Those are really nice photos (of a really beautiful guitar)! Not familiar with Firebird pickups and have always wondered what they'd sound like in a les paul. Maybe i'll get around to installing a pair in a deluxe or something one day to see how they're different than normal mini humbuckers.
Yep, I know it wasn't you saying that stuff (saw that it was an article - was just pointing out that the article had some pretty silly marketing language).
Yes, Ola also pointed it out in his video that the main difference is the mic placement in the Helix and QC allows you to adjust to any...
Lol you asked for it. This is from almst 10 years ago (as you correctly pointed out in the title, the only "new" thing is that they're being sold standalone):
"It seems that the big 4 Gibson Dealers (Wildwood, Dave's, The Music Zoo and Rainbow) get their "custom" Gibson guitars with underwound...
I mean... sometimes you just gotta make sense of definitions.
EVH = EVH Brands LLC, which is owned by FMIC. So FMIC gave themselves an official seal of approval by ... themselves... .. just sayin...
I'm more interested in seeing who makes the DSP chip. I wonder if it's a repurposed...
Oh people on various Gibbie forums picked up on it. Just that no one's really gone out of their way (incl. Gibson themselves) to show how they're different (if at all). I suppose they could publish a spec and tell you it's "4500 winds" vs. "5000 winds" ... fyi I made up the numbers. But they...
Very interesting offerings and a great move for them to get more into the pickup market.
But for christ's sake... at least label the damn things!!! Like I can so imagine 50 years down the line some dipstick rockstar going into retirement is gonna claim how his LP has some extra special mojo to...
Been super busy and haven't been able to keep up with a lot of online things. During a break yesterday, I came across this Guitarworld article on Epi's history:
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/150-years-of-epiphone
Also saw on various forums that the Epi Jobo is completely sold out...
Not my thing, but kinda impressed they did the nylon saddles, neck heel and other small things - all of which are immediate deal breakers for me, but that's just simply me not being in the target market. The price is what it is... all large brands across the board have raised their prices so...
I've always thoguht of getting one, but don't have the space for another combo at home and I'm kind of with you on the use case for this one. When I was still gigging for backing bands, I made the switch over to floorboards really quickly because the producer I was working with just needed me...
Now a proud owner of a Wino too! The Epi customs (any model/variant) and the moderns are really some of the best deals Gibson Brands Inc. is offering in 2023 IMHO.
Things have been busy at work and so haven't been able to forum crawl/ post as much. However, I managed to get a Wino (finally came back in stock) and have been playing it non-stop!!! I was skeptical at first, but having lived with it for a few weeks now, I've decided that it doesn't need any mods.
If it's within one's budget, the Gibson is nice of course. But I think a good section of the consumer base is not even going to have to think twice when faced with the reality of a $1900 difference...
To be honest, with the way how that Epi looks and sounds, if I suddenly had an urge to own an...
I think this is now true for any of the big 3 (Fender, Gibson, PRS). The harsh reality is that volume sales has basically become everything for the guitar market these days. It's a bit perverse if you step back and think about it. Like how often do you hear a piano player talk about getting...
Yeah at first I thought it was just crud or a reflection of the ceiling.
@drt129 you might wanna see the guitar in person or at least ask for more detailed pics of that area?