Mike_L

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Premature HNGD: 60's Bourbon Burst

Love 'em all. What really caught my eye was the realistic price tags!

Maybe try wearing an arm sleeve to avoid skin contact. That's saved the finish on mine.

He's got some sort of neuropathy issue where he can't stand for a whole concert. He breaks up his shows now doing acoustic sitting down, about half-way through. He seems to be picking up steam again over last year though. He's doing the Royal Albert Hall next month and reviving the Crossroads Guitar Festival in Sep.

We just came back from a week in Tokyo on vacation. We caught Clapton at Budokan (third time) and I swear he gets better with the passing years. Career number 3 will be Japanese House Husband \:D/

Hmmmm..... you may be onto something there.

No AF Base there. Iwakuni is the closest base (Marines). Lived in Osaka as a civilian by choice with my Japanese wife ;-)

Retired AF working for an airline. Based in Guam and commuted from Osaka. Living in 'Vegas and commuting to San Francisco now; and looking forward to moving back to Japan after retirement #2 \:D/

I can't find the repair thread with all the pics. I'll try to repost later today. Similar cracks and exact scenario described with the Martin in this thread.

I will probably just hang on to it and donate to a music school when I'm gone. There's nothing wrong with it but I stumbled across a sweet deal on a 2009 -355 w/Bigsby. I don't need two.

Yep,THAT -355 ;).

Hello All, I'm looking to sell my 2014 ES-355. The neck cracked (small) during shipping, which I had the professionally repaired in Osaka ( where I was living at the time). The guitar is in excellent condition with light player wear. There is no hint of it ever having a cracked neck, nor the repair performed. It would be easy to just list without mention of the repair, but I won't allow myself to do so. My question to you all is how much depreciation should I mark down my selling price?

My first, and so far only, Les Paul Custom is a 2007 in Wine Red. I'm partial to 1990s to early 2000s Les Pauls, and there are many out there to be had in great condition for less than what this new one is going for. I've owned 2013, 14, 15, and 16 Gibsons, but after my 2007, I won't buy anything built after 2010. IMHO the quality of the build and materials were better back then, and the sound is incomparable. Again, just my $.02. Its your choice and what we say shouldn't matter. You may want to visit a few stores and try out various years before you make up your mind.

From what little I know, vintage -355s have a varitone and an ebony fingerboard. Modern -355s do not have the varitone and have a Richlite fingerboard. Those choices are up to your personal preferences. I have a modern -355 and she's a keeper.

IF he even called, I'm guessing it went something like this: MaxiumburnN: "Dear low level staff person, I demand you give me warranty service because I didn't properly care for my guitars." Gibson: "Bwahahahahahahahaha"

Beautiful! Welcome to the club!

Customs fee come into play depending on the value of the instrument. There is typically a base value below which there is no fee. I got nailed here on Guam for my ES-355 coming from Arizona. Also I've had two guitars shipped via FedEx. Both arrived in perfect condition in there original Gibson cases. Tho on the last shipment the shipper added some extra bubble wrap inside the case.

I have both a '13 Standard Plus and a '14 Traditional. Love them both. The weight relief is quite noticeable on the Standard and more comfortable to play standing. But I like the heft of the Traditional and it's thick neck. I don't consider the 60s neck easier to play, just a different feel.