Coralkong1
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First, let me say "Hi." Long time, no see.
For those that may remember me, I haven't posted here in ages.....been busy with real life.
In any event, I recently got diagnosed with blood cancer, so I decided "Fuck It" and that it was time to get back into playing.
I've always wanted a Gibson LP (in some flavor), and looked long and hard at the offerings from Gibson. I told myself I'd like to keep it under $3K, and I wasn't opposed to buying used.....IF the guitar ticked all the boxes, and was a "good one".
I found a few on Gibson's website that I liked (especially the British Racing Green LP standard), but I was hesitant about buying from Gibson's website sight-unseen. Too many horror-stories, and honestly, justifyable so.
I went to my local Guitar Center and tried out about a half-dozen LP models. Every single one of them (up to a R9 I tried, just for giggles) had something seriously wrong with them (with the exception of one Standard, of which I didn't like the color). EVERY SINGLE ONE of them either had fret flaws, finish inclusions, fretboard issues, sloppy inlays, one had a crooked tuner, two had chunks missing out of the fretboard, the binding was sharp (or sloppy) on more than one I tried, etc....it was disheartening, and honestly, I was rather disgusted. $3K for THIS?!?!?!?
FF another month or so, and I still couldn't find what I was looking for.........until I stumbled upon THIS on Reverb. It was listed as "used" but described as mint. And it is mint. Not a single scratch to be seen anywhere.
2025 Eastman SB59 in Truetone gloss. 2 piece flamed maple top, single piece mahogany body, Ebony board, genuine SD 59 pickups, Kluson style tuners, frets are perfect, finish is perfect, action is perfect, hardshell case, the whole 9. The only thing it's missing are the fret nibs like a Gibson. It's perfect. No issues whatsoever. It's even been Plek'd. I used the money I saved not buying a Gibson to buy a H&K Tubemeister head and a 2X12 cab. This really is a killer guitar. Bottom line: I'm not saying all Gibson's suck, but boy.....you sure pay a premium for "Gibson" on the headstock. And if anyone's wondering, $1400.
So....HNGD to me, and good to see everyone again.
For those that may remember me, I haven't posted here in ages.....been busy with real life.
In any event, I recently got diagnosed with blood cancer, so I decided "Fuck It" and that it was time to get back into playing.
I've always wanted a Gibson LP (in some flavor), and looked long and hard at the offerings from Gibson. I told myself I'd like to keep it under $3K, and I wasn't opposed to buying used.....IF the guitar ticked all the boxes, and was a "good one".
I found a few on Gibson's website that I liked (especially the British Racing Green LP standard), but I was hesitant about buying from Gibson's website sight-unseen. Too many horror-stories, and honestly, justifyable so.
I went to my local Guitar Center and tried out about a half-dozen LP models. Every single one of them (up to a R9 I tried, just for giggles) had something seriously wrong with them (with the exception of one Standard, of which I didn't like the color). EVERY SINGLE ONE of them either had fret flaws, finish inclusions, fretboard issues, sloppy inlays, one had a crooked tuner, two had chunks missing out of the fretboard, the binding was sharp (or sloppy) on more than one I tried, etc....it was disheartening, and honestly, I was rather disgusted. $3K for THIS?!?!?!?
FF another month or so, and I still couldn't find what I was looking for.........until I stumbled upon THIS on Reverb. It was listed as "used" but described as mint. And it is mint. Not a single scratch to be seen anywhere.
2025 Eastman SB59 in Truetone gloss. 2 piece flamed maple top, single piece mahogany body, Ebony board, genuine SD 59 pickups, Kluson style tuners, frets are perfect, finish is perfect, action is perfect, hardshell case, the whole 9. The only thing it's missing are the fret nibs like a Gibson. It's perfect. No issues whatsoever. It's even been Plek'd. I used the money I saved not buying a Gibson to buy a H&K Tubemeister head and a 2X12 cab. This really is a killer guitar. Bottom line: I'm not saying all Gibson's suck, but boy.....you sure pay a premium for "Gibson" on the headstock. And if anyone's wondering, $1400.
So....HNGD to me, and good to see everyone again.
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