Josephmang

Got the new Les Paul today. Fairly decent top for a standard model. Much better than the previous guitar, with the fretboard being much, much cleaner, though in need of some oil.

Got the refund for the guitar, so picking up the other one tomorrow. Will post pictures once I have it.

I ended up spending a couple of hours at Sky music today, as they let me go through all the standards they had in stock. Not a single one was entirely perfect, but I found one with an insane top for a standard with minimal fretboard marks, and nothing like what I am sending back. So I have ended up with a better guitar which I am happy with and can live with. But you're right, with Gibson I really do need to be inspecting in person as otherwise I run the risk of having to send back and forth.

That's my feelings also. The others I could forgive, but I see that bit by the nut whenever I play, so it would haunt me to no end.

I have some dealers near me, but I'm also in Australia. Which means we kind of get whatever stock we get.

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. 😕

The scratches aren't too bad, I could live with those. It's the actual chunks taken out of it that concern me, especially the one near the nut. Feels very disheartening at this point though, going through the motions of having to send it back, or to do work on it myself. Feels a little redundant spending so much on a guitar only for it to need repairs/touch ups out of the box. But I also don't know if it's worth the risk trying for a different one and ending up with a worse top, or other issues 😬

Bought a new Gibson standard 60s in unburst, and yesterday it arrived. I was excited to open it up, but that quickly turned to disappointment when getting the guitar out of the case. Chips and scratches out of the fingerboard, including a large one near the nut. I'm usually not too fussy, and the small scratches I would have let go, but combined with the larger chips, it's just too much poor quality for me to be happy with the guitar. Is this the normal for Gibson? I haven't had many of their guitars, and I don't know what I should be expecting, but I would hope that it matched the quality of other guitars in that price range that I have. Anyone else seen these issues?