Showing posts with label Gibson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gibson. Show all posts
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Gibson Nighthawk - The Prodigal son returns
11:11 AM | 
Posted by
Rocky Dee |
This beautiful example of one of Gibson's better experiments has got to be genius. The Gibson Nighthawk was Gibson's attempt at creating the worlds most versatile guitar. And to be honest, they actually pulled it off. This guitar has a huge amount of range. You can get glassy Stratiness out of it and with the flick of a switch you can fall into full creamy Humbucker "Les Paul" heaven. Originally scorned by both Fender and Gibson fans, the Nighthawk never really took off and was discontinued just a few years after its carnation.
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Epiphone SG - Bought and under modification
First off... I got the Epiphone G-400 SG. Yes I know, not the greatest guitar on the planet. But really? Is it all that bad? First time I picked the thing up I was immediately impressed with its play-ability and unplugged tone. This thing really resonates! The one I bought is about 7 years old and has been kept in its case and according to the guy I bought it from (A friend by the way) Its never really been used. I have no reason not to believe him. The guitar is in very good condition. It looks brand new! And plays beautifully. There is a little buzz around the 19th on the hi E. Apparently this is more common than expected and a new bridge/neck setup is going to be needed to get things where I want them.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Kiso- Suzuki W65A Fix up - Part One.
A colleague of mine recently brought in his Kiso-Suzuki W65A Acoustic guitar for me to have a look at and possibly get it running a little better. Its a beautiful example of Japans quest for imitation perfection during the 1970's. There were many companies including Ibanez that were spending great quantities of time painstakingly replicating classic guitars. The Suzuki W65A is a replication of the Gibson Hummingbird acoustic guitar which was famously played by Elvis. This "copy" is so accurate that it features perfectly shaped Gibson headstock and inlays. In fact some of these copies where so close that Japanese guitar manufacturers face legal proceedings from western guitar companies. There are even people out there that insist that some of the Japanese knockoffs of the time are better than the originals.
So what is wrong with the guitar? Well, the Finnish is fine, the frets and neck are in great condition, the bridge and nut have plenty of life left in them. So whats the problem I hear you ask? This guitar suffers from some serious action issues and some major fretbuzz. Clearly a truss rod issue, there is some noticeable back bow. Thing is, I know I'm not a pro guitar tech, so I am very concerned about the idea of adjusting the truss rod myself. I did attempt it (After watching a youtube video on how), but I found that it was so stiff that it would have taken force to adjust it. A wize decision to leave it alone.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Gibson Firebird X - Beauty or Beast?
Its been quite a while since I visited the Gibson site to have a look see at their latest offerings. And I got the feeling that I've been asleep for the past few years. When did Gibson go all Hi-Tech? My god! What doesn't this guitar do? Hex Piezo pickup system, Acoustic guitar patches, Low impedance active output, Over 2000 pickup models and combinations and a "Pure Analogue" Audio engine. But none of this would be complete without the very impressive Robo-tuners and God awful grand dads favorite chair wood Finnish.
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