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  1. What a burgundy-beaut. Are those P-90s ?

    On 2/16/2024 at 12:49 AM, roma-a said:

    Hello!

    I live in Japan.
    I'm not good at English, so I'll post using automatic translation.

    I bought this burgundy colored ES-295 second hand in 2022.
    I've been looking for es-295 for a long time, but this is the first time I've found an example of this age and color for sale.

    Great post. Happy you're happy about the remarkable Gibson. 

  2. If it's a new guitar straight from the production line, it shouldn't look like that, full stop.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Hard to understand why Gibson let issues like this cast a shadow over the brand.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Don't they know people talk. That means the world. 

    My brand new over 3 kilo ES-335 had bindings fitting so bad they must have been fabricated by an imbecile on the plant - employed there as some kind of social experiment. 

  3. 1 hour ago, jvi said:

    "Ram On " is a  great song by another Beatle on uke...

    Agree ^ and maybe Paul got there before George. There's something up'n'light to the tiny 4-string that didn't match Harrison's early solo years. 

  4. On 2/23/2024 at 2:17 PM, Murph said:

    Everybody knows a uke is not a "real" musical instrument.

    It's more of a toy.

                                                                                I'd like to hear you crack that to George. . 

  5. 11 hours ago, Murph said:

    Everybody knows a uke is not a "real" musical instrument.

    It's more of a toy.

    And so , , ? 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Btw.  are you sure. . . 

  6. The WW1 Luftwaffe-theme on the bridge is underlined by the propeller here. How about a Red Baron decal. 

                                                                                                                                         Glad another good guitar was found. U can return to ukes anytime. . . 

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  7. Never sold a guitar that appealed so much to me it seemed like a keeper, so no regrets.

    Hard to pick a spezial No 1. But my 1980 Gibson-re-topped, 2012 re-necked now long-scale 1966 Country Western is irreplaceable. There's simply nothing or no one  like it on earth.  

    On 2/20/2024 at 1:14 AM, BluesKing777 said:

    Les Paul to the pawn shop not long after. BOING. 

    Pretty sure George Harrison played one like mine in the newer Get Back movie.

    The Harrison Les Paul is unique. Was originally a goldtop with PAF pups. It was refinished by Gibson in approx 1966, SG style.  

    I plus band too was booked to play for H.A. many many years ago - by the director of a film about them.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  A week before the premiere they gunned down a man or 2 and I thereafter withdrew. A move also never regretted.

  8. 10 hours ago, Larsongs said:

    They are producing Videos.. Short Movies.. That is also an Artform. I have nothing against them. It’s a lot of work.. And can cost a lot. Some work with modest gear, some work with high end gear. Most make good Short Movies.. Like movies they use all the Tricks of the Trade to make them as good as they can.. Some are ok & some are great.. In a way it’s like a Recording Studio & a Movie Set..

    A live performance of a Song in a Concert usually doesn’t sound like a Studio Produced Record.. Unless of course they essentially bring the Studio with them & many do these days..  But, those are also polished Studio like Productions..

    As for the raw truth of how Guitars sound you really need to go to a Store & play them.. Without the Production equipment..

    I will say they do offer lots of information as to how they’re built. What they’re made of. Where they’re built etc…

    Point taken - but  the knowledge of those finer nuances needed before actually pressing the green button isn't necessary when trying to navigate on the 'overall sea' of a model or a series.                                                               At that stage the videos often do spectacularly good jobs as compasses and path-finders. Would be a shame to rule them out. 

  9. On 2/11/2024 at 8:08 AM, Larsongs said:

     

    On 2/11/2024 at 8:08 AM, Larsongs said:

    Here’s a random video of one guys basic Video making process.. I’m sure Phil’s is something like this.. Maybe better..  Point being they are Produced & aren’t real live representations.. Who knows what all has been done?

     

    Well, , if you are sceptical about the testers not providing decent tests (but wanting to cheat), the Tube isn't the place for you.  Then again you seem to be experienced enough to both evaluate the presented sounds and the people behind them. In my opinion most of them do a good job - they are passionate about the trade and careful for their own & their shop's reputation. 

    If once landing under a black cloud here, there's hardly a way out. Soon the rumour will undermine your platform and drag it down the swamps. 

  10. Everything look fine - it's a Hummingbird Standard (opposed to the True Vintage models from those years). Has embedded flora/fauna, Grovers and a black-ring-rosette. *

    I had one of these - a very yellow flier without any dot over the l. Sounded good but almost too sweet. Was necessary to return it after a week. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   * Also slightly heavier back braces than the TV.

  11. 1 hour ago, Lars68 said:

    I really need the authentic replica, collectible, 1959 switch tip in a Cali case. I would buy it, never ever to be installed on any guitar, but proudly displayed on my mantle piece, next to my Faberge egg 😀

    Once you get one of those artefacts home nothing will be the same. It's MAJOR purchase. 

  12. 2 hours ago, Lars68 said:

    Some pretty good points made, and with some afterthought I was overreacting when I saw those PAFs. I guess as a whole Gibson is doing fine and my comment about acoustics was not justified. So with some hindsight and a slight adjustment of the target of my disappointment, selling PAF pickups for $1000 as a collectible, in their own version of a Cali case, offends me.

    Well okay, point taken, , , still the the tiny box shines with humour.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             It's just so cute. . .

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  13. Hi again Jos. Understand your curiosity and why you may be tempted. But if you want a Gibson you should probably pass. . 
     

                                                                                                                                 Good Luck

  14. Hasn't Gibson like always been out of reach for quite a big group of people, especially youngsters. T'was a small miracle when I got one at 20. 

    Not in touch with the overall electric inventory, but as I recall it they produced some no-so-pricy acoustics over the last 10 years. As Nazareth. 

    Well, , , the market. How do you approach it. Where are the lines of style, ethics, greed, class, vulgarity, common sense even wisdom. . 
    Basic logic : The more stands the bigger numbers. The broader range the more customers - counts for the vertical scale as well. 

    But sure there are traps - and things can backfire. Gibson has a rumour rolling about bad or sloppy quality - THAT's where I would be careful. . 

  15. 17 hours ago, Larsongs said:

    I own several modern Gibsons with different modern versions of Humbuckers.. I’ve played just about everything from 1959 PAF’s to just about every HB from then to now.. I have never heard a Humbucker that sounds as good as the PAF’s in my old 1959 ES-345 Stereo.. There was nothing old man about them! They did it all! So far, IMO, none compare.. Some come close but still, no Cigar..

     

    13 hours ago, E-minor7 said:

    I read you - but without bein' an expert also know that a part of the PAF-legend is that they were so uneven, , , unsystematized. . 

    To my ears the T-type Calibrated seem to have a basically different updated nature.

    If watching the film merciful-evans sat up in post # 4, you'll see the the T-type Calibrated are a tip of the hat to a version called T-tops from plus/minus 1970.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Check from 2:57. 

  16. 2 hours ago, Larsongs said:

    Thro-Bak bought Gibsons PAF Winders from the old Kalamazoo factory.. Still uses them today.. I believe they use the same wire & magnets. Many consider their HB’s as close to the real PAF’s as you can get.. 

    I agree that PAF’s changed over the years.. IMO & experience the PAF’s from 1959 were magic..

    Well, great - no intention to switch, but will write your comment down. As I understand it there were also some called PAT ?

  17. 4 hours ago, Larsongs said:

    I agree there are no 2 Guitars that are exactly alike.. I’ve heard that comment about the unevenness.. I have played many 50’s Gibsons with PAF’s.. Owned one.. In my experience they all sounded like their legend.. Although, some were a little better..

    Foolishly, my younger more naive self thought the newer Gibsons had to be better & I traded my old 59 in.. I was wrong. I’ve regretted trading mine in ever since. I’ve been chasing that sound ever since.. Buying one new Gibson after another.. All promising they have unlocked the magic secret but all fell short.. None have delivered.. Some are quite good.. But, in my experience none compare..

    No. I don’t believe YouTube’s tell the truth.. Every video is produced with different Recording Gear & are Mixed by Guys with varying degrees of skill & equipment.. There is no way to sample my old Guitar as I have no idea where it is today.. If I could find it I’d trade all my Guitars, except one, to get it back..

    I’m happy that you love you’re Guitar.

    I naturally bow to your experience while carefully listening - but still believe quite a lot Tube-films 'depicts' the sounds of the instruments alright. 

    Did I say I love my 335 - was it in another thread. Anyways, , , it's absolutely new here and I respect it a lot while trying to find its various levels and secrets.                                                                                                                                                  We may go far together. It's one very strong yet sensitive spade - and of course a might qool looker. . 

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    3 hours ago, Larsongs said:

    I own several modern Gibsons with different modern versions of Humbuckers.. I’ve played just about everything from 1959 PAF’s to just about every HB from then to now.. I have never heard a Humbucker that sounds as good as the PAF’s in my old 1959 ES-345 Stereo.. There was nothing old man about them! They did it all! So far, IMO, none compare.. Some come close but still, no Cigar..

    Could be a good idea to find a guit like yours on the Tube and set it up here. Is that possible without spending the entire weekend searching. . 

  19. 3 hours ago, Larsongs said:

    I own several modern Gibsons with different modern versions of Humbuckers.. I’ve played just about everything from 1959 PAF’s to just about every HB from then to now.. I have never heard a Humbucker that sounds as good as the PAF’s in my old 1959 ES-345 Stereo.. There was nothing old man about them! They did it all! So far, IMO, none compare.. Some come close but still, no Cigar..

    I read you - but without bein' an expert also know that a part of the PAF-legend is that they were so uneven, , , unsystematized. . 

    To my ears the T-type Calibrated seem to have a basically different updated nature.

  20. On 10/23/2021 at 8:27 AM, Larsongs said:

    I think the reason Gibson comes out with a new Pickup every other day is they’re trying to figure out how they made those PAF’s in the ‘50’s… So far they haven’t done it…. Close, but, no Cigar…

    Not sure I agree there - cause the T-type Calibrated pups don't get close to the clazziks, but obviously do something new. They provide an updated contemporary version of the 335. Clearer and without that old-school grand-dad's-vintage-electric-guitar-voice some people treasure, miss and hunt so passionately.

    As Morety and others say, the knobs are there for a reason and will easily roll off the top if it seems too bright. You can also find your way down to the wellknown jazzy plus/minus 1970s European serious folk-rock tone. Yet again - it will not appear to be a retro-version of the legendary PAF or P-90 flavor.  

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