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Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:33 pm
by foomanfat
I'll jump on the "that 12th fret inlay is a bummer" wagon, as well.
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:48 pm
by Jeff-7
sylnau wrote:SG are for small hands.
They never feel right to me.
I have pretty large mitts and the 60's neck is super comfy for me
Still no Pelham SGs (really wish I'd bought a tweedy), no doublecut LPs, and that fucking min-etune on EVERYTHING. The SGJ and the MM look prettty decent though.
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:51 am
by Greenfuz
I'm in the market for a gibson and the price on that sgj appeals to me
anybody know if they're offering em lefty? the 2013 sgj was, but it's like $200 more
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 9:36 am
by Holy Schnikes
Greenfuz wrote:I'm in the market for a gibson and the price on that sgj appeals to me
anybody know if they're offering em lefty? the 2013 sgj was, but it's like $200 more
It's a fantastic guitar but I've yet to see a lefty. I'd think they'd be available tho...
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:05 am
by Rob Fossil
foomanfat wrote:I'll jump on the "that 12th fret inlay is a bummer" wagon, as well.
Yeah, totally ruins it for me. I played a Sting signature bass at GC a few years back and totally bonded with it. The neck just felt right, but I couldn't get past the big block signature inlay at the 12th fret and walked away.
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 7:06 pm
by Krosis
Well, I couldn't wait. I just brought home a 2014 SGJ Fireburst. Don't let the inlay, price tag, or whatever fool you, this guitar is sick.
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 7:29 pm
by Jeff-7
Picssss
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:02 pm
by Krosis
My cell phone's camera is crappy but here ya go. Even if I had a better camera, pics don't do it justice.
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:44 pm
by Holy Schnikes
Krosis wrote:My cell phone's camera is crappy but here ya go. Even if I had a better camera, pics don't do it justice.
Agreed, they're killer guitars! One of the better playing and sounding SGs I've ever tried/owned. Mine is so resonant with great sustain and a perfect setup that took minimal effort. I got the vintage sunburst, love both the look and feel of the finish.
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 2:05 pm
by Krosis
Nice!
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 2:30 pm
by foomanfat
Man, an SG sans pickguard looks so strange to me.
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 4:07 pm
by Holy Schnikes
foomanfat wrote:Man, an SG sans pickguard looks so strange to me.
I ordered a 5-ply '61-style small guard for mine but it had to be custom cut as the 24 fret neck pushed the pickups a little closer to each other than normal. As a result, the standard Gibson guard wouldn't quite fit.
I also swapped the Nashville bridge for an ABR-1 using conversion studs/posts. That way I could get more string clearance and lower the tailpiece to my liking.
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 4:24 pm
by HorseyBoy
friendship wrote:Every time Gibson releases new shit I always feel like they're really disorganized or confused or a committee of white collar MBA bros decided everything. What exactly is your angle, Gibson?
It's especially weird to me because I grew up thinking that owning a Gibson would be the Ultimate Shit, but now I've been repelled by pretty much everything they do for the past 10 years at least. If it's affordable, the quality control is abysmal. If it's a great guitar, it's prohibitively expensive.
Yeah, I never wanted anything but Gibson guitars when I was younger but just about everything they do these days horrifies me. The Firebird looks okay (because it's hard to make a Firebird look anything less than cool) but then they go and spoil it by putting stupid Steinberger tuners on it. And the pups will still sound like ass.
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 5:00 pm
by Holy Schnikes
Yeah, between the Min-E-Tune robot tuner or whatever it is and the Steinberger tuners Gibson is swiftly ruining even the rare cool guitars they've recently released.
Re: Gibson 2014
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 12:44 am
by van_muddlestein
Honestly if I could get that Futura SG without the Min-E tuners or whatever in that champagne faded finish....I'd rock the piss out of that.
