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    Bridge Plate Mounting Hole Poll

    in Gibson Acoustic

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    According to the poll on this thread 7 out of 10 have this issue

     

    Yes, but poll isn't 'scientific'. The three that don't have the problem could be looking at guitars built 3 or 4 years ago before the change in the manufacturing process occurred. I would venture to say that Gibson is making 100% of their guitars this way now. Either that, or they have different people doing the same process differently - which is even scarier.

    Bridge Plate Mounting Hole Poll

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    My 2004 is perfect as is my 2010. My 2013 looks like the bad one shown in this thread. I'm Very Disappointed in Gibson for letting sub-standard quality ship. I got my 2013 J45 Custom three weeks ago and love it. Now I feel like the teenage boy who finds out his prom date is not a virgin. I am hoping someone from Gibson will step up to the plate and tell us here how to fix this problem. I'm so disgusted, I can't even be bothered being bothered by GuitarLight.

    Tusq vs Bone - surprising experiment !

    in Gibson Acoustic

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    Yep, sometimes it works, sometimes it don't. We each do what we feel makes a difference for the better in our guitars. We might change something. We might leave things alone. There are many things that contribute to how good we believe a guitar sounds. The most important one is what each individual hears when they play the guitar. A thumpy or muddy bass might be the same thing to you, but different to me. What I think is bright might be mellow and warm to you. Someone's "holy grail" might just be a guitar to others. There's no right or wrong with this. It depends on what you and me like about our guitars....My opinion doesn't necessarily make me right and someone else wrong........although I think I'm right....lol [flapper] I often think that we humans enjoy and need to make things more complicated than they are...Good thread too.

     

    Well put. That's why it's such a gas playing, comparing and arguing which one sounds ""best". Whether arguing with friends here, or with oneself trying to figure out why your Dwight Yoakam Acey Duecey J45 doesn't sound the same as Ray Wiley Hibbard's! Great thread.

    Tusq vs Bone - surprising experiment !

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    HNS, At 10:30 you asked what could have caused he improvement in sound when you pulled the bone saddle you put on and returned the saddle that had been there. At 5:30 you declare tusq is better than bone or ivory... but you admit the fit could have been off on the bone saddle and that you aren't sure what the material is of the saddle you put back in. Plus you put a new set of strings on. So, while I'd agree this was an "experiment", I don't think you can say it was scientific enough to prove tusq sounds better than bone. A true scientific experiment would have to control all the variables and switch out 50 or 60 bone and tush saddles, with the guitar equivalent of taste testers who have a highly developed sense of hearing sitting as judges. As you said YMMV. I believe our ears hear differently so a truly scientific experiment would only prove some people prefer the sound of one, while others prefer the sound of another. The bottom line is, you've fallen in love again with your SongWriter, and that is all that matters. Glad you're going to hold on to it.

    INTRODUCE YOURSELF

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    Just ordered this baby so I thought I'd drop in and say hi. Normally on the Lounge or Les Paul.

     

    Anyone know what the string pins are made of out of the factory? Should I upgrade them?

     

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    Hey LPg, welcome aboard. Great choice...Songwriter with a cutaway and some bling! Yeah, some folks don't like the cheap looking molded plastic bridge pins. Few humans can detect a difference in tone between pin material unless you're going from a QTip to a bronze pin, but many opt for bone. Many sites and sources. I replaced the plastic pins on my 2 Gibsons with bone with alabaster inlays from Bob Colosi at guitarsaddles.com for a decent price. G'luck.

    J35 hype or for real

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    Clearly the Epiphone Texan is the better value, and certainly has the better tone, and look. And with Epiphone, at least you will know that the fit and finish are correct. But SHHHH! Don't let Gibson know this or they will discontinue the Texan. And I can understand why. How can Gibson explain that the Epiphone sounds, and looks better than the $1600 J-35? The Epi cost just $399. There isn't an audience member in the world who would discern the difference in tone, and 99% of them would prefer the fine burst of the Texan, over the drab brown J-35.

    GL, since you own 5 or 6 Epiphones , I'm guessing you've already voted with your wallet. Some folks would rather own a single $1500 Gibson than three $500 Masterbuilts. Which is the better "value"? Apples and Oranges. You are right based on what you're looking for..

    Meanwhile, OP is asking about J50s and AJs on another thread he started, and hasn't been back here. So, I don't think he knows what he's looking for, or our opinions are needed anymore.

    1995 DOVE

    in Gibson Acoustic

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    Wow! Really eye catching , understated, beautiful. Bet it sounds even better than it looks. I thought DIF had the MOP bird inlays flying up the fingerboard? Can't read the picture of the orange label - I assume it says its a DIF. Sorry, not any help. Congrats!!

    Isn't this against the law?????

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    This is why we have too many lawyers in the US. It isn't branded "Gibson" but the ad refers to it as a J100, which is of course as much 'Gibson' as 'Corvette' is Chevy. He wouldn't have had any problem if he'd just given all the details and left out any reference to Gibson. Even saying "Gibson Strings" on this one would have been sufficient to justify suing him. Right now, I'm guessing Gibson is spending enough on lawyers fighting the Fish and Fowl Fools and will let this one-off go under the radar.

    New SJ200 problem

    in Gibson Acoustic

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    It got nothing to do with knowing what they are doing. The average Mom & Pop store can't afford to be an authorized Gibson dealer as it could never sell the number of guitars Gibson requires.

     

    But I would trust my local little indie stores over the meglomart guitar stores any day of the week. Perhaps if there was a place for them with Gibson we would be seeing alot less complaints about new instruments.

     

    I partially agree and partially, respectfully disagree. Yes, volume is king in any business and Gibson would prefer to deal with 100 retailers selling 10 times as many units each than deal with and risk their rep dealing with 2,000 retailers who might move a handful a year and present more than a handful of problems. Some of the smaller ones certainly offer better service and/or prices than a GC, but based on the law of averages more than half probably do not. So - would you rather wholesale to 100 retailers who on average were 'better' than 1000 others?

    New SJ200 problem

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    Mr.C - I'm curious... Who was the dealer? Gibson makes an effort to ensure their dealers know what they are doing. They don't let any old Mom & Pop sell their guitars. It sounds like this dealer isn't a 5 Star for sure. I really can't imagine a scenario in which Gibson will not make you whole. G'luck!

    Why is this Bird' sounding so sick .. ?

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    When I got my H'bird TV - it was 4 months old. It continued to open up for a year. If I had to guess here, EU, I'd say the H'bird Standard you tried was just out of the box new and needed some combination of new strings and giving the wood a chance to build up it's sympathetic response range. Maybe go back in a month to see if a little playing by other customs has warmed it up some.

    Plastic Bridge on 1963 Gibson J-50

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    I had one of these J-50s with the plastic bridge way back in the late 60s. It had an incredible tone. I loved that thing ... only guitar I ever had that was stolen. Hope someone's playing it now. My thought: don't change the bridge unless you absolutely have to. Ce

    CE, tnx = That's why I've not done it yet. The luthier I'd been using in Waco said basically the same thing.I'm just wondering how much better it might sound. And yes, thanks j45nick - I never thought of it, but you're right. The r/w bridge would 'match' the fretboard and look better overall. So - I'm thinking the sound would improve and the looks then with a r/w replacement. Tnx.

    Plastic Bridge on 1963 Gibson J-50

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    I'm going to get around to replacing the plastic bridge on my (my son's) '64 LG1. Here and other threads on the subject assume that rosewood is the best/only choice. I was assuming ebony would be better - because it is a harder wood (plus it more closely batches the black plastic) ... any one have any thoughts? Thanks in advance!

    True Vintage Hummingbird vs Firebird Custom Acoustic

    in Gibson Acoustic

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    if you can find a true vintage hummingbird from 2007 (when Gibson made the first run) those were more consistant .

    but pretty much any true vintage hummingbird is very nice sounding (not all though you may find one that has issues) .

     

    want some proof ?

     

    here is a 2007 hbird TV :

     

     

     

    I have no input on the fire bird custom

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    HustleDouble,

    I'm guessing that you already know that the H'bird and Firebird are two different woods B/S ? So..The Maple F'bird is going to be sharper, louder and the H'bird warmer. "Honey Glazed" as one of our members described it here a few days back.

    I've got a 2010 H'bird TV and this is the first time I've heard that only the 2007s are consistently good. Sometimes someone picks one up in a Guitar Center and the strings are shot so they extrapolate that experience. So - you hear "all J45s are bad" but you don't hear "because my friend who loves Taylors tried one at GC and hated it." If you can't try hands-on with your own ears the two guitars out that you have narrowed your search down to, I'd suggest backtracking and not rushing into it. You will appreciate the results more if you rely less on other folks opinions and reviews on the internet. G'luck.

    Gibson SJ 100

    in Gibson Acoustic

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    Congrats on your new SJ100. With the price of college tuition, you could hold off buying a decent car, let alone a guitar, for four years. Books probably cost as much for a year as you paid for your guitar. You'll be enjoying your Gibson long after your sheepskin has faded.

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