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13 hours ago, Josephmang said:
Yeah I can send it back.
But that also means taking the chances on another top that I may not like as much. Which I guess is my only option.
Puts a real sour taste in your mouth about buying the guitars though. 😕
It is a ***** I agree. I went through it when Allan's music sent me a guitar case that turned out to be cut wrong and didn't fit my Explorer. On the bright side after a lot of back and forward I ended up getting to keep it and got a refund. Had to threaten them with small claims court though! I was able to fix the case too, just had to cut the foam to fit.
13 hours ago, Josephmang said:I have some dealers near me, but I'm also in Australia. Which means we kind of get whatever stock we get.
I'm in Australia as well. I have bought a lot of guitars unseen online but when it comes to more expensive ones I put an order in with Coleman's music and when it arrives I check it out in store. My 60's Standard took about 6 months to arrive but it was perfect when it did.
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Given the price of Standard's I would be sending it back. Mine was perfect. I bought it through a store and they checked it over before even handing it to me and of course I looked it over too. Can you send it back?
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I'm seeing prices come down here to be honest. We had some long lockdowns here, especially in my state and many people were without jobs for a long time. Some people also went nuts with Afterpay shopping lol.
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Does Gibson know they have customers outside USA and Canada who would love to enter these contests????
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Short only because I have most of the ones I want anyway!
BC Rich Mockingbird Legacy ST love the shape and all the switches has to be in trans red.
A 50s style Gibson LP could go for a Slash one as specs similar and looks different due to no pick guard and no humbucker covers.
A 12 string acoustic no preferred brand.
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Still new to looking up serial numbers but I found a site where you can put the number in and it says 2022?
https://zinginstruments.com/gibson-serial-number-lookup/
The number on the headstock is 226500080 just wondering how that can be the case when we are still in 2021? I bought it from a music store it has the case and baby photo etc I do not believe it to be a fake.
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I like my Strat but I love my Gibson's. I like the heavier and warmer sound and overall Gibson's just have a meanness about them whereas Fender's are more polite and yes, I know Hendrix and SRV used Strat's but they are more the exception rather than rule.
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The '58 is $4,999 https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/CUSVXV696/1958-Les-Paul-Standard-Reissue/Bourbon-Burst
The '59 is $6,499 https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/CUS9IM458/1959-Les-Paul-Standard-Reissue/Washed-Cherry-Sunburst
The differences don't seem that great (I'm not very techie though so I may have missed something) just wondering if there was a reason or if it is just because the '59 would be more popular?
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Looks cool shame they couldn't do a deep burgundy or aubergine inside the case the pink ruins the image somewhat.
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After some very questionable decisions in the past, not just with colour schemes but guitars in general I think Gibson really are trying to go back to basics and tradition. The 50's and 60's Standards are non weight relief which they are making a big deal about and they don't have push/pull controls either because they wouldn't have had those back then.
I remember the colours they came out with a few years back, there was one scheme that was supposed to look like a starry night or something, it actually looked like someone laid the Les Paul on the floor and used it as a drip mat while painting the ceiling, just little specks of white all over it.
So I am happy to have traditional colours.
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Maybe you want a HSS or HSH strat? I have a HSS and the tone is still "thinner" as you describe it to Gibson guitars (or other humbucker ones). You could try a P90 equipped Gibson or one of the Modern style Gibsons that have push/pull function to split the coils like my Les Paul studio has, that might give you an in between for the tone you are looking for?
Here's a comparison vid for the split coil effect vs Strat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlDZyfJxQpM
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Thanks for all the tips I will check them out, no rush on this project but I would eventually like to have the guitar going again.
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On 1/21/2021 at 12:36 PM, codename said:
I've been thinking about trying these in a Squire partscaster build I' doing . Under $100 US a set .
I really like the sound of those Colorado pick ups.
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Hi All,
I have an old no brand name Stratocaster copy and I have been thinking about putting new pick ups in it as the ones they currently have are shot. Any advice on decent but cheap ones? I was thinking Wilkinson's?
Single coil picks preferred. Thanks.
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And another one from the interesting couple....or under that if you like groups....
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Hi All, from Australia, have loved Gibson's and especially Les Paul's since the early 80's. Love blues, rock, rockabilly, metal mostly and country. Anyway saying G'day.
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Hi Sarah, I'm new here as well but been playing for a while now.
What do you think of the Theodore?
in The Gibson Lounge
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I would not buy that and if I got one for free I would sell it ASAP! Looks like a LP with the horns cut off. Is this Gibson's response to the Fender Meteroa?