- Shipping Guitars - The Gibson Lounge - Gibson Brands Forums
What is the most convenient, safest cost effective way to ship Guitars you Sell? Thanks, Lucky
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- best website for serial number search - Gibson Brands Forums
Gibson needs photos and the serial# for a proper ID Guitar Dater is a just one tool you can use to see if the serial number might be valid Then, having a look at the guitar or photos, if you know what to look for, is also useful Of course, there are those who use pics of real Gibsons to sell fake guitars - the ol' swap-a-roo It's brutal
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Gibson Custom Discuss the Gibson Custom line of guitars and basses including, but not limited to historic spec Les Pauls, Archtops, Collector's Choice, and the new Modern Double Cut models
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