Spot the Gibson
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idsnowdog
Imperator of Indignation
The metric system is a globalist conspiracy perpetrated by communists, satanists, and terrorists. Qanon said so. My car gets 40 hogsheads per gallon and that's the way our forefathers intended it!
ErikH
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It's all about Cubits. :laugh:
NegativeEase
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Shouldn't we adjusting the imperial standard to the Queens forearm and foot? seems like they forgot to do that in 1953.
NegativeEase
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Anyone who works with numbers in any way should know Metric is superior in every single way. It's not even debatable.
NegativeEase
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That's not why Metric is superior -the problem you identify is the resolution needed for the problem versus the resolution selected in a measurement system.
Metric is a base 10 system -not arbitrary like Imperial is. Therefor it will always be superior in every conceivable application.
eclecticsynergy
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It's amazing how much difference to the tone a quarter inch difference in pickup placement makes. (That's 6.35mm, BTW 
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I didn't really understand until I did it myself on one of my own guitars.
)I didn't really understand until I did it myself on one of my own guitars.
Lucius Paisley
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5/8ths? Don't you mean 3/4?
ItsaBass
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The Epi is on the right.
You can tell because its body is more vintage accurate than the Gibson. The Epi pickups are placed at the '60s locations, and it has the [IMO more attractive] guard that corresponds with this pickup placement.
You can also see that the finish on the one on the right (the Epi) is thicker and not as level – over all not as nice looking.
I own the 2019 Gibson Sparkling Burgundy version of this guitar. Outstanding guitar...but the guard and pickup locations bug me. Wish they had just done it in the vintage accurate manner. I was especially peeved when the Epi version came out looking more like a '60s one than the Gibson does.
You can tell because its body is more vintage accurate than the Gibson. The Epi pickups are placed at the '60s locations, and it has the [IMO more attractive] guard that corresponds with this pickup placement.
You can also see that the finish on the one on the right (the Epi) is thicker and not as level – over all not as nice looking.
I own the 2019 Gibson Sparkling Burgundy version of this guitar. Outstanding guitar...but the guard and pickup locations bug me. Wish they had just done it in the vintage accurate manner. I was especially peeved when the Epi version came out looking more like a '60s one than the Gibson does.
Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
Ummm - No. Just leaving that there.
It's amazing how much difference to the tone a quarter inch difference in pickup placement makes. (That's 6.35mm, BTW
I didn't really understand until I did it myself on one of my own guitars.
6.35 mm will make a big difference to me- it is the difference of a neck pickup sounding 'wrong' or not. There is certainly a sweet spot for me, which seems to make a big difference to these ears.
rainsong86
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The Epi (on the right) has better body contours and pickguard shape. I also prefer the green hue of the Epi to the factory pelham. When will Gibson understand that the reason people like pelham blue is because it's aged to a green hue. Also the bridge pickup of the Gibby is too close to the bridge and the Epi's is too far. Somewhere in between is IMO perfect placement to get a cutting bridge tone without being too weak
