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100% on everything.idiotbear wrote: I have a faded SG Special in brown, and I couldn't disagree more with the OP. It's a great guitar.
Point 1: if you buy a guitar without a clearcoat on it, of COURSE it's gonna ding more easily than one that's covered in half an inch of nitro or, even more so, poly. And if you're ding-sensitive, why purchase an instrument that's already supposed to look beat-up?
Point 2: I guess the neck's a teeny bit chunky, but painful? Come ON. You make it sound like it's got a neck like a spanish guitar finished in barb wire. It's fine. Anyone who can get behind, say, a Telecaster's neck, will have no issues.
Point 3: Ripoff? Top-dollar retail for these guitars in the UK is about £550, maybe £450 on eBay. That's a good £400 less than an SG standard, and puts the faded specials firmly in the mid-price bracket. It's extremely good bang for the buck, especially from Gibson, who normally charge an arm and a leg.
I have the Les Paul Special DC. I doubt I can sell it or trade it in though cause it sort of was a gift and I don't want to be an ass.dj_techa wrote: A friend of mine had a cherry colored ES-333, which seem very similar to the faded series , and was a great, solid, B grade guitar.
Like the guy from the shins plays?!?! I've played that guitar before and the neck was nice. maybe you just got a funky one?5L1V3R wrote:I have the Les Paul Special DC. I doubt I can sell it or trade it in though cause it sort of was a gift and I don't want to be an ass.dj_techa wrote: A friend of mine had a cherry colored ES-333, which seem very similar to the faded series , and was a great, solid, B grade guitar.
But the neck is like sandpaper, and it is just so awkward compared to a regular finish guitar.
Sand the finish off the neck then, if your going to keep it at least make it your own. You can get it done professionally, I'm contemplating having it done to one of my Les Pauls. It'll ruin the resell value but I don't plan on selling it ever.5L1V3R wrote:I have the Les Paul Special DC. I doubt I can sell it or trade it in though cause it sort of was a gift and I don't want to be an ass.dj_techa wrote: A friend of mine had a cherry colored ES-333, which seem very similar to the faded series , and was a great, solid, B grade guitar.
But the neck is like sandpaper, and it is just so awkward compared to a regular finish guitar.
i love the shins. I personally liked that guitar whenever i tried it out.dj_techa wrote:Like the guy from the shins plays?!?! I've played that guitar before and the neck was nice. maybe you just got a funky one?5L1V3R wrote:I have the Les Paul Special DC. I doubt I can sell it or trade it in though cause it sort of was a gift and I don't want to be an ass.dj_techa wrote: A friend of mine had a cherry colored ES-333, which seem very similar to the faded series , and was a great, solid, B grade guitar.
But the neck is like sandpaper, and it is just so awkward compared to a regular finish guitar.