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“They weren’t even tuning the guitars to my settings or specifications – just little things like that. Things that make the guitar a Bill Kelliher model, like put it in my tuning so that when it shows up, it’s different"
Ummmm...whit?!
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The whole thing comes across as really petulant.
Obviously the idea it should arrive in tune is just silly, but if the artist uses an unusual gauge should they at least ship it with some of those strings? What should they slot the nut for? How many are buying for the artist connection?
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As far as I remember the first Johnny Marr Jags came with a spare set of roundwound 11s in the case, although I don't think he actually uses them.
BK always comes across as very genuine, he was stoked to be a Gibson artist and now they have treated both him and bandmate Brent Hinds badly.
It speaks a lot for ESP who always get great feedback from artists for their care and attention to detail
It’s hard to pin down what they should do for the best here.
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I think every Gibson "Les Paul" model should ship with #040 Flatwounds with black silk wraps on the ball ends.
(.013, .017, .025, .035, .045, .058).
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youIf you actually read what he said - the first complaint is that they made one of his sigs chambered when he didn't want it to be. Which seems like a fairly sensible thing to be annoyed about.
The tuning thing falls out of something else he said, which is that Gibson didn't give a shit about how he tuned his guitar or what strings he put on it. Which again, seems like a sensible complaint - how can you customise a guitar for someone if you don't care how they actually use the damn thing?
I would always go for an ESP if I was spending custom shop money.
The USA Esp Eclipses do cost a bit more than a Gibson or a PRS and are difficult to get in the UK.
ESP and LTD are far higher quality and listen to player needs, so it makes sense to leave the tradition of 'Made In USA' BS behind and actually go with a more forward thinking and progressive guitar builder.
The stuff I have heard and been told about Gibson this year has put me off the brand completely, they are clutching at straws and I think 2018 has a few more shocks in store with them.