AkiraSpectrum
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wow that is a gorgeous LP!
congrats!
congrats!
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Meh..I'on know bout all that, now.
They filed for bankruptcy in 2018, got new owners and management, sold off the non-music areas of the company (LG Electronics, etc.), and are focused on music gear again.haha fair enough but if you like gibsons this is like the first time ever that you you can buy ones that really feel identical to the old ones. idk whats changed but all the stuff since around 2019 that gibson custom shop has been putting out is just sublime. les pauls on average are under 9 lbs, some low 8s, the tops/finishing are amazing, the aging keeps getting better and better (gibson aging has historically been pretty bad, unless tom murphy), and the neck profiles are just killer. the guitars have the same limitations as ever but they really feel just like the vintage ones now and its taken this long for Gibson to get it.
I only had the Eastman 335 for a couple months - it was traded towards the PRS MC594 I had. The Eastman was a nice guitar and a great value, but this R9 is above pretty much everything else I've owned except maybe the Huber. That includes the 2016 R8.y'know, if you take a picture upside down, and upload it, it should, in theory, be posted the right way up....
either way, beautiful guitar! congrats! How does it compare to the Eastman guitars you have?
They filed for bankruptcy in 2018, got new owners and management, sold off the non-music areas of the company (LG Electronics, etc.), and are focused on music gear again.
you....have....a....Huber?I only had the Eastman 335 for a couple months - it was traded towards the PRS MC594 I had. The Eastman was a nice guitar and a great value, but this R9 is above pretty much everything else I've owned except maybe the Huber. That includes the 2016 R8.
Had. Traded plus cash for an artist pkg cu24 which sold much faster lol. Nik’s team makes one hell of a guitar.you....have....a....Huber?
dude! post your guitar pics and family/group (guitar) shots! please?
I haven't seen any recent CS stuff but their regular production models up to and including the standards have been awful imo. I had a CS R7 from 2010 and the control cavity and output jack routes looked like their were done at 4:30pm on a Friday by a 3rd grader.....people hate on gibson but in the last few yesrs the custom shop is making some of the best guitars of all time IMO
I haven't seen any recent CS stuff but their regular production models up to and including the standards have been awful imo. I had a CS R7 from 2010 and the control cavity and output jack routes looked like their were done at 4:30pm on a Friday by a 3rd grader.....
OP that one is a stunner though!
Lead with that^ to be fair the "bad" Gibsons I had been seeing were at GC and all of their guitars (every brand) seem to be pretty rough right now.
The wildest part is I bought it sight unseen based on description + sellers tastes, the top and finish, and the weight.I think the thing with Gibson is, yeah a lot of their shit is of questionable quality but when they get it right, they get it RIGHT.
Problem, however, is finding that one.