Members stormin1155 Posted March 7, 2012 Members Share Posted March 7, 2012 Raven West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Space coyote Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 She's a beut, my avatar is what it's gonna look like eventually.http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300671738415&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Space coyote Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 But it says Gibson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamdogg Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 It's a veneer.But it says Gibson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Canadian Jeff Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 I don't consider Squier's to be copies either for the same reason. I do have Tele copies made by SX and Jay Turser though. Yeah, I dunno. I don't think less of them for being copies, but I do think of them as copies nevertheless. It isn't a quality thing, it's a "Gibson makes Les Pauls and Fender makes Stratocasters and any other company that makes those guitars are making copies" sort of thing. Again, not that I think less of them for being copies - just wish the owners could fess up to the honest truth of the situation. A licensed copy is still a copy, it just happens to be legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 Yeah, I dunno. I don't think less of them for being copies, but I do think of them as copies nevertheless. It isn't a quality thing, it's a "Gibson makes Les Pauls and Fender makes Stratocasters and any other company that makes those guitars are making copies" sort of thing. Again, not that I think less of them for being copies - just wish the owners could fess up to the honest truth of the situation. A licensed copy is still a copy, it just happens to be legal. maybe licensed isn't the best word for this situation. Epiphone is owned by Gibson as Squier is owned by Fender. They are simply the import/economy divisions of their respective companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 My 77 Greco: Uploaded with ImageShack.us That is one of the most beautiful Les Pauls--Gibson or otherwise--I have ever seen. Whoa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 no glamor shots.....Al3000 SpaltedOne of the better LPs I've played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RocknPop Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 Do they sound the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 I think so, but every time I say it's one of the better Lps I've played....I've caught {censored} for it. mostly..."...but that's not a real LP" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 My Anderson: Now that there is a guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Canadian Jeff Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 maybe licensed isn't the best word for this situation. Epiphone is owned by Gibson as Squier is owned by Fender. They are simply the import/economy divisions of their respective companies. 6 of one, half a dozen of the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 Yeah, I dunno. I don't think less of them for being copies, but I do think of them as copies nevertheless. It isn't a quality thing, it's a "Gibson makes Les Pauls and Fender makes Stratocasters and any other company that makes those guitars are making copies" sort of thing. Again, not that I think less of them for being copies - just wish the owners could fess up to the honest truth of the situation. A licensed copy is still a copy, it just happens to be legal. But that's what he's saying. Orvilles were made BY GIBSON. It wasn't another company. Gibson contracted two factories to make Les Pauls for them. So I don't really know how anyone would consider them a copy seeing as gibson wanted them made. I think it's just because of the name.....so consider this... ...what if Orvilles actually said Gibson on the headstock? (in big script..the top line says gibson on it in little script) Would you then consider it "a gibson"? Because Gibson wanted to call them gibson's but they didn't have the trade name gibson in Japan. It belonged to some other company. So Gibson decided to use Orville's name instead. I own a Greco Les Paul....here... and an orville by Gibson And I have no problem being honest and calling the Greco a copy, clone, whatever.... But the Orville says gibson on the headstock...so I consider it a gibson. If people need their gibsons to be made in america to be a gibson then they are just {censored}ing snobs. I mean....does anyone NOT consider a mexican fender a fender? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Canadian Jeff Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 Like I said, six of one, half a dozen of the other. I don't really care either way to be honest. If it has six strings and resembles a light-burst LP then I'll probably lust after it. I (f***ing) love my Gibson to death - but I had to try close to 60 of them to find it and most of those 60 were completely unappealing to me. In the same thought, I used to own an Epi LP Standard in a really nice trans amber that I still kick myself for selling. That being said, (to me) my Epi was a Les Paul copy; that's how the detractors want to see it so I'm cool with seeing it the same way just to avoid being on the defensive in these discussions - I just wanna play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members MyNameIsMok... Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 Good post. But that's what he's saying. Orvilles were made BY GIBSON. It wasn't another company. Gibson contracted two factories to make Les Pauls for them. So I don't really know how anyone would consider them a copy seeing as gibson wanted them made. I think it's just because of the name.....so consider this... ...what if Orvilles actually said Gibson on the headstock? (in big script..the top line says gibson on it in little script) Would you then consider it "a gibson"? Because Gibson wanted to call them gibson's but they didn't have the trade name gibson in Japan. It belonged to some other company. So Gibson decided to use Orville's name instead. I own a Greco Les Paul....here... and an orville by Gibson And I have no problem being honest and calling the Greco a copy, clone, whatever.... But the Orville says gibson on the headstock...so I consider it a gibson. If people need their gibsons to be made in america to be a gibson then they are just {censored}ing snobs. I mean....does anyone NOT consider a mexican fender a fender? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members busdriver72 Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 AXL Badwater 1216. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members slushpup96 Posted March 9, 2012 Members Share Posted March 9, 2012 gimmicky but a good way to close a show toggle switch between knobs activates LEDs inside of the guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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