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My favorite teams
well?
Fender or Les Paul
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Don't be a pussy, buy both. And a Rickenbacker.
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Ommy..I think its all what youre accustomed to. The Fenders have anywhere from a 7 to a 9.5 radius...The Gibsons all have a 12 radius..I learned on a Gibson, and consequently I have trouble playing the Fenders...Sometimes I am forced to play one for the sake of reproducing a certain sound. Robert Cray for example cant be duplicated on my Gibson. I prefer the Gibson, but try em both. Id order both from a place like Musicians Friend cause you can always return the one ya dont like
I currently have a Strat and a Jazzmaster, but I love the Firebird and the ES 137, as well as the 335 from Gibson. I'd recommend the 335 if ya go Gibson..Its the best all around guitar on the market IMO
I currently have a Strat and a Jazzmaster, but I love the Firebird and the ES 137, as well as the 335 from Gibson. I'd recommend the 335 if ya go Gibson..Its the best all around guitar on the market IMO
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Those remind me of the old "Mostrite" guitars
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If you want a Gibson, get it from these guys...
These are whats left of the original craftsman before Gibson fired everyone and moved to china. They still make the original gibsons:
http://www.heritageguitar.com/indexc.html
These are whats left of the original craftsman before Gibson fired everyone and moved to china. They still make the original gibsons:
http://www.heritageguitar.com/indexc.html
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Les Paul for me.
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I got a 66 telecaster custom with a humbucker I swapped out from a les paul. got all them sounds in one guitar.
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Last I heard, Gibson made their guitars in Nashville, Montana and Memphis... When did they move to China??
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I was kidding, but the original craftsman left the company when they moved from Kalamazoo and started heritage.
The History of Heritage Guitar, Inc.
How it all began..
225 Parsons St.
Heritage Guitar Inc. of 225 Parsons Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan was incorporated on April 1, 1985. The company is going on 25 years old, it has achieved the status of one of the premier guitar companies in the world today. It is, in many instances, the new guitar line handled by countless vintage shops throughout the world. This indicates it is thought of as the collectible guitar of tomorrow.
The idea to start Heritage Guitar began when the Gibson Guitar Corporation closed its Kalamazoo, Michigan factory in September of 1984 and moved all production to its other plant in Nashville, Tennessee (in operation since 1975). When this took place, some of the employees were asked to move to Nashville. However, since their families had spent many years in Kalamazoo, it made it difficult to uproot and move. Therefore 3 men, Jim Deurloo, Marvin Lamb, and JP Moats, decided to start a guitar manufacturing business. In 1985 when the company was incorporated, 2 other former Gibson Guitar Corporation employees, Bill Paige and Mike Korpak, joined as owners. Mike left the company in 1985.
The founders biggest resource is and was the group of craftsmen they could draw from to begin operations. The owners themselves each had in excess of 25 years of hands on experience in making guitars. To this day each of the owners is directly involved in the manufacturing of each instrument.
Heritage started operations in the oldest of five buildings formerly owned and operated by Gibson Guitar Corporation. That building was completed in 1917 and has been a center for guitar manufacturing ever since. Much of the machinery that Heritage uses today, was purchased from Gibson Guitar Corporation.
The first guitar Heritage introduced was the H-140 solid body single cutaway electric guitar. This model was shown at the NAMM show in June of 1985.
Since that time Heritage has added many instruments. Currently Heritage manufacturers Custom Carved Hollow Body Guitars, Semi Hollow Body Guitars, and Solid Body Guitars. This is to say nothing of the countless number of custom instruments made in each of the groups previously mentioned. Banjos, Mandolins, Flat Tops, and Basses, are no longer being produced because of the demand for the guitars mentioned in the above 3 categories.
Heritage is proud of its older employees’ with 25 years of average experience and what it has accomplished in 24 years. Heritage is also training younger luthiers to learn this fine art of craftsmanship.
The History of Heritage Guitar, Inc.
How it all began..
225 Parsons St.
Heritage Guitar Inc. of 225 Parsons Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan was incorporated on April 1, 1985. The company is going on 25 years old, it has achieved the status of one of the premier guitar companies in the world today. It is, in many instances, the new guitar line handled by countless vintage shops throughout the world. This indicates it is thought of as the collectible guitar of tomorrow.
The idea to start Heritage Guitar began when the Gibson Guitar Corporation closed its Kalamazoo, Michigan factory in September of 1984 and moved all production to its other plant in Nashville, Tennessee (in operation since 1975). When this took place, some of the employees were asked to move to Nashville. However, since their families had spent many years in Kalamazoo, it made it difficult to uproot and move. Therefore 3 men, Jim Deurloo, Marvin Lamb, and JP Moats, decided to start a guitar manufacturing business. In 1985 when the company was incorporated, 2 other former Gibson Guitar Corporation employees, Bill Paige and Mike Korpak, joined as owners. Mike left the company in 1985.
The founders biggest resource is and was the group of craftsmen they could draw from to begin operations. The owners themselves each had in excess of 25 years of hands on experience in making guitars. To this day each of the owners is directly involved in the manufacturing of each instrument.
Heritage started operations in the oldest of five buildings formerly owned and operated by Gibson Guitar Corporation. That building was completed in 1917 and has been a center for guitar manufacturing ever since. Much of the machinery that Heritage uses today, was purchased from Gibson Guitar Corporation.
The first guitar Heritage introduced was the H-140 solid body single cutaway electric guitar. This model was shown at the NAMM show in June of 1985.
Since that time Heritage has added many instruments. Currently Heritage manufacturers Custom Carved Hollow Body Guitars, Semi Hollow Body Guitars, and Solid Body Guitars. This is to say nothing of the countless number of custom instruments made in each of the groups previously mentioned. Banjos, Mandolins, Flat Tops, and Basses, are no longer being produced because of the demand for the guitars mentioned in the above 3 categories.
Heritage is proud of its older employees’ with 25 years of average experience and what it has accomplished in 24 years. Heritage is also training younger luthiers to learn this fine art of craftsmanship.
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aaah..I was like WTF!!..hahahahah
I had a 63 Epiphone Sheraton that was made in Kalamazoo..Back then, even the Epiphones were made there.
BTW...ever take the Gibson tour in Memphis?..They get ya all lathered up looking at how they make em..Then the tour ends right smack dab in the middle of the factory guitar store...lol Thats where I got my ES 137 Custom
I had a 63 Epiphone Sheraton that was made in Kalamazoo..Back then, even the Epiphones were made there.
BTW...ever take the Gibson tour in Memphis?..They get ya all lathered up looking at how they make em..Then the tour ends right smack dab in the middle of the factory guitar store...lol Thats where I got my ES 137 Custom
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My favorite teams
Superstrats are my favorite. But I'm no fan boy, I like nearly all guitars. Parker gets no love, and I think that's a shame, because the Fly series is the best overall design since either of these two giants. I hope in 20 years, this debate will be Strat, LP, or Fly.
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Fender (tele, jaguar, jazzmaster -- not a big strat guy). No gibson for me unless it's a hollowbody/es series. Liked sgs when I was younger though.
Friend of mine had a really nice cherry red gretsch hollowbody. Would love one of those
Friend of mine had a really nice cherry red gretsch hollowbody. Would love one of those
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My favorite teams
Brian Setzer on his Gretsch
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I thought you always wanted a 335..Man, they are bad ass
BTW..The Jazzmaster is the best of the Fenders IMO
I got this one from Wildwood guitars...They sell on-line
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Re : 335. That's what i meant by the ES series, yeah. Nice jazzmaster
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I've always preferred Gibson over Fender, but don't own either.
My gear:
Guitars -- BC Rich custom Warlock and a Martin acoustic (I considered an Ovation, I like those too).
Amps -- Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier and a Marshal valvestate.
Drums -- Pearl Explorer series (although, if I could have afforded it when I was still playing drums I would have liked a DW set of some sort [my petals are DW 5000s]). I do have a really nice hand-hammered brass snare made by DW's orchestral division though. It buzzes a bit if you don't lay something on the head, but it's crisp as ****. I also play the tabla and have a handmade set my ex had shipped over from India as a graduation present. I've considered trying to get Cliff Alexis to make me a steel pan set, but those things are just fucking expensive.
Keys -- Hyundai baby grand piano, 1960s Wurlitzer electric organ, and a Kurzweil PC2-X. I'd like to pick up a Moog synth of some sort sooner or later, just haven't gotten around to it yet.
My gear:
Guitars -- BC Rich custom Warlock and a Martin acoustic (I considered an Ovation, I like those too).
Amps -- Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier and a Marshal valvestate.
Drums -- Pearl Explorer series (although, if I could have afforded it when I was still playing drums I would have liked a DW set of some sort [my petals are DW 5000s]). I do have a really nice hand-hammered brass snare made by DW's orchestral division though. It buzzes a bit if you don't lay something on the head, but it's crisp as ****. I also play the tabla and have a handmade set my ex had shipped over from India as a graduation present. I've considered trying to get Cliff Alexis to make me a steel pan set, but those things are just fucking expensive.
Keys -- Hyundai baby grand piano, 1960s Wurlitzer electric organ, and a Kurzweil PC2-X. I'd like to pick up a Moog synth of some sort sooner or later, just haven't gotten around to it yet.
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I had a Mesa Boogie Lone Star Special...That thing was one problem after another..How do you like your Mesa??
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It's solid. I've never had any problems with it, although it doesn't get a ton of use anymore.
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