notaplayer Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Anybody want to comment on this? In my opinion they seem pretty good if not better. Maybe the wood is questionable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 meh...orville made their guitars well. theyre OK but I really dont like them as much as I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oringo Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I own an Orville by Gibson Firebird, made in the Terada factory in the 90's, and I've played a couple of Orville Les Pauls. From what I've seen, I've found the Orville's to be really well made, better quality than the 1960's Gibsons I own. I don't own any recent Gibsons, so I can't comment on current build quality. The binding and inlay work on the neck of my Orville is first class, and it's probably the best feeling neck of all my guitars, except maybe another MIJ guitar, an 84 Strat. Sound-wise my Orville came with Gibson USA pickups, and sounds as good plugged in as my Gibson Firebird. For what it's worth, the old Gibson sounds better unplugged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Very well built guitars. Some would say it was better then the gibsons they were making at that time. Were talking about the MIJ ones correct? I remeber reading that there were a few made in china as well for epi or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Never seen a bad one made in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Anybody want to comment on this? In my opinion they seem pretty good if not better. Maybe the wood is questionable. How many have you played? are you saying you compare them to a Gibson? what Gibson model/line/year did you compare them to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oringo Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Demoon, I don't believe Orvilles were ever made in China. Some of the lower end ones were apparently made in Korea, but that's not for sure. The "Orville by Gibson" line with Gibson USA pups was higher end than the plain "Orville" line, and some of the flame top Les Pauls and es335's are very, very good guitars. Personally, I've played 5 different models, and I'm very impressed by MIJ build quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I've only ever played one. It was from 1996 (I believe) and was their version of a '59 re-issue Les Paul in a Heritage Cherry-burst plaintop finish. Craftsmanship was excellent. It played really nicely; had a very comfortable '59 profile' neck; a pair of '57 Classic' p-ups and the hardware was all top-quality. No bad issues with it at all. As I said at the start; I've only ever played one. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notaplayer Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Thanks for all of the replies. Have 2 PAF'S & putting them in a Orville by Gibson Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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