Item: GIBLPBG
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22 People rated this product :
7 out of 10
6 People wrote reviews
8 out of 10
"Pure genious"
Feature:
Comes in a perfect fit case, so that's some value for your buck that you have to consider when comparing prices.
Personally I don't find the placement of the kill switch weird. I don't like the switch itself though. I think I'd rather have had a button instead. Press the button to kill and release to revive it.
I would also have liked a top for the select switch. It's a tad short and hard to set in the heat of battle. That one is very easily fixed though.
Quality:
I love the rough finish. It looks like a flayed snake. I would have like a tad more sanding here and there though, but that's not something that really bothers me.
It feels very well made and I doubt it's of less quality than my fully finished Explorer.
Value:
I actually find it a tad expensive considering the rough finish, but strangely enough I no longer mind having to pay $1500 for it here in Sweden.
Desirability:
It's basically the only cool Les Paul I've ever seen. Never been a fan of high gloss Les Pauls, but this one really speaks to me. I got the trans black one, but now I want the red one as well.
Absolutely fantastic design.
Sound:
Can go from low meld distorted rythm guitar to scorching rock leads to rich clean chords and pickings. Mixing the P90 with a bumhugger is just plain and simple, awesome.
I was very sceptical at first, but when I finally got to use it at practice with my band all my second guesses were blown away. My Gibson Explorer and Washburn Nuno N4 are both back-up from now on.
Ease of Use:
Easy to play, comfortable and fast neck. The select switch is on the short side though without the cap, so that's pretty much it.
Support:
No idea. Never been in contact with Gibson.
Overall:
A few flaws with really scruffy wood at some places and a hard-to-operate select switch, but the sound that comes out of this guitar will melt your brains and the body design is just pure genious.
The only guitar yet in my collection that sounds great no matter what I play, be it Eric Clapton, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Paradise Lost, Johnny Cash or In Flames.
Submitted: 2/14/2008
1 out of 10
"Try Before you Buy!!!!!!!!!!"
Feature:
THE KILLSWITCH IS USELESS!!!!!
The guitar, like most Gibson guitars has two volume knobs. If you turn down the volume of the opposite pickup you are using, you can use the pickup selector as a killswitch! IT IS USELESS!!!
P.S. I know a TON of guitar players are probably reading this and rolling their eyes, but to all of the guitar players just getting into the expensive guitars, Gibson Guitars have 2 volume and 2 tone knobs for a reason. A gibson can get so many sounds just by using the middle position and screwing with the tone knobs. Plus, if you use a gibson in the middle setting, you can use the volume controls to determine how much of each pickup is used. IT IS GREAT! My personal word of advice is do not buy this guitar, but bite the bullet and pay an extra 400 dollars for the Studio, and for pickup changes, if needed. Seriously, 2 volume and 2 tone knobs are a gift from god!
Quality:
Rather cheap, I know that the guitar is meant to be "distressed" but some things, like rough frets, arent "distressed" qualities. Just check the BFG you might buy over AND OVER for all of these things.
Value:
It depends on what you like and what you are looking for.
In my opinion, this guitar should be an Epiphone.
Desirability:
It depends on what you like
Sound:
Depends on what you like
I personally dont like it much.
Ease of Use:
It is a Gibson
Support:
I own an SG Standard in Heritage Cherry. Ive had to register my guitar and that is it. HOWEVER, when you register it, it asks for your model of guitar, and it is not just "SG Standard in Heritage Cherry" it is a "code" name, so call up your local Guitar Center, they will know exactly what the code is.
Overall:
I would not buy it, because I do not like the sound or look, but for all you guys out there considering, I would recommend going up a step, and just changing out the pickups in a Gibson Les Paul Studio. It would give you those precious tone and volume knobs : ).
-Peace
Submitted: 1/21/2008
Style of Music: All but Country
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