Telephone Not Working

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    On 9/14/2023 at 1:05 PM, halloweenman said:

    I live in the UK and when I dial Gibson European support at 00800-44427661 it just rings off as an invalid number.

    Am I doing something wrong or has Gibson Europe killed it's telephone support line?

    The phone at https://www.gibson.com/en-GB/Support/Contact-Us is actually  00800-44427661 and is physically located in the Netherlands.

    I checked on ANOTHER forum, to see if this confusing FREE phone number works or not, or is free or not. Some countries enable it, some don't. some landline operators charge, opthers don't, all mobile networks charge,... Here's the linlk:
    https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2314434/very-confusing-call-costs-on-a-mobile-for-00800-numbers#:~:text=00800 is meant to be an international freephone,the same and it is free to call.

    Telecommunications... I mean ANY business in this world is respectable, for example: money laundering CHECK, loan sharking CHECK, prostitution CHECK, arms smuggling CHECK, drugs dealing CHECK. But telecommunications? Gotta have a good laugh now, LOL.  🤣

    Do volume controls on guitars simply limit output

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    2 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said:

    It all does start at the pickup, being a coil or the L. That is the entire reason you electric guitarist need an amp. When strumming real hard you may produce a volt or so. 

    I actually have never measured this voltage. I know it's really miniscule, so readily available for all sorts of distortion from the environment (dropouts, hum, thumderstorms, solar activity, air-conditioner in some house down the street...)

    Do volume controls on guitars simply limit output

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    2 hours ago, Notes_Norton said:

    I don't know if they changed it, but when I took electronics in school, a potentiometer was a type of variable resistor.

    But I went to school a looooong time ago, so they may have changed that classification.

    Notes ♫

    A pot is a variable resistor. Nothing has changed with regards to electro-magnetism.

    OK, maybe it's been proven by eperiments that Neutrinos have mass, and there's something fishy going on with Muons, but those don't appear in guitar circuits. 😄

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    Do volume controls on guitars simply limit output

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    4 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:

    It all comes down also to what you have in your guitar. The guitar is an RLC circuit. R - Resistive (Pots), L - Inductive (Pups) and C - Capacitive (Caps). And absolutely frequency affects the caps and inductors in the opposite direction. Its all math and formulas which is hard. I had electrical theory shoved into my brain ages ago by the military. 

    Very true, we are talking here only about "passive" circuits, with the only energy source input into the system being the "L". All other electrical elements (including the wires, though minimally) take some energy away before it reaches the Amp. 

    Theory we all get in schools of all sorts, it's needed and is good to have in the brain. But it always has to be followed up by real world scenarios. It took me quite some time (and heavy thinking 😅), that for example a Volume pedal also works in this "one way only" fashion. It only takes volume away from the equation and never increases it. It's (basically) just a resistor, like the Pots in the guitar. And all the other elements, including the Caps, take some or more energy away.

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    Gibson is now selling guitars direct to the UK and EU on its website – including the Mod Collection

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    4 hours ago, sparquelito said:

    People from across the Atlantic couldn't buy directly from Gibson before this?

    Interesting.
    🫠

    They could, but thru Gibson-authorised dealers. I provided my authorised dealer with a link to Gibson's website (for an ES-335), and he did all the rest till delivery.
    This change is probably just a "facelift", with authorized dealers taking care of final delivery, warranty coverage, etc.

    Who Lost Their Coke....

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    Posted · Edited by OrdinaryNimda

    3 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:

    Grace was an absolute alcoholic and LSD gobbler.  God know what else she put in her body, and if you see her now it shows. She came from money, but wanted to be in a band. Shame, she was smokin hot in the late 60's and early 70's, an had a good voice.

    https://www.loudersound.com/features/what-happened-when-grace-slick-left-jefferson-starship

    Gracie in a Nazi uniform on stage, drunk and in total control? 🤣
    I do like her as a singer, very much.

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