ya know what? Screw Gibson.

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:55 pm

I'll give my 2 cents.
Im a Fender man for life. IMO they are extremely durable and dirt cheap second hand.
You can throw a Fender across the room and the worst thing that will happen is it will be knocked out of tune.
You so much as look at a Gibson and the headstock snaps off.
I cant tell you how many times i have seen a Gibson with a busted/cracked headstock.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:16 am

purplehaze19x wrote:I cant tell you how many times i have seen a Fender with a replaced neck.

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:28 am

Gavin wrote:I just realised that Gibson are the Apple of guitars. They make really good quality guitars that people love, but they charge a premium for them and so everyone pisses and moans about how they are a rip-off and how Fenders are actually better because they are more customisable etc...

Except I prefer Fenders and Apple.

Nah man. It's Fender and Apple here as well. I feel strongly about both. If anything is Microsoft it's the Strat - like Windows it's the "default", it's what most non-guitar people think of when you say "electric guitar", it's used by clone makers, it's highly customisable but lacks character in my opinion.
For me Apple = Jags and Teles.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:26 am

All you people are retarded

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:54 am

Nick wrote:All you people are retarded

just put them on ignore?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:34 am

We have an ignore button already? I haven't seen it

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:48 am

Nick wrote:We have an ignore button already? I haven't seen it

yeah. you activate with ALT-F4

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:43 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:
purplehaze19x wrote:I cant tell you how many times i have seen a Fender with a replaced neck.

At least with a Fender you CAN replace the neck IF it breaks.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:50 am

purplehaze19x wrote:At least with a Gibson you CAN have the headstock reattached IF it breaks.

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:53 am

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:54 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:
purplehaze19x wrote:At least with a Gibson you CAN take the broken, cracked neck and stab the cunt who was playing a gibson with it..

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:55 am

ouch. the face in that image can only be substituted for my worst enemies. fortunately they all play gibsons...

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:43 am

robroe wrote:i have picked up at least 10 different melody makers (the new ones that come in the big orange box) and ALL of them have deadly sharp fret ends. that kind of shit is reserved for Toys R Us guitars for 60 bucks

A few years back it was not unknown on full-price Gibson Les Pauls too.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:37 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:you realize fender is as much a rip off as gibson, right?

I'd say moreso these days if you look at the history/figures.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:59 pm

mickie08 wrote:
hotrodperlmutter wrote:
purplehaze19x wrote:At least with a Gibson you CAN take the broken, cracked neck and stab the cunt who was playing a gibson with it..

gibcism

ima hide under a rock until this thread goes away.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:32 pm

Markn951 wrote:
dood wtf? played 3 melody makers in my life, one of them I own, none of them have the sharp fret ends that you speak of.

+1

My melody maker is my go to guitar, has a great neck and no sharp frets. Since I bought it my tele has been relegated to the corner.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:34 pm

dezb1 wrote:
Markn951 wrote:
dood wtf? played 3 melody makers in my life, one of them I own, none of them have the sharp fret ends that you speak of.

+1

My melody maker is my go to guitar, has a great neck and no sharp frets. Since I bought it my tele has been relegated to the corner.

A guitar maker with inconsistent QC!?!?!?! I've never heard of such a creature.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:41 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:
dezb1 wrote:
Markn951 wrote:
dood wtf? played 3 melody makers in my life, one of them I own, none of them have the sharp fret ends that you speak of.

+1

My melody maker is my go to guitar, has a great neck and no sharp frets. Since I bought it my tele has been relegated to the corner.
A guitar maker with inconsistent QC!?!?!?! I've never heard of such a creature.

Blasphemy! We all know Fibson & Gender donâ€™t make mistakes.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:52 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:
purplehaze19x wrote:At least with a Gibson you CAN have the headstock reattached IF it breaks.

oh hai guise lol imma got dis less pawl right and I'm liek relliking it so gonna smash the headstok of and then reglue it with crap so I look liek teh punk roxxor lol1!!11!!! Do am gud idear? Shud I use chees grator on neck for moar shred?

Markn951 · Post by **Markn951** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:49 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:
dezb1 wrote:
Markn951 wrote:
dood wtf? played 3 melody makers in my life, one of them I own, none of them have the sharp fret ends that you speak of.

+1

My melody maker is my go to guitar, has a great neck and no sharp frets. Since I bought it my tele has been relegated to the corner.
A guitar maker with inconsistent QC!?!?!?! I've never heard of such a creature.

AND SO we return to EXACTLY MY POINT. If I'm gonna pay 2700 dollars for a guitar, SHOULDN'T IT HAVE CONSISTENT QC?!?! I once saw an 8000 dollar Gibson Custom Shop LP with a huge knothole in the middle of the fretboard. HOW DOES SUCH A THING HAPPEN? FFS, 8000 dollars and still not a decent QC in sight!!!