The other side of gibson.....

moster78 wrote:

Got my heart and mind set on a SG '61 Reissue. Cheaper than a Les Paul Standard.

Go used, or get a plain top.
Or do your self a huge favor and go get a MF private reserve flame top R7 for under 2500. They are flying off the shelves and you can see the serial numbers on the MF site since they are a super dealer

http://www.privatereserveguitars.com/electric-guitar/2996/518462.008_76003.shtml

JofZ wrote:

Go used, or get a plain top.
Or do your self a huge favor and go get a MF private reserve flame top R7 for under 2500. They are flying off the shelves and you can see the serial numbers on the MF site since they are a super dealer

http://www.privatereserveguitars.com/electric-guitar/2996/518462.008_76003.shtml

what does the "MF" stand for, why are their prices so comparatively cheap, and howcome the only place i see guitars is in the "on the way" section?

do they really go through so many that there is nothing in inventory, or is the site buggy?

the items coming in that list as "57 gibson" ... i assume are RI, but they do not say, nor do they specify the reissue year.

am i supposed to look up the serial?

any info would be appreciated, JOZ.



lookin to trade up my '76 custom already.

woo hoo!

itsevolutionbaby wrote:

well guys, I finally got my replacement LP Custom. It's actually much better than the first, and the top is much better looking. However there are still imperfections in the binding, and the G string still slips a bit. Has Gibson really fallen this far? I also went down to the local music store to look at a few custom shop guitars they had, and it was like night and day. 2 were spot on, and perfect. The other 3 had imperfections all over the place. It really pains me to see that they are relying on the Gibson name, and gimics like 'the custom shop' and 'historics' instead of producing guitars that are worth 3-5k. I am sure that the new line is not any different from the old line. Just 'historically accurate' what a crock.

There are far better Guitars out there for 3-4k. just have a look at those Jet Guitars. Gibson take the piss. and i think your right 'custom shop' is just a gimmik. i think the people making those guitars are not of the same standard of lutherie as the the original builders from the 50's or even the 70's.

if it's got a price tag over 3k it should be a very ltd run and hand made, and dam near perfection.

Ed Roman has some cool brands of his own too, like Quicksilver and just 'Roman'. for that sort of cash you could fly to Vegas and watch the dude build it. I think he is the only distributer of 'Jet Guitars' at the moment.
He was the first guy to sell PRS guitars as well, but stopped giving them any credit as soon as they stopped being hand made, and done on fat machines.

Pacomc79 wrote:

If you don't have your heart set on the 61 from Gibson which is a righteous guitar in it's own right, you can get one that's very similar built in Korea sold under the Epiphone Elite line for about 800 bucks less if you can find one. 61's are my favorite look for SG's too besides classics and Jr's. I wouldn't mind owning a melody maker from that era with Fralin Unbuckers either. The heritage line has one in there too I think with a bit better looking top wood. I hope you get it anyway, it's a killer guitar. They should come with a half stack and a book AC/DC riffs and a coiled cable.

I know about the Elitist SG, but for some reason I just have my heart set on the Gibson '61. Already working on the AC/DC riffs! I saw Billy Joel at MSG the other night, and surprisingly he strapped on a guitar for a song or two, one being "Highway to Hell" that he let a member of his road crew sing. Oddly enough, it was the highlight of the show for me.

Pacomc79 wrote:

I'd love to be able to get one with a 59 profile neck.

Is that the slimmer or chunkier neck?

exhausted wrote:

the 59 is the chunkier one.

my standard has a fairly thick neck. same as my les paul so i like it very much.

play a standard and a 61 back to back to get a good feel for the necks.

For some reason I just prefer the slimmer neck that comes on the '61. Just wasn't sure when they introduced that.

Pacomc79 wrote:

That's why there are so many different profiles around. Apples and Oranges, comfort is relative. I believe 1961 was the first year for the SG and that slim fast profile.

Its all a matter of personal taste. I didn't think I'd take to the slimmer neck, but I surprisingly did. Now if only the neck on last one I played wasn't all sticky from the 100 people that manhandled it before me.