BuckFlicks

Thanks, Merciful-evans. All my guitars except the Gibby and my Gretsch were under $500, and I've sold a fair amount of them. But I do have a lot for only having a year of playing under my belt. My Gear Acquisition Syndrom has now morphed from guitars to amps and pedals and recording equipment. I like old U2. They were a huge part of my musical experience in my high school years. Boy, October, War, Unforgettable Fire, and Joshua Tree were all good to great albums. After that, I lost interest. The Joshua Tree with BB King concert was one of the singular musical experiences of my life. Right up there with Roger Waters, some of the better Rush shows I've been to, and Foo Fighters. The U2 concert I went to in 2009, on the other hand, was the worst concert I've ever been to - and that includes the White Stripes which was god awful.

Yes! I was working that day. We got numerous calls about a helicopter in distress and was about to crash on the south side of town and sent fire and PD units looking for it but never found one - and later heard from Mansfield dispatch that they had it. It really is a huge metro area... from the far western end in Tarrant county to the far eastern end in Rockwall county and Denton and Collin counties to the north, it's one huge metropolitan area - bigger than several states... continuous asphault and development. And spreading by the day. We live about 15 miles outside of urban sprawl but it's moving closer to us every day. When I moved out here, we had one stop light and a sonic. Now we have three stoplights, a Domino's, two dentists, a pharmacy and 7-11 and a Shell station.

So... literally the ONLY complaint I have about this guitar is that the neck gets super sticky if I play it for longer than 15 minutes. Which... is every time I play it. Is this common in new Gibsons with nitro lacquered necks? Will it cure over time, or do I need to think about taking something abrasive to it? And if it will cure over time, will it help if I leave it out of its case? Is there anything I can apply to it in the meantime to slick it up? I'm considering getting some thin cotton gloves and cutting the fingers off so my palm won't get moist and stick to the neck.

It's here, and it's fantastic. Unfortunately, this website won't let me upload pictures that are larger than a postage stamp, apparently.

It is tapping, not splitting, I have confirmed.

What was so tragic about Neil's passing was that he was so uncomfortable in public, and especially in later years just wanted to be home and enjoy being with his wife and young daughter, after the tragedies he's faced with his first wife and daughter... and when he was finally able to do just that, he was gone in just a few years... similar to the story your friend told you. That's what hit me so hard about Neil's death - not my loss so much as the incredibly sad circumstances of his life and death. I still get a little choked up thinking about it. TX-Ogre - Zappa fan? My trainer when I first came to work for the city had a military retirement from the navy, and now he's got a city retirement to boot. He's in a good position.

That's what I was hoping for... it's just so rampant everywhere on the internet, any time I go to a discussion forum and read a question (no matter where it is) it seems like the first response is either "this has already been answered a dozen times here" or something suggesting that the original poster is the dumbest person on earth for not knowing the question - like the jerk who replied was born with all the knowledge. I am a member of a couple discussion groups that are nothing but helpful and courteous - I was hoping that since this site is an official Gibson site that that kind of jerk behavior isn't allowed or tolerated.

Also life long Rush fan... I was in Guitar Center talking to the "bass guy" about if it was possible to replicate Geddy's pre Fender Jazz sound and and Chris Squire's sound without spending $2000 on a Rickenbacker when the other sales guy was scanning his phone and said, "Dude... Neil Peart died!" Same moment, I got a text from my dad telling me the the same. I had to leae the store and go sit in my car and cry a little bit. Then I went home and listened to The Garden and lost it. Yeah, I figured I'll never fully get over "next guitar" fever, but it's definitely lessened up a bit in the last few months... maybe I misspoke when I said the LP will make the GAS go away. Hopefully the LP will help me manage the GAS so I don't spend what's left of my money on guitars before 2021. Thanks - the cool thing about working for a city is you can retire after 20 years, no matter how old you are. It's 25 for some cities. I wasn't planning on being done with working, but I was definitely done driving 60 miles each way on my commute. The plan was to take a few months off and decompress, then find something part time to supplement my pension, but then Covid decided I wasn't going to go back to work for a while... Still waiting for the virus to take a break so I can get back to doing something - I need to fund my guitar/pedal/amp/accessories habit.

I've already made a post with a quick hello and a question, here's my for real intro: I'm a relatively new guitar player, less than a year. I retired last summer after 20 years with the Arlington, TX Fire Department, in dispatch and training. I decided that my retirement "thing" was going to be learning guitar, as it's something I've always wanted to do since I was in high school. Now, at the age of 50, I'm doing it. I've never been one to align myself with one brand/family of guitars. My first purchase was a Squier Contemporary strat, which I wasn't happy with, so I took it back and got a refund, and used that money to buy an Epiphone Les Paul. One of my greatest guitar heroes is Alex Lifeson, and I especially enjoy the sound he gets from a Les Paul. But I wasn't happy with the Epi Les Paul, either. It was really heavy, the pickups were really hot and harsh, and it wasn't comfortable to play. So I traded that in... Since then, I've bought a lot of "budget" guitars - I have two Epiphone Pro series which I love, the ES-335, and the ES-339 P90. I also have several Squiers - a cheap Tele which I've done a lot of mods to, and a Classic Vibe Strat, and a Classic Vibe Jazzmaster. My first "big boy" guitar was a Gretsch 5622T Semihollow Double Cut, which is a fantastic guitar. All the while, I've always had a regret that the first Les Paul didn't work out and that hole in my collection remained unfilled. I just couldn't find an Epiphone LP that met my needs. So I got the go-ahead from my wife to get a real Gibson. So my anniversary, Christmas, and Birthday present is a Gibson Studio, in Smokehouse Burst. I'm picking it up tomorrow. Can't wait. I freely admit I have had a chronic case of GAS over the last year, but it's dramatically curtailed over the last few months, and I think a real Gibson will make the GAS go away for a long time. Now, I see new guitars and I think, "Oh... that's cool" and not "Oh, man... I need one of those." Looking forward to consuming the wisdom and opinions of the group, and being a part of the Gibson family.

The pickups in the Studio are the 490R and 498T. To the best of my knowledge, they're basically built like most other humbuckers with two standard single coils within. Yes, I'm a fan of the Epi Pros. My 339 P90 and Es-335 are both from the Pro line. Here is a link to the video - I tried to set it so the link starts right when he's talking about the pickups, but the whole video is less than 3 minutes if it doesn't start there. He starts talking about the electronics at 1:35. Gibson TV video about the Studio Les Paul

This is what I figured... I have a guitar with P90s (Epi 339 Pro, which is currently my favorite guitar until the Les Paul arrives) and that's a big fat honkin' magnet and coil that I don't see sharing space with another in that PAF pickup cover. And I have an Epi 339 that does have push/pull pots, so I'm familiar with the coil splitting/tapping concept. Just got thrown for a loop with the claim that pulling the pot up makes it a P-90. Made no sense. Ordinarily I would have discounted that claim as soon as it was said, but since it was on the Gibson website, I had to pause for a second. Thanks everyone, for the welcome and the answers! Looking forward to being a part of the community, and I will definitely post as soon as it arrives. Buck

Hello! I've purchased my first Gibson and am awaiting its arrival. It's the Studio Les Paul in Smokehouse. I have watched a lot of demo and review videos, talked to local guitar sales guys, and was fairly certain what I wanted. I love the sound of the pickups, I played the Tribute at a store and as far as I can tell, it's physically very similar to the Studio, other than the glossy finish, and everything felt good. I just watched the demo on the Gibson webstie which said that when the push/pull knobs were activated, the humbuckers become P90s. I haven't heard this in any of the other videos or from any guitar shop - is this true? Is it possible? Please refrain from condescending "Don't you know anything?" answers. I'm new to guitar, and especially new to proper guitars like Gibsons. I've done extensive research and this is the first I'd heard anything like that. I searched the forums and didn't see anything that resembled a reference to this. Thanks in advance for your help! BuckFlicks