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    Buy a Les Paul at Best Buy ...a good thing ?

    in Gibson USA

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    Buy online - i would recommend sweetwater. Those guys have pictures of the actual guitars on their website and they will go the extra mile to take more pictures and set it up the way you want it before it leaves their store. They box well and ship it out and guarantee their products and shipping. I haven't had to do it personally but I know people who have sent stuff back and exchanged things with no issues whatsoever so if you're not happy they will take care of you.

     

    Guitar center on the other hand is the complete opposite experience!

    Problems with G-Force Tuners

    in Gibson USA

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    you know what guys?

     

    We will never know if Gibson "blew it" or not, will we?

     

    Gibson does not release to the public their new guitar sales, model by model, every year.

     

    Reading through all the posts on the 2015 models it is clear that a large number of us posting here are making great predictions that Gibson will "fail" in sales this year.

     

    Really? How would you know, you don't sit in their board room and look at the numbers.

     

    I hate to say it but it seems that a lot of us here almost seem to be rooting for failure, so we can say "I told you so"

     

    I hope Gibson does just fine selling their 2015s and the more I read the more I read of people buying the guitars with the G Force, nut, and neck, and actually liking them.

     

    Sure, of course I have also read of a handful, really just a couple, of guys who bought and had immediate problems with the G Force, but they are covered under warranty.

     

    Gibson sells all over the world, I would like be be a large shareholder getting 20 million dollars every year in dividends and laughing to the bank about such a "unmitigated disaster".

     

    Very true, we don't have the insight into numbers but clearly there is a new direction. It reminds me a lot of the recent changes to Apple's philosophiesover the last two to three years. Things started shifting when Steve jobs left and even more after he died honestly. I wonder if it's just taking gibson longer to get out from under the Les Paul control for lack of a better word than out took Apple. It's like they had a'll these ideas and could never get them out there and someone took down the red tape so they went crazy with the changes instead of slowly bringing them along.

    Gibson LP Studio Won't Stay in Tune - The Saga Continues

    in Gibson USA

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    Dg77,

     

    I'm no expert on humidity levels, but it's been relatively hot in my area this summer. This weekend, the temperature was in the mid 80s, and it is expected to stay in the 70 to 80 range as we progress into the fall. I will admit that I have been keeping the guitar out of its case routinely. I keep it in a rack with my other guitars in a room in my apartment, and I try to keep the temperature in there consistent (not too warm, not too cold). I suppose I could just keep it in the case from now on, if that would help.

     

    If you get a lot of fluctuation in humidity it can cause the neck to expand and contract which can throw off tuning consistency, especially if you go from one extreme to another. Toughto,say without seeing it.

    Gibson LP Studio Won't Stay in Tune - The Saga Continues

    in Gibson USA

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    Dg77,

     

    Yes, he checked the truss rod during the initial set up, and I had him take a look at it again when I took the guitar to him a second time.

     

     

    Try a different luthier and get a second opinion.....something doesn't seem right and I doubt it's a production issue. Maybe he's inexperienced. In 18 years of playing, 15 of which I've done my own set ups, I've not come across a guitar that simply doesn't stay in tune.

     

    How are the humidity levels in your environment?

    The Traditional Club

    in Gibson USA

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    I am considering a Traditional to mate with my SG Std. I have had a LP Std on my "to get" list for a while but am now drifting towards the Traditional. I really like the Chicago Blue, not only because I think it's beautiful but also because it's different from what most seem to want or have. Any advice?

     

     

    Buy the trad!

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