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[Gridlock]

Did it again. Traded a Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul for mint condition 2024 Gibson Standard 50’s. The cool old Marshall amp behind the guitar was part of the trade-deal.

I’m down to one Gibson Les Paul Custom Shop guitar. It seems I keep my more expensive guitars in the case and they don’t get played as often as I would like.

These Standard 50’s are great guitars (I’ve owned quite a few Standard 50’s guitars) and this one will get played a lot.

 

[MarcB]

The Standard range are phenomenal guitars.. and imo.. I can’t tell the difference in playability between (some) customs and standards.

I have a theory that some standards are made way better than others.. because some builders are trying to get into the custom shop… and have to prove their work.. you just have to be lucky.. and find one. This of course could be utter bull.. but it’s a theory..

 

[jb_abides]

Utter BS. There are no 'builders' ... it's a production line.

 

[MarcB]

Utter BS. There are no 'builders' ... it's a production line.

So how do they transition to the custom shop? Surely they have to prove themselves with their work?

*and when I say builders I don’t mean it in the luthier sense

 

[jb_abides]

So how do they transition to the custom shop? Surely they have to prove themselves with their work?

*and when I say builders I don’t mean it in the luthier sense

Yes, the crafts-people have to do their job well, obviously. And get noticed.

But doing one step, say, binding well on the USA 'craftory' as Cesar now calls it doesn't make a singled-out USA LP better than the next, there are so many independent stations along the production line with different workers in play, such that the combinatory alignment works out to the postive for some (or it doesn't). And QC at each point in the process either accepts or rejects an outcome.

 

[MarcB]

Yes, the crafts-people have to do their job well, obviously. And get noticed.

But doing one step, say, binding well on the USA 'craftory' as Cesar now calls it doesn't make a singled-out USA LP better than the next, there are so many independent stations along the production line with different workers in play, such that the combinatory alignment works out to the postive for some (or it doesn't). And QC at each point in the process either accepts or rejects an outcome.

makes sense.. so the necks on standards are not finished by hand .. just plonked in set up and glued ..
I do believe the modern standard range are all in the ball park of excellent.. and the margin between a good and great is small.. as the vast majority of standards are brilliantly made. Gibson have definitely upped their game in production of the standards.

 

[jb_abides]

makes sense.. so the necks on standards are not finished by hand .. just plonked in set up and glued ..
I do believe the modern standard range are all in the ball park of excellent.. and the margin between a good and great is small.. as the vast majority of standards are brilliantly made. Gibson have definitely upped their game in production of the standards.

No, there is craft with everything, even the neck shaping. USA necks are 'finished by hand', as well. You are missing my point. A production line operates differently from a builder desk. And in fact, both CS and USA are production lines, although set-up differently, and at different scale. The outcomes are from the tolerances of QC in the line, and the components, not reliant on a particular step by an individual contributor (IC). Which is NOT saying an IC's input doesn't matter. It matters a great deal, within the tolerances of the production design.

 

[MarcB]

No, there is craft with everything, even the neck shaping. USA necks are 'finished by hand', as well. You are missing my point. A production line operates differently from a builder desk. And in fact, both CS and USA are production lines, although set-up differently, and at different scale. The outcomes are from the tolerances of QC in the line, and the components, not reliant on a particular step by an individual contributor (IC). Which is NOT saying an IC's input doesn't matter. It matters a great deal, within the tolerances of the production design.

So I would like to present my original theory that some USA models are or could be better due to the individuals desire to prove their work to transcend to the upper echelons of the custom shop.. with this new evidence presented.. their tolerances are within the standard range and theoretically the finished article “could” be better by small margins than another on the production line..

I therefore rest my case and have no further questions my luud.

Bonjour.

 

[Any Name You Wish]

So I would like to present my original theory that some USA models are or could be better due to the individuals desire to prove their work to transcend to the upper echelons of the custom shop.. with this new evidence presented.. their tolerances are within the standard range and theoretically the finished article “could” be better by small margins than another on the production line..

I therefore rest my case and have no further questions my luud.

Bonjour.

Your out of order! You're all out of order! I played a bunch of Standards before I played a bunch of CS LP's and there was as much variation in the standards as the CS guitars in terms of tone and playing feel. Just my experience, but take it with a grain of salt since I am a guitar player and cannot be trusted or relied upon in any way.

 

[MarcB]

You’re out of order! You're all out of order! I played a bunch of Standards before I played a bunch of CS LP's and there was as much variation in the standards as the CS guitars in terms of tone and playing feel. Just my experience, but take it with a grain of salt since I am a guitar player and cannot be trusted or relied upon in any way.

“Sheriff.. remove this man from court”


Bonjour.

 

[Jim W]

Breaking out the tall cash for this:




Fun little parlor size for under $200

 

[tmgcustom]

Picked up a nice old Hamer Studio custom. Not bad for almost 30 years old.

 

[Happy Tree]

After a couple of years of waiting for the right Rickenbacker 12-string to come along, I found 'the one'. Which is actually a Gretsch G6122-12 Country Gentleman 12-string. I'm currently F5-ing the delivery tracking page. My first Reverb purchase. Looks all in order, just have to wait and see. Pictures will follow

 

[metropolis]

Not technically purchased but revived at least:

I mentioned this in another thread but pretty much completed it yesterday. The body is from my first ever electric guitar - a strat knock-off which had been painted badly and generally abused then forgotten for about 30 years. I stripped and refinished it in sea foam green nitro (it's not perfect by any means but passable), put a spare neck on it I had, and used spare pickups, electronics and wilkinson trem. The wiring is unusual - it's a 3-way toggle which uses the neck and bridge the same way as a Les Paul, and the second tone pot is actually a volume control to bring the middle pickup in on any position. Doesn't quite work how I hoped so I'm going to redo it. The pickguard also has issues with not being centred so I'll make a better one later. Need to put a small angled shim in the neck to bring the action down but at least it looks cool!

 

[1allspub]

1980 Les Paul Custom.

 

[Gridlock]

Not technically purchased but revived at least:

I mentioned this in another thread but pretty much completed it yesterday. The body is from my first ever electric guitar - a strat knock-off which had been painted badly and generally abused then forgotten for about 30 years. I stripped and refinished it in sea foam green nitro (it's not perfect by any means but passable), put a spare neck on it I had, and used spare pickups, electronics and wilkinson trem. The wiring is unusual - it's a 3-way toggle which uses the neck and bridge the same way as a Les Paul, and the second tone pot is actually a volume control to bring the middle pickup in on any position. Doesn't quite work how I hoped so I'm going to redo it. The pickguard also has issues with not being centred so I'll make a better one later. Need to put a small angled shim in the neck to bring the action down but at least it looks cool!

Congratulations!

A cool guitar and I love the old Marshall Club and Country amp. Don’t see those too often,

 

[Tollywood]

I said to myself, “Well, I have my Les Paul bases covered so why not try the opposite?”
I’ve had a dozen Peavey Wolfgangs over the years so this will feel like home. It’s a 1999.

 

[metropolis]

Congratulations!

A cool guitar and I love the old Marshall Club and Country amp. Don’t see those too often,

You spotted it! I'm a huge Rush fan so literally bought it to rock out to Moving Pictures era Alex Lifeson parts. It cost me £500 and was last played on stage at Glastonbury in 1980 (not by me!)

 

[Happy Tree]

Gretsch arrived. Absolutely mint condition. Sounds jangly enough. The mud switch is even useful, at least in its less extreme position. Plays like a dream. And it's already fitting in well with the rest of the flock!

 

[Bob Womack]

I wasn't supposed to like this guitar.

I was auditioning Martin guitars at the guitar store and the salesman brought me this one. which had just arrived. My wife's eyes lit up when I played it. It is a Taylor 717e Gold Label, a slope-sholder dread in Indian rosewood/Sitka. The model was just released at the end of June and features several tweaks to give it a classic sound.

Bob