Megafrog Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I swore off buying new 2018 Gibsons after the price hikes and my disappointment with my RD Artist so I figured for my latest guitar, I should take a trip back to everyone's least favorite year in Gibson history, 2015. I made the 180 mile round trip up to the Guitar Center in Allentown for this guitar and to partake of the gourmet delicacies offered by White Castle. The trip was a total win on both accounts! 2015 Gibsons are disliked fairly universally for the G-Force tuners so I was not disappointed that this guitar had them swapped out for Grovers. The guitar has the G-Force tuners in the case and everything is in great condition. Simply put, this guitar rocks, pun intended. The guitar stays in tune in spite of the brass nut on it so I may not swap it out. Here are some pictures of the guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Wow. She is a beauty!! I really like that guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Very nice! Congratulations!! Glad the long drive was worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megafrog Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 The drive was worth it for the White Castle sliders, this was the frosting on the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 The guitar stays in tune in spite of the brass nut on it so I may not swap it out. Most of us 2015 owners got the brass nut changed over to the titanium replacement NOT because of tuning issues, but because the strings wore ruts into the zero fret. The titanium replacement is for the insert, not the receptacle that holds it. Gibson sent replacements for free. Although it was made harder for us European owners. I would suggest asking Gibson for the titanium nut, or at least keep a close eye on the zero fret for wear meanwhile. Being able to adjust action at the nut as well as the bridge is very useful, albeit odd at first. Finally, congrats on that very tidy looking guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I think Gibson should be commended for some of it's inventions. I thought this nut was a good advancement. With the titanium insert it's a good product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 What happened with the RD Artist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerad12 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Cool looking guitar. Congrats! Rock on. (pun also intended!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelT Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Wow, cool guitar! And, now time for some PUN-ishment. I bet that guitar ROCKS! Is it really made of granite and if so, is it still lighter than 70's Les Pauls? Seriously though, that looks awesome. Congratulations on your new guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Nice! rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Great looking guitar. Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 That is a sweet Lester and I am glad you like it as it is. What material is the top, I love it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megafrog Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 What happened with the RD Artist? I still have it. Sweetwater offered me the deal of a lifetime to keep it so I opted not to send it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megafrog Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 That top is insane.What does the micro switch do? Does it have 2 vols and 1 tone? The switch is a 15db boost. It has coil tapping as well. 2 volumes, 1 tone and the boost. This guitar is very sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megafrog Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 That is a sweet Lester and I am glad you like it as it is. What material is the top, I love it? The guitar has a maple top with a painted on finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Forrest Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 She's a real beauty. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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