Murph Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Yuk, yuk....... I think it's GREAT. I'm so sick of seeing newbies with 1 post having to send back their guitars. Is this for real? I bought my latest ES-339 from MF. Sight unseen. UPS. It's perfect, best guitar I've ever owned. The wire even quit rattling. (bridge). It stays in tune, the 57 Classics rule, sustain for days, perfect fit and finish. A true classic guitar Made In U.S.A. Turns heads everywhere it goes, and it gigs every weekend. Next back was a new '03 J45 RW from the badass boys (and girls) in Bozeman. MF. UPS. Perfect, finest acoustic I've ever touched. My 96 Fender Strat bought new had hunks of poly falling off the fretboard. It would cut your fingers it was so bad. My '79 NORLIN "The SG" will hang with any guitar ever built for looks (walnut) tone, sustain, and chunk. Those "velvet bricks" were too much sometimes. Sorry to vent but I don't get it. I'll buy a new Gibson sight unseen in a heartbeat. If I had a problem they would make it right, but I've never had a problem. Best to ya. Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myspace.com/jessenoah Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 its hard to say, i wouldnt buy a guitar sight unseesn, because i like to feel the "mojo" before i pull out my wallet. but idk, gibson makes good guitars,a few GREAT ones, and a few lemons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_farkas Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I had the same experience with my two Gibson's I got from MF... Just perfect! Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Player Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 My 2005 Advanced Jumbo acoustic rivels my Taylor for overall quality of finish and playability. I did have the nut slots filed down by my favorite luthier/tech and it plays like the proverbial butter now, but I bought it used after it had sat in a case for 2 years. I love it and literally have had the mechanics mirror all over the inside and can find no flaws. Don't know much about the electric Gibsons, but my acoustic was built with obvious care and attention to detail. I assume as with any production company, there are great ones, good ones and a very few lemons but most of that is probably from the Guitar Center abuse from who knows how many rockers thrashing on the acoustics. I know mine was purchased new from GC before anyone else could touch it and it just sat in the case for a couple years before I got it. Now it get's played daily, has opened up nicely and continues to impress all my buddies who swore they would never like anything but a Martin or Taylor.... Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Given the number of guitars Gibson is pumping out, they're bound to produce a few lemons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badjuju342 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I can tell you , quality is stressed by management and fellow employees here is Nashville. Everyone here knows you are paying for more than just a name and you deserve a great product for your hard earned bucks. You folks are what keeps us employed. I've worked in manufacturing before and I can truly say the atmosphere of the workplace here is different , it's more than just doing a job.A lot of us are fellow musicians, I'd venture to say 7-8 out of 10 employees play some form of music or another. Not trying to sound like an infomercial, it really is the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_farkas Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I can tell you ' date=' quality is stressed by management and fellow employees here is Nashville. Everyone here knows you are paying for more than just a name and you deserve a great product for your hard earned bucks. You folks are what keeps us employed. I've worked in manufacturing before and I can truly say the atmosphere of the workplace here is different , it's more than just doing a job.A lot of us are fellow musicians, I'd venture to say 7-8 out of 10 employees play some form of music or another. Not trying to sound like an infomercial, it really is the truth. [/quote'] That's good to know and the quality really shows! Hard to beat good us craftsmanship, IMO! =D> Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunman831 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 i bought many guitars from mf in the past and never had any problems.now g....center is something else.i had to return three lp std 08 and got my money refunded.and bought my new lp custom with them and my standard with zzounds.which is on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 My experience with Gibson has been stellar too. From this video, , it's pretty clear that employees love their job (there's no way they are faking it!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badjuju342 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I really do love working here. I could build Jack Daniels whiskey or Chevrolet Corvettes in my neck of the woods and not be any more more American than Gibson........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadCase Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I've never seen Q issues out of the box. Hanging on a wall, sure. Most "issues", from what I see, come from used guitars, and uneducated (sometimes severely) buyers and nit-pickers. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, I'm sure it does. Just sharing my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckledzepplin Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I ordered my lester from ebay and it was perfect, but i plan on putting a new nut and maybe swap out the BB pro in the bridge for a Dimarzio aniversary paf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunman831 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Fender and Gibson are the best....nothing else in the guitar world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellion102792 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Yuk' date=' yuk....... I think it's GREAT. I'm so sick of seeing newbies with 1 post having to send back their guitars. Is this for real? I bought my latest ES-339 from MF. Sight unseen. UPS. It's perfect, best guitar I've ever owned. The wire even quit rattling. (bridge). It stays in tune, the 57 Classics rule, sustain for days, perfect fit and finish. A true classic guitar Made In U.S.A. Turns heads everywhere it goes, and it gigs every weekend. Next back was a new '03 J45 RW from the badass boys (and girls) in Bozeman. MF. UPS. Perfect, finest acoustic I've ever touched. My 96 Fender Strat bought new had hunks of poly falling off the fretboard. It would cut your fingers it was so bad. My '79 NORLIN "The SG" will hang with any guitar ever built for looks (walnut) tone, sustain, and chunk. Those "velvet bricks" were too much sometimes. Sorry to vent but I don't get it. I'll buy a new Gibson sight unseen in a heartbeat. If I had a problem they would make it right, but I've never had a problem. Best to ya. Murph.[/quote'] I gotta agree with you hear. I own an SG Faded, which is one of the models that is really ragged on over QC. Now, maybe I just got lucky but the first one I tried out in the store (and took home) was basically perfect. No dead spots, fret buzz, neck is straight as an arrow, action is fine, frets are level, no cracks or dents, even coat of finish, and the intonation was only slightly off on 2 strings which I fixed after I brought it home. The only problem is the B and G string which pop out of tune, but I know that the nut is the cause and that it's common, and I plan to fix that with some graphite during my next string change. People expect that Gibson, which mass produces guitars and sends them all over the world HAS to ship instruments that are flawless in every which way without having to adjust anything to their liking. Just go look up the Faded on MF and read some of the lowest rated reviews if you don't know what I mean. Whatever man, no matter what needs to be adjusted I'd still pick a Gibson over a shi**y Asian copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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