The Gibson fan club

[xxvicarious]

Gibsons are the only guitars I play on stage.... Actually,
the Gibson Explorer is the only guitar I play on stage haha.
Here's my main squeeze for Eb tuning: Late 90's Gibson
Explorer '58 Reissue.

The day I got it:

The day AFTER I got it:

Also, when I joined my band a year and a half ago, drummer's
brother was selling this 1990's Gibson Gothic Explorer. Been in
the paint shop for quite some time now getting a Silverburst
finish blasted on it. Going to look AWESOME with an ebony
fretboard and black hardware!

 

[TheEntheogenEgoKiller]

The instant I have enough money to buy a Les Paul Custom I'm going to get a wine red vintage.

06 Flying v white

Gibson SG Special GOW #32 (I don't know wtf Gibson was thinking putting EMG's in an SG!) Thin body plus thin sounding pickups makes the guitar have no balls. The neck and playability is superb

 

[Tom 1.0]

RARE Gibson Explorer Vampire Blood Moon ltd edition | eBay

Holy shit I need that guitar.

 

[brynotherhino]

These arent technically mine, but they are currently living at my house and I play them a lot....

 

[MFB]

I'll probably make my next purchase either an SG or an Explorer.

I played one yesterday when I was at Guitar Center and unfortunately it had strings that hadn't been changed since the dawn of time so it was tough to gauge as well as me being strapless but I did like the neck and forgot how the body shape works by going at the same angle your arm sits at when playing. I'll probably head up to Nashua tomorrow and see if they have some on the wall ones, or at least test drive an SG and see what I think.

 

[axxessdenied]

if a thinner neck profile is your thing make sure you play a '61 reissue sg!

 

[MFB]

I can't afford the '61 Reissue

 

[brynotherhino]

These arent technically mine, but they are currently living at my house and I play them a lot....

Apparently my dog likes these haha.

 

[axxessdenied]

I can't afford the '61 Reissue

Get a used one like I did! My buddy paid a lot more for his than I did... and I ended up with the more delicious wood grain

 

[MFB]

They're still going for like, minimum $1200 used with normal being around $1400 I believe, which is WAY more than I need; plus I'm fine with the look/feel of the standard series SGs.

 

[MFB]

Tried out a used SG standard today as well as a few other SGs and a LP, along with dozen other guitars and didn't like any of them. Sorry Gibson

 

[Zugster]

When I bought my 61 reissue I played it along side two standards. That 61 really stood out to me as nicer than the standards. That 61 was used, and I got it for under a grand. I posted it a few pages ago in this thread. I really love it.

 

[axxessdenied]

When I bought my 61 reissue I played it along side two standards. That 61 really stood out to me as nicer than the standards. That 61 was used, and I got it for under a grand. I posted it a few pages ago in this thread. I really love it.

You dirty bastard! That's an amazing price. You won't buy a better guitar for that kind of money. Guaran-TEED!

And, I felt the same way as you. Didn't jive with the standard models (SG or LP)... picked the '61 up... sweet mother....

 

[MFB]

The store I went to didn't have a 61 reissue IIRC, it was mainly standard and specials, with one 70s model that had mini-buckers and all the necks on them were just ridiculous thick and full; and not in the good way. My LP's neck profile was fine for thickness/profile but these were just bad.

Also, the one SG Standard I went down there to try had what appeared to be god damn PAINTED on binding It didn't feel like binding and had a darker color than cream binding normally does, plus the FRET ENDS were the same color. How do you even fucking explain that?

 

[technomancer]

The store I went to didn't have a 61 reissue IIRC, it was mainly standard and specials, with one 70s model that had mini-buckers and all the necks on them were just ridiculous thick and full; and not in the good way. My LP's neck profile was fine for thickness/profile but these were just bad.

Also, the one SG Standard I went down there to try had what appeared to be god damn PAINTED on binding It didn't feel like binding and had a darker color than cream binding normally does, plus the FRET ENDS were the same color. How do you even fucking explain that?

Funny I just played a 70s tribute, 60s tribute, and a couple other Gibsons at GC last week and didn't mind the neck profiles at all Thought the 70s tribute felt like a great guitar, so much so that I'm considering grabbing a silverburst before they're gone...

Not a clue about that painted binding thing though, never seen anything like that

 

[MFB]

Apparently it's supposed to look like that according to this source : Identify a Fake Gibson Les Paul - Photo Comparison | Guitarless but still strikes me as very odd and looks very cheap since as far as I know - ZERO manufacturers besides them do that and binding normally does under the fret ends.

 

[technomancer]

Apparently it's supposed to look like that according to this source : Identify a Fake Gibson Les Paul - Photo Comparison | Guitarless but still strikes me as very odd and looks very cheap since as far as I know - ZERO manufacturers besides them do that and binding normally does under the fret ends.

No argument, that is a bit odd... fortunately they don't do that on all their models

 

[Tom 1.0]

The fret ends are bound? That is a Gibson trademark, unless I am misunderstanding what you are saying?

 

[MFB]

I had NEVER seen that on a single Gibson I've played in the past 6 years since I started, so my immediate reaction was shock and going "Uh, what the fuck is this?" To be honest, I think they clear coat over the potential binding that might actually be on the neck but what's on the fret ends looks like paint and that to me reeks of cheap. It also makes examining the ends and their quality a bit more difficult since you can't tell at a glance since there's no contrast compared to the rosewood/binding anymore - it's all the same color.

 

[Nag]

I knew it would happen when I started this thread but my pants are getting a bit humid... I'm just such a Les Paul whore hahahahahaha

keep the stuff coming guys !