merlin17
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I tried a LS2 in matte finish. I loved it on the neck but prefer gloss on the top...
merlin17 said:I tried a LS2 in matte finish. I loved it on the neck but prefer gloss on the top...
felixcatus said:I like matte finish plain tops. My next guitar will probably be a matte finish plain top, like this:
Photo by Marcusnieman.
****, this is not good, the matte finish is back on my mind. :-?
brokentoes said:I really like the look of that plaintop, simple and elegant.
Diamond said:brokentoes said:I really like the look of that plaintop, simple and elegant.
Certainly not Gibsons intention to make a simple & elegant plaintop guitar, it was all about making the cheapest guitar possible...some of them have 5 piece bodies.
Not sure what the "50's Tribute" means, the guitar has no body binding, no neck binding, what's "50's" about it?
marcusnieman said:[...] To me, the most important factor of any guitar is what comes through the amp at a gig.
Diamond said:brokentoes said:i wonder what will happen now that Gibson was raided and all of it's wood seized by the U.S. Gov't.
They'll introduce a new model with a mahogany fretboard...Henry will call it the "Fish & Wildlife" series...or maybe the "Swat Team" model.
Of course it will be a limited edition collectors series, only 500,000 of them to be made. :lol:
marcusnieman said:Diamond said:brokentoes said:I really like the look of that plaintop, simple and elegant.
Certainly not Gibsons intention to make a simple & elegant plaintop guitar, it was all about making the cheapest guitar possible...some of them have 5 piece bodies.
Not sure what the "50's Tribute" means, the guitar has no body binding, no neck binding, what's "50's" about it?
It's a tribute... not a reissue. Fat 50's neck, solid top, nitro, 50's P90's, orange drops, 17 degree neck angle, etc
They did do these as budget guitars and they knock the socks off of their standards.... make the Epi's look like crap too. I don't own many Gibsons but I couldn't recommend these more highly if you are interested in how they feel, play and sound.... if your just interested in cork sniffing, it's not for you - you should go for the overpriced historics. To me, the most important factor of any guitar is what comes through the amp at a gig.
sneakyjapan said:On the other hand...a high quality guitar in the hands of a sub par player...like me...will not annoy him. His ability might but not the guitar.
AlanN said:marcusnieman said:Diamond said:brokentoes said:I really like the look of that plaintop, simple and elegant.
Certainly not Gibsons intention to make a simple & elegant plaintop guitar, it was all about making the cheapest guitar possible...some of them have 5 piece bodies.
Not sure what the "50's Tribute" means, the guitar has no body binding, no neck binding, what's "50's" about it?
It's a tribute... not a reissue. Fat 50's neck, solid top, nitro, 50's P90's, orange drops, 17 degree neck angle, etc
They did do these as budget guitars and they knock the socks off of their standards.... make the Epi's look like crap too. I don't own many Gibsons but I couldn't recommend these more highly if you are interested in how they feel, play and sound.... if your just interested in cork sniffing, it's not for you - you should go for the overpriced historics. To me, the most important factor of any guitar is what comes through the amp at a gig.
Bit unfair that, Marcus - almost reverse snobbery. You know I owned (and was bitterly disappointed in) a tribute, and sent it back; since then I've tried every single one I could get my hands on over here - always having in mind that "Marcus found a keeper, there must be one out there!".
Needless to say I'm still looking. They've ranged from average (and therefore overpriced, especially up against stuff like the PRS SE SCs for less money) to utterly awful. The P90s are fantastic, I agree, but I'd say that to me the most important factor of any guitar is how it plays at a gig. The sound is infinitely more tweakable.
YMMV of course.
Diamond said:sneakyjapan said:On the other hand...a high quality guitar in the hands of a sub par player...like me...will not annoy him. His ability might but not the guitar.
True, I'm the king of the sub par guitarists...I can make a Tokai LS160 sound like an Epiphone.
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