Gibson has designed a signature Chuck Mangione Les Paul, however, license discussions are not progressing well as Paul Reed Smith and Schecter have both made competing offers.
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Let's spread some musical misinformation
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I'm waiting for the Chuck Norris Les Paul that punches members of the crowd for you if they invade the stage.
Gibson is also designing a new Chuck Mangione speaker cabinet. No speakers, just horns.
According to upcoming European regulations, bass cabs must come with instructions on how to not annoy the neighbors.
Many makes have been falling all over each other trying to do endorsement deals. Ever since Stevie Wonder started doing Fender ads. Don't worry if you haven't seen the ads; nor has Stevie.
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The French have decided to enter the bass cab market. They feel with their experience making Merlots they’ll be way ahead of the game. Others think there might be a slight translation problem.
The French have decided to enter the bass cab market. They feel with their experience making Merlots they’ll be way ahead of the game. Others think there might be a slight translation problem.
In the late 70s, Gibson's QC problems combined with early, ill-fated ideas to expand into the "lifestyle" market. The model intended to appeal to leisure boat owners was known as the Chuck Overboard Les Paul.
Well, the heavier ones are already described as boat anchors, so they may as well see employment as actual boat anchors. It's the best way to downcycle a Gibson that has had its headstock come off. Also known as a 'Les Paul'.
What is the best boat anchor for metal?
Yes, I don't like to sully the thread with share-price stuff but Gibson might have gone under in the 70s without the Steinberger payments for copyright infringement of the EB0
Steinberger created the headless and almost body-less bass, but now Occulus brings you the entirely virtual bass. This is perfect for our new reality entirely living in the realm of Zoom. The only models available virtually so far are a mythical Gibson EB0 with headstock attached and a Sting-signature 1951 Precision.
Fender Technical representatives demonstrate the proper method of obtaining back bow on a bass or guitar neck…
They recommend performing this task at least annually and checking for proper neck bow with each string change. Fender has qualified technicians in various weights available to perform this task for registered owners. Call 1-800-Fmy-neck for your free adjustments.
They recommend performing this task at least annually and checking for proper neck bow with each string change. Fender has qualified technicians in various weights available to perform this task for registered owners. Call 1-800-Fmy-neck for your free adjustments.
Gibson company has a similar service for their instrument necks.
Here is one of their qualified technicians performing what they call “a Bow Job”…
The Gibson Bow Job is generally performed by a lighter technician than Fender uses, mostly due to the comparatively less robust headstock design. However, it’s essentially the same process albeit with a bit more finesse. Note the pinpoint accuracy of the single foot approach and the specific fine tuning balance arrived at with the technician hand positions. There are hours of rigorous training that go into preparing a Gibson tech to be qualified in Bow Jobs. Gibson recognizes this is precision work and clearly states that it should only be performed by a qualified technician. Many owners have found out the hard way, with broken headstocks, that self performing a bow job isn’t a good idea. To get your free Gibson Bow Job simply call 1-800-Bow-meee.
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The picture is incorrect. It is clearly a fender neck.
The picture is of Leo Fender's younger brother Billy who was attempting to start a career as a "neck dancer". Neck dancing never took off as an art form and as a result Billy ended up destitute until he was adopted by a family of peanut farmers. He eventually gained the fame he desired as the brother of President Jimmy Carter.
...while describing them on TalkBass. Wait, that might not be misinformation...
Due to high labor costs and ongoing lawsuits, Gibson will reduce the number of strings on their basses to three.
Selmer in the UK offers a fine-tuning and service on 0800-Blow-mee. Not to be confused with Gibson. Or other, er, services.
Having reduced treble on many of their basses already to 0.
Actually wasn't Gibson, Leo Fender's nom de-plume. For when he didn't want people to know that he also made guitars......
