So Played a Gibson CC “The Beast”

peteri

As a massive early Whitesnake fan, thought I’d love it. 

Complete disappointment - felt like a very average modern standard with a bit of an unwieldy neck and some adequate relic work. 

Was as it just a dud?

nick79

I played one a while ago, and i felt exactly the same. Maybe it was the same one? Dunno. For me it wasnt a patch on my Studio Faded (yes really), and 3 other people i was with all came to same conclusion. 

Teyeplayer

Every lester Gibson have ever made has to be taken on its own merit, appearance is really only a small factor in how good an instrument is (or too often isn’t). 

jeztone2

I'm not convinced of any consistency at Gibson. I almost bought a knockout R8 some years ago. But I've played some disappointing R9's. My mates LP Custom is a nice guitar. My 2017 Classic is the he best LP I've played. Plus with any expensive guitar, there's the law of diminishing returns.

Like me others have said, just judge each guitar on its own merits.

peteri

I’ve got two old Les Pauls - this one just wasn’t even reminiscent of them. 

Agree - I’ve played better studios 

meltedbuzzbox

jeztone2 said:

I'm not convinced of any consistency at Gibson. I almost bought a knockout R8 some years ago. But I've played some disappointing R9's. My mates LP Custom is a nice guitar. My 2017 Classic is the he best LP I've played. Plus with any expensive guitar, there's the law of diminishing returns.

Like me others have said, just judge each guitar on its own merits.

The Memphis stuff seems to be fairly consistent from what I have played

CHRISB50

How much does a ‘Beast’ cost?

peteri

This was for sale at £7500. 

So the equivalent of two early 70s Les Paul Customs!

Danielsguitars

well the worst sounding les paul i have ever played was an aged custom shop les paul, bloody 9k new and some silly person paid 6.5k secondhand, i don't think i played it more than 5 mins and ox4 pickups did not help one bit

Philly_Q

I didn't know CC DeVille had a Beast.

designerseye88

Excuse my ignorance but what makes the CC's that different from R8& R9's? do they both use custombuckers? 

WezV

I honestly think they let a lot of shit through the relic department.... even some Tom Murphy’s look rushed in comparison to others.

A convincing relic is not just wear, its patina.  They all go through a fake wear stage but extra work on the patina helps it all bed into something convincing.  Gibson often go too far on the wear and not far enough on the patina.

not sure what I mean...

here is one of my own builds just after the major wear process


and then there is  patina






or you can have a £7k Gibson ultra relic with "sprayed on relic"

mburekenge

WezV said:

I honestly think they let a lot of shit through the relic department.... even some Tom Murphy’s look rushed in comparison to others.

A convincing relic is not just wear, its patina.  They all go through a fake wear stage but extra work on the patina helps it all bed into something convincing.  Gibson often go too far on the wear and not far enough on the patina.

not sure what I mean...

here is one of my own builds just after the major wear process


and then there is  patina






or you can have a £7k Gibson ultra relic with "sprayed on relic"

Your work is spectacular.

CHRISB50

peteri said:

This was for sale at £7500. 

So the equivalent of two early 70s Les Paul Customs!

Wow!

WezV said:

I honestly think they let a lot of shit through the relic department.... even some Tom Murphy’s look rushed in comparison to others.

A convincing relic is not just wear, its patina.  They all go through a fake wear stage but extra work on the patina helps it all bed into something convincing.  Gibson often go too far on the wear and not far enough on the patina.

not sure what I mean...

here is one of my own builds just after the major wear process


and then there is  patina






or you can have a £7k Gibson ultra relic with "sprayed on relic"

Nice work Wez. The Gibson one is a joke.

DLM

Philly_Q said:

I didn't know CC DeVille had a Beast.

@Philly_Q Neither did I, but all children have their moments, trust me.

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