IanHenry

I also have never been disappointed with anything that I've bought from Gibson, otherwise I wouldn't keep buying them🙂

I had a Christmas card from my Irish cousin who lives in the U.S, he told me how he's been sacked from his job as an electrician with the Texas Prison Service as he refused to repair an electric chair. He said in his opinion it was a death trap!

A do believe a guitar is a tool, however even though I take some of mine out to band practice and small charity gig's I do like to keep them pristine. I do have one 2014 Les Paul Traditional that rarely comes out of it's case, it's almost a brand new guitar, it even has the new Gibson smell and it's a great guitar but I never use it (and I really don't know why). Maybe I should bash them around a bit and then sell them as Ian Henry Lab instruments😄.

No worries, glad to help🙂

Merry Christmas everyone🎅

Contact Gibson support with your serial No, they will also require a photo.

Interesting news article from Scotland: Naked skiers up snowy Scots mountain leaves rambler stunned (thescottishsun.co.uk) I suppose it's whatever lights your candle😄

An old lady was in front of me at the checkout queue last night. She turned around and said " I'm sorry, but I've just, very very quietly, broken wind, what do you think I should do? I said "put a new battery in your hearing aid!"

I turn my amp up quite loud and dial in a fair amount of gain (it's a 15 watt Blues Junior, but I only play small venues), and set the guitar volume to about 3 for a nice clean tone then I just need to turn it up for a crunchy lead sound. I feed the guitar straight into the amp as I'm not a fan of using pedals.

It might be worth having a look at Promenade music in Morecombe, they claim to have the largest stock of classical guitars in the U.K. The only problem that I found with them is that you can have to many to choose from when testing them. Classical & Flamenco Guitars (promenademusic.co.uk)

Sorry to have to tell you this Bic, but have you noticed that the neck has been put on the wrong way around😀

Sorry to hear this Greg but I think this really is a long shot. I wish you well with this. I suspect you Custom is with Clapton's 60 Burst wherever it is that stolen guitars end up. Good luck.

The 2019 Les Paul Standard 60's is closer to a LP Traditional but with a smaller neck. A 2019 Les Paul 50's is basically a Traditional renamed.

There's nothing wrong with the guitar, it's your amp or the environment that your using it in. The amps far too loud for the room (I'm guessing it's not that big a room), try turning your volume & gain down. My suggestion (for what it's worth!) is to turn your guitar down and set your amp so that you get a nice clean tone when the guitar volume is set at 2 or 3, then you can just turn up the volume for more distortion, I think you'll find that you don't need any pedals. Give it a try, you might be surprised 🙂

It's still November!, a bit early for Christmas, don't you think?

Robert's a class act, glad to hear that you enjoyed it🙂

If it's like one of my guitars ( 2008 LP Classic Antique) it will not have the holes pre-drilled.

Yes, that's correct for the Les Paul Standard although I understand that some were coloured as "Darkburst's" whereby they used a darker colour than the red to hide any defects in the Maple tops. Some did leave the factory Black as special orders but apparently they just sprayed Black paint over the sunburst!

Ed, from a conversation that I had with one of the Gibson Virtual Tech's all Custom Buckers are unpotted and always have been. Regarding the difference's between a R8 & R9, as far as I'm aware are the neck size and the figured tops (and a lot more money!) but it's certainly not uncommon to find a R8 with a slimmer neck and highly figured top as each one is indevidual and yours certainly looks a beauty. It seems that there is a small difference between a real 58 and a 59 which is explained by Burst collector Phil Harris in this video (at about 1:25) Regards, Ian

It's all going to get so much worse when it all kicks off between China and Taiwan, which at the moment is looking increasingly likely given China's belligerent attitude. Obviously this isn't going to effect Gibson directly but certainly Epiphone. Given that the South China sea is one of the Worlds main supply route's, I'd imagine it's going to have a knock on effect on everything, so if you want to buy any cheap Chinese rubbish you'd better get it quick.

So sorry to hear this, RIP Dave.

Leo, I'm guessing that what you've done is similar to what Danish Pete (From the Anderton's YouTube channel) did to his guitar: I hope you can rectify it!

I sympathise with you on this, for a product at any price to arrive in that condition is pretty poor. Thankfully Gibson's customer service department are being helpful to you, so that's the way to go, I'm sure you'll get the guitar you want (and paid a lot of money for!) if you persevere. I know the Murphy Lab have employed a different type of finish for their guitars and there has been unforeseen problems with it after people have had their guitar a short while but sending one out from the factory in that condition is just not on. Good luck with the next one.

Sadly Alan Lancaster, the original Bass player with Status Quo has passed away. I'm guessing that the majority of members of this forum aren't very familiar with Status Quo, but in the U.K they've had over sixty top forty hit during their long career. Alan always looked more like a truck driver than a rock star but he always had an undeniable "presence" on stage. Alan left Status Quo during their heyday in 1985 and moved to Australia, however the band did have a reunion of the original members in about 2013. Here's some film of that reunion: RIP Alan

Your not a fan then?