What Guitar Are You Playing At This Very Moment...

Andy could prolly take a chill pill but I also don’t really condone the promotion of counterfeits

Have a friend who would always swear by his Chibbos (they sucked btw)

He recently sold them all. He was completely honest in his ads, but it’s like c’mon…. You brought this junk into the states and now are disseminating it out. Just because you’re being honest in your listing doesn’t mean the next guy is. There’s already been an increased epidemic of fakes being passed off as the real deal around here lately and this nonsense just contributes to that
 
Any way to get the thread back on track….


#notachibson

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One one hand, I think Chibsons are about as scummy as it gets...

On the other hand, it's good for "honest" people to be aware so they don't get scammed, ++ it also speaks "volumes" about *any* person that proudly owns/posts them :poop:

If TGF became infested with "those" types of "people", it wouldn't be a good look IMO ☯️

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It’s difficult, I don’t go after anyone else’s choices except the Dave bot and I won’t do that anymore . Who would want to read and contribute to this place if everyone posted new pictures of chibsons and similar with the only discussion being how excellent everything is?
There are some fantastic cheap instruments available these days but you do need to keep your expectations realistic and your eyes open. I should open a “how to assess a guitar “ column and run through in detail how to find anything that will cause grief down the line.
I could run through the actual differences between a PRS and the SE version or why an Epiphone is fundamentally different to the same model Gibson. It’s about a lot more than country of origin and labour costs.
 
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maguchi said:
The Kiesel headless really are a nice guitar. Set neck, and their pickups are vintage to medium power (8.6k Ohms and 7.3k Ohms), and you can coil split them with a push/pull knob, so they're versatile for diffrent gigs. Their necks are slightly beefier than the typical Kiesel necks too which I like a lot. They look great on a stage for a jazz, R&B or blues gig. BTW: If you're looking for a used one, the Carvin labelled one's are the same guitar.

I have gotten teased about showing up to a gig with them. This one amazing country guitarist that I play with sometimes told me part of my guitar was missing. It's all in good fun though and this guy is so generous with info about playing guitar that I listen to anything he says. I guess appearance is a big part of a show too. So I started taking a Telecaster or a Gretsch to those gigs.

I got a Kiesel Zeus too, which is a bolt-on. However that one's got hot pickups so it works best for metal or hard rock.

If I had to choose, I'd take the Holdsworth hands down!
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I like the Holdsworth but only the older ones like you have . They are solid now and have the Hipshot hardware which totally misses the point in the original design. I’m not saying they are bad but it’s not a holdsworth in anyway.
 
Eagle said:
I should open a “how to assess a guitar “ column and run through in detail how to find anything that will cause grief down the line.
I could run through the actual differences between a PRS and the SE version or why an Epiphone is fundamentally different to the same model Gibson. It’s about a lot more than country of origin and labour costs.
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Yes please do that.
 
maguchi said:
The Kiesel headless really are a nice guitar. Set neck, and their pickups are vintage to medium power (8.6k Ohms and 7.3k Ohms), and you can coil split them with a push/pull knob, so they're versatile for diffrent gigs. Their necks are slightly beefier than the typical Kiesel necks too which I like a lot. They look great on a stage for a jazz, R&B or blues gig. BTW: If you're looking for a used one, the Carvin labelled one's are the same guitar.

I have gotten teased about showing up to a gig with them. This one amazing country guitarist that I play with sometimes told me part of my guitar was missing. It's all in good fun though and this guy is so generous with info about playing guitar that I listen to anything he says. I guess appearance is a big part of a show too. So I started taking a Telecaster or a Gretsch to those gigs.

I got a Kiesel Zeus too, which is a bolt-on. However that one's got hot pickups so it works best for metal or hard rock.

If I had to choose, I'd take the Holdsworth hands down!
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Very cool. (y)
Always thought the HH2 would make a cool travel guitar too. As much as I love neck pickups I'd probably delete it if I ever got one.
 
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Just finished a 90mn practice session on this 1970s Gibson Johnny Smith. I have a playlist saved in iReal of 10 tunes to call at a weekly jazz jam session at a local venue, including Shadow of You Smile, Well You Needn’t, Killer Joe, Strollin’ and Out of Nowhere. I set iReal to play 5 choruses with bass and drums only (no piano). Each chorus starts with the theme, then solo, comping, fours and theme again. The gosl us to internalize the tune as much as possible so I can focus in the session on interacting with the other participants.
 
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