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not for PRS...
So I'm thinking about a new guitar!!
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not for PRS...
well if you're talking about davis guitar then yeah probably, but then again the wide selection of colours and appointments that are available for PRS guitars aren't available at davis unless you pre-order... which takes months.
actually im thinking about getting a gibson les paul at the end of this year but i've never really got a concrete answer as to where a good place to get one might be... i've called swee lee and they told me the only les paul standards they have are the ones from 2004. so thats almost four years without bringing in new stock... sometimes i wonder how they can still maintain their dealership rights...
actually im thinking about getting a gibson les paul at the end of this year but i've never really got a concrete answer as to where a good place to get one might be... i've called swee lee and they told me the only les paul standards they have are the ones from 2004. so thats almost four years without bringing in new stock... sometimes i wonder how they can still maintain their dealership rights...
Godspeed64
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lol to nestle crunch!
gosh sub you made me hungry
gosh sub you made me hungry
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if you take time to visit the Bras Basah showroom, you'll know this isn't true. eg: the LP Std sporting the latte finish is clearly from a post-2004 offering...
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bluepowder
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I gotta go try out the LP standard sometime
optisailor2002
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crunch. haha light distortion i guess =x
optisailor2002
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crunch = when u eat koko crunch that sound. or when u jump on the neck of your guitar you hear "crunch" before it breaks? thats a crunch =D
really? no idea the guy told me over the phone that they're mostly/probably 2004 stocks. but theres no denying that their inventory is extremely limited. quality of the pieces also leaves MUCH to be desired. like in your review when you pointed out many finish flaws and messy glue application etc etc.
Ized
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yeah, i prefer the s series to the rgs, i hate the basswood tone, while heaven for some, not for me. I would at least prefer my guitar to have some sound characteristics(think definition) rather den a neutral kinda sound. But den again its a preference kinda thing.
The S-series is alright for me, suits all my needs for now. the mahogany body provides the thick chunky sound and it has the warmth even when you turn down the tone knob for jazzy runs. Will think of other options when i get sick of the guitar and move on to something else. Edwards is a pretty good brand for the price tho. check out the review Subby did.
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that serves as a pointer that hunting for a deserving Gibson is elusive but not impossible which sounds very much like hunting good entry level units
bluepowder
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I gotta try out these edwards...but im gonna try getting my hands on the LP in the buy/sell first
The cool thing about Mahogany is that rich midrange thing. I like how it adds cream to the tone and you can get that on-the-verge-of-mud kind of tone which IMO, is awesome because it sounds & feels natural. Not the same as throwing in some over-wound pickup...
All the best with the LP search though I must say - watch for mud (as in, BAD mud) on the low end, the weight and the balance (i dislike the feel of LPs in general).
All the best with the LP search though I must say - watch for mud (as in, BAD mud) on the low end, the weight and the balance (i dislike the feel of LPs in general).
i'm sure many would agree that a gibson les paul standard is FAR from entry level. also, i think it's quite ridiculous that we have to go to the lengths of trying many gibsons just to get one thats good... especially in singapore where the amount of these guitars is already so limited...
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no- Gibsons are not entry level guitars, i'm referring to the sifting process in trying to acquire a good one.
yes, when buying guitars (especially high end ones), it's good to be picky, otherwise, making do with an unbecoming selection is as good as buying the ones in the lower rungs of the hierarchy. should the domestic selections be limited & you can't get what you want, move on to other acquisition means.
yes, when buying guitars (especially high end ones), it's good to be picky, otherwise, making do with an unbecoming selection is as good as buying the ones in the lower rungs of the hierarchy. should the domestic selections be limited & you can't get what you want, move on to other acquisition means.
I'm not denying that its difficult to get a good piece in singapore, in fact that's what i've been trying to say all this while. I just find it incredulous that our local official gibson dealer can get away with depriving the population of gibson guitars for so long. maybe gibson needs to be notified and maybe give away their dealership rights? I mean as a commercial entity it wouldn't make sense to have a dealer who doesn't even make an effort to 'push' your products.
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does 'pushing' a product consist of a mandatory dealership obligation? this is what we see isn't it; a dealer not propelling a certain brand name as it seems? maybe there are other conditions that are not within our purview which prevent the dealer from acquiring more stock. until we are indeed privy to this matter, do exercise reservations.
maybe we should be allowed to voice our discontent and not be such 'by the book' nerds and politically correct all the time. If the dealers in singapore won't bring in new stock and wont tell us why then we damn right are justified to be angry. The way I see it, they're not bringing in any new guitars because they dont think its profitable enough and worth their time because of low demand. In that case, other, more enthusiastic companies should be awarded the contract so that musicians in singapore can benefit as a whole. we shouldn't cower behind the notion that PERHAPS, JUST PERHAPS, there are other factors at play preventing the dealers from bringing in new stocks, which by the way i think is an extremely naive stance to take because its more than obvious that there should be no reason as to why an authorized gibson dealer isn't able to bring in more guitars.
I don't intend to offend or accuse anyone. What you see here i just my humble opinion.
I don't intend to offend or accuse anyone. What you see here i just my humble opinion.
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how can one invoke accountability on others when one's opinion is law to the circumstances where other reasonable factors would probably come into play?
can we comprehensively conclude that a child whose hands are covered with jam be the absolute guilty party to a broken jam jar- when his greedy fat-arse brother, whose hands are similarly full of jam, is hiding behind the curtain? is it all about how you see things or is there a flip-side to the story? would the exclusion of 'PERHAPS' here be justified because the glaring facts are before you?
i don't intend to accuse or offend anyone either. What you see here is just my humble effort in trying to make people who look through straws not tell everyone they saw the universe.
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