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  1. Leonard McCoy
    I'm not sure what I'm looking at here. There are areas on Gibson guitars and specific models—and especially with specific finishes such as alpine white—where finish checking is more likely to appear. You can also force finish checking by exposing your guitar to sudden temperature changes. Needless to say, refinishing a Gibson guitar highly affects its resale value negatively.
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    To be honest, there is not much you can do other than ruining your guitar when doing it yourself, or pouring money down the drain contracting a professional. The lacquer deciding to sink in leaving a ridge between fretboard binding and neck is unfortunate, but it can happen at specific spots susceptible to it, such as at the first fret top-side of the neck. Depending on how pronounced the transition area is, there might not be enough finish to sand the spot flush. On the other hand building up the clear coat to smooth out the ridge would take months and months and then even more time—hardly a financially feasible task if you ask me. If the guitar is new and this issue is triggering your guitarist's OCD, then returning it might give you the peace of mind you're seeking.
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    Only 5-dollar tuners pair well with my three-thousand-dollar guitars. If it's not the cheapest of the cheap, then what are we living for? Same goes for strings. I'm always looking in the trash pile first. And who the heck needs a professional setup? I've got a three-thousand-dollar guitar, mate! Learn some economics.
  4. Leonard McCoy
    I'm sure they're saving their unique J-180 model for something else. God only knows for what.
  5. Leonard McCoy
    Not to be confused with the J-180 model, Gibson's J-185 was also built in ebony, probably in very small batches in order not to clash with the J-180, though I have never seen it with double pickguards, but these could have been added later on. Despite the US production sticker on them, they were actually custom-built guitars with custom features delivered to only very select Gibson Acoustic Dealers and directly shipped out of Bozeman, Montana from Gibson. (They called the program "Gibson Montana Direct".) Going by the serial number yours seems to be a 2007 model. More pictures always help. Gibson can probably provide more information.
  6. Leonard McCoy
    Well, in Europe there is VAT, whereas in the US there isn't.
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    It's probably Fuller's made-to-measure order that has come through as a (small) batch now. All things considered the price isn't half-bad. I particularly like the figuring of the rosewood fretboard of that example you linked to. This is mine: This is his:
  9. Leonard McCoy
    I'd offer you an ointment for that soar spot you-know-where, but I fear we're out for the Martin-only kind-of guys (really, you're the only one we know) lurking, of all the places in the world, the Gibson forums and pouncing at everything even remotely Martin-related, and which no one cares about. I know these forums have become a final resting place for the undead, but... Perhaps the following can alleviate the pain?
  10. Leonard McCoy
    Whether it's worth "it" is only for you to decide. In my opinion singers/songerwriters should always go with Gibson over Martin.
  11. Leonard McCoy
    Beautiful guitar. The bridge may be original.
  12. Leonard McCoy
    Having been there and done that to my regret, I cannot advise doing a total lefty conversion under any circumstance but especially not with expensive guitars. You never know what you are going to get in terms of feel, sound and looks after all is done and after you spent a long money. It also completely blows up the guitar's resale value. But most important, guitars — and especially Gibson guitars — aren't symmetrical in all aspects of their build (e.g., bracing, Gibson's bridge design, neck profile, etc), which is only further concerning and introducing unexpected issues. As a lefty you will have to be patient until the model you desire turns up one way or the other. Rest assured, it will eventually turn up.
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  14. Leonard McCoy
    New: Don't Blame Them Broadly speaking, a song as much about one’s own prejudice as that of others. Cat’s love of melody is especially apparent in this song and his style of playing it on guitar ever so unique, considering that he adheres to include the vocal notes in most of his chords. Speaking of chords, this is quite a tour de force in terms of chord progression complexity for a pop-folk song. And neat little surprises pop up along the way, like sliding up towards a high D7/A or the various minor chords crawling up the neck (or “cane” as Cat would say) in the bridge. The outro verse is a complete tempo and feel change, and reminds us a bit of his style-changing outro to “I Want to Live in a Wigwam“, which could be a separate song entirely in itself.
  15. Leonard McCoy
    My international USPS package arrived without any issues in a matter of days. Of course, customs intercepted the whole thing at the last mile to charge horrendous import fees, but we all knew that...
  16. Leonard McCoy
    The US retailer from which I had recently ordered for delivery to Germany was also using USPS. The shipping fees were still horrendously high (around 150 bucks). Let's see how the delivery and import procedure goes.
  17. Leonard McCoy
    The answer is no.
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  19. Leonard McCoy
    The quote you got seems about right. Current supply is so disturbed that I wish I had bought up the lefties that swamped the market a few months ago. Oh well, even getting a decent nylon-string acoustic these days is a real challenge for lefties. Here's a tip: watch the secondary market closely, something is bound to turn up there from time to time. Of course, an SJ is a rare beast even for a righty...
  20. Leonard McCoy
    In that case, these are hairline cracks. The top might be under too much stress or tension, which may or may not be humidity or climate-related. If these cracks are not looked after, they might expand into more than just hairline cracks. The guitar might have also received some trauma otherwise (e.g. falling onto the pin strap) to cause such instability in the top.
  21. Leonard McCoy
    New: I Want Some Sun (Studio Demo) A previously unreleased studio demo, “I Want Some Sun” has a jolly up-beat vibe befitting its optimistic theme. It was probably recorded in the studio for Cat’s album Mona Bone Jakon but did not really fit the album in the end, thus ending up on the cutting floor. This is just Cat on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Alun on high guitar. We transcribed Alun’s melodic fills, riffs and licks as well.
  22. Leonard McCoy
    It's really hard to say what those lines are from the photos alone (the top is also blindingly bright). Can the lines be felt or are they located underneath the lacquer?
  23. Leonard McCoy
    The girl having to manually wind guitar strings perhaps dreamt of a better job, but perhaps not.
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  25. Leonard McCoy
    The G7th is all you need in your life time.
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