It is fun to play. I have been meaning to do a full setup on it but right now it's a closet queen. I have been doing most of my recent playing at church so I've been playing the 2006 PRS Custom 24 almost exclusively. Better to get the "worship sound."
"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold." 1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
Judge not lest ye be judged. But man, she is beggin' for it
Got a good tech in your area? One that you trust lol?
Or maybe you set 'em up yourself? I do intonation, saddle height/length stuff, but I leave the neck, fretwork and nutwork on my LPs to a pro. The Fenders I just start cranking allen wrenches until it seems about right haha.
I have a PRS too and I know what you're saying. Ya know I've never really bonded with that one, it's like antiseptic or something, I dunno. Sterile in a way. Beautiful, but lacks soul or something. Hard to describe. She is my closet queen. I have a Tele too, but with this big huge neck on it like the early 50's Broadcaster. I shouldn't have bought it really. But if I have a weakness, it is guitars. It sounds great and looks the part, just not the most comfortable for me. I should sell it, but I've been buying them for 40 years and ain't parted with one yet.
Three Strats as well. And those I really like The Strat is like the most perfect design. It's like the Jeep, or the M1 Garand, ya know? Exquisite in it's simplicity.
We should have a guitar porn thread.
It's the death (perhaps?) of Gibson, but we should be thankful for what we managed to get.
Last edited by DBond; 05/03/1812:45 AM.
No, now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!
#4418924 - 05/03/1804:51 AMRe: Sad - Gibson files for bankruptcy
[Re: DBond]
Judge not lest ye be judged. But man, she is beggin' for it
Got a good tech in your area? One that you trust lol?
Or maybe you set 'em up yourself? I do intonation, saddle height/length stuff, but I leave the neck, fretwork and nutwork on my LPs to a pro. The Fenders I just start cranking allen wrenches until it seems about right haha.
Yeah, I do them myself. They play so nicely after a little tune up.
Originally Posted by DBond
I have a PRS too and I know what you're saying. Ya know I've never really bonded with that one, it's like antiseptic or something, I dunno. Sterile in a way. Beautiful, but lacks soul or something. Hard to describe. She is my closet queen. I have a Tele too, but with this big huge neck on it like the early 50's Broadcaster. I shouldn't have bought it really. But if I have a weakness, it is guitars. It sounds great and looks the part, just not the most comfortable for me. I should sell it, but I've been buying them for 40 years and ain't parted with one yet.
The PRS is a work of art but you're right. It really lacks the qualities that make the Les Pauls and Strats sound so great. Sounds really great as a platform for a bunch of effects though, and it plays like a dream.
Originally Posted by DBond
Three Strats as well. And those I really like The Strat is like the most perfect design. It's like the Jeep, or the M1 Garand, ya know? Exquisite in it's simplicity.
I recently got a Hendrix signature Strat with the flipped headstock and upside down pickup arrangement. Love that guitar, and Hendrix . I agree...it is probably the most versatile guitar ever.
Originally Posted by DBond
We should have a guitar porn thread.
Absolutely!!!
"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold." 1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
#4418938 - 05/03/1811:32 AMRe: Sad - Gibson files for bankruptcy
[Re: piper]
Big Hendrix fan myself. When I bought the Strat 40 years ago it was because of him. Even at 10 years old I was in to that music. A few years later I got a Marshall JCM 800 half-stack to complete the look
When I got that Strat I didn't have an amp. I was talking to my shop teacher and he said he had one. It didn't work, but I could have it if I wanted it. I did. It was an old Silverface Fender Champ. My dad took me to a local radio repair guy who agreed to look at it. Don't know what he did, maybe a couple of caps or new tubes. And it worked! Man, I loved that little amp. Tone monster in a tiny box. A few years later I was starting to play in a band and parties to impress the girls and felt I needed an amp with a bit more projection. I traded that Champ on a Peavey Bandit which had all sort of whizbangs, Push-pull knobs and overdrive, a second channel and a speaker called a Black Widow which I thought made me so cool. To this day I regret that trade and wish I still had the Champ.
Here's a video of a guy playing through one. Miss that thing!
Before I purchased an amp, I was plugging in to one of the microphone input channels of my parent's tape deck (originally my brother's first component system). I'm surprised I never blew something up.
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4426244 - 06/15/1804:44 AMRe: Sad - Gibson files for bankruptcy
[Re: piper]
Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 5,420LB4LB
Still lurking about
Just thought I'd revisit this thread to say that it was much ado about nothing. They may have claimed bankruptcy, but otherwise never seemed to miss a beat. I kept waiting for them to fold (not wishing, just waiting) and their social media presence never wavered, and as far as I can tell Gibson seems mostly unaffected. I'm glad for that, as I love their guitars, but their death was obviously premature.
No, now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!
#4485792 - 08/11/1912:26 AMRe: Sad - Gibson files for bankruptcy
[Re: piper]
didn't they have a problem with using imported wood a few years ago?
Have you seen the Arrow? WWW
#4485862 - 08/11/1909:55 PMRe: Sad - Gibson files for bankruptcy
[Re: coasty]
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 3,858RedOneAlpha
Senior Member
RedOneAlpha
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 3,858
LEGE
Originally Posted by coasty
didn't they have a problem with using imported wood a few years ago?
Yes they did, and started using laminated rosewood on there neck´s post 2006. They did a bunch of wierd builds with there lesters then, aside from there custom shop guitars which had insane price tags, but thats another story...
Win10 Pro(x64), i7 8700k @ 4.7Ghz, 32GB ram DDR4, Sapphire Pulse AMD RX 6700 12GB, M.2 PCIe NVMe (x2) 480GB + 960GB, 447GB SSD´s, Samsung G6 32" , Logitech G13, G502, Warthog HOTAS, CH Pedals, Simagic Alpha Mini, and Formula Extreme FX, DC Simracing DC1 pedals, GT Omega ART cockpit, TrackIR 5.0. AUDIO: Aiyima A07 Max, Topping E50 and L50 stack, Polk Audio Signature Elite ES20 , and Shennheiser HD 560s. DAP: Hiby R3, Hiby Seeds, and iBasso IT01, Sharp MD-MT 80H Minidisc.
#4485894 - 08/12/1910:39 AMRe: Sad - Gibson files for bankruptcy
[Re: piper]
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,555VonBeerhofen
3DZ Master/Campaign Designer
Gibson had a great number of setbacks, flooding and fires in their plants and the confiscation of a huge stash of illegal Madagascar rosewood hasn't particulalry been helping their survival.
Gibson ES Artist Active here (the one with Moog electronics), but I've also owned a 73 SG Custom and a 20th anniversary Les Paul. All 3 are great guitars but the ES is a wall hanger now. Have a 25th anniversary Strat too that weighs a tonne and sits unplayed on a cheap guitar stand. Neck is flaking all over the place but it has a great sound still, looks a bit reliced and smoke ridden. It's silver color has turned into gold lol.
Too old to gig now, so bought myself 7 high end acoustics, just to keep playing and find out which brands are great. I play em in turns but I'm sad to say that I do not own a Dove or even a Jumbo, three dreads though, rest are all smaller models because they're not for gigging. It's sad to see Gibson leave the scene, perhaps a shrude business man will take over but it won't be Gibson anymore. Of the dreads I think I love my Martin 1932 Authentic best, love that CSN&Y sound of that guitar, iconic. Martin doesn't appear to doing too bad but there's a lot of competition nowadays and they're also not getting any cheaper.
Wish I could plug into an amp again though and blow the windows out, man I love Rock!
What do you mean? They still have a full line of acoustics. Did they cut it back?
Quote
Wish I could plug into an amp again though and blow the windows out, man I love Rock!
Come on over, got a JCM 800 2203 half stack (with attenuator). The neighbors only get mostly annoyed
No, now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!
#4485954 - 08/12/1905:26 PMRe: Sad - Gibson files for bankruptcy
[Re: piper]
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 3,858RedOneAlpha
Senior Member
RedOneAlpha
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 3,858
LEGE
Yeap, there sure is alot of competition nowdays. If I had the money, I would not mind one of the Mayones guitars...
From Poland with love!
Also form Poland, Laboga amps of which Iam a proud owner...
Laboga Mr. Hector.
Laboga The Beast (my choice/head version) 7/14 watt as I don´t gig. I also have ZT Lunchbox Junior for when jamming at friends house or a take-away setup.
Keep on rocking
Win10 Pro(x64), i7 8700k @ 4.7Ghz, 32GB ram DDR4, Sapphire Pulse AMD RX 6700 12GB, M.2 PCIe NVMe (x2) 480GB + 960GB, 447GB SSD´s, Samsung G6 32" , Logitech G13, G502, Warthog HOTAS, CH Pedals, Simagic Alpha Mini, and Formula Extreme FX, DC Simracing DC1 pedals, GT Omega ART cockpit, TrackIR 5.0. AUDIO: Aiyima A07 Max, Topping E50 and L50 stack, Polk Audio Signature Elite ES20 , and Shennheiser HD 560s. DAP: Hiby R3, Hiby Seeds, and iBasso IT01, Sharp MD-MT 80H Minidisc.
#4485981 - 08/12/1910:17 PMRe: Sad - Gibson files for bankruptcy
[Re: piper]