scarello Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 First post here - WOOT WOOT So I found one at Chicago Music Exchange, and having had a 72/73 Deluxe previously, I jumped at it. Great sounding guitar - acoustically and plugged in. Finish is amazing and neck/frets/fret edges feel very smooth - just curious why they masked the binding in the cutaway the way they did Liking the boost switch and G-Force tuners seem cool, but part of me misses the traditional setup. Pups are super articulate and I'm liking the push/pull pots. This is my 2nd ever new Gibson I have bought - def not disappointed! Anyone else have experiences or opinions to share? Thanks, scarello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscully Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Hi I picked up the same thing from CME last month, 2015 Deluxe Goldtop! I love mine and happy that you do too. The mini humbuckers are fantastic and I’m getting s lot of use out of the switch tool I did have tuning problems with it and thought it was the GForce but turned out, it was the nut. I purchased an adjustable tusqnut, installed it in seconds and it stays in tune perfectly now. I also put on 10s as it was strung with 9s Great guitar, look into replacing the brass nut with a Tusq nut Congratulations on your purchase Chicago music exchange is great to deal with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megafrog Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I have one of these I just got from AMS 2 weeks ago. Don’t waste your money on a Tusq nut for this until after you contact Gibson for the free replacement titanium nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscully Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Hi I have to disagree. Gibson sent the titanium nut to me which was a big improvement over the brass one. However, the Tusq nut made such a big difference in tuning stability and the effectiveness of the GForce. It is a different guitar with the Tusq nut for me. It also wasn’t expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american cheez Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 i always thought those gold tops were sooo classy looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megafrog Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Hi I have to disagree. Gibson sent the titanium nut to me which was a big improvement over the brass one. However, the Tusq nut made such a big difference in tuning stability and the effectiveness of the GForce. It is a different guitar with the Tusq nut for me. It also wasn’t expensive We can agree to disagree. I have the following 2015s that now have titanium nuts with no tuning issues: Les Paul Jr, LPM, Special DC, Studio, Less Plus, Deluxe and a Traditional in addition to a SG Special and a Standard. My experience is that if you make sure that the strings are properly stretched out, using the titanium nut, your tuning issues are solved and you get a ton of sustain. Paying for an option without trying the free option first doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. As with any advice, your experience may differ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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