SWINGTRADER Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Robin Finck, lead guitarist of GUNS N' ROSES, stopped by the New York City Gibson Guitar showroom to pick up a Gibson Custom Les Paul Standard '58 Reissue to play on tour and beyond. One of three guitarists in GUNS N' ROSES that play Gibson, Finck is one of a few artists who has played in two bands listed on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock": NINE INCH NAILS and GUNS N' ROSES. A photo gallery is available at TalkingMetal.com. -----------------------------He really has that homeless look down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmygod Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 rock2 cool news, thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Manson Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I bet jim bob will get a hard on from this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackvelvet Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Yay for the mystery man Robin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssiscool Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 he visits a guitar shop and people go mad. jeeze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy79 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 This is the link to the galery:http://www.striglsmusicnews.com/podcasts/t.../gunsnroses.htmI'd love to do a 1-minute-free-shopping in that store, damn!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kollemann99 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 THX for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Manson Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Looks like a drug dealer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I bet jim bob will get a hard on from this... But really, a guitarist goes to a guitar shop and everybody go crazy oh, yes, it's a sign.... Chinese Democracy starts .... nevermind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssiscool Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I bet jim bob will get a hard on from this...oh, yes, it's a sign.... Chinese Democracy starts .... nevermind...yep here we go again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucketbot101 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Lol this is big news eh? Shock! Robin goes guitar shopping and isnt dressed like a 70s hippy serial killer! STOP PRESS! Id rather see him go take guitar lessons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon87 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Lookin' cool. Robin rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Axl Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 cool, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass71player Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 (edited) gibsons are such shit guitars! iconic, but not worth the price (of course, who in guns n' roses actually pays for guitars)has anyone noticed that every one of finck's les pauls is, in some way, altered. mostly just different knob placement, and new pickups or lack of certain positions, the one played on chinese democracy doesn't have a neck pickup.bumblefoot of course has some taste outside his Paul, and richard plays some cool guitars too, mostly izzy-esque gibson hollowbodys (still shit) but i think i've even seen a pic with him with a zemaitis Edited November 15, 2006 by bass71player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen8R Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Lol this is big news eh? Shock! Robin goes guitar shopping and isnt dressed like a 70s hippy serial killer! STOP PRESS! Id rather see him go take guitar lessons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknophyle83 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Gibsons are still great guitars (if somewhat more "hit-and-miss" than they used to be), but I can guarantee you one thing, the one Robin is buying isn't your typical Guitar Center off-the-shelf LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Manson Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Gibsons are still great guitars (if somewhat more "hit-and-miss" than they used to be), but I can guarantee you one thing, the one Robin is buying isn't your typical Guitar Center off-the-shelf LP.He's buying a second hand les paul copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohyesindeed Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 gibsons are such shit guitars! iconic, but not worth the price (of course, who in guns n' roses actually pays for guitars)has anyone noticed that every one of finck's les pauls is, in some way, altered. mostly just different knob placement, and new pickups or lack of certain positions, the one played on chinese democracy doesn't have a neck pickup.bumblefoot of course has some taste outside his Paul, and richard plays some cool guitars too, mostly izzy-esque gibson hollowbodys (still shit) but i think i've even seen a pic with him with a zemaitisGibsons are still great guitars (if somewhat more "hit-and-miss" than they used to be), but I can guarantee you one thing, the one Robin is buying isn't your typical Guitar Center off-the-shelf LP.it has been decades since gibson really made quality guitars. now, an amerian gibson is still better than a lot of whats on the shelf @ yer local guitar center, but sitll, the quality has slipped a lot since the 80s, and somehow as the quality goes doewn the price goes up!if finck bought the new '58 VOS reissue, he made a good choice though. thats like the top top $4000 type shit that is actually really good.i think his typical mod is making the bridge volume and tone knobs active for both pickups, while placing the toggle switch where one of the neck pickup knobs used to be. this is usually done because the guitarist doesnt change volume/tone between pickups anyway, and so he won't flip the toggle switch up or down when he's rockin' out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass71player Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 gibsons are such shit guitars! iconic, but not worth the price (of course, who in guns n' roses actually pays for guitars)has anyone noticed that every one of finck's les pauls is, in some way, altered. mostly just different knob placement, and new pickups or lack of certain positions, the one played on chinese democracy doesn't have a neck pickup.bumblefoot of course has some taste outside his Paul, and richard plays some cool guitars too, mostly izzy-esque gibson hollowbodys (still shit) but i think i've even seen a pic with him with a zemaitisGibsons are still great guitars (if somewhat more "hit-and-miss" than they used to be), but I can guarantee you one thing, the one Robin is buying isn't your typical Guitar Center off-the-shelf LP.it has been decades since gibson really made quality guitars. now, an amerian gibson is still better than a lot of whats on the shelf @ yer local guitar center, but sitll, the quality has slipped a lot since the 80s, and somehow as the quality goes doewn the price goes up!if finck bought the new '58 VOS reissue, he made a good choice though. thats like the top top $4000 type shit that is actually really good.i think his typical mod is making the bridge volume and tone knobs active for both pickups, while placing the toggle switch where one of the neck pickup knobs used to be. this is usually done because the guitarist doesnt change volume/tone between pickups anyway, and so he won't flip the toggle switch up or down when he's rockin' out....my thing is that i really hate seeing the les paul (or any gibson for that matter) put on this pedestal as like THE GUITAR you know? if you're gonna spend 4 grand on a les paul, why don't you go out and get a real guitar like a tom anderson or prs? i dunno, i guess i'm jaded from working at a high end guitar store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience 4 Axl Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Looks like a drug dealer...Is that the real pic.? His head looks huge for his body... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 (edited) Looks like a drug dealer...Anyone else notice how fucking big his head is?EDIT: LOL damn... P4A beat me to it. Edited November 15, 2006 by Forsaken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I think hes leaning foward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohyesindeed Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 (edited) gibsons are such shit guitars! iconic, but not worth the price (of course, who in guns n' roses actually pays for guitars)has anyone noticed that every one of finck's les pauls is, in some way, altered. mostly just different knob placement, and new pickups or lack of certain positions, the one played on chinese democracy doesn't have a neck pickup.bumblefoot of course has some taste outside his Paul, and richard plays some cool guitars too, mostly izzy-esque gibson hollowbodys (still shit) but i think i've even seen a pic with him with a zemaitisGibsons are still great guitars (if somewhat more "hit-and-miss" than they used to be), but I can guarantee you one thing, the one Robin is buying isn't your typical Guitar Center off-the-shelf LP.it has been decades since gibson really made quality guitars. now, an amerian gibson is still better than a lot of whats on the shelf @ yer local guitar center, but sitll, the quality has slipped a lot since the 80s, and somehow as the quality goes doewn the price goes up!if finck bought the new '58 VOS reissue, he made a good choice though. thats like the top top $4000 type shit that is actually really good.i think his typical mod is making the bridge volume and tone knobs active for both pickups, while placing the toggle switch where one of the neck pickup knobs used to be. this is usually done because the guitarist doesnt change volume/tone between pickups anyway, and so he won't flip the toggle switch up or down when he's rockin' out....my thing is that i really hate seeing the les paul (or any gibson for that matter) put on this pedestal as like THE GUITAR you know? if you're gonna spend 4 grand on a les paul, why don't you go out and get a real guitar like a tom anderson or prs? i dunno, i guess i'm jaded from working at a high end guitar storei guess "THE GUITAR" differs from person to person....i stick with fender and gibson personally. although when it comes to fender it's much cheaper and satisfying to put one together out of spare parts. my friend just built a tele for 700 bux that would go for 2000 if fender had actually made it....at this point i think people go for les pauls b/c they're iconic and that kinda have that sound/feel.....some people just like gibsons, ya know? finck always had a les paul or les paul type guitar in NIN if i remember correctly....guess he's just a gibson guy.... Edited November 15, 2006 by ohyesindeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience 4 Axl Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I think hes leaning foward Yeah, but it still looks massive compared to everything else. I almost thought it was a bad photoshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 LOL Robin looks like a bobble head doll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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