Nifty
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I've seen some silly offers online.
I recently got a blank truss rod cover, Gibson parts, in town for 14.00.
I had looked online, many were sold out, but people who did have them actually want $30.00 + for the same. I think people just leave stuff priced as such and dont care either way. If it sells, good for them. -
If you are into the band, I would recommend the book KISS and Sell. Its a real objective straight up account of the original group from the beginning through the early 80s.. I won't spoil it, but there are some details in this book that really shed light on exactly why things went sideways. I let my boss borrow it and he read the whole thing in a night. Ace's book is good too.
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A few weeks ago I went into Guitar Center with the intent on buying a LP. Didn't matter what it was either. I had them pull everyone off the wall and I went through them one by one. Odd, the one the felt the best was a LP Classic. Much to the dismay of the sales staff, I went back a day later and repeated the process. :) The Classic still felt best. They offered to ship a new one to me, that hadn't been on display and I declined. Also, there was some sale going on and all the Classics were 1650 (vs 1999 or whatever). I really wanted a Standard. I had one a long time ago I sold. I would pay a pretty penny to get it back. But for whatever reason the Classic just felt right. I could care less about the weight relief. I would prefer a non-relieved model but thats not a deal breaker.
New guitar - when is a set up required and how common is the need?
in The Gibson Lounge
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I recently got a new LP. The one I chose, I chose because of the 10 or so I tried, felt like it played the best. Or felt the best. No buzzing or hums. Action seems fine. The last time I owned guitars was before the internet days. So, I've read and watched videos online, which might be my own undoing, but I keep seeing claims that guitars are not truly set up "new". So, I'm puzzled to know what is not set up for the guitar I have. How does one know? I've had guitars a long time ago that required small adjustments here or there, but I never got anything out and started taking precise measurements. I recently started watching a 40 minute YT video of a set up and shut it off 10 minutes into it. I'm really not worried, just more curious than anything else.
Three questions:
The guitar I have, could it be just lucky that it plays well? Could it play better?
What am I missing? Or what will I gain by getting my guitar set up?
If I've never set up a guitar, how much of a cluster is it to do? I don't have any tools or gauges. I'd probably follow along one of the dozes of videos I've run across.