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Gibson DSSV Shred V Electric Guitar with EMG Pickups (With Case)

Guitar of the Month for August 2008. Limited run of 1,000.

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"NO need fo a locking nut..." submitted July 29, 2011

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Musical Background: Studio owner/engineer/producer, guitar, bass etc.
Music Style: anything with a beat, mostly R&R
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Sound: Great for metal as the 85's have alot of gain and breakup early on the dial, but still retains that awesome Gibson tone when you dial down the guitar volume and tone knobs. You really can play just about anything with it because it has a nice clean shimmer as well. Remember it's a high end Gibson with top of the line electrics, made in the USA. no cheap chinese parts or light gauge wire that kills tone etc. Feature: First off lets address peoples norrow thinking about it needing a locking nut, which it doesn't. The Shred V comes with real locking tuners that have a little wheel with groves for grip on the backs of them, to individually lock each tuner down completely or as tight/loose as you turn it. They are used on high end Strats to keep it in tune when using those old school design tremolos and they work great so why wouldn't they on a top loader trem like the Kahler? They do work great there too. Plus you still get to use a bone or Tusq etc. nut for better tone transfer that a steel locking nut does. Everything else is typical Gibson and flawless the only thing that would be better is 2 vol/tones for each pickup and maybe an 81 or 60 bridge pickup mind you the two 85's are amazing togehter too. Ease of Use: Fast, Ebony, Flying V, what do you think? Quality: Gibson USA with high end aftermarket parts, done in the states by hand, with a flawless mirror black nitro paint job!!! what else can you say? Value: She's pretty steep in price but I think it will hold it'd value for a long long time. Manufacturer Support: I've never need Gibson support and probably never will. The Wow Factor: Only 1000 made, looks like it could bomb Russia but almost so nice looking you don't want to take it off the wall or even touch it. Overall: Nothing gets a perfect ten from me yet..not even my holy grail 58 custom shop Les Paul VOS
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Gibson DSSV Shred V Customer Review submitted October 1, 2008

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Sound: Way overpriced! Slap a couple EMG's and a Kahler bridge on it, so it's worth a couple thousand? I DON'T THINK SO, GIBSON!!!
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"WILL NOT STAY IN TUNE" submitted March 6, 2009

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Sound: Any guitar with a tremolo system that doesn't have a locking nut on it *will* go out of tune horribly. That is a fact. The strings will move in and out of the nut as you push and pull on the tremolo bar, get hung up in tension, and change length, therefore affecting tuning stability. Every other Kahler-equipped guitar brand (as well as Floyd Rose) that I have seen comes with a locking nut. Kahlers are DESIGNED to have a locking nut. This is a serious and unforgivable blunder on Gibson's part, and this is not the first time they've done this. It makes you wonder if the people designing the guitars even know anything about them (or at the very least, anything about tremolo systems). If you buy one of these, and actually want it to stay in tune, you'll be going to Kahler's website and buying an aftermarket locking nut. And for a guitar this expensive, that is unnacceptable.
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