fortyearspickn
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My pristine black car hood got a dozen paint chips from an idiot gravel truck driver that didn't close his back flap scoop all the way. Marble sized gravel at 70 mph does wonders. Also put a dent in my windshield. I cleaned each one real well so the paint would adhere. There were no dents, just gray spots the size of the dot over the "i" on the Gibson logo on our headstocks. I used a toothpick to put a small drop in each one and waited to see if it would slowly sink and level out to fill in the pockmark. If it didn't, I wiped it clean with paint thinner and tried again. A few days later, I went over them with the meguiers Scratch x to polish out and blend in any imperfections. Be sure your paint is thin and fluid so it will seep into the scratch. As was suggested, a small needle or pin might be the best "brush". I agree, that scratch would drive me to distraction. A black line, if done right will be less noticeable. Since the paint color and gloss won't be an identical match, the trick is to only use it to fill in the scratch. It might be possible to fill it in slightly over filled, and wipe off the excess only with a naphtha damp rag. G'Luck!
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Not that I'm aware of.
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I would not worry about 'quarter vs flat sawn' backsides if you're at the threshold of getting into 'better' guitars. As you might guess, some forums have folks who prefer other brands and like to take shots at other brands.
Even on this forum you will find folks who offer up 'constructive criticism' of the slipperiness of the neck, the shape of the pick guard, the use of plastic pins or the shading of the rosewood in the fretboard. You can't please some of the people all of the time. For example, I do not like cutaways in acoustics.
The J29 is $2,400 while the J15 is $1500. So, 60% more bucks will buy 60% 'better' guitar when you're dealing with the same brand, made in the same plant by the same people.
Martin and Taylor are very different guitars - and you can find excellent build quality at half the cost of a J15.
They 'manufacture' theirs - make many, many more. Some come from offshore. As opposed to the more 'hands on" process in Bozeman.
Most importantly, to me anyway, they do not have the Gibson 'sound'.
I'm assuming you've already done 'due diligence' and played these 2 models and have actually eliminated other brands, and really like these two models.
If you like both and apparently can afford the J29, you're always better off getting something a little better so you can grow into it. G'Luck.
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So you do not care about aesthetics, good for you, many people do care, such as some of my customers. I repair dings and scratches all the time. I wish more people were like this as more of the guitars that come to me would be in better shape.
Discretion being the better part of valor - I'm going to do my part to put this thread out of its misery, by acknowledging your comment but not directly commenting on it. Peace Out.
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The picture that shows the glue drops is magnified. Most people would not see that 'defect'. The only part of the brace not sanded - is the section that was scalloped.
I don't inspect the inside of my underwear drawer to make sure it is perfect. My guitars either.
I certainly don't want to pay extra for a cosmetically perfect brace that would stand up to scrutiny using a flashlight and a magnifying glass.
Ricky - having gotten plenty of mileage on your complaint - and suggestion that Gibson 'sort your people out', I submit your next move is to return your Gibson and get a Martin.
Of course, your Collectors Mint Museum piece will have to be dumped when you get your first ding from a falling capo, tuner, or case lid.
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Nah. Not really serious. Just trying to sort the flyspecks from the pepper. Sometimes I get pedantic. Mostly when my Gibson Logo-Branded Skivvies get in a knot.
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VP, not to quibble - but the 1st Amendment basically only protects us from interference by the government in public speech. So, for example, private business communications on a company's computer is not protected. In general, on the Internet, the 'owner' of the site can restrict what we might call 'free speech'. Hence the common precautions about obscenity, threats, and other behavior most would find offensive. And sites like FaceBook and Google Search are 'controlled' by the owner in ways that some might find an affront to Free Speech. But, they can do it legally.
So here, absent a gruling from the ACLU, while Gibson's Forums have 'guidelines' prohibiting obscenities, threats, etc. it is up to the forum members to collectively and individually decide if a particular comment is 'appropriate' or not. That, in fact, is what we're doing here. And it's very difficult because each of us has a different threshold on the gray, sliding scale. Is a particular comment - "pushback" or is it "bullying" ? Somewhere in between?
So - I'm sure most of us agree ( I certainly do) - the principles of 'Free Speech" should be followed here. But, if you've ever watched a debate on the floor of Congress - you know they sometimes get pretty heated. And they don't violate each other's First Amendment rights. So, I don't think we do here either. And, until 'bullying' becomes illegal - we are free to 'pushback'.
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He is entitled to his opinion whether you like it or not. And yes Martin's quality control is absolutely top notch. The new D-42 I bought last year is absolutely and completely flawless. My 1998 HD-28 and 2007 D12-28 aint too shabby either.
Of course he's entitled to his opinion. I didn't say he wasn't.
It's just that i felt his opinion was biased and his timing and tone seemed to confirm that. So, I gave my opinion.
Still, as you noted -he's entitled to his opinion. As am I. As are you.
I would hate to participate on a forum where no matter what outrageous comments were posted - everyone agreed. Or were too cowed to disagree.
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In my world 1% is not a terrible distraction. Mr Gibson has been through tough times in the past and nearly went under. If you read my post again you'll see that I was complimenting him on making a phenomenal guitar but giving straight forward and unbiased feedback about his quality control. He needs to know.
ricky, Don't try to BS people on this forum. (Maybe try the UMGF.)
You didn't come on here to 'compliment' Gibson on their "phenomenal guitars". You came on to criticize, and to hold Martin up as having better quality.
Glad to hear your Gibson is 'spectacular' and 'amazing'. Sad that it only looks good from a distance.though. I had a girlfriend like that once.
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Strange.
A 'newbie' joins the forum and on that same day posts a question about acquiring a Taylor, asking for input on two Taylor models.
After nearly 2 dozen replies in 2 weeks, he has yet to acknowledge any of the responses.
And, the final irony, the Mystery Guest's sign-in name is derived from another non-Gibson brand, Martin.
Draw your own conclusions - if you think any further serious comments are worth your time, research, thinking, and typing (or 'finger skin' as BBG calls it.)
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A Lamborghini costs 100x more than a Gibson acoustic, so that comparison is hard to accept. And, as you said, "if the first time you stepped inside..." If paying $300k for an auto, I should think you would want to inspect it Before you bought it. As far as the Gibson, knowing you have high expectations and there was no possibility of a return for a refund, you should have inspected it closely Before you bought it. You also could have come here for input befor buying and members like GDC and Olie would have warned you of the inconsistencies in Gibsons. But that is water over the dam. Since you're asking people here for advice, it would probably make sense to find a luthier that could correct the problems you've found..
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Meant to ask my dad how much he paid for it new in '64, but I had to pay my brother $50 in 1970 or so, for the privilege of keeping it in my room and not having to ask him to use it every time. After that, possession being 9/10ths of the law, neither of us ever looked back.
Here it is, on a sleepy old original I recorded maybe 5 years ago (when I was still very timid about singing, having come to this pretty late in life):
https://soundcloud.c...-company-i-keep
It's a good little guitar, still keeping good company more than 50 years after we met...
Bought mine new in '64. It was $125. If I remember right - the minimum wage was $1.25 back then.
They have been maligned by a few folks as 'student' guitars - but, let's face it, since $125 in '64 equates to over $1,000 in today's dollars - they were not.
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jg2, Different radiology exams find different things, depending on the medium (tissue, bone, etc) and the possible pathogen or inflammation.
If your left had was less injured, and is getting better - I believe your right hand will follow suite.
As I'm sure you know - there are lots of bad things that can wind up on cacti thorns. But, given where you are now - I would think time will ve the best medicine. Soaking in warm salt water, or water with boric acid.
Good Luck friend !
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WOW! I actually saw that thread and forgot I saw it.
More frightening:
I said I didn't like it just a month ago - and now I do.
"I voted against it, before I voted for it."
I feel like a politician.
I think I'll go take a shower.
(Or maybe it's an acquired taste?!)
Nope - I'm just forgetfully fickle more likely.
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http://www.gibson.com/Products/Acoustic-Instruments/2016/Eric-Church-Hummingbird-Dark.aspx
I hadn't seen this before - Eric Church Signature H'Bird.
Reminiscent of the J45s with the Cobra Burst.
But, to my eyes, at least the one on the website here - the burst is better. Maybe more 'mojo'.
I would be interested in seeing the black MOP inlays in person, but that pick guard is really outstanding.
And, the slightly slimmer body would make one of the most comfortable holding/playing guitars even more so.
I thought I was immune to gas until this.
Fortunately, I can keep repeating the mantra my wife taught me: "You can only play one guitar at a time."
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Comparing Epiphone to Gibson is like comparing an AA Minor League baseball player to an MLB player.
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My old flubber guard on my 2016 j45 was lifting when I brought it home. I heated it with a hair dryer, as I said, and rested a book on it overnight. It's been perfect since. I really don't think this is cause to panic.
Double Post?
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GibsonIsTone - not sure I fully understand - but if the dealer you gave $2 or $3K to for a new H'Bird suggested you go on the internet to try to get in touch with a Gibson Service Representative to get a problem fixed which he, the dealer, is responsible for, you might want to push back in that direction. Not knowing how much the pg is lifting, I would still be hesitant to try anything on my own. But, BBG's suggestion of a small piece of that thin double sided 3M tape is the best, safest and only thing you should try on your own. If you aren't comfortable with that, and your dealer accepts no responsibility (the fact the guitar was on display for 4 months is irrelevant and immaterial) you should call Gibson directly. G'Luck.
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I just don't like the degrading of a Gibson Icon. If you want to put plastic on a Gibson don't put it on an Icon. Be a little creative and hang it on a "new" model. I know they don't have anyone that can actually design and build a "new" model but maybe they could take a guitar from the past like the OP-25 and put their "new" features on it.
First they put "Flubber" on the Hummingbird and now it's on a bunch of guitars including the J_200. This tone sucking stuff costs nothing compared to a real pickguard but Gibson raises the price instead of passing the savings on to the customer. No one here objected and they got the green light from the posters here to cheapen the product so they did. Now they put plastic on the "Workhorse" and no one seems to be upset.
They are so clueless at Gibson that they actually think a plastic adjustable bridge is a new innovation. Guess no one there remembers the B-25. There have been numerous threads here and on other forums that encourage folks to take the plastic off and put wood bridges on as upgrade replacements. Most of you think that because Martin uses plastic Gibson should as well. Shame on you as you are making it easy for Gibson to degrade their product at your expense. Anyone that thinks plastic has a home on the J-45 just doesn't know or was born last year. If they get away with this look for a plastic moustache bridge coming soon to a dealer near you.
Hgy, Agree 100% - except for the part about no one being upset about the Progressive. I think there was a thread a couple of months ago, more geared to the Robotuners, that clearly sent a message that no self respecting forum member would buy one.
Yes, it is sort of ironic - as OWF pointed out- that Bozeman would start using flubber and plastic, while Epiphone / China uses wood. If resources are that scarece, re-allocate them. Let Epiphone introduce the "Progressive Product Line". As one member mentioned - with a little handle in the bout you can crank and the guitar will work like a player piana a al the old, plastic, miniature Mickey Mouse guitars of the '50s. The Progressive "J45" is clearly devaluing the Gibson marque.
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When I went back to school back in the early '70s, - in the required science course - one point I remember vividly (because it scared me) was that in 50 years we will run out of the chemicals needed to make batteries. Of course, that was just before someone invented Rechargeable Batteries, and new chemical combinations to make mini-batteries, etc. So, I'm pre-disposed to be a skeptic. I believe, sadly, there are some woods that will disappear, when jungles are cleared to grow coffee of palm oil. Tigers are more threatened than trees, but places like Brazil and Madagascar do not have the same 'environmentally responsible' views as someone living in California might. While the tactile surface is critical on a fingerboard, and something like Corian would not fly with me - for the reasons Rambler noted. I think there are lots of alternatives, like cherry or sapele. And, for the cheaper, entry level, starter, student guitars - they could use almost any kind of cheap wood. Or Corian.
I agree that some slow growing, rarer woods like ebony are a problem - but it may just be that those go on the high end guitars and are considered the same as semi[precious metals - not in everyone's price range.
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And then there's our dear, old GuitarLite. In a category all by himself.
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Martin, help me understand. Your first post implies virtually everyone on this forum is a jerk. In your last post, you proclaim yourself as the #1 Jerk. So - do you see the ironic inconsistency here, or are you off your meds again?
7bndr, You've not mentioned money being a criteria for selecting from the J45s being kicked around. You've not said you are going to spend more time on your acoustic than your electrics. It sounds like you are just looking to raise the bar in the somewhat limited use you've made of your Ibanez. If that's the case, a TV, Custom or signature model might be more than you need. If you found a Standard you like, you should seriously consider it. You've already done the hard part in narrowing it down this far. G'Luck.
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I don't see a problem/danger with having the guitar in a room with music turned up so that it can pick up on the sympathetic vibes. I, too, have found the guitar humming along with some songs. But I do not believe non-musical vibrations can enhance a guitar either tonally or structurally. I can't prove it scientifically - of course. But I am very much in doubt of anything 'Not Musical' working any better than if you put your guitar on top of your drier for 20 or 30 hours.
But, as a purist, I would also not hand my brand new Viper (if I had one) over to a teenage boy for a month to have him break it in for me.
So, I am completely in agreement with points made like those by Phelonius Ponk - it is not possible to prove the 'tome' improves. Tone is too subjective. And the variables almost impossible to control in a scientific way.
That said, it would be interesting to construct a 'blind test' of OWF's theory.
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I used to use D'Addrio's on acoustics,
Till I made the move about 12 years ago to Elixrs.
IMO, Nothing beats these for longevity, nothing...
Agree.
Touch up paint
in Gibson Acoustic
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Agree. I didn't realize how very sensitive a black car finish was until talking to a body repair guy. I would probably go full postal OCD if I hung out at a forum discussing black car finishes. "Can't use hard water to wash them." "Don't go within 100 miles of the shore or the salt air will turn it gray." But the 'dent' - turned out to be a crack. When the small rock hit it - it sounded like a shot.
BBG - Plan B: If you can't get the scratch out - get a nice bumper sticker. "This Machine Kills Fascists!" is timeless!