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    Some excitement last night

    in The Gibson Lounge

    Posted

    glad you found an engine reasonably priced....

     

    we had a '92 "Jimmy" 4.3L (same truck) for years and it was still rolling strong with 450,000+ miles on it...only smoked when 1st cranked (valve guides).

     

    always heard the 2.8 was a 305 missing the front 2 cylinders, and the 4.3 a 350 w/o the front 2.......

     

    both are great engines!

    Epiphone's EJ212 jumbo 12-string

    in Epiphone Acoustics

    Posted

    i WANT one......never knew such an animal even existed!

     

    as far as needing a setup....PLEASE go a page or 3 back in this forum and check out my topic on the "JDL (JLD?) Bridge Dr." device.

    this little $22 unit saved my EJ200.....has the strings as low as on an American Deluxe Strat, with NO buzz.....and actually improved the sound, just like the ad said it would.

     

    it's an easy install (no hatchets involved [biggrin]) and it absolutely WORKS !

     

    Edit.....found & bumped the old thread...

     

    guess that makes me a , necrobumper!

     

    is that a new dance or an old crime?

    MAPLE NECK VS MAHOGANY NECK

    in Gibson USA

    Posted

    as long as the neck and fretboard are both good, hard wood, I really don't care what either is made from, but i'm terribly heavy handed and rather rough on a neck/FB, so if there's a little extra "drag" at first, it won't be there long.

     

    the only necks I don't care for are the "dipped in plastic" poly necks some Asian guitars have.....but a good dose of ultra fine 0000 steel wool fixes that really fast!

    What is the earliest les Paul

    in Gibson USA

    Posted

    Here's something which carries a considerable bit of academic interest.

    It shows (a poor repro of a snap of - don't blame me!) the only carved-maple-top prototype Les Paul to have survived as mentioned in post #9.

    It's 'rescue' was described thus;

     

    "A past Gibson plant foreman/designer, Larry Allers, made it a point to save this very important guitar.

    ...it was a miracle that such a historical instrument was actually saved from the bandsaw. We will be forever indebted to (his) foresight.."

     

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    Pretty much everyone Gil Hembree interviewed regarding the genesis of the Les Paul cites Larry Allers as being the person who, almost single-handedly, made the concept a reality.

    Ted McCarty, Les Paul and Maurice Berlin each had important input but it was Larry Allers who made the ideas come to fruition.

     

    P.

     

     

    i'd give my left almond to have THAT guitar !!!

    Nitrocellulose Safe Guitar Stand

    in Gibson USA

    Posted

    sorry to revive a five-year old thread, but because of the posts averring that there's no nitro-safe foam, including the stuff that Hercules uses, I thought I'd add this comment from Gibson that I just received:

     

    Hercules stands are indeed safe to use! That is the brand that we use here in the office.

     

    I use a Hercules w.my '88 LP (older nitro's likely safer than fresh) and my '10 SG Std. with no ill effects.

    that said, NOT ALL black "hard foam" is safe because I hung my '07 V in a wallhanger that was supposedly "safe"....and I now have 2 bare spots on the underside of the headstock. [cursing]

    SG's: The Devil Is In The Detail

    in Gibson USA

    Posted

    you have some very interesting concepts and could probably build some fine guitars.

     

    oddly, my SG Std. (7/'10) is one of very few guitars I HAVEN'T modded in any way, it still even has the PCB board in it.....it took a while to get the p'ups balanced just right for my playing, but i've found no reason/excuse to change anything about it (except straplocks of course".

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    Korean Epiphones - A Theory

    in Epiphone Electrics

    Posted

    I like the Korean & China Epis I own...

    the '98 LP has sucky p'ups, but plays like a dream....i'm considering dropping a spare Gibby neck p'up into it, but the bridge unit isn't really that bad.

    I have an '04 G400-Deluxe flametop...same thing, plays GREAT, neck p'up just too thick & muted.

    '08 Sheraton II plays great AND both p'ups sound pretty good...never felt any need to change anything on it except adding 18/1 tuners.

    early '10 '56 GoldTop LP was my 1st China Epi, and was a disaster when it arrived.....neck needed 2 adjustments right away just to be playable, one p'up wasn't even screwed into the body, literally hanging under the strings....bad 3-way & bad input socket.

    late '10 G4oo LP Custom was just the opposite, perfect out of the box, good p'ups, everything working just right.

     

    I currently have a 12/12 50th Ann. '62 Sheri on its way....hope it's like the LPC!!

    What's your Les Paul's name?

    in Gibson USA

    Posted

    of all my guitars i've named very few of them, any time I take my old LP to play I say "c'mon old timer" so I guess it's name is old timer.....although "crusty" may be more accurate.

     

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    another i've named is my Washburn acoustic......we've been through many battles together & it even has a few drops of my blood inside it (along with some whiskey)

    this is "old soldier"

     

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    I call my Sheraton II "Sherri" but it's not an "earned" name, so does' that even count?

    not to me..........

    Gibson Qingdao Factory in China

    in Epiphone Electrics

    Posted

    my 1st Chinese Epi was an early '56 LPGT, and it was a mess when I broke the seal on the box from GC....

    fit & finish were great, but the details....

    neck not settled in yet, took 3 adjustments to set it.

    neck P-90 not even screwed into the body cavity, literally HANGING up against the strings.

    3 way broken and unusable except in neck position.

    input socket wire broken, and socket grounded internally.

     

    lots of TLC turned it into:

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    it was 2 1/2 yrs before I risked buying another Chinese Epi "in the box".

    it arrived in a state of absolute perfection !!

    (granted, Sweetwater inspected/set-up/played it before they shipped it, but the things that fall under "build quality" were really top notch and impressive:

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    I wouldn't hesitate to buy another ChEpi' now.......the QC has really stepped up the game

    Is my Epiphone Les Paul Custom Alpine White is real?

    in Epiphone Electrics

    Posted

    hmmmm Asian arm holding a guitar up against bamboo wallpaper?

    Thank you guys but we took the risk we bought it and...

     

    it turned out to be a real one. It is great. Now I know why the LP is so cool!!

     

     

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    why don't we just make it easier and post Epi's blueprints so these "2 friends from Bulgaria" can make even BETTER counterfeits????

     

    yes, i'm jaded, but most likely right too !

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    sg 61 reissue tunig problem?

    in Gibson USA

    Posted

    fairly common problem here........

    did you replace the factory strings, and did you change string guage?

    anyhow...... start w/good strings of factory (.010) size, make sure they're not binding in the nut, if they are then use an old string as a file to "rout out" the notch until it glides through easily. lube the slots with pencil graphite afterwards.

    make sure the screws and barrel nut on the tuners themselves are tight.

     

    these are the most common causes.

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    Easy P-90 hum cancelling mod

    in Epiphone Electrics

    Posted

    I gotta give a "bump" to this very valid and interesting topic......

    Love my '56 GT, but was hatin' on the buzz.....considered swapping out p'ups, but love the raw tone too much.

    Have this topic saved in "favorites" for possible future use.......

    But for now, i'm beating the buzz/hum by a really groovy 99% with a simple noisegate, not set high enough to "suck my tone", just enough to clean it up a bit.

     

    The gate (built into my Zoom multi unit) and the '56 GT thru a good '59 Bassman modeler is pretty much "tonevana" for me.

    What Comes With A NEW Epiphone Guitar.

    in Epiphone Electrics

    Posted

    While we're bombarding Epi1 with "wish lists"........i'll go on record as saying that I would personally BURN my Telecaster (which I really like) and post it on a youtube video titled "Fenders are firewood!" if Epi. would do a "Special Run" of Korean J.L.H. Sheratons, in VSB, with Gibson NY Mini-Humbuckers & a Frequensator.......

     

    I'd print a copy of this offer and sign it if that could make it happen!!!!!!!

     

    Just for the record........my '07 Korean Sheraton II, is still my favorite "Blues Cannon" and it's as bone-stock as the day it was made.

    What Comes With A NEW Epiphone Guitar.

    in Epiphone Electrics

    Posted

    Guitar Center Warehouse(online purchases) and their store in Birmingham Alabama must also be confiscating the 10'cords (I have plenty though) posters, and bumper stickers.

    In the past 3 years i've bought 2 new Epis online.....and 2 new Epis at the B'ham store, and with the 4 purchases i've gotten 2 warranty cards 1 owners manual, 1 poster, and 3 Truss wrenches.

     

    If the "goodies" are a new addition I understand.......

    If not, then I just thought you should know ......................

     

    "How many Epiphone stickers can a 16 yr old guitar salesman stick on his '81 Yugo anyhow?:D "

    Enough to hold it together.............#-o

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