Hi everybody,
I just recently bought an Orville by Gibson Reissue Custom. It has all the tell-tale signs of it being the real thing, i.e. kidney bean tuners, correct Gibson headstock shape (not the more spread out ones normally found on Terada OBGs), fat rounded neck, ebony fretboard, fret edge binding, long tenon, and "Patent Applied For" sticker on the pickups. If it was a fake it's a really elaborate one. The thing that's bugging me about it is how light it is. It has a very resonant acoustic tone which might lead me to believe that it's been chambered. From the serial number it looks like it was made in 1992 at the Fujigen plant.
I have a few Gibson Historic Les Pauls and they are generally lighter than even the weight relieved Gibsons I have. Are ObG reissue guitars just made of a lighter more resonant wood? I'm pretty bummed because when I pick up the guitar it feels like I'm picking up a toy, even my Chinese made Epiphone feels more solid. I've also owned a few Edwards guitars, which were also extremely light, but not as light as my ObG. I put it on my bathroom scale and it's right around 7lbs, but I wouldn't trust my bathroom scale too much. The fact still stands, this ObG just feels too light. Does anyone know if Orvilles were ever chambered, or if some were made light weight on purpose at the factory? I can't seem to find anything on the internet regarding this subject.
Thanks!
I just recently bought an Orville by Gibson Reissue Custom. It has all the tell-tale signs of it being the real thing, i.e. kidney bean tuners, correct Gibson headstock shape (not the more spread out ones normally found on Terada OBGs), fat rounded neck, ebony fretboard, fret edge binding, long tenon, and "Patent Applied For" sticker on the pickups. If it was a fake it's a really elaborate one. The thing that's bugging me about it is how light it is. It has a very resonant acoustic tone which might lead me to believe that it's been chambered. From the serial number it looks like it was made in 1992 at the Fujigen plant.
I have a few Gibson Historic Les Pauls and they are generally lighter than even the weight relieved Gibsons I have. Are ObG reissue guitars just made of a lighter more resonant wood? I'm pretty bummed because when I pick up the guitar it feels like I'm picking up a toy, even my Chinese made Epiphone feels more solid. I've also owned a few Edwards guitars, which were also extremely light, but not as light as my ObG. I put it on my bathroom scale and it's right around 7lbs, but I wouldn't trust my bathroom scale too much. The fact still stands, this ObG just feels too light. Does anyone know if Orvilles were ever chambered, or if some were made light weight on purpose at the factory? I can't seem to find anything on the internet regarding this subject.
Thanks!