Following recent revelations about our love-hate relationship with the Gibson 'lifestyle brand', and a fairly solemn promise that we were well and truly 'over them', yet another SG arrived at our door this week. And it's Pink. I think we need help so let's talk this thing through! 🤨🎸
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00:00 play in & coming up
00:39 I bought another Gibson
02:35 let's have a look at it
05:45 cost & colours
08:19 body & finish QC
10:54 what does it weigh?
11:18 neck profile & measurements
12:21 fingerboard & frets
13:41 nut, inlays, & tuners
16:37 bridge & tailpiece
17:33 t type pickups & readings
20:28 under the hood
25:54 refitting a stubborn pickup
28:13 control cavity
28:46 this is what it sounds like
32:38 let's play something
34:58 volume & tone controls
36:33 let's play something else
37:20 let's play something (cont)
38:22 what we think starts here
40:56 let's talk about GAS
45:29 I accept I'm a guitar addict
47:10 the thing about Gibson
49:13 why I bought another Gibson
50:05 play out jam
Signal Chain Info:
Amp: Princeton 65 Tweed 1 x 12 With OX
Spark Booster / RAT
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools
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