slide-n-bend Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Sorry for so many pictures, I just couldn't stop myself! OHHH, this is one sweet ax! I only have 2 complaints. At one small area of the trim along the horn, a black line is less than perfect, if you're really looking for an imperfection. Other than that, I've seen Gibsons with more imperfections (I'm serious about that!). The frets are nice and smooth at the edges and she was ready to play right out of the box!! Nice action, good intonation and she was even in tune (mostly). My other complaint is that, after playing her for a short bit my fingers were turning black from the oxidation on the strings (that one is a joke!). Her neck is not as flat as my '98 sheraton, a bit rounder in back, but not the baseball bat that some Les Pauls I've picked up have. I have small hands so that's a good thing for me. The neck is fast and sooo easy to play, and yes, the fret board is rosewood not ebony. Sorry, I have no way to give a sound bite, but she can crunch! I mostly play blues type stuff and classic rock through a Fender Blues Jr. with the 12" Jensen speaker and use a Boss Blues Driver for crunch. In my own humble opinion......nice combination (although I wouldn't mind hooking her up to a nice Marshall!) The Grover tuning pegs are 16:1 so you can easily make very small adjustments when tuning. I'll change the strings later today but with the new locking stopbar and tailpiece that should be a breeze. I always have to remember to hold on to those things when I change strings on my sheri. I weighed both this baby and my sheri. Sheri = 8.2 lbs., Les Paul = 8.5 lbs. That's a 5 ounce difference! I always thought Les Pauls were supposed to be so heavy but I guess I'm already used to it!! So I got this honey of a guitar, a locking hardshell case with an instrument cable inside, delivered to my door in 4 days for $585 US. Well, now I'm off to buy a fitting strap for her! I hope everyone enjoys the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Very nice looking guitar SnB, there's something about that tuxedo colour scheme that's just so simple and crisp, glad you like it so much, enjoy, HNGD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Slide, Congrats on a great looking guitar and a good review. Definitely enjoyed the pics. Well, now I'm off to buy a fitting strap for her! Can't tell from the pics and no mention in your post....Don't forget some sort of straplocks. (better safe than sorry) Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSAR Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 HNGD! Thats one AWESOME guitar, I really wish I had some money to buy one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 SCHWING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I love these things. I had the opportunity to play one and it really was top notch. I love the pickups. Yours is beautiful and it sounds like you got a good deal to boot. HNLPCBBD!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalep Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Nice looking guitar! As noted the black is the fingerboard dye. Clean it and you are good to go. Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Your ENTHUSIASM is refreshing. OOOOO-Weeeeee - Did you write your ENTIRE opening paragraph on just ONE BREATH????? I'm gasping for air just reading it! Congrats on A GREAT looking guitar!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 No doubt about it ... I fell HARD for this axe the first time I saw one! Congrats to you, Slide ... she is one hot guitar! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmaker99 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Played one last night............S-W-E-E-T............You got a great deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwillow777 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Great looking axe - congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigneil Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Congratulations on your new axe, very nice! Oh, and for the record, there is no need to apologise for gratuitous guitar pics...we like a bit of guitar porn around here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qbk_54Bpvk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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