| grayotis from Rayville, LA, USA |
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| Subject: | Quite Possibly the World's Finest Axe... |
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| Seems really well put-together to me. I'm no luthier, but it seems like a sturdy axe. |
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| This guitar can sing & this guitar can scream. On high gain/overdrive, this guitar sounds better than any I've played over the past 30 years. It also cleans up nicely with by rolling back the volume knob/switching pickups. Playing on the clean tube channel, the lead sounds are great, especially on the neck pickup/middle pickup, with volume rolled back just a touch. Same thing with clean chordal playing. The pickups are so hot, that if you're not careful, you'll overdrive the speakers...which is great, unless you're trying to play something "clean & pretty." |
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| Haven't had this one long enough to say. I've been playing the heck out of it for the past month though... |
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| Disclaimer: I'm not trying to sell anybody this guitar. Every player has his/her own taste and should try a variety of guitars to fulfill your own personal preference. That said...
I love this guitar. Gibson's are a little pricey, and as a musician on a tight budget, I really had to think long & hard before I plopped down 1200 bucks for a new axe. However, as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. So far, I'm extremely thrilled with this new guitar. I played an SG in the late 80's and early 90's before switching to a Strat. I had forgot how great these guitars play. |
| Playability and Feel:
| This thing played like a dream, right out of the box. I haven't made any adjustments, yet. I typically like extra heavy strings and extra high action. However, this came setup with 10's and fairly low action, but it feels & plays great. I love the fast neck. Great for big sweeping bends, vibrato. |
| Tone:
| Creamy leads, chunky rhythms...the pickups are very hot, but with a little knob twiddling and pickup switching, it can go from bright & snappy to dark and smooth. |
| Finish:
| It's really black. And I like it... |
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| Amazingly, the action (although not my typical preference) seems perfect for this guitar, right out of the box. |
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| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| 11/25/2009 |
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| Phil from California, U.S. |
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| Subject: | HORRIBLE..... |
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| This part isnt even worth writing about. Out of the box frets were popping out and glue was bursting out from underneath them. I coulda puked. |
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| It does not scream on any notes. way to dull for my liking. As I said earlier, I play alot of Def Leppard and this does not even come close to my jackson pc1. |
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| Dont know and dont want to know. |
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| This guitar is quite possibly the worst thing I have ever bought. I play alot of def leppard and this just does not fit. The sound is way to dull for any of def leppard's songs. The guitar was set up horribly with too much fret buzz, and I had frets popping out and with glue bursting out. I thought gibson would have done better or even worse american musical would even sell it. I will be sticking to my jackson pc1. |
| Playability and Feel:
| As a gibson, of course, chunky. A tiny bit fast but felt lacking. |
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| Treble pickup sounded hot, but rythm was cutting out. |
| Finish:
| Nice paint job. |
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| Very bad. I could hit a open string and all I could hear was fret buzz. |
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| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| Unfortunately yes. |
| Date submitted:
| Feb 2, 2010 |
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| chad from howard lake mn usa |
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| Subject: | Gibson quality lacks these days. |
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| "Hey its a gibson" shouldn't mean you let standards suffer. Quality sucked except for the body. |
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| Sounds great |
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| I have no Idea. |
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| I think gibson quality sucks nowadays. |
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| Great |
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| Awesome |
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| The finish on the body was gibson quality but the tip of the headstock was missing paint and there were file marks and gouges on the fretboard. |
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| great |
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| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| yes |
| Date submitted:
| oct, 28 2009 |
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| Osvy_LC from Puerto Rico |
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| Subject: | My Weapon For Rockin' The Nights |
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| Everything's good on it. No complains about it other than checking if you got a volume cut somewhere in knobs that control the pickups. |
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| The bridge humbucker is kinda weak on the cleans, but on distortion it kills with a very vintage sharp sound. The neck humbucker gives excellent, complete, and huge sounding cleans. For distortions it sounds huge and fat. It's my favorite pickup! Using both at the same time, it gives a good sound, but I feel it lacks something sometimes. |
| Reliability:
| I have mine since Feb 2006, now is 2009, and it doesn't have a dent on it. The bridge humbucker volume cutted somewhere volume 7 to 10; but a man fixed that problem for me. |
| Overall:
| Tremendous guitar for any genre. I have it on Heritage Cherry since 2006, and every time I played or recorded with it, it has always giving me a knockout killer sound and attitude. |
| Playability and Feel:
| The guitar is light, and I recommend it for all that have bad backs, broken ribs or any condition that limits you from playing a heavy instrument. The neck is a little wide, but it's a love if you like to bend a lot. As I said before, if you feel it strange...send it to a pro! |
| Tone:
| The wood gives quite a dark sound compared to alder, but is a lot better since everything sounds huge, powerful and fat (still not like a Gibson Les Paul). The humbuckers work the same way I said on the sound section in this review. |
| Finish:
| Absolutely amazing! I have it on Heritage Cherry and it is a work of art that I love to death! My guitar is kinda dark colored, compared to the one in the pics on the site, but I don't care because it rocks even more to my eyes, and the spectators eyes. |
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| Weird. It has a wide neck, and kinda bigger frets space, than a strat. But you'll get it right fast. If you feel it high or strange, send it to a pro to adjust it for you. This is a NO SHRED guitar so you won't get your action very low, even so is a good guitar. No excuses if you're a true guitar player! |
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| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes! |
| Date submitted:
| September 23, 2009 |
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| James from Buchanan, MI. USA |
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| Subject: | worth every penny |
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| A Very well made product, I will be able to count on it for a long, long time. |
| Sound:
| The tone is great! similiar to a les paul but not as thick and bluesy, works great for the flat tunings that a les paul might not be as good at, being such a fat sound. |
| Reliability:
| brand new but I'm sure it will last a life time |
| Overall:
| Very well made instrument, typical of Gibson. |
| Playability and Feel:
| Feels great, not as fast as a 60's neck Les Paul but pretty close. Nice and light. |
| Tone:
| I'm so used to a Les Paul that the tone sounds pretty bright, but not as bright as a strat of course, it's kinda an in between guitar. |
| Finish:
| The finish is great just as you would expect from a Gibson |
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| the action was perfect didn't have to mess with it at all which is nice |
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| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| yes |
| Date submitted:
| 08-06-09 |