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metal0822

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  1. Not everything out there is a conspiracy to screw the customer, yea, imagine if someone was dying for a black back and passed. then they lost a sale. i dont think it was a scam or anything. maybe they got a lot of returns on them cause of wrong description
  2. ok, those both sound legit, ordering now. thanks to megaboogie for posting the deal!
  3. but for the future, can someone answer my question on the return policy for sdotd deals?
  4. o really? i just got on here to order. oh well, maybe something i really want will pop up soon
  5. So what's the return policy for stdotd's if something better pops up for sale in a week?
  6. yea, i wish those rd's would sell out. i just dont even need one, and the black with rosewood with dots is just so meh to me. its basically my black explorer only a little less pointy. all other options are pretty much identical, not to mention i have a lp studio too. im gonna wait for something more useful to my collection to pop up. the week or so has been incredible with the epi 56, tiny terror, rw tele, and now this gibson. im gonna hang tight for "the" deal
  7. Yea these deals are tempting but I have a feeling if I pick up the rd today, I'll miss the jazzmaster tomorrow, or whatever
  8. thought you guys might find this interesting.. the article talks about how we should be expecting some good deals from retailers with the current situation http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/113286/spenders-down-market-has-upside-smartmoney?mod=bb-budgeting
  9. wow i have the money, and dig the RD but it would just be a totally useless addition to my collection, not to mention black with rosewood is kinda meh for me. i think ill pass, but man thats a steal, i just know i would wind up selling it for almost nothing more than i pay for it. hopefully a couple of you guys grab it, seems like a great way to get into gibsons.
  10. can you get this for google chrome too? or something similar?
  11. well yea, excpet slightly worn in pots, switch, frets, etc.
  12. that 650 road worn tele is hard to resist. i have a pretty strict policy of playing the guitar first though, gotten too many not so great guitars over the internet because they were a great deal.
  13. Actually THAT'S a great example of "Face." I work in Robotics and have been in auto plants all over the world. Toyota is famous in the industry for doing invisible recalls (I forget the proper term off hand). If you have a Ford, and some part is known to go wrong, they'd send you a letter to bring your car in for a fix. Toyota on the other hand waited until you brought your car in for maintenance, then they'd do the work and you wouldn't know anything about it. Your oil change just took longer and there were three guys doing it... it just auto/prints on the work order. You'd think Ford makes crap because they called your car in for another fix, and Toyotas are great because they haven't. Until the lawsuits start from people who DON'T bring their cars into a Toyota dealer for work... and have been driving around with a known dangerous problem. "Face" doesn't always work. Sometimes you've got to stand up and say, we made a mistake... the Japanese aren't very good at that. It wasn't long ago when they'd kill themself for that kind of thing. P.S. Toyota is Sony in the 90s... in a race to the bottom. sorry, way off topic, but im actually majoring in electronics/control systems and graduate next semester. where are you located? id like to know a little more about working in the field too. id appreciate it if you could give me some advice or pointers. sorry everyone, back to topic...
  14. i got a faded studio and a hwy1. i love them, i went through guitars like underwear for a couple years, and ive had these for a while. i think that says something. and here's a little something to think about... id rather have an american made gibson lp that is stripped down without fancy finish, inlays, fretboard wood, etc for the same price as an agile with all the bells and whistles. i feel like all those things are just a waste of money. some people like to argue, well the agile is the same price and you get ebony board, binding, abalone inlays, you would need to spend 3000 on gibson to get the same. well i would personally rather have the gibson quality and durability than some aesthetic upgrades on a korean (i think, maybe chinese?) guitar that looks like a retarted lp with a little horn and a goofy headstock. lol sorry, rant over...not to say i wouldn't get a nicer looking lp if i could, but given my $$ situation, the real deal stripped down was a better option IMO than the glorified cheapie.
  15. wow surprised to see all the gibby love here after all the {censored}
  16. same with my lester, though i had to grab a strat too, theyre just 2 different beasts. i was buying/selling guitars like crazy before i decided to go with 2 nice ones instead of 6 "meh" ones. (the lester is my favorite tho, shh )
  17. if he was selling like mazi bees friend (i do that pretty often, selling for a profit) it wouldnt be a big deal. i think he needs to sell everything, save up a nice chunk of change and grab a really really nice guitar thats a keeper. he can play it for a while and save up again and add another great one. thats what im trying to do, and even as a college student, ive wound up with a gibson and a usa strat (even if they are faded and hwy 1 )
  18. u think its good now, do a couple mods to it. there are mods designed specifically to keep the pedals character, and remove the things that annoy you about it.
  19. wont be for at least a year, till im solid in whatever job i find after graduating, but just for fun
  20. yea, i wouldnt buff mine. i actually kinda like the flat finish, but besides that, its so thin that you might go through it. try keeping it with the flat finish for a while, it might grow on you
  21. where did you find those specs? i still wasnt sure until now what pickups were in the satin ebony that is on the way. what is the difference between the 50's and 60's necks? well the box said 60s neck as did the tag when i purchased it. i mainly bought cause it was the best sounding and feeling gibby in my price range that day and i got a great deal because of a single scratch on it. i really love it, playing it right now. i emailed gibson for the specs and they got back to me with them. you wont be disappointed. the 50s neck is much fatter, think like a baseball bat (i know, not a real baseball bat neck). the 60s neck is slimmer, and i think the nut width is narrower as well, which i happen to like a lot, not that i dont like the 50s necks. the 498/490 would normally be just a bit dull with all mahogany, but without the pickups covers they are a bit punchier and make up for it. i really like the sound of this thing, as well as the feel of the faded finish and the 60s neck.
  22. the faded cherry and brown, and the satin ebony are all mahogany. the red and brown have burstbuckers, 50s neck, and gig bag and the black has uncovered 498/490, 60s neck, and hard case.
  23. i got a new hwy1 strat i couldnt refuse at the price. not gc though
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