Iconic, timeless guitar maker Gibson on the verge of bankruptcy - Page 2

cork_soaker · 02-22-2018, 04:19 PM

also all of his rack gear, sigh

it was awesome though, at the time

slunken · 02-22-2018, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Run To Me

My favorite electric is the now-discontinued discount Mexican strat

I learned on one and never really moved past it. Just feels like home. Stock everything (except graphite saddles ofc) sounds amazing with just some amp dirt

I've had a deluxe MX strat (the Lonestar) for a handful of years now. Love it.

Run To Me · 02-22-2018, 05:47 PM

My man, yeah mmmmm that rosewood fretboard feels so supple to poke, huh

I do not like the maple on usa strats, even though their frets are probably better

Sonic Johnny · 02-22-2018, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Run To Me

Stock everything (except graphite saddles ofc)

I had these put on my AR and it was a good investment.

teh b0lly!!1 · 02-23-2018, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slunken

I've had a deluxe MX strat (the Lonestar) for a handful of years now. Love it.

Shadaloo · 02-23-2018, 09:33 AM

I assembled a frankenstrat from the maple neck of a squier strat pak guitar that sat unloved in the corner of my room for eight years with the body and bridge of a '57 reissue that likewise sat alone in a friend's studio corner for years. We sanded the body down, gave it a grey paint job, basically rebuilt it form the ground up with new parts otherwise, filed down a few uneven frets, put lace sensor pickups in it, and I'm proud to say that I now have the ultimate in DIY dollar store homemade Corgan ripoff strats. It actually plays really, really nice.

Sonic Johnny · 02-23-2018, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadaloo

put lace sensor pickups in it

Are these worth the $$?

Mals Marola · 02-23-2018, 12:49 PM

if you're looking for a magnified hotness to your tone, absolutely

my longest-owned guitar has been a blue mexican strat that has them & that mighta been the best thing i ever did to it

Mals Marola · 02-23-2018, 12:50 PM

to this day i still have no fuckin' clue where those BC Dimarzio pickups disappeared to after I bought them - they weren't exactly a cheap purchase and i'd had them installed in a different strat for a while

starting to think i was visited by a thief in the night

smashingjj · 02-23-2018, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by teh b0lly!!1

Holy shit that's a girl from Amsterdam who posts pictures of/with her cat callers with what they say to her as a caption. I'm a fan

teh b0lly!!1 · 02-23-2018, 08:28 PM

i thought she's from brazil

butthurt · 02-23-2018, 09:49 PM

Too many manufacturers out there.

smashingjj · 02-24-2018, 04:11 AM

nope, Amsterdam. Noa Jansma.

Elphenor · 02-26-2018, 11:48 PM

HAVE NEVER OWNED A GIBSON

ONLY CHEAP BLACK AND WHITE MEXICAN STRATS

Disco King · 02-27-2018, 12:14 AM

I have purposely tried not to delve too deep into the technical details and finer points of different guitar makes, because I know that the sooner I learn about that shit, the sooner I'll become dissatisfied with the guitars I've already got and will want to get new ones. And then I'll want one of these, one of those, one of the 1972 Wisconsin-made versions of those, etc. It seems like a bottomless pit of discontent I could dump all my money into.

I guess it's an Epicurean stance. Cultivate simple tastes, so that your tastes can be easily satisfied. Hedonism made as easy as possible. I might sound like shit, but it doesn't matter if I'll never know it. If a guitar looks good and won't break and is playable and sounds like a guitar, it's my favourite guitar.

Disco King · 02-27-2018, 12:20 AM

I would be the most boring rock star to be interviewed in a guitar magazine.

"Tell us about your gear. What draws you to Strata? What tones are you going for?"

"I saw this at a garage sale and it was the late afternoon and the seller wanted to close up and go to bed, so he just wanted it gone. I liked the colour. I didn't test it there, so I didn't know what it would sound like until I took it home. It sounded more like a guitar than a trombone or flute, and I really look for that in a guitar. Also, the guy threw in some picks and a a The Who fake book. I can play most of 'Don't Get Fooled Again' now."

Elphenor · 02-28-2018, 12:18 AM

if you had a sick EP that story would be fucking great PUNK ROCK

Elphenor · 02-28-2018, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Disco King

I have purposely tried not to delve too deep into the technical details and finer points of different guitar makes, because I know that the sooner I learn about that shit, the sooner I'll become dissatisfied with the guitars I've already got and will want to get new ones. And then I'll want one of these, one of those, one of the 1972 Wisconsin-made versions of those, etc. It seems like a bottomless pit of discontent I could dump all my money into.

I guess it's an Epicurean stance. Cultivate simple tastes, so that your tastes can be easily satisfied. Hedonism made as easy as possible. I might sound like shit, but it doesn't matter if I'll never know it. If a guitar looks good and won't break and is playable and sounds like a guitar, it's my favourite guitar.

yeah I just want something standard with some flexibility, nothing that really draws attention to itself

Julian, Porn CONNOISSEUR · 03-02-2018, 01:35 AM

KNOW WHO MAKES GREAT CANNED HAMS? HORMEL. HOR FUCKING MEL

Disco King · 03-02-2018, 02:13 PM

You know who makes great steamed hams?

slunken · 03-02-2018, 07:17 PM

idk who?

slunken · 03-02-2018, 07:18 PM

guitar nerds? do they make steamed ham?

teh b0lly!!1 · 03-02-2018, 10:18 PM

Run To Me · 03-04-2018, 10:31 PM

You can make magic on shit equipment, it’s true, as long as you sit with a guitar in your hands for as many hours or days or years it takes to finally teach you the way guitars like most to be poked

That’s all you really need

Everything else is just how easy does the guitar give up the magic, are you going to really need to sting it or what

Disco King · 03-04-2018, 11:18 PM

Word.

There is a point where a tool can be so shit that it's only going to hamper your progress, but those are, like, those $50 acoustics on Amazon that always come in bright colours and will have the bridge nut chip off or the neck just detach from the body mid-song.

I once had an acoustic that I couldn't even tune up to standard without the strings breaking.

But beyond that really low bar, most any guitar will do just fine.

Disco King · 03-04-2018, 11:22 PM

Although, I have has a problem with getting sustain at higher frets with my guitars, especially when string bending. And the high E string getting tucked under a fret bar.

I don't know if it's me, or the guitars. Happened with my Squire and Jay Turser Stats.

teh b0lly!!1 · 03-05-2018, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Disco King

Although, I have has a problem with getting sustain at higher frets with my guitars, especially when string bending. And the high E string getting tucked under a fret bar.

I don't know if it's me, or the guitars. Happened with my Squire and Jay Turser Stats.

this has happened to me with my SG as well and it's really annoying. online research at the time showed that the problem is likely to be slight convex bowing of the neck, or the bridge piece, with special attention to the carving of the string grooves. i remember strongly considering a Callaham bridge at the time - but much like with the issue of MY LIFE, i never ended up pulling the trigger.

with that said, if this happens to you on multiple guitars, it might be a technique thing, as well.

teh b0lly!!1 · 03-05-2018, 03:14 AM

in other news, i just came back home after not playing guitar for a month, and my hard earned callouses are gone. boo

incubator · 03-14-2018, 07:02 AM

the Gibson guitar business is profitable. they also make good guitars. the 70s and 80s were a dark, dark time for Gibson ..those pancake bodies have some defenders but honestly if you covet a 70s or 80s Gibson over a new one then you're crazy..its like wanting a CBS strat over a current CS one. they're garbage and the whole reason the vintage market even exists

after inflation a les paul standard is cheaper than ever + they do some $400, $500ish american made guitars. cheaper than a MIM strat.

the guitar biz is fine just they diversified too much and too stupidly.

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02-22-2018, 04:19 PM	#31
cork_soaker full of longing Posts: 10,505	also all of his rack gear, sigh it was awesome though, at the time

02-22-2018, 05:47 PM	#33
Run To Me Apocalyptic Poster Location: Where the frog spoils the leaf Posts: 3,995	My man, yeah mmmmm that rosewood fretboard feels so supple to poke, huh I do not like the maple on usa strats, even though their frets are probably better

02-23-2018, 09:33 AM	#36
Shadaloo Apocalyptic Poster Location: YOU SAID THERE WAS WATER ON THE MOON AND INSTEAD IT'S JUST MORE GODDAMN COCKSUCKING Posts: 1,113	I assembled a frankenstrat from the maple neck of a squier strat pak guitar that sat unloved in the corner of my room for eight years with the body and bridge of a '57 reissue that likewise sat alone in a friend's studio corner for years. We sanded the body down, gave it a grey paint job, basically rebuilt it form the ground up with new parts otherwise, filed down a few uneven frets, put lace sensor pickups in it, and I'm proud to say that I now have the ultimate in DIY dollar store homemade Corgan ripoff strats. It actually plays really, really nice.

02-23-2018, 12:49 PM	#38
Mals Marola Apocalyptic Poster Location: The Land of Austistic O-board Rejects, Retarded in All Ways Posts: 4,196	if you're looking for a magnified hotness to your tone, absolutely my longest-owned guitar has been a blue mexican strat that has them & that mighta been the best thing i ever did to it

02-23-2018, 12:50 PM	#39
Mals Marola Apocalyptic Poster Location: The Land of Austistic O-board Rejects, Retarded in All Ways Posts: 4,196	to this day i still have no fuckin' clue where those BC Dimarzio pickups disappeared to after I bought them - they weren't exactly a cheap purchase and i'd had them installed in a different strat for a while starting to think i was visited by a thief in the night

02-23-2018, 08:28 PM	#41
teh b0lly!!1 Braindead Location: PROWLING THE BADLANDS Posts: 15,860	i thought she's from brazil

02-23-2018, 09:49 PM	#42
butthurt Apocalyptic Poster Location: on the internet Posts: 1,357	Too many manufacturers out there.

02-24-2018, 04:11 AM	#43
smashingjj mother rater Location: calm boy Posts: 30,861	nope, Amsterdam. Noa Jansma.

02-26-2018, 11:48 PM	#44
Elphenor Socialphobic Location: Shivers Posts: 14,264	HAVE NEVER OWNED A GIBSON ONLY CHEAP BLACK AND WHITE MEXICAN STRATS

02-27-2018, 12:14 AM	#45
Disco King Minion of Satan Location: Banned Posts: 5,104	I have purposely tried not to delve too deep into the technical details and finer points of different guitar makes, because I know that the sooner I learn about that shit, the sooner I'll become dissatisfied with the guitars I've already got and will want to get new ones. And then I'll want one of these, one of those, one of the 1972 Wisconsin-made versions of those, etc. It seems like a bottomless pit of discontent I could dump all my money into. I guess it's an Epicurean stance. Cultivate simple tastes, so that your tastes can be easily satisfied. Hedonism made as easy as possible. I might sound like shit, but it doesn't matter if I'll never know it. If a guitar looks good and won't break and is playable and sounds like a guitar, it's my favourite guitar.

02-27-2018, 12:20 AM	#46
Disco King Minion of Satan Location: Banned Posts: 5,104	I would be the most boring rock star to be interviewed in a guitar magazine. "Tell us about your gear. What draws you to Strata? What tones are you going for?" "I saw this at a garage sale and it was the late afternoon and the seller wanted to close up and go to bed, so he just wanted it gone. I liked the colour. I didn't test it there, so I didn't know what it would sound like until I took it home. It sounded more like a guitar than a trombone or flute, and I really look for that in a guitar. Also, the guy threw in some picks and a a The Who fake book. I can play most of 'Don't Get Fooled Again' now."

02-28-2018, 12:18 AM	#47
Elphenor Socialphobic Location: Shivers Posts: 14,264	if you had a sick EP that story would be fucking great PUNK ROCK

03-02-2018, 01:35 AM	#49
Julian, Porn CONNOISSEUR Ownz Posts: 935	KNOW WHO MAKES GREAT CANNED HAMS? HORMEL. HOR FUCKING MEL

03-02-2018, 02:13 PM	#50
Disco King Minion of Satan Location: Banned Posts: 5,104	You know who makes great steamed hams?

03-02-2018, 07:17 PM	#51
slunken Virgo Posts: 38,909	idk who?

03-02-2018, 07:18 PM	#52
slunken Virgo Posts: 38,909	guitar nerds? do they make steamed ham?

03-02-2018, 10:18 PM	#53
teh b0lly!!1 Braindead Location: PROWLING THE BADLANDS Posts: 15,860

03-04-2018, 10:31 PM	#54
Run To Me Apocalyptic Poster Location: Where the frog spoils the leaf Posts: 3,995	You can make magic on shit equipment, it’s true, as long as you sit with a guitar in your hands for as many hours or days or years it takes to finally teach you the way guitars like most to be poked That’s all you really need Everything else is just how easy does the guitar give up the magic, are you going to really need to sting it or what

03-04-2018, 11:18 PM	#55
Disco King Minion of Satan Location: Banned Posts: 5,104	Word. There is a point where a tool can be so shit that it's only going to hamper your progress, but those are, like, those $50 acoustics on Amazon that always come in bright colours and will have the bridge nut chip off or the neck just detach from the body mid-song. I once had an acoustic that I couldn't even tune up to standard without the strings breaking. But beyond that really low bar, most any guitar will do just fine.

03-04-2018, 11:22 PM	#56
Disco King Minion of Satan Location: Banned Posts: 5,104	Although, I have has a problem with getting sustain at higher frets with my guitars, especially when string bending. And the high E string getting tucked under a fret bar. I don't know if it's me, or the guitars. Happened with my Squire and Jay Turser Stats.

03-05-2018, 03:14 AM	#58
teh b0lly!!1 Braindead Location: PROWLING THE BADLANDS Posts: 15,860	in other news, i just came back home after not playing guitar for a month, and my hard earned callouses are gone. boo

03-14-2018, 07:02 AM	#59
incubator Demi-God Posts: 255	the Gibson guitar business is profitable. they also make good guitars. the 70s and 80s were a dark, dark time for Gibson ..those pancake bodies have some defenders but honestly if you covet a 70s or 80s Gibson over a new one then you're crazy..its like wanting a CBS strat over a current CS one. they're garbage and the whole reason the vintage market even exists after inflation a les paul standard is cheaper than ever + they do some $400, $500ish american made guitars. cheaper than a MIM strat. the guitar biz is fine just they diversified too much and too stupidly.