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    What's that smell?

    in Gibson USA

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    Carvin? . Gibson finishes with nitrocellulose lacquer. If you've ever worked with lacquer you would know the smell, somewhat similar to vanilla.

     

    OTOH, there are members that swear the smell is from the adhesives used in the construction of cases.

     

    IMO it's the smell of nitro lacquer off gassing.

     

     

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    I purchased my first ever new Gibson about 2 months ago, LP Traditional Plus, and the guitar and the case has that vanilla smell. The case most likely has it because the guitar was inside it. Prior to this, I have purchased new Gibson cases, one for an SG and the other a V and they did NOT have this vanilla smell. I can assume because it never had a new guitar with the nitro finnish in it. I have also purchased new TKL cases (same case manufacturer) and never had the vanilla smell. I'll go with it being the Nitro or even buffing compound, but whichever, it's from the guitar, not the case glues, has to be IMO.

    The Traditional Club

    in Gibson USA

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    Just joined the traditional club today with my first ever Gibson, can't believe just how much better she plays and sounds over my old Epiphones!!!!

     

    http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/8765/dsc04549w.jpg

     

    http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8555/dsc04550td.jpg

     

    http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/5392/dsc04551e.jpg

     

    http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/3920/dsc04552te.jpg

     

    Very Nice! I just joined the LP club myself, this past Tuesday. I still love my SG's and Flying-V's but I am sold on my Traditional. It's the only guitar I've touched all week!

    The Traditional Club

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    Congrates [thumbup] what fretboard does it have?

    Looks like one of the newer 2012 models so may be double ply rosewood or something else...

     

    Yes, it's a 2012. It said rosewood, so I assume the new double ply. It feels just like the rosewood on my older SG's, I can't tell the difference between the double ply and the normal RW fretboard.

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