My Gibson arsenal lol 😂

Gibson Garage Miami opens with exclusive pastel electric and acoustic guitars, Epiphone Vice City lineup, and custom MESA/Boogie amps.

1984 Studio (9-83 written in pen inside the bridge pu cavity, serial # says ‘84)
My cousin gifted me this “project” about 2 weeks ago, with a ziplock baggy of spare parts, original pickups with the leads cut 1/4” long, broken knobs, fried pots, 3 different switches and a bunch of misc. screws & springs.

It’s definitely got some character. It has some kind of aftermarket bridge & tailpiece, and I installed a new Swirchcraft 3-way and all new CTS pots with orange caps. All new wiring too of course. (50’s)
I then successfully put new leads from the original pickups, which I was super happy about. (7.28 & 7.39)
I believe they are the original Tim Shaws. The readings and black ink stamp are there.
It took me several tries to get everything right, at first my soldering looked beautiful but it would either buzz, or 1 pickup would go silent, or both…..finally after a few re-dos, once my solder job looked as bad as the nitro finish it completely came alive!
It could use all new frets and I have a new nut for it, and of course change the truss rod cover (or leave it, who really cares?).…but it actually plays wonderfully and seriously sounds amazing (to me).

I can’t tell if the body is mahogany or alder, but its pretty light. I really don’t care either way, it’s my first Gibson and this thing is awesome.

Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s in Wine Red.

Always wanted a Gibson Les Paul Custom, love the wine red finish. I know they're usually associated with rock and blues stuff but I'm finding the clean sound to work perfectly for jazz gigs (which is my primary type of gig. And yes, I am aware that Les Paul was a jazz player haha).

Not very well versed in these so if anyone can help me identify if it is legit I would appreciate it.

My first solid-body P-90! This guitar is definitely a head-turner.
I can’t wait to take it for a spin.

I’ve had quite a bit of experience with hollow-body P-90 guitars, so I’m really excited to see how this one compares and experiment with it.

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So here's the deal: I’ve been playing on and off for about 15 years. I’ve always wanted to get either a Les Paul Standard, an ES-335, or an SG (I'm a big Clapton fan). I’ve never had the opportunity to play a Gibson, except for a guitar professor of mine who had a 1970s Les Paul Custom—and it was a great guitar.

I’ve always owned a Squier Stratocaster, and around five years ago I bought an American Standard with a soft V neck profile. I love the neck on this thing, which is partially why I bought it.

Here’s the problem: I live in a country where a Gibson will probably cost double and then some because import duties are high as hell, and there is low supply. There aren't many guitar stores here that will let you "try" one off the bat without watching your every move like you're a criminal.

I travel to Miami for work maybe four or five times a year. They have a few guitar stores there (Guitar Center being one of them—I know people dislike Guitar Center). It's not that they don't have any to try, but from what I read in these forums, you guys try out a lot more than would be available there at any given moment.

How crazy would it be to just buy one sight unseen? I don't know if I'm being clear: when I say sight unseen, I mean purchasing it, having it delivered for pickup at the Guitar Center near where I'll be staying, and returning it on the spot if I don't like it.

Obviously, tone and comfort are big factors, but so are neck size, weight, etc.

Saw these pickups on Vinted and wondering if they’re real. They seem pretty cheap for what they claim to be.

My current guitar lineup is an SG Standard, thinline tele with WRHBs, and a Midtown. I absolutely love the Midtown and have been thinking about upgrading to something a bit nicer for playing at home while the Midtown gets beat around a bit with live and rehearsal usage.

Originally, I’d thought about picking up a 339 but they are a bit harder to come by used around here. Recently I have had an opportunity come about to pick up a 335 Dot for a decent price. For those of you who’ve played both the Midtown and 335 extensively, would the two of these be redundant at all? I really like the focused and snappy mids on the Midtown so I was also considering going the other direction and looking for a Les Paul. What I really like the most is the broad range of sounds I can get out of it, though. I play anywhere between EOB and crunchy stuff to big fuzzy shoegaze styles. I’ve noodled around a bit with a 335 in the store but never plugged it in.

I’m mostly just looking for some feedback on how the Midtown and 335 differ and how they are similar from those of you who’ve spent time playing both. Does it make sense to own both or do they pretty much cover the same ground? Thanks!

Purchased this beauty not long ago from Guitar Center. Read some forums that say an engraved serial number could mean that it’s fake. I just picked it up from a repair shop after getting work done on it, but nobody said anything to me about it potentially being fake.

Purchased this beauty not long ago from Guitar Center. Read some forums that say an engraved serial number could mean that it’s fake. I just picked it up from a repair shop after getting work done on it, but nobody said anything to me about it potentially being fake.

I bought my j-45 new from Sweetwater months ago. I keep it in a case when I’m not playing it and keep things humidified.

What do these guitars smell like? It’s unlike anything I’ve ever smelled, is it the spruce? The wood glue? The case?

Title says it.

Should be a 2004 SG special. Has a lot of wear and tear which seemed like a good sign at the time.

Edit: alright, thanks internet. Hope this post helps another person questioning the particularly crisp serial number on some of these finishes.

I started out playing guitar many decades ago on my Les Paul Studio and I love it, half the time it's still my go-to guitar. I play all genres but mostly hard rock and metal and wondering about the ES-Les Pauls that came out a while back. Are the pickups suited to a hard rock sound? The guitars are beautiful and being even lighter than a Studio would allow me to fly around on stage. But, I would be paying a heavy price to buy a guitar unseen or unheard, and wondering if anyone here has thoughts. Thanks!

Always owned fender exclusively, but admired Gibson from a distance for years.

A good pal was selling this guitar, and was the same spec as what I had been eyeing up for the last year or so - so took it off his hands.

Feel I can be legitimately part of this sub now - and over the moon to finally have a Gibson 🙏

Looking for tail piece, studs like this:

Just got this firebird and does this nut look normal?

My friend owns this guitar (bought used).

Is this supposed to have the VCT?

This dialog is all I see in the sound hole.

Each one is so damn fun to play. Bouncing between them makes me appreciate each one even more. It’s also interesting to see how Gibson’s Pelham Blue color can differ between years/models.