Feature:
No accessories. Just the guitar. I'll probably put some Gibson
pickups on it at some later date. I'm happy with what's on there now. Some people complain about the tuners. I find no fault with them. By the way, this guitar is flawlessly beautiful. No mistakes
anywhere.
Quality:
I dare anyone to compare their Gibson ES-175 with my Epi. I have
read some reports of people who were very unhappy with the Gibson 175's built in recent years. Evidently the old ones made in the 50's were fantastic. The only real advantage of the Gibson over the Epiphone now would most likely be the pickups.
Value:
It is definitly worth the price.
Desirability:
Actually, I own it. I have seven guitars including a Les Paul, which
is a beautiful guitar, however, the one that stands out and really grab my eye is the ES-175. I love the retro cutaway design, with the
sharp edge. Most guitars have the cutaway smoothed out to a gentle
curve. I really like the sunburst design--and everything else about
the way it was designed and built. It really is a work of art.
Sound:
This guitar has a great mellow sound for jazz, but if you
want a little "twang" for country, just turn the tone control
up a few notches and you'll get all the twang you want. I don't know
much about the new sounds of today's rock, a solid body guitar is
probably better for that. Oh yes, no feedback---quite unusual for
a real hollow body guitar.
Ease of Use:
It arrived with a broken E (1st) string. I put another whole set
of strings on it, lowered the bridge a little, set the intonation
and started playing. It plays really easy. I can go for hours with
any strained or hurting fingers. I'm playing it through a small
Ibanez Bass amp---sounds great. I also use a rather large 40 year
old Acoustic amp---all kinds of equalization stuff on it which gives ita big enough sound to provide accompaniment for congregational singing at my church.
Support:
I had to pick some number here. I actually have never contacted the
company. If I have any problems, or when the frets wear down, I'll
contact a local luthier.
Overall:
This will be the last guitar I will ever buy. If it gets broken
or damaged beyond repair, then I will buy a replacement. When I want
to play smooth jazz, this is my instrument. I have the Les Paul
and my other guitars to do other things, but I find myself using them less and less. As I said before, as things wear out on it,
such as frets or tuners I'll have a luthier take care of it. I will
also probably in the future put some genuine Gibson 50's style
pickups on it.
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