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Gibson's worst decade for quality?


heymisterk

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I hate to say it, but the examples I've seen in the stores over the last 10 years have been way under what I'd expect from Gibson. Especially when it comes to finishes. I was looking at a $1600 J-45 that had drips and a big "Line" in the finish. I've seen more than one Bowed Neck on Studio Les Pauls and Gibson Logos that were ready to fall right off the Head Stock. While the Epiphones built in Korea are of the Highest Quality finishes. Kind of disappointing.

 

{edit} The "One That Got Away" for me was a '72. It was the nicest one I've played, but I haven't had a chance to play anything from the 50's or 60's (except one '68? Black Beauty that was really Sweet).

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Every one of those decade were full of treasures and turds...

 

 

+1000000000

 

for every guy who says year or era xxxx was bad, there is one that says it was the best gibson ever made. only the early/mid 90s seem to get consistently rated as good years.

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