coolfeel Posted June 29, 2011 Posted June 29, 2011 no doubt!! i read this long piece from a guy who worked music retail for a long time r/e LP's; he said the good ones don't ever make it to the sales floor; because LP's are so hit & miss, when a good one comes in to a store, the employees grab it for themselves. i'm not saying all gibsons suck, i'm saying you have to play 9 or 10 to find a keeper (this is not news to most of us here). i have bought & sold ~20 hamers in the last ~10 years, almost all unseen (well, unplayed) over the internet; not ONE was a dog, all were good to great quality. don't try that w/ most brands. DavidB and I were discussing this just the other day. I have always liked a good LP tone, but in 25+ years playing, I think I have played maybe 2 that felt and sounded good AND wasn't a dog. So many of the LPs I have played have zero personality and the build quality is just meh... I was really surprised at how well the Tally Pro captures the LP vibe. I call it the LP killer.
Hfan Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 I would go with the Special and nothing wrong with the stock p ups and with the right amp I think you can get the Live At Leeds tone with the stock p ups. Got mine a few months back, its a 93. Found it right here. My first Hamer, hopefully not the last. I am very impressed with her, was actually dumbfounded with the level of quality. For the money you can't beat it. Much better than a new Gibby I think. One for sale now in the for sale section here. I'll show her off again.
Jorge Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Have you ever heard the expression "It'll make a turd" to describe a meal that was edible but not much else? That's the LP Tribute in a nutshell. How lucky I am, I must have bought the only good one.
Feynman Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 ^^^^^It needs a pickguard!Why? It's perfect. That pickguard stuff is crazy talk.
Toadroller Posted July 2, 2011 Posted July 2, 2011 ^^^^^It needs a pickguard!no it doesn't!!+1 It's great as is. Beauty!
Hfan Posted July 2, 2011 Posted July 2, 2011 Thanks guys, she is a keeper. Looks like it was hardly played. I couldn't imagine drilling any holes in this one and wouldn't want to cover up that cool sunburst. Besides with my super accurate picking abilities, no need anyway. I wish. I'm not much of a thrasher anyway, never did master that Pete Townsend whirly whirl strum. Sorry if we got off topic.
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