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I only consider Mint or Excellent on the Guitars I've bought from Reverb as recommended by friends who buy a lot of Gear.. So far no problems.. You can Message the Sellers with questions. So far they've all been courteous..

Most online Retailers have 30-45 no hassle Return Policies... Plenty of time to try them out... I've bought several new Guitars that way.. The past few years it's become very hard to find great inventories of high end Guitars at Music Stores... Unless you're in places like L.A. or New York City.... I've had good luck buying a few Used Guitars on Reverb.. But, I only consider Mint or Excellent... If Sellers misrepresent Reverb sides with the Buyer... They can return for full Refund.. Although Shipping Cost may be extra... I haven't had to Return one....

I own a recent 2014 Gibson Memphis ES 335 which is a great Guitar. I've owned an ES345 which was even better.. I've played several 355's which would be my choice.. Everything the 335 & 345 is & more.. Including Fit, Finish, Detail, beautiful Bling, top of the line Pickups, Electronics & all the other features.. I plan to upgrade my 335 for a 355 with Bigsby.. For me that's pretty much the ultimate Guitar....

There are lots of Firebirds out there without cracked Necks you can buy.. Why would you even consider this?

An ES335 is a Brougham... An ES345 is a D' Elegance.. An ES355 is a Biarritz.. All are outstanding Guitars..

That would be a pass for me.... Mine has Steinberger's which are amazingly accurate Tuners... I've had mine for about 5-6 years with no Neck issues..

I've owned many HB& P90 Gibsons & Epiphones over the years. I still have several. My first was a mid 1950's Les Paul Jr with P90 which was a great sounding Guitar.. Later I got a 1959 ES345 with PAF's.. Amazing Guitar! I own LP's with P90's & several different versions of HB's. I own a Gibson ES335 with 57's & 3 Casinos with P90's. I love the sound of Humbuckers & P90's... Equally.. Both types of Pickups are Great! I feel bad for those who miss out on great Guitars with either type of Pickup....

Who keeps resurrecting these ancient Threads? Aren't there enough people here posting new Threads?

I agree 100% It doesn't take much for the thin layer of Gold Plating to come off.. Cleaning lightly with non abrasive is strongly advised... The same is true with the rest of ypur Guitar. Unless you're trying to remove Scratches or imperfections why use any abrasive?

Ok.. You save $1,000,000.00 over the course of all the years you worked your A$$ off... You want to retire & live Securely off the % Interest, not spend the Principal & avoid the risk of the Stock Market at this Stage of your life? Right? Wrong! What's 0.015% of $1,000,000.00?

It's hard to believe how fast the time has past... Never forget..

Not to be confused with Inspired by Gibson USA Models......

Check The Tube Store.... Choices from good Budget Tubes to Best VOS High End Tubes...

I bought a new Vintage Sunburst Gibson ES335 in 2014.. The Guitar was flawless.. It plays & sounds beautiful... I have several other Gibsons & all are works of Art... I have also owned many Epiphones. Including a Natural Dot.. It was a beauty too.. It was a Pro model & sounded great! I've been very happy with Epiphone & Gibson..

Many budget priced Guitars seem to be well built & can be good Platforms to build on.. Especially if you know exactly what you want..

There are some that are well put together & are finished quite good... At least they appear to be.. But, the Electronics, Pots, Jack, Switches Tuners, Bridge, Nut could be a lot better quality... But hard at that Price.. The biggest Nit I have though, is the Asian Pickups.. Again, these are Price point Guitars.. All the above Dan be Modded to in,prove the quality & Sound.. But, is it worth spending all the Money to do it? IMO it's not. Usually, a lightly Used comparable USA model can be found for a little more money but you'll have a great Guitar that's about as good as it gets..

I like both! I own some of each.. Probably the best Guitars there are...

If you pay for what is advertised as the best there is you are right to expect nothing less.. For those who defend Flaws & Imperfections in Expensive New Guitars, where are you coming from? Have you looked at a new Heritage? They're flawless, sound & play beautifully.. As do Gretsch Pro Series, Deusenberg & many other Pro Maker Guitars. Nothing less should be exceptible from Gibson as well.. In my experience I know Gibson wants us to have perfect Guitars.. They go the extra mile to see that we do.. They stand behind their Guitars & will make them perfect or replace them.. But, you gotta Call Customer Service & file a Warranty Claim... In my experience Gibson has been Great resolving Issues I've had on 2 of my Guitars...

Which Pickups are they? There are so many different kinds of Pickups in Gibson's.... If you're accustomed to '57's & Burstbuckers Sound you might install one of those types..

The Beatles used several different Vox Amps over their early Period.. They played AC30's frequently in the Studio & Live. I haven't heard of them using AC15's although I'm sure they could have.. They would've been too small for their Venues for live.. I haven't read of them using them in the Studio either.. Although it could've been possible at some point. I have a Gibson J-160E & a Vox AC15 with Alnico Blue. It is a great combination of Sound! It sounds great with my Martin D-35 & Martin D-12-16GTE 12 String also... As well as with just about any Electric Guitar you plug into it...

I'm with you Brother, I leave my Vintage Guitars at Home these days & play out with some really good Guitars that can be easily & relatively inexpensively replaced.. Same with Amps...

I own a Ltd. Edition Bozeman Masterbilt Gibson Solid Top J-160E. It sounds great as an Electric Guitar & it also sounds great as an Acoustic... Which is why I chose it over the J-45's.... The Beatles connection had a lot to do with it too...

J-160E's had a P90 Pickup as well. While J45's might look similar it's a totally different Guitar.... That said, AC15's are great Amps. Especially if they have Celestion Alnico Blue Speakers.... Your J45 would sound great thru one..

Beautiful Guitars! Congrats to both of you. I would have a hard time deciding on choosing the finish both look great!

Yes, that is well known.. Common knowledge in the Guitar world... But, at the time Fender Tele's & Strat's were selling like Hotcakes. Gibson surely wanted to compete & needed a Contender.. The SG being a more simple less costly slab of wood & a neck constructed Guitar in the same Price range as Tele's & Strat's.. It's a no brainer to see what Gibson was going after.. And with Les Paul's name on it should've been a Rocket for Sales...