gibson guitar suck???

[MadWerewolfBoy]

Ah yes, there's nothing like owning a very very well-made recognised brand expensive guitar.

But I always have this at the back of my head:

"Is my playing worth my gear?"

Its a very painful thought that curbs all my GAS Just when I'm about to spend...

 

[Dime]

6k for gibby.if i took longer to think an Edwards + a really good tube amp e.g Marshall.could produce more than the 6k gibby which i assume will be run thru some low end amp.and you will need some 4 months to save for a tube amp.

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

Then you'll need another few months of savings to buy a VAN to transport your Half-stack (or full) Tube Amp to your jamming studio/gig place etc? Haha it goes on forever...

 

[wayne1991]

6k can use to get a edwards and a mesaboogie instead?

 

[Whitestrat]

Met a decent chap at Ebenex a few days ago , he teaches guitar so he knows his stuff . His mind was pretty made up on DIY guitars but mine was fixed on getting a Gibson les paul custom . To a certain extent i agree that Gibsons marketing has something to do with this but over and above i just cant resist the curves and tone that rock and roll machine emits . Furthermore i did say that my mind was made up and was not willing to consider any other brands because there is nothing like owning a genuine piece . Its not cheap at all and neither do i have the resources to pull together six thousand dollars ... yet . Still that is not going to be a factor when i buy my next guitar , because i know what i want and i don't need to fit the guitar to my budget cause i can always get a cheaper les paul or go all the way with a thirteen thousand dollar Slash les paul custom , shredcow i just want you to know that cost is not a factor , it just determines how long i have to work to pay it off . Which is in this case about 4 months for a regular custom but totally worth it .

Firstly, there's a difference between knowing how to play a guitar, and knowing guitars. I'm not saying he/she knows his stuff or not, but rather, don't take anyone's words at face value. Not even mine...

On your choice of buying a Gibby. You're not after a good guitar. You're after mojo. The same kind of mojo that makes you feel like GOD just by strapping the guitar on and not playing. That's fine. It's like fulfilling a dream. If you were after a good guitar, then you'd open your options more.

Worth it or not, only you can tell, and don't bother to ask others. Opinions are like assholes. Everyone's got one.

 

[almondx]

But I always have this at the back of my head:

"Is my playing worth my gear?"

Heh, and then the following thought "If I get better gear I'll have more motivation to improve"

Oh well =/ GAS here I come!

 

[doggieshaman]

haha my own a**hole (opinion): good guitars have so much mojo it makes the player make more mojo.

SO go forth and GAS.

 

[ShredCow]

Firstly, there's a difference between knowing how to play a guitar, and knowing guitars. I'm not saying he/she knows his stuff or not, but rather, don't take anyone's words at face value. Not even mine...

I agree.

As in, to the first part lah.

Not saying your opinion bad hor. Hee hee...

 

[Whitestrat]

I agree.

As in, to the first part lah.

Not saying your opinion bad hor. Hee hee...

THAT, sir, is a matter of opinion!!!! Whahahaha...:mrgreen:

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

Yes, some people's assholes stink more than others, that's a fact.

Next question:

Does new gear give you the motivation to improve?

 

[doggieshaman]

i think new gear does, but partly its because of fellow players who have rave reviews abt a piece of equipment.

for example, lets say you started off with a beat up $100 guitar and you've never played an electric before. Then you plug in and go "wow, i never knew i could do that" then think it's the best sounding thing in the world. Then you surf the net and hear someone with a $2000 guitar playing some tones that blow your mind away, and you decide to get that.

BUT when you buy u realise, "oh no, my skills also matter or else i can't really sound like that!"

then you try to improve to match your guitar! Voila.! =D

of course this doesnt apply to people who collect pretty guitars as decoration

 

[Jugman]

aiyah... SX guitar package is THE BEST!!

hahahahahahaha

i'm kidding

 

[Godspeed64]

i think new gear does, but partly its because of fellow players who have rave reviews abt a piece of equipment.

for example, lets say you started off with a beat up $100 guitar and you've never played an electric before. Then you plug in and go "wow, i never knew i could do that" then think it's the best sounding thing in the world. Then you surf the net and hear someone with a $2000 guitar playing some tones that blow your mind away, and you decide to get that.

BUT when you buy u realise, "oh no, my skills also matter or else i can't really sound like that!"

then you try to improve to match your guitar! Voila.! =D

True! When you start off any guitar will do the job as most sounds the "same"..
As time goes by, you'd want a different one.. Then you head to soft, see these posts and you realize that making an improvement to one's playing is more important than his pursuit of his gear!

Unless of course his gear has been stolen and he's chasing after the thief! :mrgreen: Can't improve when you dont have the gear.. Lol..

 

[Whitestrat]

Yes, some people's assholes stink more than others, that's a fact.

Next question:

Does new gear give you the motivation to improve?

Well, I don't necessarily go round smelling people's assholes...:mrgreen:

But new gear MIGHT give the incentive to try new things and learn... I know that works for me...:mrgreen:

 

[subversion]

new gear makes me re-think certain ideas. yes, we need not have new gear to get great ideas but it's the inspiration at work.

 

[EugeneSmasher]

For me, new gear does not inspire me to improve. Its watching videos of good players that inspires me to improve. I don't even intend to have too many guitars as some will be neglected. One main axe and one back-up axe is enough for me, and they don't have to be expensive either.

Even if you have a $2-3K Ibanez RGA321, if you can't play well you wouldn't sound good either, isn't it? My take is that the guitar should not matter. It should be your aspirations to become a great player that makes you want to improve.

 

[kryptic]

For me, new gear does not inspire me to improve. Its watching videos of good players that inspires me to improve. I don't even intend to have too many guitars as some will be neglected. One main axe and one back-up axe is enough for me, and they don't have to be expensive either.

Even if you have a $2-3K Ibanez RGA321, if you can't play well you wouldn't sound good either, isn't it? My take is that the guitar should not matter. It should be your aspirations to become a great player that makes you want to improve.

I AM SO WITH YOU. I dont see why ppl think that better gear makes them better guitarists! You can own a Gibson that costs a few thousands and still stink worse than a skunk. And hell yeah, the guitar doesnt matter, its the guitarist that does, and gear doest improve your skills [admit it your just suffering from GAS]

 

[DjThugs]

haha..after reading all these post..makes me feel happy...well..everyone has a brand they will swear upon...for me..growing up seeing slash & AC/dc and stuff...Gibson s are the Sh*t due to them palying it...but well..theres always a GAS in us deep inside that makes us want a more expensive and nicer axe if given a chance too if God permits..well...to me..the gibson marketing logo "Only A Gibson Is Good Enough" works well into my inner child..

 

[EugeneSmasher]

I'd play an Ibanez unless anything that clicks with me more (which I doubt will happen), but of course I'd certainly jump at a chance to own a Gibson Explorer.

 

[Whitestrat]

For me, new gear does not inspire me to improve. Its watching videos of good players that inspires me to improve. I don't even intend to have too many guitars as some will be neglected. One main axe and one back-up axe is enough for me, and they don't have to be expensive either.

Even if you have a $2-3K Ibanez RGA321, if you can't play well you wouldn't sound good either, isn't it? My take is that the guitar should not matter. It should be your aspirations to become a great player that makes you want to improve.

I AM SO WITH YOU. I dont see why ppl think that better gear makes them better guitarists! You can own a Gibson that costs a few thousands and still stink worse than a skunk. And hell yeah, the guitar doesnt matter, its the guitarist that does, and gear doest improve your skills [admit it your just suffering from GAS]

Let me put it this way... If you've been playing humbuckers in LPs all your life, and all you play are ACDC, Slash, Page, Zakk Wylde, etc etc, your chops would have been honed to one direction.

If I suddenly throw you a set of nice single coils, you suddenly realise your tone becomes very different, and the style of playing required is very different. Then you start to check out people like Robert Cray, SRV, Clapton, Frusciante, Mayer, etc etc... And you end up learning new stuff, and improving yourself as a guitarist.

Different guitars give different feel and different tones. Learning how to use those tones is something you'll never finish in a lifetime. Every different guitar, or even pickups alone commands different styles. Vintage to modern, Single to humbuckers, split to parallel, all require different playing styles...

Isn't that growth? I've been playing for 20 years. I've gone through more guitars than I can remember... And yet, with every new guitar or amp or pedal I buy, I experience something different. Hence I end up learning new things. So, the desire to learn requires new guitars to fuel, and vice versa...

And I can say one thing for sure: One guitar (or rather, one type) isn't near enough fun of what you potentially can have.

Yes, I have GAS. But every guitar I own has a particular voice, and I had to learn how to project that voice correctly each and every time. And I hope I never stop.