wonko the sane
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I kinda hate to admit it but I've been lurking here for an awful long time. I've learned a lot. I've hesitated to post because I don't consider myself very knowledgeable compared to others about the subject of guitars and pickups even though I've done a lot of swapping out Pups.
I was always a Fender guy. This year when I got my yearly bonus I went to get a Gibson style guitar. I had an Epiphone Les Paul or Korina V in mind. One of the things I learned here is the issue of what seems to be mystery wood in the Epiphones. Not so keen on that, but, I figured they still get praise in general for their sound and upgradeability.
At the local Guitar Center... yeah, yeah, but I know these guys... when I was playing a few possibilities I realized that for the same money I could get a Gibson Faded SG. They let me play 4 or 5 of them, and that was the key. I found my baby on the 3rd one. The neck was thinner. The body clearly one piece of mahogany, the thin finish not hiding anything. The neck joint was a razor line, again, clearly because the thin finish hides nothing. I played in unplugged. I put my ear to it. THIS was my baby. Now I rarely touch my other electrics. They're all for sale.
I see some hating of the Faded Gibsons in here. Sorry, compared to the Epi's in the same price range, this particular example is far superior to any I tried.
I couldn't help myself and since I had a '59 neck pup on my desk, formerly in a Standard Tele with a Hot Rails - a very nice combo I should add - I did some more lurking here and paired it with '59 Bridge. I now have what I feel is a really cool Rock 'n' Roll machine for way under 600 bucks new.
I was always a Fender guy. This year when I got my yearly bonus I went to get a Gibson style guitar. I had an Epiphone Les Paul or Korina V in mind. One of the things I learned here is the issue of what seems to be mystery wood in the Epiphones. Not so keen on that, but, I figured they still get praise in general for their sound and upgradeability.
At the local Guitar Center... yeah, yeah, but I know these guys... when I was playing a few possibilities I realized that for the same money I could get a Gibson Faded SG. They let me play 4 or 5 of them, and that was the key. I found my baby on the 3rd one. The neck was thinner. The body clearly one piece of mahogany, the thin finish not hiding anything. The neck joint was a razor line, again, clearly because the thin finish hides nothing. I played in unplugged. I put my ear to it. THIS was my baby. Now I rarely touch my other electrics. They're all for sale.
I see some hating of the Faded Gibsons in here. Sorry, compared to the Epi's in the same price range, this particular example is far superior to any I tried.
I couldn't help myself and since I had a '59 neck pup on my desk, formerly in a Standard Tele with a Hot Rails - a very nice combo I should add - I did some more lurking here and paired it with '59 Bridge. I now have what I feel is a really cool Rock 'n' Roll machine for way under 600 bucks new.
Little joke.
