JuanCarlosVejar Posted December 30, 2011 Posted December 30, 2011 I was looking closely at EuroAussie's photo of his Aaron Lewis SJ and noticed it has a guard that covers both rosette rings . I went to the gibson site and checked out the aged version of the Aaron Lewis SJ and it has the guard covering only the first ring !!!! what might be the explanation to this ??? . It's kinda strange that on the same model it's done differently. you can compare both here : http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Acoustic-Instruments/Round-Shoulder/Gibson-Acoustic/Aaron-Lewis-Southern-Jumbo/Specs.aspx is it possible that the guard shrunk with age ? and now only covers one ring ? ( I don't think this is likely by the way) JC
EuroAussie Posted December 30, 2011 Posted December 30, 2011 Yeah I was wondering about that also a bit, but to be honest it doesnt bother me one bit. Not sure if they missed it or its meant to be like that, but at least for me its not issue.
JuanCarlosVejar Posted December 30, 2011 Author Posted December 30, 2011 Yeah I was wondering about that also a bit, but to be honest it doesnt bother me one bit. Not sure if they missed it or its meant to be like that, but at least for me its not issue. Yeah I was just posting because we have been speaking about Gibson not placing the guards right on reissue of vintage models like the 1942 SJ's from Fuller's and 5 star delear J 185
retrorod Posted December 30, 2011 Posted December 30, 2011 I was looking closely at EuroAussie's photo of his Aaron Lewis SJ and noticed it has a guard that covers both rosette rings . I went to the gibson site and checked out the aged version of the Aaron Lewis SJ and it has the guard covering only the first ring !!!! what might be the explanation to this ??? . It's kinda strange that on the same model it's done differently. you can compare both here : http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Acoustic-Instruments/Round-Shoulder/Gibson-Acoustic/Aaron-Lewis-Southern-Jumbo/Specs.aspx is it possible that the guard shrunk with age ? and now only covers one ring ? ( I don't think this is likely by the way) JC according to Hogeye...Gibson builds them like Gibson builds them.... Don,t question authority lad!
Hogeye Posted December 31, 2011 Posted December 31, 2011 according to Hogeye...Gibson builds them like Gibson builds them.... Don,t question authority lad! Like you said.....
J-1854Me Posted December 31, 2011 Posted December 31, 2011 according to Hogeye...Gibson builds them like Gibson builds them.... Don,t question authority lad! Oh, please -- that's hardly a 'reason' for ignoring details. I've been told by Ren and others at Gibson to "keep hammering on us so we know when we're screwing up!" Besides, you can't have it both ways: If you build a vintage recreation and charge a stack of dough for it, at least get it right! Hawk-eye
JuanCarlosVejar Posted December 31, 2011 Author Posted December 31, 2011 Oh, please -- that's hardly a 'reason' for ignoring details. I've been told by Ren and others at Gibson to "keep hammering on us so we know when we're screwing up!" Besides, you can't have it both ways: If you build a vintage recreation and charge a stack of dough for it, at least get it right! Hawk-eye thanks for backing me up on this J1854Me :). That's exactly what I think . I hope one day enough people hammer gibson so they do things the right way ... =D JC
fortyearspickn Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 thanks for backing me up on this J1854Me :). That's exactly what I think . I hope one day enough people hammer gibson so they do things the right way ... =D JC Juan Carlos, one commonly accepted way of hammering a business so that they do things the right way is to 'vote with your wallet'. In other words, if enough people don't buy any of their products, that company will have to change their business plan to offer what the consumer wants. So, in your case - since you purchased two high end Gibsons in 2011, don't buy any more until Gibson starts putting the pickguards where you think they should! Raising questions here is certainly appropriate, but number of units sold speaks louder than number of posts I'm guessing.
JuanCarlosVejar Posted January 2, 2012 Author Posted January 2, 2012 Juan Carlos, one commonly accepted way of hammering a business so that they do things the right way is to 'vote with your wallet'. In other words, if enough people don't buy any of their products, that company will have to change their business plan to offer what the consumer wants. So, in your case - since you purchased two high end Gibsons in 2011, don't buy any more until Gibson starts putting the pickguards where you think they should! Raising questions here is certainly appropriate, but number of units sold speaks louder than number of posts I'm guessing. Well the guitars I purchased had different guards then the normal versions . but thanks for the advice :) . I don't know if I will stop buying gibsons but I most def. will not buy an SJ until I see them correct to my eye :). JC
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