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Posts posted by DuaLeaD
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Has anyone here ever played a Victory guitar?
Wierd....Looks like a Fender Strat had a lovechild with a Gibson SG....
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I know this is not a "Lester", but I think you will enjoy the eye-candy.
Gibson Custom Shop 1965 Firebird VII Reissue in "Pelham Blue" (I told them to put chrome hardware on it instead of the gold and it has paid off well)
Historic Reissue vs True Vintage
in Gibson Custom
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I know this post is a longshot, but has anyone ever been able to do a side-by-side comparison (Tone, Construction, Aesthetics, Playablilty) of a real vintage Gibson vs a high-end Custom Shop Historic Reissue? How close are they? I know from my 1965 Firebird VII Historic Reissue, which is my first (of hopefully many to come) Custom Shop guitars, that you are getting serious quality. Honestly, I would prefer a historic reissue due to advancements made by the Gibson master luthiers. Could you argue that you are actually getting a better guitar than what the original 1950s/1960s lines could have ever been? Logically, you would have to think that since those guitars were made by hand back in the day, you could pick from a batch of 30 and only have one may been that EPIC axe that everyone lusts after and there would have also been a few lemons just like any other manufacturer. I suppose one could also argue that vintage guitars sound better as they have had many decades for their wood to cure. Maybe that is another debate in itself. Am I wrong?