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maguchi said:
I went into my local GC to buy some nylon strings for my classical. I shoulda known better and just ordered them online, but nylon strings take a long time to stretch and stay in tune, and I have a upcoming rehearsal with a nylon string guitar.

Anyways, I saw a brand new Gibson goldtop Les Paul hanging on the wall. I din't have a P90 LP yet and I been wanting one. I picked it up and immediately noticed that it was light. I played it through a Tweed Bassman reissue in the store and it sounded and played great. I got my little fisherman's weighing scale out of the glove compartment and it weighed only 8.6 lbs. I wasn't gonna buy it because I bought to many guitars lately. But the salesman saw me and said there was 48 month with no interest special. So the guitar followed me home.

When I got it home, I went over it with a fine tooth comb and it was pristine. Plek'd frets, flawless binding and finish! The salesman told me they had just put that guitar out that morning., so maybe it hadn't been played much. I been buying Gibson electrics and acoustics both new and used since the 1980s and never found one with any problems or faults. My question is where are all these supposed quality control issues with Gibsons that people post about on these forums? I never seen a bad one before yet.

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Start by looking at the scratches on the finger board when scraping the binding. Then feel the ridge between the binding and the wood. Now look next the the neck where the lacquer in not flatted . Now notice the sides and back of the head aren’t either. I could go on. These things don’t make it a bad guitar but the QC at PRS is vastly better.
 
HomespunEffects said:
Does it stay in tune?

You can put those pickups on reverb and use the money toward a set of Lollars.
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Beautiful guitar!
 
maguchi said:
Yeah, that's what I suspected. The PRS guys are behind a lot of the supposed complaints. Lot of presumptions and preconceived notions about something that can't possibly be seen in cellphone pics. But just to consider the claims, I took another look with a magnifying glass. There are no scratches on the fingerboard, no ridge between the binding and wood, and the lacquer is flat on the neck and the sides and back of the head.

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They are there but I still like Gibson . Post a sharp close up and you can see it. Typically the finish is better on Epiphone . Get a better phone 🤣.
 
maguchi said:
The phone's fine, not even the best camera will live up to a wish to see something that's not there.
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It’s there alright. I see them all the time. Fit and finish on Gibson is by far the worst of anything in its price point.
 
maguchi said:
Yeah, I don't think so. Wishful thinking on your part. You want to see it even though it's not there. You claim my new guitar has flaws even though you can't possibly see anything like that from the photos, not realizing how that reflects on your credibility.
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Or your eyes. I like Gibson guitars but they still make things using older techniques and this is reflected in many things that you simply don’t find in other manufacturers. They don’t even have processes on the production line for flatting the lacquer up the fingerboard edges or the edges of the head . I’m glad you like the gold top it will be a great instrument .
But make sure you keep it in the case.
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maguchi said:
Yeah I just realized you're that guitar tech Andy Eagle with the "Ask Me Anything" thread on this forum, and a bias against Bigsby trems. And now an apparent bias against Gibsons too. I don't think I'll be bringing any of my guitars to you. And I won't be recommending you. Too much baggage. Those guitars and trems exist in big numbers whether you like them or not. So I take them to techs that have pleasant dispositions and don't complain about our guitars and tremelo bridges.
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I like Gibson but I am realistic about QC. Bigsby trems have a “tone” but they are a very poor design. My customers know what I think about stuff and it’s not about opinions it’s all based on facts and experience. I have been doing this for nearly 35 years full time I don’t advertise and my book is always full. Oh I get vintage Bigsby to work all the time;
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Here’s a vintage Gibson with a Bigsby just for you.
 
Eagle said:
I like Gibson but I am realistic about QC. Bigsby trems have a “tone” but they are a very poor design. My customers know what I think about stuff and it’s not about opinions it’s all based on facts and experience. I have been doing this for nearly 35 years full time I don’t advertise and my book is always full. Oh I get vintage Bigsby to work all the time;
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Here’s a vintage Gibson with a Bigsby just for you.
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That's a good looking 335, I want to say '64 but can't decide between it and '63 as my guess.

FWIW I agree with you about gibsons finishing QC but a thread where a guy's excited for his new guitar is probably not the best place to go over it.
 
SillyOctpuss said:
That's a good looking 335, I want to say '64 but can't decide between it and '63 as my guess.

FWIW I agree with you about gibsons finishing QC but a thread where a guy's excited for his new guitar is probably not the best place to go over it.
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You’re right about that and it’s a 64.
 
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