...mind to show off your Gibson guitars?

[Biloxide]

My sg tribute walnut natural before i swap all the electro pcb quick connect for cts pots and sd 59 zebras and hardtail/bridge for tonepros. One piece of mahogany, 50's mapple neck.

I'll post tomorow new pictures of her.

[npfrs]

[muffonrat]

My sg tribute walnut natural before i swap all the electro pcb quick connect for cts pots and sd 59 zebras and hardtail/bridge for tonepros. One piece of mahogany, 50's mapple neck.

I'll post tomorow new pictures of her.

Was in a guitar store the other day and tried this model. The neck felt absolutely fantastic to my hand, loved the width of the neck and now I am seriously considering getting one with the plan to change the pickups to p90s.
First will have to get rid a couple of guitars though .
How do you like yours after some months of playing?
Any updates on the modifications?

[sal paradise]

I should add my ‘91 standard here. It plays better than I’d ever hoped an LP could.

[Biloxide]

My sg tribute walnut natural before i swap all the electro pcb quick connect for cts pots and sd 59 zebras and hardtail/bridge for tonepros. One piece of mahogany, 50's mapple neck.

I'll post tomorow new pictures of her.

Was in a guitar store the other day and tried this model. The neck felt absolutely fantastic to my hand, loved the width of the neck and now I am seriously considering getting one with the plan to change the pickups to p90s.
First will have to get rid a couple of guitars though .
How do you like yours after some months of playing?
Any updates on the modifications?

Hello,
It's a beefy large mapple neck not my preference but playable. I have swap the bridge and tail piece aluminium for tonepros nickel.
Before buying look close, there's some quality control defect like on mine the fretboard at the end 1 corner is not right and plan, it's only visual, but it don't affect at all the sound and tune.
I'll do some photo this past morning for show you the mods, see you later!

[s_mcsleazy]

god. this thread makes me wish i could bond with gibson style guitars but i just cant.

[Biloxide]

Let's go!!!
Here some pictures after some mods to this small sg for doing it more attractive...

Hope it please...
Sorry for the light, today it's hot temp like "canicule"... i close all the doorwindow.... fucking whitish sun

[muffonrat]

Thanks for the update, looks gorgeous,enjoy!
There are lots of ads for this particular model on the local ebay here so maybe will make a move

[ThePearDream]

god. this thread makes me wish i could bond with gibson style guitars but i just cant.

100% agree. I can't. They feel so wrong.

[Embenny]

god. this thread makes me wish i could bond with gibson style guitars but i just cant.

100% agree. I can't. They feel so wrong.

That's what I used to think. But if you're an Offset person, there's probably a Gibson style guitar out there that won't feel so wrong.

Firebirds have giant bodies, necks moved over to the left, and neck angles similar to an Offset with a shim. Those are a good gateway Gibson (a FB was mine). It's not miles away from a Jazzmaster in a number of ways (including tone, once you put proper vintage style FB pickups in it).

A flat-top LP Junior/DC/Special doesn't feel totally unlike a Mustang. Similar size, similar neck angle.

My Flying Vs feel a lot like Offsets in terms of the neck angle/bridge height and how they hang on a strap.

To me, Strats and Teles feel more unlike my Offsets than Gibsons do, which is why I never bond with them and yet keep bonding with Gibsons.

For reference, a Jaguar was my main electric guitar starting from about 3 years in to playing electric, and it took me nearly 20 years for me to start liking Gibsons. In all that time, I still haven't managed to truly like a Strat or Telecaster, and it's 100% down to feel (I adore Strat neck pickups and Tele bridge pickups).

Plus, all you need to do is find the one gateway Gibson. Once you play that long enough, it's easy to transition to other models. I went Firebird->Flying V->SG->335->LP.

Only the Flying Vs have stuck around, +/- my Epi LP Muse (I'm 50/50 on keeping it), but I wouldn't have gotten there if I hadn't started with a Firebird and worked my way through different models.

[ThePearDream]

god. this thread makes me wish i could bond with gibson style guitars but i just cant.

100% agree. I can't. They feel so wrong.

That's what I used to think. But if you're an Offset person, there's probably a Gibson style guitar out there that won't feel so wrong.

Firebirds have giant bodies, necks moved over to the left, and neck angles similar to an Offset with a shim. Those are a good gateway Gibson (a FB was mine). It's not miles away from a Jazzmaster in a number of ways (including tone, once you put proper vintage style FB pickups in it).

A flat-top LP Junior/DC/Special doesn't feel totally unlike a Mustang. Similar size, similar neck angle.

My Flying Vs feel a lot like Offsets in terms of the neck angle/bridge height and how they hang on a strap.

To me, Strats and Teles feel more unlike my Offsets than Gibsons do, which is why I never bond with them and yet keep bonding with Gibsons.

For reference, a Jaguar was my main electric guitar starting from about 3 years in to playing electric, and it took me nearly 20 years for me to start liking Gibsons. In all that time, I still haven't managed to truly like a Strat or Telecaster, and it's 100% down to feel (I adore Strat neck pickups and Tele bridge pickups).

Plus, all you need to do is find the one gateway Gibson. Once you play that long enough, it's easy to transition to other models. I went Firebird->Flying V->SG->335->LP.

Only the Flying Vs have stuck around, +/- my Epi LP Muse (I'm 50/50 on keeping it), but I wouldn't have gotten there if I hadn't started with a Firebird and worked my way through different models.

I've had an Epiphone LP Special type guitar before and tried normal LPs in stores. The ergonomics are just such a terrible fit for me. They seem to be made for somebody half my size. I don't mind small guitars. I love Mustangs, and my Performer based builds are tiny compared to a Strat. The small, tight, waist on LPs feels uncomfortable to the point of being distracting.

I hate the clunky neck joints and small roundovers too. Not having a vibrato doesn't help either. I love a chunky LP neck carve though. My favorite frets are really close to vintage Gibson size too.

I would love to try a Firebird (original shape only), and would love to get an Explorer, but I haven't spotted any I'd want around here. Same with 335 or Casino style guitars (though I'd prefer a Yamaha more).

[Embenny]

I've had an Epiphone LP Special type guitar before and tried normal LPs in stores. The ergonomics are just such a terrible fit for me. They seem to be made for somebody half my size. I don't mind small guitars. I love Mustangs, and my Performer based builds are tiny compared to a Strat. The small, tight, waist on LPs feels uncomfortable to the point of being distracting.

I hate the clunky neck joints and small roundovers too. Not having a vibrato doesn't help either. I love a chunky LP neck carve though. My favorite frets are really close to vintage Gibson size too.

I would love to try a Firebird (original shape only), and would love to get an Explorer, but I haven't spotted any I'd want around here. Same with 335 or Casino style guitars (though I'd prefer a Yamaha more).

Sounds like you still have a good few candidates left that might act as your gateway Gibson!

I was shocked by how much I liked the 335 shape ergonomically, I just found the two I tried to be too heavy, which led me to the Casino, which feels similar but without the weight. The necks are a bit sucked into the body, though, which I like less than the joint on the 335 - I find my fretting hand most comfortable when pla Ed a bit further out from the body.

The waist on an LP, Special or otherwise, doesn't bother me because I basically never sit with guitars. But a girthier body like a 335 or Firebird might be the ticket, then.

[sal paradise]

100% agree. I can't. They feel so wrong.

That's what I used to think. But if you're an Offset person, there's probably a Gibson style guitar out there that won't feel so wrong.

Firebirds have giant bodies, necks moved over to the left, and neck angles similar to an Offset with a shim. Those are a good gateway Gibson (a FB was mine). It's not miles away from a Jazzmaster in a number of ways (including tone, once you put proper vintage style FB pickups in it).

A flat-top LP Junior/DC/Special doesn't feel totally unlike a Mustang. Similar size, similar neck angle.

My Flying Vs feel a lot like Offsets in terms of the neck angle/bridge height and how they hang on a strap.

To me, Strats and Teles feel more unlike my Offsets than Gibsons do, which is why I never bond with them and yet keep bonding with Gibsons.

For reference, a Jaguar was my main electric guitar starting from about 3 years in to playing electric, and it took me nearly 20 years for me to start liking Gibsons. In all that time, I still haven't managed to truly like a Strat or Telecaster, and it's 100% down to feel (I adore Strat neck pickups and Tele bridge pickups).

Plus, all you need to do is find the one gateway Gibson. Once you play that long enough, it's easy to transition to other models. I went Firebird->Flying V->SG->335->LP.

Only the Flying Vs have stuck around, +/- my Epi LP Muse (I'm 50/50 on keeping it), but I wouldn't have gotten there if I hadn't started with a Firebird and worked my way through different models.

I've had an Epiphone LP Special type guitar before and tried normal LPs in stores. The ergonomics are just such a terrible fit for me. They seem to be made for somebody half my size. I don't mind small guitars. I love Mustangs, and my Performer based builds are tiny compared to a Strat. The small, tight, waist on LPs feels uncomfortable to the point of being distracting.

I hate the clunky neck joints and small roundovers too. Not having a vibrato doesn't help either. I love a chunky LP neck carve though. My favorite frets are really close to vintage Gibson size too.

I would love to try a Firebird (original shape only), and would love to get an Explorer, but I haven't spotted any I'd want around here. Same with 335 or Casino style guitars (though I'd prefer a Yamaha more).

If they’re good enough for our 6’4” drummer…

[ThePearDream]

That's what I used to think. But if you're an Offset person, there's probably a Gibson style guitar out there that won't feel so wrong.

Firebirds have giant bodies, necks moved over to the left, and neck angles similar to an Offset with a shim. Those are a good gateway Gibson (a FB was mine). It's not miles away from a Jazzmaster in a number of ways (including tone, once you put proper vintage style FB pickups in it).

A flat-top LP Junior/DC/Special doesn't feel totally unlike a Mustang. Similar size, similar neck angle.

My Flying Vs feel a lot like Offsets in terms of the neck angle/bridge height and how they hang on a strap.

To me, Strats and Teles feel more unlike my Offsets than Gibsons do, which is why I never bond with them and yet keep bonding with Gibsons.

For reference, a Jaguar was my main electric guitar starting from about 3 years in to playing electric, and it took me nearly 20 years for me to start liking Gibsons. In all that time, I still haven't managed to truly like a Strat or Telecaster, and it's 100% down to feel (I adore Strat neck pickups and Tele bridge pickups).

Plus, all you need to do is find the one gateway Gibson. Once you play that long enough, it's easy to transition to other models. I went Firebird->Flying V->SG->335->LP.

Only the Flying Vs have stuck around, +/- my Epi LP Muse (I'm 50/50 on keeping it), but I wouldn't have gotten there if I hadn't started with a Firebird and worked my way through different models.

I've had an Epiphone LP Special type guitar before and tried normal LPs in stores. The ergonomics are just such a terrible fit for me. They seem to be made for somebody half my size. I don't mind small guitars. I love Mustangs, and my Performer based builds are tiny compared to a Strat. The small, tight, waist on LPs feels uncomfortable to the point of being distracting.

I hate the clunky neck joints and small roundovers too. Not having a vibrato doesn't help either. I love a chunky LP neck carve though. My favorite frets are really close to vintage Gibson size too.

I would love to try a Firebird (original shape only), and would love to get an Explorer, but I haven't spotted any I'd want around here. Same with 335 or Casino style guitars (though I'd prefer a Yamaha more).

If they’re good enough for our 6’4” drummer…

I'm 6'7" though
I'm a little more thick/muscley too, think of Taylor Swift's current boyfriend, Travis Kelce. I'm basically looking like an NFL Tight End, a few years after retiring.

[Embenny]

I'm 6'7" though
I'm a little more thick/muscley too, think of Taylor Swift's current boyfriend, Travis Kelce. I'm basically looking like an NFL Tight End, a few years after retiring.

Fair enough, we likely have distinctly different ergonomic needs. I'm a full foot shorter and probably about 100 lbs lighter than you.

A Firebird, Explorer or 335 is probably right up your alley, then. They're all big on me.

I ended up picking my Harmony Comet over my 335, largely because it was 2lbs lighter and a fraction of the size.

Here they are side by side...we'd probably look the same in a photo together