Megafrog
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Cliff Notes were essential for reading Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky...
They were essential for me to graduate.
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Why doesn’t Gibson release an updated version of that? I would buy it, if they put on a Floyd or a Kahler.
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That would have shaken my faith quite a bit!
I’m just glad I don’t need any more guitars.
I always need just one more...
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I am familiar with the SG that the OP is referring to, it is a limited edition available only through AMS and Zzounds. If Sweetwater was selling it, I don’t think it would be any better because my experience is they don’t pay that good of attention either. I posted previously about my 2018 RD and the mess that Sweetwater sent me...
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I bought a 2014 Gibson SG Futura and the first 2 were messes that had to go back. I waited a few years and picked up a used one for under $500 and it was a winner. I think you were right to send them back but I wouldn’t risk a third time. Just my opinion though.
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In My Life by The Beatles, the Johnny A arrangement.
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I have one. I bought it from Zzounds for $799 in May. Setup was horrible on it but I fixed it. The finish is thin and not smooth. Now that it is set up, it plays great and sounds great. It has a very 2017 SG standard sound to it. I bought it because it is the color of my car.
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I like this thing
I really like the top on that!
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That is a nice looking bird whether it says Gibson or Epiphone.
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OP, I have a Malia Artisan RD and I have the same issue with mine, it is as if the dummy coil isn’t there.
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Is he back I loved that guys rants.
I think we are getting there. Let’s just say that the thread is getting uh wild...
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Do we have a new Lolo or AllenJason95?
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I have a have 6 Norlins and they are mostly quirky models like the Marauder, Corvus, L6-S and Invader. I like the fact that they are different. I also like that they are affordable.
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IDK what your asking, I made a few statements about GIBSON. Their forcing poeople to buy MIN-E Tuner's, LOL, the backlash got so bad that the local G.C. was giving replacement tuner's away and installing them for free for anyone who wanted to buy a 2014 or 2015 GIBSON. I believe it was 2016 when GIBSON USA went to the G-FARCE tuner's and started putting them on the 'HP' Models, instead of forcing people to buy the Robo-Tuner's.
IDK, BUT MAYBE this was Henry J trying to "...lead the way into the futre...." but it was a disaster.
I was looking to up-grade my Older 1970's Guitars in late 2013 and I just could NOT buy any of the GIBSON Guitars that were offerred in 2014 at the local retailer's.I did not go searching far away cities looking either, just a local search of the G.C.'s and Sam Ash stores and one or two other's.. This carried on into 2015 and I finally found a couple of FADED's in 2016 that I decided were decent enough, priced right and I was willing to give GIBSON USA a shot, they were gettting a lot of negative feedback and I heard a lot and saw a lot of what people were outraged about.
The 2017 GIBSON USA offerrings that I have seen are actually better than my 2 1970's Guitars I never thought I would sell, and I gladly sold them for the 2017's that replaced them.I was encouraged to start buying GIBSON's NEW again by an interview I saw with Don Felder, he was right, IMO, and that is why I resumed my search in May 2016.
So I base my opinion on my considerable personal experience.I'm not a newbie and have played an axe since I was 8 years old. I do my own set-ups and basic fret-work and I am pretty good at it. It was my opinion that GIBSON USA's Guitars from late 2013 to late 2015 were not one's I was willing to plunk my money down on, simple as that ! GIBSON USA has really turned it around, IMO, in 2016-2017-2018, AGAIN, from what I have seen.
You have still stated nothing to justify your point on 2015 models. You have listed no personal experience. Just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean the quality is bad.
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I was sooo turned off, like everyone else, by the 2014-2015 Quality disasters.
I kind of agree with you that the 2014 models had some quality issues having owned 5 of them but the 2015 models were substantially higher quality than most Gibson years from my experience owning 13 models from 2015. What are you basing your opinion on? Just because you didn’t like the tuners doesn’t mean the quality is bad.
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The sight of real binding confuses Rev 6.
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Megafrog,
Man, both of your RD's are sharp! I've been thinkinf g about the Epi version, but I know if I got one I would be changing pickups, and would want 2 humbuckers.
Hmmmmmmm............
What pickups do you think you would go for on this?
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Interesting.
But that is correctable.
The Malia is definitely a keeper. I have only had it for a day now so I have done no tinkering with it yet. Overall the quality is very nice. If I had to do it over again, I would still buy both of them.
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As promised:
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As luck would have it, I acquired an Epiphone Lee Malia Artisan RD and there are pros and cons. First, the fit and finish on the Epiphone is vastly superior to the Gibson. The Gibson fit and finish is not good but the Epi is flawless. There is no neck dive either. As far as electronics go, the Gibson is definitely superior with the active pickups. The P90 on The Malia is super noisy, especially considering the dummy coil and that it is a Gibson pickup. The bridge pickup on the Malia is perfect for Bring Me The Horizon music. If you want to distort the neck pickup, use a noise gate. Pictures will be coming. Hopefully I will be motivated enough to do a YouTube video.
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I am not a fan of them as I find they are too muddy with moderate to high gain.
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Beauty
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Not Legit... :unsure:
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That is a cool design.
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I would look at the Guitar Center website to see what these are going for used there to get a pricing estimate. This is a 2015 and they sold poorly due to the tuners and headstock graphics. It will fetch lower than a similar classic from a different year.