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Who here has made the switch from primarily Fender guitars to Gibson?
Posted on 12/18/18 at 10:17 am
Posted on 12/18/18 at 10:17 am
I have played Strats my whole life, from the beginner Squier to my Fender now.
I play mostly classic rock, blues, and blues-rock.
But I have seriously been considering pulling the trigger on a Gibson SG this holiday season.
I like the ergonomics of the SG, thin like the Strat; but you also get the humbuckers for the added juice.
I play mostly classic rock, blues, and blues-rock.
But I have seriously been considering pulling the trigger on a Gibson SG this holiday season.
I like the ergonomics of the SG, thin like the Strat; but you also get the humbuckers for the added juice.
This post was edited on 12/18/18 at 10:18 am
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Posted on 12/18/18 at 10:49 am to 225bred
I’ve always been an LP man myself for instruments, but have always been a fender man for amps.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 10:56 am to kingbob
old Gibson stuff is great. their new guitars are pure shite.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 10:58 am to monsterballads
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their new guitars are pure shite.
There’s no consistency or quality control, which is unacceptable for a product at that price point. Gibson still makes some seriously incredible guitars, but they also make a lot of lemons, and there’s no way to predict which you’re going to get buying from them. That’s a big reason why they’re going belly-up in my opinion.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 11:05 am to kingbob
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fender man for amps
nice.
My concern about switching guitars is getting the SG and not feeling like it will be able to be bright enough for my taste. Lack of twang, but I know it'll make up for it in other areas.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 11:06 am to 225bred
If you’re looking for that country twang, nothing but a Fender Telecaster will really do the trick.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 11:07 am to kingbob
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If you’re looking for that country twang, nothing but a Fender Telecaster will really do the trick.
Agreed.
But that's the thing, I am looking for more sustain, and thicker tone than my strat.
I love the ability of my strat to get that twang sound, but it lacks the balls of a Gibson.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 11:26 am to 225bred
I made the switch about 5 years ago. I went from Fender to PRS w/ p90 pickups. I still have several Gibsons and Fenders, but they rarely get played. When CC's in BR went out of business I got a cheap PRS for next to nothing and it is a wonderful guitar.
-Gibson scale
-p-90's are great to roll off the volume and get a clean sound, then crank it like a humbucker.
-mine has a fixed bridge so no intonation adjustment or problems.
-Gibson scale
-p-90's are great to roll off the volume and get a clean sound, then crank it like a humbucker.
-mine has a fixed bridge so no intonation adjustment or problems.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 12:57 pm to 225bred
jaguar?
Posted on 12/18/18 at 1:30 pm to kingbob
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If you’re looking for that country twang, nothing but a Fender Telecaster will really do the trick.
During the era when country music started to be associated with the Telecaster because so many country artist played one live, a whole lot of the Nashville studio guys were doing the guitar tracks with Gibson ES335s and similar guitars. It was just the opposite in the rock world Jimmy Page and others were playing a Les Paul on stage and recording with a Telecaster.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 1:35 pm to monsterballads
For country twang plus humbucking don't forget Gretsch - both their hollowbodies and their solidbodies - and their Filtertrons. A 'Tronned DuoJet is one Swiss Army knife of twang, jangle, chime and every other desirable guitar tone adjective under the sun. Gretsch guitars in general are also much more Gibson'ey than Fender in construction and feel, which means those who can't bond with Teles have a viable alternative.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 1:43 pm to TheFretShack
I was only "primary" to a particular guitar platform when I was younger and had and could only afford one guitar. Guitars are so affordable and readily available nowadays, you can have a couple Squiers and a couple Epis and cover all kinds of sonic ground without breaking the bank.
I like both/each for what they bring unique to the table. Leaning hard towards one platform or the other is fine but me personally, I kind of view it as having a Crayola box with only one color of crayons inside.
I like both/each for what they bring unique to the table. Leaning hard towards one platform or the other is fine but me personally, I kind of view it as having a Crayola box with only one color of crayons inside.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 1:58 pm to 225bred
I have a 2008 studio SG that I love. I am looking really closely at that new LP Jr they are releasing. The one in blue looks sweet!
This post was edited on 12/18/18 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 12/18/18 at 2:30 pm to 225bred
I did the exact opposite. I always had Gibsons and/or dual humbucker guitars and I still like that configuration but I got a Squier Strat several years ago and got hooked on it. A friend bought it, never really learned how to play and let me have it for practically nothing. Of course I had to eventually punt the Squier and get an American Strat and now I go back and forth between those two types. I also have a Gibson-style solid body guitar with Filtertrons (with coil splitters) and I love messing around with the tonal possibilities of that too.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 3:04 pm to 225bred
My favorite sound live is a lead player on a LP and rhythm player on a Strat.
This post was edited on 12/18/18 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 12/18/18 at 3:34 pm to wareaglepete
I would say the opposite. Strats have those cutting highs and are easy to play while doing bends, dive bombs, and tapping arpeggios. Gibsons have that thick, rich sound perfect for powerful chords. Plus Strats typically have whammy bars whereas LP’s rarely, if ever, have a bridge which can support a whammy bar.
This post was edited on 12/18/18 at 3:36 pm
Posted on 12/18/18 at 4:01 pm to 225bred
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but you also get the humbuckers for the added juice.
You know there are all kinds of Strats/Strat derivatives, "Super" strats, etc. with humbuckers? I mean, you do know that, right?
Les Pauls are beautiful. I dig the quirkiness of the SG (and I have an affinity for the double neck SG), but Gibsons are as overpriced a manufactured good as there is. Period. Full stop.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 4:07 pm to 225bred
Ive gone the complete opposite but i guess more to do with preference for single coil tone. Prefer a Gibson neck.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 4:10 pm to Ace Midnight
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You know there are all kinds of Strats/Strat derivatives, "Super" strats, etc. with humbuckers? I mean, you do know that, right?
Yeah and I have Gibson with single coils too.
Posted on 12/18/18 at 4:31 pm to Ace Midnight
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You know there are all kinds of Strats/Strat derivatives, "Super" strats, etc. with humbuckers? I mean, you do know that, right?
yes I am aware.
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