Ain't nothing like coming home

[Chistopher]

I used to be a Gibson purist circa 2016ish and before, but now I only have a single HH VVTT guitar, and this is it. At this point I kinda see Gibson as the Harley Davidson of guitars (I mean that in a derogatory way). I didn't use it too much until I gave it some tlc yesterday with some cleaning and a new pair of pickups, and man, it reminds me why I used to love these things.

More than convincing P90 sound from the Bluesbucker in the neck, classic Super Distortion sound in the bridge.

Big strings tuned to E flat, neck volume rolled back to 5 with my vintage taper pots, bridge tone rolled back to five with a 22nf cap, also vintage taper. Baseball bat neck.

Why would anyone want anything else?

 

[Ascension]

I used to be a Gibson purist circa 2016ish and before, but now I only have a single HH VVTT guitar, and this is it. At this point I kinda see Gibson as the Harley Davidson of guitars (I mean that in a derogatory way). I didn't use it too much until I gave it some tlc yesterday with some cleaning and a new pair of pickups, and man, it reminds me why I used to love these things.

More than convincing P90 sound from the Bluesbucker in the neck, classic Super Distortion sound in the bridge.

Big strings tuned to E flat, neck volume rolled back to 5 with my vintage taper pots, bridge tone rolled back to five with a 22nf cap, also vintage taper. Baseball bat neck.

Why would anyone want anything else?

I get it in a big way. I feel the same way about the 25 scale Carvin Kiesel guitars. Would hate that Les Paul from your description. It's just all wrong for me, but for you, it works. That's the key, finding what works for you, and it really doesn't matter what others think. When I pick up one of my neck through Carvin Kiesels they just feel right, respond like I want a guitar to respond and most importantly NEVER go out of tune in the middle of a set unless something is wrong. For me, they just work like nothing else. Many times when I show up to play with a couple of these guitars in particular, they will come out of the case in tune and I never touch them all night. The very best is my bolt on 2023 Kiesel Delos with the Ghoto 510. That is the single most stable guitar I have ever owned bar none. Don't know why that guitar is so rock solid, stable, but it's amazing.

 

[Mincer]

LPs don't generally work for me, either (either does any Kiesel I've ever played), but I know the feeling. Once you find the perfect guitar, it feels like you are 'cheating' playing everything else.

 

[Chistopher]

Yeah, I've definitely swayed on over to completely different specs, but it's really fun to revisit the design that used to be my favorite.

 

[Seashore]

I'm in a constant state of flux as far as the specs I feel like playing, but Gibson's 24.75" scale, neck profiles, and TOM bridge will always feel like home turf. It just so happened that the guitar that I really bonded with when I was a teenager, and wound up being my only guitar for most of my twenties, was a Gibson Explorer. I've become a bigger fan of LPs more recently as I've gotten older and need to hold my arms differently to avoid repetitive stress. I spend a lot of time counteracting my preference for that exact setup by playing my 26.5" Schecter or the long scale baritone or the 6 string bass and trying to hammer those into muscle memory, but when I pick up my LP or my old Explorer it fits like an old pair of jeans.

 

[jeremy]

i could rock that thing all night long