James Broonbreed Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 https://www.wsj.com/articles/guitar-maker-gibson-brands-files-for-bankruptcy-1525177170 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 been a long time coming, they're prices have been more and more ridiculous as the quality gets worse. good riddance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Yeah - they're not going away though. Just an american way of restructuring the company and separating the bits that make money (guitars) from the bits that don't (not guitars). You'll still be getting gouged for a Les Paul for years to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 I used to really want an SG, but they're really not that great... I don't think I've ever actually played a real Les Paul. The only way I'd ever get a Gibson is if it was a genuinely old ES175 or maybe the fully hollow version of the 335. I'm a Dapper Dan Fender man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 I like the sound an SG makes but I think they look horrific, also I am big and they are tiny - it just looks silly when I play one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Quite surprised to hear that when they've always made great business decisions by giving people what they want. They are the Marvel Comics of Guitars. Their business model is identical. "Hey, remember that thing everyone liked? Well, let's do it again, and again, but make it much, much shitter each time". But it works for Marvel because people are stupid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Those neon ones are cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 SGs are the best guitars on the planet. Y'all can do one. I'd buy another SG if I could afford a SG Junior, cos Euroboy's one looks fucking sick in this... Unfortunately I don't have a spare £1200. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 fuck, that Explorer thing is Heinous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 12 hours ago, AVB said: fuck, that Explorer thing is Heinous Thing is apt. What even is that headstock? It looks like a fist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 I'd say the worst headstock I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 On 5/5/2018 at 10:37 AM, James Broonbreed said: I'd say the worst headstock I've ever seen. easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Les Paul Jrs are absolutely fantastic guitars. I owned an SG for a time and it was excellent too. Sounded lovely, but had monster neck-dive problems. Let it go for a second and it was on the floor. Xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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