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  1. The old Fenders are 7.5' date=' then they moved to 12. Then they moved to 9.5. Now they're a mix of 9.5 and 12, maybe a few "vintage" at 7.5. I think Gibsons are usually 12 or 15, but I know more about Fenders than I do Gibsons.[/quote']For some reason I was thinking about Ibanez. They (and most other "shred" guitars) have a flatter (14") radius. Not a whole lot of "blues bending" going on on those guitars.
  2. This is a common belief around here but imho a baseless one. Sure' date=' he has a lot of teenage fans, but I doubt they'd make up the majority. I know I'm not a teenager, and bucketbot sure as hell isn't one [biggrin']

     

     

    Indeed!!! I try my best to act like one & still try & pick up women a lot younger than me with some success thankfully!! [cool]

     

    But at 52 it's not getting any easier!! [crying][biggrin] [biggrin]

    ROCK ON![cool]

     

    I meant to say "many teenagers"' date=' not "mostly". My bad![blush

  3. Yes' date=' but [i']that[/i] market is increasing daily.
    Yes it is, but how many people IN that market (which is comprised of mostly teenagers) are going to be able to afford this guitar?

     

    I'm not trying to rain on anyone's' parade, I'm just being realistic, and I know A LOT of people who are into BH...heavily, and THEY don't even like the guitar! The funny thing is, they have the same hang-ups that everyone else has "whats with the all killswitches?". As a matter of fact, I showed a picture of it to a guy I work with who is a die hard, BH fan, and his first reaction was "that is one UGLY LP!", and I was like[blink] [confused]#-o . When I told him who's it was (he was used to seeing BH's "Custom" LP), he took another look at it and said "that is still one ugly LP!".[biggrin]

     

    As I said, it's a cool looking guitar (killswitches aside), and if it were a standard sized LP it would be that much more cool (I'm a very average sized guy), but I still don't think that they are going to be as popular as some think.

  4. You are of course joking!!! [confused]
    Yes' date=' I was![cool']

     

     

     

     

    Disagree...anything produced in small numbers will eventually prove to be collectable, what's more in the past 10 years Bucketheads popularity has increased hugely & I'm sure this will continue. [biggrin]

     

    Glad I have one of the first run....but doubt I will be parting with it!! [biggrin] [biggrin]

    Just because somethings produced in small ("Limited") numbers, doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be collectible. Gibson has produced more than a few guitars in relatively small runs (Smartwood Studio, Spotlight Special, etc), and people can't give those things away! Popularity determines collectibility, not quantity, and outside the BH community, these guitars will be nothing more than "novelty" (or "boutique") guitars. The BH sig (as with a number of other Gibson LPs of today) is aimed at a VERY specific market (BH fans), which means they will ONLY be collectible within that market.
  5. Only problem is, yes they're rare/collectible, but only to a very specific/limited market.

     

    Not many serious guitar collectors are hampering for BH guitars. Now the JP, BG, WH, Slash, etc, etc, etc...THOSE will bring in the $$$$, even 30 years from now. The funny thing is, there are still a TON of people who don't even know who BH is, which is another blow to their "collectability".

     

    I have to admit, they do look pretty cool though.

  6. The Classic's neck is a tiny bit thinner than the usual '60s Slim-taper, and the Epi Standard (I own both also) is a little thicker than most "slim" necks.

     

    And as with ANYTHING, the necks are all different (depending on the person responsible for sanding them at any given time), but have to fall within a certain parameter/set thickness.

  7. Epiphone changed their serial # pattern in 2008. Yours is just the older format' date=' EE indicates the Epiphone factory in QingDao (China). It was made in October 2005 (05 is the year, 10 is the month, 6317 the production #). You can remove the Rub-a-dub marker and proudly display the Epiphone logo on your case.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    [/quote']+1.

  8. Good comparison' date=' bad logic. First of all, non organic materials 'cure'. Like say, paint! Organic material always has a form of water as the moisture content. (example - tree sap, goes back to rain water) People erroneously use the word cure if something takes a long time, because we think of drying as a speedy occurance. This however is wrong. And yes, tree sap does dry, after a long time.

     

    [/quote']I was half asleep when I posted that, and when I read it the next day, I was like :-k:-s

     

    But thanks for correcting it![blink]

  9. Let me start by saying I don't know much' date=' but here are my impressions: Nitro cellulose laquer takes a few years to completely dry. It dries from the outside - in. That is why you can touch the outside of your new guitar, but because it is pourous, the inside is still plyant for a long time. I think the pots were screwed too tight (factory defect) and when the nitro finally dried, it followed the stress cracks in the wood. That is NOT normal checking and I would want Gibson to address this.[/quote']Nitro doesn't dry, it cures and decomposes (as it is made from organic materials).

     

    See? You learn something new every day![-o</

     

    But, yeah! I'm with AXE on this one, because those "checks" are too verticle and too localized to be from anything other than overtightened pots.

  10. These guitars are produced under the Gibson/Baldwin Music Education Program (or something to that effect). They're beginner-grade instruments.
    The funny thing is' date=' so were the '50s Juniors, where "Junior" = music studends/kids.

     

     

    [img']http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2938/juniorap.jpg[/img]

     

    I'm not trying to compare the quality of an actual Gibson LP Junior to that of the Maestro series, but they were concieved from the SAME principle. But the fact of the matter is, most parents aren't willing to spend upwards of $1,000 for real GLPJ (especially for little kids), when they can get a guitar that [at least] looks like one for close to $700 less.

  11. Dave' date='

     

    Here's the cabinet before it was finished...

     

    [img']http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee211/flight959/letterstop.jpg[/img]

    lettop.jpg

    Cab.jpg

    Cab2.jpg

     

    Its finished now... I went to see it at the weekend...

     

    When I get it home I will post more pics and an inside look in the top...

     

    Thanks again to Dave and Tim...

     

    Hey Tim its alot bigger than imagined...

     

    Regards

    It's going to take one hell of an oyster, to get enough MOP for that inlay! lol

     

    That's AWESOME!

  12. If a guitar keeps up with inflation' date=' you'll be lucky. Lightning has to strike before you start getting returns like you might on a '58 Les Paul. If you want a guitar, buy a guitar. If you want an investment, buy stocks or bonds.[/quote']THAT is the smartest thing I have EVER heard ANYONE say about ANYTHING!

     

    I'm not being sarcastic, I really do agree. I was just looking for an excuse to use that line, thank you.

     

    Only people who can't appreciate the true overall beauty (looks, sound, playability, etc) buy guitars (not just LPs) as investments...or, they CAN'T play (which is often the case)!

  13. The whole thing of buying LPs as investments started in the '80s, when vintage/well made LPs were becoming very scarce. The fact of the matter is, the LPs built today lack the quality/craftsmanship of the ones built in the late '50s-early '60s (the ones that are the most valuable). Compared to the '54-'60s LPs, ALL (even the CS Pauls) of the LPs produced within the last 20+ years, are run of the mill and probably won't EVER come close to being worth what the older ones are worth after 50+ years. It's actually kind of sad, if you think about it.

     

    Another reason that vintage LPs are so valuable is because, at one time, it was thought that production of the original line would be discontinued indefinitely (with the arrival of the SG).

     

    I'll tell you this though, it kind of pisses me off that the majority of people who made these so-called "investments", don't even play the guitar. They basically treat them like pieces of furniture/art...well they ARE works of art IMHO, but that's beside the point. I mean, it's like buying a fancy sportscar and just letting it sit in the garage for 50 years.

     

    I think Tony Bacon said it best: "Who wants to squeeze bitter-sweet blues from their strings, when they could be stuffed in a climate controlled bank vault until the year 2060?" *sarcasm*

  14. An Epiphone Les Paul Standard isn't over $800... it's between $430 and $550' date=' depending on finish and what sort of top it has. For $800 you could get a Les Paul Custom Black Beauty.[/quote']Those are the "SALE" prices, the MSRP for an LP Standard is $841-915 (and that's just for the plain-top!), and the BB (or Custom) is $1,332. I know this isn't what they actually sell for (I only paid $499 for my '02 Standard w/case). The reason I used the MSRP is, you'd be suprized about the number of people I've seen that try to sell the "brand new" guitars at those prices.

     

    I don't know why Epi set the price so high to begin with though, I wouldn't spend that much for a guitar, unless it was a Gibson, and even then I'd still be reluctant.

  15. yea but i still wanna know how much these bad boys go for. but im definatly happy with it. i used to have a epiphone special. it wasnt the greatest piece of work but i delt with it. this is a big step up for me when i first saw this baby i was like man i gotta get that. plays soooooo much better then my old crapy special. i sold my special for 150 (lol brand new its 160) XD special also has buzz problems and nicks and scratchs lol
    A BRAND NEW Epi LP Standard is just a little over $800, so a used one (even if has NEVER been played) will still go for much less (around $200-$400). The thing that sucks about Epis though is that unlike Gibsons, they DON'T appreciate in value, so if you do deciced to sell it, you won't be getting close to what you paid for it, and the longer you have it the less it will be worth (money wise).
  16. ...and I believe that these two guitars we're looking at are PRO-series' date=' NOT S-series. The S-series, I believe tended to have the sharktooth inlays and a pointier headstock, as well as a HSS SSS configuration with a 5way swich.[/quote']Like this.

    dsc01084g.jpg1985 S-500

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