tragabigzanda wrote:Last night I discovered the Gibson S-1 which looks like an awesome guitar (minus the bolt-on neck)
wow looks pretty
Yeah thanks trag for posting a pic
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Wed December 27, 2023 7:00 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Wed December 27, 2023 7:06 pm
by Bammer
tragabigzanda wrote:Gibson Jaguar.
Wut
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Wed December 27, 2023 7:20 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Wed December 27, 2023 7:23 pm
by Bammer
tragabigzanda wrote:
Bammer wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Gibson Jaguar.
Wut
I'm saying it's a Gibson guitar, with the tonal range of a Fender Jaguar, but actually more, because it can also do a humbucker mode, and it can use the neck and tail pickups in an out-of-phase configuration.
It's kind of my dream guitar now, except for that dang bolt-on neck.
I see
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Wed December 27, 2023 7:43 pm
by 96583UP
yup trag is lazy af:
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Wed December 27, 2023 8:09 pm
by wease
Papa Wease has a ‘61 Les Paul Junior, single pickup. It’s the SG design before Les left and they started calling it the SG. So that’s what I learned to play on. After that, I got a ‘77 Les Paul Custom and that’s been my primary guitar since high school.
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Wed December 27, 2023 8:37 pm
by Ello Sailor
96583UP wrote:yup trag is lazy af:
That thing had better sound like a million bucks, because that Flying V style headstock is awful. One of the reasons Gibson's Ripper bass is far more sought after than the Grabber, no doubt.
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Wed December 27, 2023 8:41 pm
by Ello Sailor
Kevin Davis wrote:I was constantly worried about scratching it or bending a string so hard as to mess up the intonation or something.
This is actually pretty funny when you consider Gibsons will break in half at the top nut if you look at them funny.
Also the tuners are flimsy as heck.
Fender all day.
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Wed December 27, 2023 10:57 pm
by 96583UP
wease wrote:Papa Wease has a ‘61 Les Paul Junior, single pickup. It’s the SG design before Les left and they started calling it the SG. So that’s what I learned to play on. After that, I got a ‘77 Les Paul Custom and that’s been my primary guitar since high school.
noice
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Thu December 28, 2023 12:46 am
by Birds in Hell
96583UP wrote:yup trag is lazy af:
Presumably from the same period as the Gibson Marauder a former bandmate of mine played:
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Thu December 28, 2023 12:48 am
by 96583UP
interdesting
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Thu December 28, 2023 12:50 am
by Birds in Hell
I've owned guitars from virtually all of the classic brands at some point but never a Gibson, I guess that says something.
I do have a lot of fondness for the non-reverse Firebird design:
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Thu December 28, 2023 2:10 am
by Ello Sailor
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Thu December 28, 2023 2:18 am
by tragabigzanda
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Thu December 28, 2023 11:35 am
by bart
That thing looks like it weighs 400 pounds
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Thu December 28, 2023 12:27 pm
by 96583UP
that’s always been my thing w les paul
just too damn heavy
and me
too poor to buy
but also heavy
but also bart
but also lisa
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Thu December 28, 2023 8:48 pm
by Birds in Hell
tragabigzanda wrote:Interesting insight there Spenno. How did your model play?
It belonged to a friend/bandmate and this was at least 20 years ago, so I don't really trust my recollection at this point.
I think it was fine but I was also probably less discerning then.
Re: Pick one: Gibson or Fender
Posted: Fri December 29, 2023 12:27 am
by Strat
Honestly I've played fenders that feel awful in my hands and fenders that feel amazing in my hands. Same with gibsons. It really depends. Aesthetically? Love fenders more.
