Photos of your guitars

bootlegger10 · October 2021

That is sweet. Love the color. Enjoy!

dankind · October 2021

Are the pickups supposed to move? I can push them down. I mean, they pop back up into place, but the pickups on my Strat and cheap short-scale bass are stationary.

static111 · October 2021

dankind said:

Are the pickups supposed to move? I can push them down. I mean, they pop back up into place, but the pickups on my Strat and cheap short-scale bass are stationary.

Great guitar. And yes the p90s either have a piece of foam or a spring under each screw so that you can dial the pickup up or down. The higher the pickup the lower you will be able to push it down. Congratulations on the LP Special...imo the ultimate guitar!

dankind · October 2021

static111 said:

dankind said:

Are the pickups supposed to move? I can push them down. I mean, they pop back up into place, but the pickups on my Strat and cheap short-scale bass are stationary.

Great guitar. And yes the p90s either have a piece of foam or a spring under each screw so that you can dial the pickup up or down. The higher the pickup the lower you will be able to push it down. Congratulations on the LP Special...imo the ultimate guitar!

Thanks. Just plugged it into my Orange Micro Terror, and it sounds fine.

Still getting acquainted with electric guitars.

When my son started playing, I insisted that he learn on an acoustic because they're "more difficult" to play, so I thought it would make him a better player.

I'd like to get in a wayback machine and slap that clueless dad in the mouth about as hard as his son probably wanted to at the time.

bootlegger10 · October 2021

Haha. The acoustics don't hide mistakes like an electric can so it was good advice. But an electric can be more fun and less discouraging early on.

2-feign-reluctance · October 2021

dankind said:

Just arrived.

First ever new guitar. And first Gibson.

Gorgeous! Happy playing!

NEweather · October 2021

dankind said:

Just arrived.

First ever new guitar. And first Gibson.

Wow-Nice!

DewieCox · October 2021

Ace axe there. What’s the model? I see I had some kinda signature logo on the truss rod cover.

Had my eye on this one. Popped open on the Gibson Demo shop on Reverb and sold fast. Might just buy one and convert the cosmetics.

dankind · October 2021

NEweather said:

dankind said:

Just arrived.

First ever new guitar. And first Gibson.

Wow-Nice!

They made it for students (and parents of students

) at School of Rock to purchase at a discount as their first forever guitar.

They made 100 in this initial run. I actually got 1 of 100.

https://www.schoolofrock.com/gibson

DewieCox · October 2021

Cool!! Dig the gold hardware. Thought that was glare in the pics. Nice touch on a bare bones rocker.

static111 · October 2021

dankind said:

NEweather said:

dankind said:

Just arrived.

First ever new guitar. And first Gibson.

Wow-Nice!

They made it for students (and parents of students ) at School of Rock to purchase at a discount as their first forever guitar.

They made 100 in this initial run. I actually got 1 of 100.

https://www.schoolofrock.com/gibson

Damn I just read up on the link. That is one hell of a guitar. Cngrats

dankind · October 2021

static111 said:

dankind said:

NEweather said:

dankind said:

Just arrived.

First ever new guitar. And first Gibson.

Wow-Nice!

They made it for students (and parents of students ) at School of Rock to purchase at a discount as their first forever guitar.

They made 100 in this initial run. I actually got 1 of 100.

https://www.schoolofrock.com/gibson

Damn I just read up on the link. That is one hell of a guitar. Cngrats

Thanks!

Yeah, the marketing copy and photos really sold me on this one.

I had been saving for an Acoustasonic ever since I figured out that the little instrument that Jack White was making such a racket with at a Raconteurs show was indeed not his own creation but rather something that I could acquire for myself.

I was almost there, and then the marketing email for this thing came along and totally depleted those funds.

I still have no way to amplify or record with an acoustic, which was one of the main reasons why I wanted the more practical (and more expensive) Acoustasonic. I'm simply way too nervous about adding any type of pickup to my Martin. I have a feeling that the Les Paul will certainly be worth it in the long run, but I did have instant buyer's remorse for being so taken in by how gorgeous this very unpractical Les Paul is.

And I haven't been able to start saving again for the Acoustasonic. Maybe next year! Or maybe I'll decide to just sell all my Pearl Jam garbage and buy one.

static111 · October 2021

dankind said:

static111 said:

dankind said:

NEweather said:

dankind said:

Just arrived.

First ever new guitar. And first Gibson.

Wow-Nice!

They made it for students (and parents of students ) at School of Rock to purchase at a discount as their first forever guitar.

They made 100 in this initial run. I actually got 1 of 100.

https://www.schoolofrock.com/gibson

Damn I just read up on the link. That is one hell of a guitar. Cngrats

Thanks!

Yeah, the marketing copy and photos really sold me on this one.

I had been saving for an Acoustasonic ever since I figured out that the little instrument that Jack White was making such a racket with at a Raconteurs show was indeed not his own creation but rather something that I could acquire for myself.

I was almost there, and then the marketing email for this thing came along and totally depleted those funds.

I still have no way to amplify or record with an acoustic, which was one of the main reasons why I wanted the more practical (and more expensive) Acoustasonic. I'm simply way too nervous about adding any type of pickup to my Martin. I have a feeling that the Les Paul will certainly be worth it in the long run, but I did have instant buyer's remorse for being so taken in by how gorgeous this very unpractical Les Paul is.

And I haven't been able to start saving again for the Acoustasonic. Maybe next year! Or maybe I'll decide to just sell all my Pearl Jam garbage and buy one.

I sold most of my pearl jam garbage to buy ukuleles during the beginning of lockdown. Honestly I don't miss any of it. And the ukes are great fun. Still holding on to my OP Ten vinyl pressing, but I may dump that soon to raise funds for an acoustic amp. I mean I have the Ten Super deluxe box set, do I really need three copies of ten? All this to say it is always worth it to sell junk for more music gear! What kind of martin do you have? There are quite a few good pickup systems out there that have pretty minimally invasive installs, especially if you take it to an experienced tech to do the hard work.