Gregmang
Fractal Fanatic
Get it fixed and your guitar will be better than ever. You're almost better off intentionally breaking then repairing the headstock immediately after buying a Gibson.
Agreed x100000. Been there, done that.
Get it fixed and your guitar will be better than ever. You're almost better off intentionally breaking then repairing the headstock immediately after buying a Gibson.
I think you're far better off staying away from Gibson in the first place and buying a guitar from a luthier.You're almost better off intentionally breaking then repairing the headstock immediately after buying a Gibson.
...for me , it goes further than the name on the headstock. The shape , the feel , the sound , ..... They just got it - right.
A lot of guys have gone PRS , because they think it's an improved version of the Les Paul. I get the reasons , and they are legitimate in many ways , but PRS just look like a deformed Les Paul to me.
If PRS took ownership of Gibson , and kept the design shape of the Les Paul the same , improved QC , and implemented other "improvements" , THEN I'd be all over it.
I had a hard time finding a good LP 4 years ago. Very discouraging to say the least. Last year I bought a new goldtop standard , and it was ......"golden". Couldn't be happier.
I think you're far better off staying away from Gibson in the first place and buying a guitar from a luthier.
So what you're actually saying is you should buy an crappy overpriced geetar just in case you would want to sell it?Except if you want to sell that Gibson later it will still have value. A custom built guitar, unless its from a really well know luthier, not so much.
So what you're actually saying is you should buy an crappy overpriced geetar just in case you would want to sell it?
No thank you.
I'd rather buy a luthier built geetar I know I'm going to keep and cherish for the rest of my life ;-)
Nothing wrong with a Les Paul shaped guitar, but the neck should not be built from a single piece. A laminated neck will waste less wood and be a lot stronger as well. Then you can have the best of both worlds.
Help me understand this.
You have (2) Company's (Martin & Gibson) with over a hundred years of experience and millions of dollars in R&D, but have not figured out that using one piece of wood to make a neck or angle of the neck correctly? WOW!
That does not make business sense. They must know something? MHO.
So you think you can sell your Gibson for the same price you bought it for new??
Keep on dreaming.
Help me understand this.
You have (2) Company's (Martin & Gibson) with over a hundred years of experience and millions of dollars in R&D, but have not figured out that using one piece of wood to make a neck or angle of the neck correctly? WOW!
That does not make business sense. They must know something? MHO.
This is true, there are some absolute garbage late model Gibsons, but also some absolutely excellent ones. I have two 2007 Gibsons and a 2013. All of them play and sound outstanding.I like my Gibson guitars. There are plenty of decent late model Gibson guitars out there. You just have to be careful with them.
His son still does great work (in Winchester, MA).One of my favorite guitars was a mid 90s Les Paul Classic 60s. The headstock snapped like that and I had it repaired by Jim Mouradian when his shop was in Cambridge. Never had a problem with it after that.
I remember in the good old days(60's) that it was hit or miss trying to find a sweet Gibson.