eeh1 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I heard back from Gibson and my guitar is indeed adirondack sruce top, aj bracing , hide glue and everything else it should be. It is a great sounding guitar. My obsession is over. amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I heard back from Gibson and my guitar is indeed adirondack sruce top' date=' aj bracing , hide glue and everything else it should be. It is a great sounding guitar. My obsession is over. amen[/quote'] But which side of the Adironacks was the tree in? Hmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 But which side of the Adironacks was the tree in? Hmm? Doug, don't get him started again. The man is finally at peace! LOL Enjoy your Adirondack-ed, hide-glued, AJ-braced new guitar, Eric! :D/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry K Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Post some pictures. I'd like to have a close look at that top to verify that it is really adirondack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Doug' date=' don't get him started again. The man is finally at peace! LOL Enjoy your Adirondack-ed, hide-glued, AJ-braced new guitar, Eric! :-/ [/quote'] Geee..... I dunno, Karen ...... do we know if it has the fabled Colosi pins??? :D/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR GIBS Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Pictures, please! And have a big fun with that beautiful sounding guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayla Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Yeah but what if ... oh, nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeh1 Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 Maybe Gibson is wrong. maybe............................................. hahahahahahaha Sorry for putting everyone through my J45 obsession. Iam at peace........................... for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eds111 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I think your questions are fair. You should know what you bought. If Gibson could've just put the correct label on it then you would not have had this problem. This is not the first time I have heard of an incorrect label. If you ever wanted to sell it just think how much doubt you will have from a buyer. He would want to see it on the label, too. Doesn't sound like you need to worry about selling this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 We're having a giggle at your expense because we've all been there! We wouldn't be here everyday obsessing about our guitars if we weren't obsessive! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayla Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Actually, I've not been there. Admittedly, I tend to buy guitars because of how they sound and play, not for any other reason. I never consider -- wrongly perhaps -- potential future resale value, the color of the case liner, the guitar's exact name, etc. This is because I'm buying the guitar to play, and not as an investment or for the beauty of the accessories. I admit that if I were the OP I would also be nervous about whether the guitar I bought was what it was advertised to be *IF* I had allowed myself to buy it without first verifying WTF it actually is, something I don't believe I would ever do, 'specially not for what these puppies cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerpopper Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I suppose it's beating a dead horse, but ah, what the heck... It seems to me that eeh1 would not have had this obsession if he had just been able to get his hands on one of the 167 J-45 TV VOS LTD's. All the other goodies would have let him know what guitar he had. As the 167 were not available to him, he had to resort to getting the next best thing, which was billed as the *same* thing, without the goodies. Given the rather inconsistent quality of product knowledge coming out of Gibson, I don't blame him for wanting to know. Having said that, it would not surprise me in the least if Gibson doesn't really *know* the answer to the question of what guitar it is. Is it such a stretch that someone at Gibson just said, "yes, it's the same" just to close the case, so to speak? That he likes/loves the guitar is what is important. A secondary benefit is that should he ever choose to sell it on eBay, he can say "Gibson told me it is a 2009 version of the 2008 LTD's," however, absent documentation you're just taking someone's word for it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayla Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 ...it would not surprise me in the least if Gibson doesn't really *know* the answer to the question of what guitar it is... This is the part that amuses and troubles me. The fact that Gibson itself can be an inconsistent/unreliable source of information about its own guitars has come up in other recent threads, and the fact that the dealer was not able to provide this info to eeh1 and that he actually had to contact more than one person at Gibson to get it is also mystifying and unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerpopper Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 And don't get me started on dealers. Not to use too broad a brush here, but many of them are morons when it comes to product info. It has been my experience that a quick Google search arms me with more product info than 90% of the people who work in guitar shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I heard back from Gibson and my guitar is indeed adirondack sruce top' date=' aj bracing , hide glue and everything else it should be. It is a great sounding guitar. My obsession is over. amen[/quote'] I'm glad you now know how, with what, and when it was made so you can decide if you like the tone. :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I heard back from Gibson and my guitar is indeed adirondack sruce top' date=' aj bracing , hide glue and everything else it should be. It is a great sounding guitar. My obsession is over. amen[/quote'] I am so glad you now know exactly when, how and with what your Gibson was made so you could finally make a determination of the quality of the sound it makes. :- Having said that, have you considered if it has just the right nut, saddle and PINS!?????? Traditionally bone is used for the nut and saddle, but to be totally perfect for sound production, the saddle needs to be from the shoulder blade of a Hampshire hog and the nut from the left tibia of a Herford steer. Then, the coup de gras, is if the pins are made from fossilized mastadon second molars which are no fewer than 28,000 years old, nor older than 780,000 years. Then the nut slots should be, to produce just the right Gibson tone, lubricated with 28 year old penguin snot. Anything else is just tray gosch. Happy hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerpopper Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Then the nut slots should be' date=' to produce just the right Gibson tone, lubricated with 28 year old penguin snot. Anything else is just tray gosch. Happy hunting![/quote'] This is very disturbing because I have been using 29 year old penguin snot. I thought something sounded funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 This is very disturbing because I have been using 29 year old penguin snot. I thought something sounded funny. You'll have to get after your guit tar accessory purveyor for not rotating his stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 If it's a little too old you can pop it into the microwave for ten seconds and it will reconstitute it somewhat. Works for honey, might work for penguin snot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinNoName Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I must confess, for all all of the "YAHOOOOOOO!'s" I know exactly where he(she) is coming from... not necessarily the identifying the guitar per se, but of getting to play the Gibby. Beautiful... I still get that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburude63 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Just my 2 cents here! Gibson is wrong ocasionally on what guitar have for glue ect! I have just experienced this with my J 45 Adi topped. When I was buying this guitar used I e mailed Gibson with the serial number to find out if it had an Adi top and Hide glue. Because like the aboves J 45 it had nothing on the label just "J-45" The e mail back said " The J 45 serial number you sent is consistent with a J 45 made with a adi top and hide glue." I had this on my Outlook stored. When I changed browsers I lost the e mail. So just weeks ago when I decided to sell it I e mailed them again to get verification to advertise it. This is what I got. "The J 45 ser. number you sent is consistent with a J 45 made with an Adi top but no hide glue was used" What would you believe? Very inconsistent! :) suburude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I am so glad you now know exactly when' date=' how and with what your Gibson was made so you could finally make a determination of the quality of the sound it makes. Having said that, have you considered if it has just the right nut, saddle and PINS!?????? Traditionally bone is used for the nut and saddle, but to be totally perfect for sound production, the saddle needs to be from the shoulder blade of a Hampshire hog and the nut from the left tibia of a Herford steer. Then, the coup de gras, is if the pins are made from fossilized mastadon second molars which are no fewer than 28,000 years old, nor older than 780,000 years. Then the nut slots should be, to produce just the right Gibson tone, lubricated with 28 year old penguin snot. Anything else is just tray gosch. Happy hunting![/quote'] MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! That is the funniest thing ever. I'm going to phone Bob Colosi NOW and order all of that! To hell with the expense! Damn the torpedoes! I MUST have my Hampshire Hog Shoulder Blade saddle!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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