Guardians of the analog
Papi Fuego
A little backstory. I was a big Gibson fanboy for years. They were the majority of my sound and what I played. The fenders creeped back in slowly around 2010. I loved them so much I named my dog Gibson after the guitars I loved so much. This was my collection in early 2015.
Gibson was everything to me he was more than a dog, he was my best friend and he rescued me as much as I rescued him and when he got sick and passed away from cancer in 2019 it devastated me and my world fell into darkness. I was so bitter and resentful that I couldn't stand to look at or play the guitars that he was named after and I found reasons to sell them. I still miss him dearly, but I'm in a different place with it now and while it still hurts some days, I look back fondly of my time with him and am ready to move forward and honor him once again.
Recently I did some soul searching musically and decided to do a big shake up with my gear. I had stuff I wasn't using, either because my taste changed or my needs were no longer in alignment with certain gear. There was also a lot of overlap and redundancies so I put a lot of stuff on the chopping block. I made some Difficult decisions and in the end I turned a nice profit on things collecting dust. So I have a NGD. Here is my Gibson ES-335 with block inlays. Very resonant and alive acoustically. I really like the T top style pickups they have in these new models. Flawless fit and finish and plays like a dream. The sound is very balanced. Bright but not harsh and never boomy.
But since I still had money left in the pot and not being one to drive in the slow lane I bought another guitar. After all why not
I probably won't be able to justify it in the coming years with getting a new car in a handful of years and the kids entering high school soon. I also don't feel I have any gaps left in my collection for what I play and what my needs are so I will be set for quite some time. My sweetwater engineer earned his money getting me this sweet les Paul standard 60s in unburst. At 9 pounds it's not to heavy and has that endless sustain that solid non weight relieved LPs are known for. I love the coloring of the burst and the top has just enough flame without being gaudy and treading into PRS territory. Another flawless example of how much Gibson has stepped up their game in recent years. The Burstbucker 61 pickups sound great and the pots are all over 500k when I measured them so I don't have to rewire it!
Feels good to be back in the flood again and it feels like home. If you are thinking of getting a new Gibson, don't hesitate to try one out as they are making some of the best guitars they have made in the 30 years I've been playing guitar, regardless of what our resident Gibson hater is always posting here on the forum
Gibson was everything to me he was more than a dog, he was my best friend and he rescued me as much as I rescued him and when he got sick and passed away from cancer in 2019 it devastated me and my world fell into darkness. I was so bitter and resentful that I couldn't stand to look at or play the guitars that he was named after and I found reasons to sell them. I still miss him dearly, but I'm in a different place with it now and while it still hurts some days, I look back fondly of my time with him and am ready to move forward and honor him once again.
Recently I did some soul searching musically and decided to do a big shake up with my gear. I had stuff I wasn't using, either because my taste changed or my needs were no longer in alignment with certain gear. There was also a lot of overlap and redundancies so I put a lot of stuff on the chopping block. I made some Difficult decisions and in the end I turned a nice profit on things collecting dust. So I have a NGD. Here is my Gibson ES-335 with block inlays. Very resonant and alive acoustically. I really like the T top style pickups they have in these new models. Flawless fit and finish and plays like a dream. The sound is very balanced. Bright but not harsh and never boomy.
But since I still had money left in the pot and not being one to drive in the slow lane I bought another guitar. After all why not
I probably won't be able to justify it in the coming years with getting a new car in a handful of years and the kids entering high school soon. I also don't feel I have any gaps left in my collection for what I play and what my needs are so I will be set for quite some time. My sweetwater engineer earned his money getting me this sweet les Paul standard 60s in unburst. At 9 pounds it's not to heavy and has that endless sustain that solid non weight relieved LPs are known for. I love the coloring of the burst and the top has just enough flame without being gaudy and treading into PRS territory. Another flawless example of how much Gibson has stepped up their game in recent years. The Burstbucker 61 pickups sound great and the pots are all over 500k when I measured them so I don't have to rewire it!
Feels good to be back in the flood again and it feels like home. If you are thinking of getting a new Gibson, don't hesitate to try one out as they are making some of the best guitars they have made in the 30 years I've been playing guitar, regardless of what our resident Gibson hater is always posting here on the forum
