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monkeywalker

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is it me or are Gibsons rubbish?
« on: December 19, 2005, 02:48:13 PM »
here's a bit of advice to anyone thinking of buying a Gibson SG standard.
in december 2002 i bought tokai's japanese made copy of the SG standard from sound control in manchester for £560 includind a hard case, strap, spare set of strings and polishing cloth. since then i have had epiphone's, fenders ( japanese), rickenbackers. and i've played a million and one special,standard and custom gibson SG's, and i can honestly say that in comparison to my Tokai, the Gibson's are absolutely cr@p! the build quality, playability and sound are not even nearly as good and i wouldn't pay more than £100 for even a custom version.

i don't want to make any enemies but is it just me or is the quality of Gibson guitars abismal? i like to think that when i pay £1300 for a les paul that it would at least have the nut cut deep enough so that when you bend the strings they stay in the grooves.i recently tried out several gibsons inluding three standard les pauls,es335 and a les paul studio, all of which were worth nothing like the price tag sugested. is it just me and some of the sound control team who think this?
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« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2005, 02:59:56 PM »
It's not just you.

The problem is that people keep buying them. Some people would buy a turd if it had a Gibson logo on it.
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« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2005, 03:24:35 PM »
I realized thet gibsons arn't all that great all the time and your just paying for the name on the headstock (paying for the history of gibson).  I done with trying to buy a gibson.  I can build a quality guitar that is made better than a gibson with my specifics from warmoth for a third of the price.
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monkeywalker

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« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2005, 03:42:52 PM »
you are definatly right about the turd thing. my uncle is insisting on getting a les paul standard this coming January, i expected better of him but despite my best efforts he still thinks it's the holy grail cos it's a Gibson.
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« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2005, 03:44:00 PM »
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Some people would buy a turd if it had a Gibson logo on it.


And they do just that :lol: I've only played a handful of Gibson LP's at music live and I really wasnt impressed. I prefer the feel of the neck on my Epiphone by far!
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« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2005, 06:06:54 PM »
I did wonder why I own 2 Japanese built Tokai Love Rocks... ;)

I've had an LP Studio, although the build quality wasn't great (understatement, more like a Fri afternoon @ 16:30 special!), the playability of it was second to none. :(

Just for the record... Tokai's are ace. ;) IMO of course...
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« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2005, 08:08:51 PM »
Quote from: Ratrod
It's not just you.

The problem is that people keep buying them. Some people would buy a turd if it had a Gibson logo on it.


 :twisted:  :roll:  :P
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« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2005, 08:17:11 PM »
hahahahahhaha!
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« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2005, 08:29:32 PM »
i really like the Gibsons that I've played generally! they are definately overpriced, but what else do you guys have against them?
Don't like the finishes on the necks either...
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« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2005, 09:19:09 PM »
Well I am not a fan being a committed Fender player though Fender are capable of making lemons too. I have played many Gibson's over the years and I have mixed thoughts. A guy I knew bought a 335 and spent nearly £2000.00 on it. It played awfully and the finish was not good. I have another mate who has an old 1960's 335 which is as different to the new one as could be. I wouldn't mind a Goldtop but, as has been suggested above, I'd be inclined to look at a Tokai. I have played a few Epi's too and for the money, they seem pretty good.
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« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2005, 09:37:15 PM »
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Quote from: Ratrod
Some people would buy a turd if it had a Gibson logo on it.


And they do just that :lol: I've only played a handful of Gibson LP's at music live and I really wasnt impressed. I prefer the feel of the neck on my Epiphone by far!

yah same here. Ive played an assload of Gibsons and none of them have realy been any better(or worse) than my epi SG Custom.
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« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2005, 09:38:34 PM »
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Quote from: Ratrod
Some people would buy a turd if it had a Gibson logo on it.


And they do just that :lol: I've only played a handful of Gibson LP's at music live and I really wasnt impressed. I prefer the feel of the neck on my Epiphone by far!

yah same here. Ive played an assload of Gibsons and none of them have realy been any better(or worse) than my epi SG Custom.
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« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2005, 11:01:05 PM »



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« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2005, 12:05:09 AM »
i didnt like my LP Classic, it was a new one..

however, if i could find an older one, maybe a Custom 25/50 anniversary id definitely pay the cash for it.... some gibsons are amazing.

Get a good one and you will never look back.. but these days trying to find a decent one is tough, either 2nd hand and overpriced or new and shoddy :(
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« Reply #14 on: December 20, 2005, 12:58:41 AM »
In the early 80s I went to buy a strat - and ended up with a Squier JV over all others.

I would never have gone for a Fender - it was a Tokai or a JV as Fender's were cr@p.

It now looks like Fender have moved on and read the writing on the wall, but Gibson have just rested on old laurels

Tokai's rule!
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