MichaelT
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I'm on a Slash kick. I was always a fan. (I remember people saying "oh, everyone listens to them,they're mainstream now. 'Don't cry'? That's selling out." Me: "so the demo on it I had on cassette pre-Appetite with Tracii is somehow... new?")
But lately I've analyzed his playing more in-depth, and tried to learn from it. Particularly his use of pre-bends. It amazes me how it comes so natural to him.
I was in a cover band in the 80's when Guns N Roses came out. We had learned every song from the Appetite for Destruction album. We would play different ones each night we played, usually about 4 songs by them each night. People went nuts because we were the only band at the time doing those songs. This was before Sweet Child O Mine had been released as a single. We'd listen to the album on the stereo and a lot of times they'd isolate Izzy's and Slash's rhythm parts on different sides of the stereo, so me and the other guitarist would work out those parts separately because it makes a huge difference in the sound. I really enjoyed Slash's style at the time and learning the lead guitar parts, the solos and everything. I haven't studied anything of his since that album though but I like him as a guitarist. We met the band when they opened for Alice Cooper on that tour and they were all friendly and signed our tickets.
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Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn
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Best of both worlds, eh?
I played my 2017 last night too, and I don't think I'll ever buy another Les Paul (granted, once the world realizes my playing prowess, I'll make millions and they'll throw them at me). Same with the 2017 V.
Never say never when it comes to buying guitars. :) I love my Flying V's too. I tend to play one for a week, then swap out, rotating them. The Tribute always sits on the guitar stand next to the couch for easy access. The others stay in their cases in the closet until it's time to play. I'm really enjoying them through the Marshall DSL40C and DSL100H half stack. I'm pretty happy with that investment too.
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Custom Truss Rod Covers search
I haven't used any of these places but there's quite a few places that do custom engraving online.
Was playing my 2017 Tribute through the amp last night and I wish I had found it first. I might have saved myself a few thousand dollars. But, I'm real happy with my Standard as well.
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I have a 2017 Tribute and I absolutely love it. Mine has P90's in it but I've played the other ones with the 490/498 pickups and they sounded great in my opinion. It seems Gibson is sending them out with dry fretboards but a little fretboard oil occasionally will fix that up. http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Gear-Tech/en-us/How-to-Clean-Your-Guitar-for-Better-Tone.aspx
Overall, I'm very happy with my Tribute and highly recommend them for someone wanting a Gibson Les Paul look, feel and sound on a budget. I play it every bit as much as my Standard and it was worth what I paid for it and more.
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A wide leather strap with suede back worked for me when I had an SG. I don't remember it having any neck dive even before getting the new strap but I haven't had that guitar in years.
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I think both of my 2017 Les Pauls came with 9-46 strings. I can't remember what the manual said they were. The first thing I did with each was change the strings to my preferred Ernie Ball Super Slinkies (9-42) on each. I did try Ernie Ball 10's on them and it didn't click with me since I've played the Super Slinkies for 30+ years. They're just what I'm used to.
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Of course I can tune the Les Paul Robot regularly. Absolutely no problem. But I didn't buy it to tune it with a Polytune. When you have a robot guitar you wanna use the built-in tuner to quickly change tunings. That's why you bought it ;-)
Thanks. I honestly didn't know. I figured you could but have never tried one to test it.
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That'll make the gigs go great.
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Yeah, those things are fine when they work but when they don't, big problem. Can you even tune it regularly when it doesn't work? It reminds me of Spinal Tap and their wireless system.
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7. Posts must be on topic to the thread subject.
Guilty as charged.
Oh. Crap. We're all screwed if they start enforcing THAT one.
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http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/36794-forum-rules/page__pid__517619#entry517619
Read the rules. This thread is stupid case closed. BTW the new Classic is awesome. Take your sob story elsewhere.
Hey Chris, I did read the rules and I didn't see where what he posted wasn't allowed. Maybe I missed it but you were a little harsh on the guy. Bad day?
I like to look at a guitar's potential rather than what's wrong with it off the rack, unless it's really bad. But a little neck bow, bridge height and string change isn't going to keep me from buying a guitar I love otherwise. The 2018 Classic I played at GC was pretty amazing and made me want to buy it.
I would have said, "I'll take this home right now, paying cash, after you set it up properly and show me it's a guitar worth $2,200. If not, get me one that is and I'll buy that one." And, then we'd discuss price.
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Hold on by John Lennon. It was playing on the TV on one of our music channels and I started playing along with it and liked the riffs, so I chose to learn the entire song. It's not too difficult and fun to play.
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It won't hurt anything to try out other guitars. I love all four of my Gibsons and they each have a unique sound but play similarly on the neck and fretboard. I still go out every few weeks and play other Gibsons, just to play them. The guys at the music stores I go to call me "the Gibson guy" because I go in and play all their Gibsons. I occasionally pick up a few others. If and when I find another guitar I really love, it will come home. I think putting the black plastics on that guitar will make it look amazing and gold pickup covers will be the icing on the cake, so to speak. I wouldn't worry about the little scratches and dings too much because you can't see them in the picture. You might try that polish and see if you can buff some of the swirls and pick scratches out but if not, the guitar looks great. I love the white Les Pauls with black plastics and gold hardware.
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I posted this as a new thread, but since you all spoke of quality. Thought I'd add this to your thread as well. A few weeks ago I decided to purchase my dream guitar that I've wanted since I was a kid... a Gibson Les Paul Standard. After a lot of shopping and research, I ordered a 2017 Standard T in Honey Burst through Guitar Center Lexington Ky. After playing a few weeks, I felt the guitar wasn't staying in tune properly. Upon further inspection, I found a crack in the nut of the guitar in two different places. It's upsetting but things happen so Guitar Center was great and offered a brand new exchange. Well, wouldn't you know it, the next guitar shipped with the very same problem. Gibson support has offered no explanation or help when I contact them. I really want a les Paul standard so, I tried a 3rd time. The next one didn't have a nut crack, but a chip and the supposed AAA flame was a AA at best. Plus at this point I'm so worried that I thought there could be an ongoing nut issue so, I didn't even take it home. I opted to order a bourbon burst standard HP 2017 with the metal zero nut fret (Even though I really want honey burst, but why should I get the color and quality I want for $2500 right?) This was yesterday, I was contacted by GC Gilroy CA, to tell me that my Standard HP Bourbon Burst has a defect and it's the only one Guitar Center can send in the whole US!! What do I do now? Try an order for the 5th time, another guitar? Is this nut issue an ongoing thing other people have experienced? Is Gibson quality so bad now that I should consider buying outside the USA? I'm sad that it's finally come to this and yet another beloved American business is dying. Since Gibson won't respond to me, what do you all think I should do? I have several Fenders already. Should I just go straight for perfection on the first order and buy a Dusenberg? Btw, I have pictures and serial numbers. Plus, probably the most respected Independent Guitar business/luthier, who will remain nameless, contested that the nut was defective. Someone please help! I want my dream guitar!
It sounds mostly like Guitar Center QC. You'd think they'd inspect the stuff they get in but they're more about quantity over quality. I've worked at two music stores and have a good friend who owns a music store. If something comes in broken, they don't sell it and send it back. Stuff happens during shipping sometimes. Usually minor things like that are covered under warranty and if you like the guitar, that's the route I would have taken. I'd make Gibson make it right. I don't count on Guitar Center for much of anything other than to check out different products in their store. I had a problem with the PCB in my brand new Les Paul. I called Gibson, they sent me to GC for warranty support. After much BS and a month and a half of more BS, they finally fixed it. I don't know what happens from the time it goes into inspection until the time it's shipped nor what happens during shipping. I'm sure other major manufacturers have similar quality issue if they're producing many thousands of products. Look at all the factory recalls on cars, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and other major purchases. Many of them will make it right but it's sure disheartening when you pay that much money for a musical instrument, expecting perfection for the price and then there's something wrong. Stuff happens.
And, Gibson will certainly respond to you if/when you email or call. I've called them four times since February and I got a live human being who spoke English every single time.
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It could not possibly be as bad as mine... i sing so bad even I want to vomit. After humiliating myself every time i attempted to sing in front of anyone i gave up, i refused to try in my bands. was good that i was drummer because most the time singing wasnt demanded of me. Now i am 49 yrs and just starting to try to learn and improve.... I have seen minor improvement just from trying consistently. But still beginner.
Yeah, I've definitely heard worse than me. I can sing in tune, mostly, and can do some backups. I don't have the voice or the range for lead vocals so I just tell people how horrible I am. And, I find it hard to sing and play guitar at the same time if it's anything fairly complicated. I'm a lot more comfortable just playing.
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Other people would certainly cry if they heard me sing. Perhaps even threaten bodily injury. At minimum, they might run to find the nearest set of earplugs or caulking sealant. One person even vomited violently! My singing is almost as bad as Vogon poetry.
There's a song that a friend of mine wrote that we recorded back in 1991 and it still brings feelings today. Not crying but definitely a powerful song if you pay attention to the words and understand their meaning.
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I don't know what's up with people continuing to post in this thread. I, for one, wouldn't!
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So has macmuppet gone then? Leaving only his alteregos behind. Shame, he was fun.
Until a few months go by and he creates yet another alter-ego, sure.
His last post was:
"You guy's hate on people too often and too easily, no wonder there's so much violence and bad crap going on in the world, kids today just want to criticize and hate.
Whatever man, I admit I almost got sucked up into the hate and anger, but I'm stopping myself.
You guy's go on and say what you want, I'm out of it......Later."
Seems to me like he started it. My mom used to say, "You can dish it out but you can't take it." I guess that applies to this guy.
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In response to the latest posts and the original post and poster, I've done a little more research both online, videos, reviews, probably a good hour and a half to two hours worth of playing various PRS guitars of various models and variations.
I think PRS should spend less time comparing themselves to Gibson, particularly the Les Paul, and come up with their own look and sound. I've read a lot about McCarty and what he did for PRS and how he worked at Gibson and how X pickup or guitar is like the old Les Paul and the old PAF pickups. Or, they're as thick as a Les Paul or solid (or not) like a Les Paul, blah blah blah.
The neck feels like a Fender, most of their bodies look similar to a Strat with a Les Paul type finish. The headstock looks too small for the body and the colors on some of them are questionable. I'm not a Floyd Rose fan and I rarely use a whammy bar at all and for that, I have a guitar. The single bridge/tailpiece design isn't my favorite either.
I'd rather see an all new PRS guitar with a different look, feel, features, etc. Then quit comparing it to a Les Paul or any other Gibson, Fender, whatever and be a brand of it's own without the comparisons. Players and critics might compare but the company shouldn't be making comparisons to another brand. It makes them seem like a knockoff. If I want a Strat-like guitar, I'll get a Strat. If I want a Les Paul-like guitar, I'll get a Les Paul.
All that being said, I did stop by the Guitar Center in Louisville yesterday since I was in town for a meeting. After playing their newest 594 McCarty guitars yesterday, they were ok. It was a good guitar, sure. It wasn't my favorite I've ever played and I wasn't blown away like I think I should be for a $4000.00 guitar. Again, Fender neck, Les Paul-ish body or Strat-ish type body, weak (in my opinion) pickups in a fairly light guitar. It doesn't weigh any more than my Les Paul Standard or Tribute. It feels about the same for a completely solid guitar. It was good but not great, no love at first sight or first play. It warranted about 10 minutes worth of play through an amp similar to mine at home for each version, Les Paul style and Strat style. It sounded good, felt pretty good and pretty solid but not $4000.00+ worth of good. However, if we're basing it on the original poster's definitely of quality, the finish and everything did look good. The body looked good, and the finish was shiny, fancy wood and all that. The frets seemed a little bigger, which might just be that they're different. The heel seems a little thicker than the Les Paul but since I have big hands, it didn't matter much to me. The tailpiece and bridge were different than I'm used to but they seemed functional. FYI, on the ones I played, the tailpiece was all the way down to the wood, just to go over that argument again about break angles. The archtop looked better on the regular. On the single cut, it seemed weird and looked like a pregnant, dolled up Les Paul.
So, after careful review and consideration, although I agree that Gibson's QC isn't perfect and that stuff happens, I don't think PRS blows away Gibson. They're good and a viable option and Santana and others seem to get a good sound out of them. However, I'm fairly certain Santana can play just about any guitar and make it sound good. I'm glad that they (PRS) seem to be making strides in making good viable guitars. I just feel they're a bit overpriced for me. I'm not really wanting to pay that much for a guitar that to me feels good, sounds good, plays good but not great. The strings were sure low, making playing pretty fast fairly easy. It was a bit harder to get a good grip on them for bends though. My '81 V is about that low or lower and it's easier to bend than the PRS was. The tailpiece on it is also about twice as far back as a regular tailpiece though. I can't remember if that's what the difference is or not with the break angle and string tension. The SC didn't even have binding at all in the cutaway, so they couldn't "screw that up" like Gibson did on the Traditional. I didn't actually check to see if it was real binding or just the wood cap showing through.
Anyway, this is my personal opinion. I'd rather have any of my Gibsons over either of the PRS 594 guitars. It's highly possible that I'm just biased but I did give them each about 5 minutes checking them out and about 10 minutes each of playing them, then another few minutes of each just checking them out. That little MIM Telecaster I played felt better to me than the PRS did and I'm definitely more of a Gibson guy than Fender even though I like each. There's even a few Ibanez guitars I like as far as the feel of them. I never really liked Jackson, Dean, Hamer, Kramer, Charvel, BC Rich and such. I don't hate them but they're not something I'd buy or play. After careful consideration and playing PRS, looking at them, checking them out, I think they're now in that category as well. Good guitars but not for me. That's my personal non-trolling opinion after playing a few and checking them out. I won't even post what my wife said.
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Why? Physical violence between two guitar players is about as funny a thing as there is to see.
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Especially if they use their guitars to play El Kabong
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I've just found out, it's not weight relieved. They lied to me. Shame, I was going to buy one but they're too heavy.
Are you relieved that it's not weight relieved or not relieved that it's not weight relieved?
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I read an article where the guy was saying that it wasn't weight relieved but it was light and that was due to them using lighter mahogany and a thinner maple cap. So, it kind of IS weight relieved, just not chambered. So, with less mass and less density, does it have the same sound, sustain and tone? The world may never know.
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Ya know what, I've come in here multiple times over the years excited about one guitar over another, and it wasn't always Gibson, and sometimes it was, but that's irrelevant, we are all guitar players, and I could care less if someone who preferred Fender or Rickenbacker or what ever came in here and sang that particular guitars praises and bashed Gibson.
That's their personal opinion, all guitars are capable of moving a particular person in one way or another, as long as their jammin' and making music and lovin' it...who cares what their current preference is.
I currently am lovin' my PRS 594, some day I might find a Strat or Ric, or even a Les Paul that appeals to me and feels and sounds good, point is everyone who is a guitar player should be welcome here not just Gibson lovers.
You guy's hate on people too often and too easily, no wonder there's so much violence and bad crap going on in the world, kids today just want to criticize and hate.
Whatever man, I admit I almost got sucked up into the hate and anger, but I'm stopping myself.
You guy's go on and say what you want, I'm out of it......Later.
Not to continue with the necro equine battery but you (Bluesy) kind of started this thread and beating up on people and now resorted to real life threats? Not good, man. As John Mellencamp once sang, "Forget about all that macho **** and learn how to play guitar. Play guitar."
That's what it's really all about, right?
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I'm not going to sit here and argue with you, in fact right now I am currently both pissed and saddened to find out that PRS has done chambering and weight relieving to their guitars.
I currently have a call into PRS right now and I'm waiting for them to get back to me, and when they do I will be asking if the PRS 594 is weight relieved, if he tells me it is then my PRS will returned tonight.
I want a SOLID BODY guitar....DAMN IT....well I won't freak out just yet until I talk to the PRS rep, but I will tell you guy's what he says.
What I do know is the guitar does feel very light for the amount of thickness it has, I'm hoping that's just the body carve and not weight relief, but I'll get to the bottom of it soon.
So, let me get this straight. You have a guitar you love and you're praising it in at least two forums, its quality and sound and EVERYTHING about the guitar is awesome and blows away Gibsons and Les Pauls in particular. But, if it's weight relieved, you hate it and it's going back? If you couldn't tell before, does it really matter? Maybe to you it matters but can you really tell the difference? I don't recall anything about the 594 being weight relieved, FYI, but what if it is? Just play it and love it for years and don't sweat the petty stuff and don't pet the sweaty stuff.
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What the latest song you've been playing on your guitar?
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I saw a GNR concert on Axxess the other day. The only original members in that concert were Axl and Izzy. And, Izzy did a guitar solo that blew me away. I knew he was good but I had no idea he was THAT good. Good stuff.