teknophyle83 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Well I'm a "Gibson guy", personally. It's all a matter of preference, but for ME, nothing can beat a real Gibson Les Paul. I've picked up a few that weren't the greatest (though all have been pretty good), but a good Gibson LP is very hard to beat.I got a Gibson LP Menace (flat black finish, saves a bunch of money and looks cool as hell ) for about $800 new after trying several, and it beats the crap out of a lot of guitars of various brands that cost a whole lot more.Maybe I got lucky, I don't know, but that's just my experience.There are a whole lot of artists out there using Gibsons for them to be as bad as a lot of people like to pretend they are. There's a part of me that believes a lot of people don't like them because they're expensive. But, again, Gibson, like any other company, is going to pay special attention to a guitar being prepared for a pro musician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
November_rain Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 The pic seems a photoshop to me. The position of the body doesn´t fit with the position of the head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannon21 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 (edited) Looks like a drug dealer...HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S A MINNESOTA VIKINGS t-shirt!!!! Finck = GODKannon.*EDIT*Who's that guy with Finck? he was at Retox with Baz and Scott Ian. Edited November 15, 2006 by kannon21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass71player Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 (edited) i 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....you're absolutely right about fenders... i built a jazz bass last summer that simply EATS anything that would come close in price (600-700 bucks at the end of the day). and i guess the gibson thing is what it is ::But, again, Gibson, like any other company, is going to pay special attention to a guitar being prepared for a pro musician.the thing that irritates me is that it's not personally prepared (at least production models) for a pro musician and you can get stuff that truly is for less money. whatever, i'll stop posting in this thread now Edited November 16, 2006 by bass71player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SxRacer193 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 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 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....just to put my 2 cents in i have a prs custom shop and american eagle, a james tyler, a bc rich and a les paul and my les paul is my favoritve. it feels the best in my hands by far. so for me it is the guitar. my tyler is a close second though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketslash Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 i 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....you're absolutely right about fenders... i built a jazz bass last summer that simply EATS anything that would come close in price (600-700 bucks at the end of the day). and i guess the gibson thing is what it is ::But, again, Gibson, like any other company, is going to pay special attention to a guitar being prepared for a pro musician.the thing that irritates me is that it's not personally prepared (at least production models) for a pro musician and you can get stuff that truly is for less money. whatever, i'll stop posting in this thread now But thats why i like gibsonsbeing unpersonally prepared, it gives a wide range of stylesidk....i'm a gibbo guy too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackvelvet Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 i 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....you're absolutely right about fenders... i built a jazz bass last summer that simply EATS anything that would come close in price (600-700 bucks at the end of the day). and i guess the gibson thing is what it is ::But, again, Gibson, like any other company, is going to pay special attention to a guitar being prepared for a pro musician.the thing that irritates me is that it's not personally prepared (at least production models) for a pro musician and you can get stuff that truly is for less money. whatever, i'll stop posting in this thread now Is that you in your avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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