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- Best Way to Sell an Expensive Vintage Guitar?
Hey folks, I've got a real gem of a vintage guitar I'm thinking of parting with Any advice on the best way to go about it? Anyone here sold a high-end vintage Gibson lately? Curious about your experience Thinking of listing my '59 Les Paul What's the consensus on selling through local shops vs
- Finish Checking or Crazing - Gibson Brands Forums
Gibson finishes its guitars (elec acoustic) with nitrocellulose lacquer One drawback is that it's not as flexible as poly, so when temperature and humidity cause the wood to expand and contract, the nitro finish will crack - know as checking or crazing
- Epiphones made in Korea - Gibson Brands Forums
Korean made guitars are of no better or worse quality than those made in China or Indonesia or other Asian factory You can get a gem or a dog no matter where a guitar was made, even if it was made in the US And yes, some models are still being made in Korea as well as Indonesia To know where a particular guitar was made, you will have to check the serial number or the made in XXXXX sticker
- Let’s talk Factories…. - Gibson Brands Forums
A majority of Epiphone electric guitars have been made in Qingdao since 2006 The upper-tier acoustic models (Masterbilt and solid wood Inspired by Gibson) are made by PT Samick in Indonesia All correct as far as I can tell, although I didn't know Samick was still building for Epiphone after 2020, but I don't have any Epiphone acoustics
- Epiphone Serial Number Decoding - Gibson Brands Forums
This is a guide to help you identify your guitar's place and year of manufacture by the instrument's serial number alone, based on the information given on the unofficial Epiphone wiki here, which mostly seems down nowadays There are basically four distinct formats, also called identifiers, in w
- J-160E - Gibson Acoustic - Gibson Brands Forums
I have an ‘06 J160e It's solid wood and X braced Sounds good unplugged It's like a 15 fret J45 from Vintage Guitars Info - Gibson flattop vintage guitar collecting J-160e Electric Flattop Available: 1954 to present Collectibility Rating: 1954 model: B+, 1955-1959 models: C, 1960's models: D+ Except for the introduction year of 1954, the J-160e had a plywood top This combined with the
- Have I made a mistake buying a Martin 000-15m?
Martins and Gibsons are fundamentally different guitars I have an SJ200, Dove and J45 that have been my main guitars forever, but I’ve also got a ‘97 D18 Golden Era prototype that I absolutely love t The 000-15 shouldn’t sound “tinny” or “flat” at all To the contrary, mahogany topped guitars are usually thick, warm, and woody
- Saein factory korea - Epiphone Electrics - Gibson Brands Forums
Hey all, what is the general opinion of the Epis made at the Saein Korea plant And also what do you think of the Shine guitars (especially the archtops) made from that plant?
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