Teebs Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I'm sorry, I didn't understand that - was it Welsh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 And a llery llood evening to lloo too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Teebs said: I'm sorry, I didn't understand that - was it Welsh? You know perfectly well what it is, and how clever it was... I've been out for a massive steak dinner with Mrs 4000 tonight, and nothing you can say will upset me. 😃 🤗 😛 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Good! 👍 I'm glad you had a lovely evening & I hope Mrs 4000 is well TFI Friday (not the 'restaurant')! Was it jama steak? Sweet dreams Ricky! 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Teebs said: Good! 👍 I'm glad you had a lovely evening & I hope Mrs 4000 is well TFI Friday (not the 'restaurant')! Was it jama steak? Sweet dreams Ricky! 👍 Lush it was, with a Portobello mushroom the size of an actual hat! 😀 Returned home to find somebody has parked their car outside my house, and even that didn't provoke me to kill. 🤐 My best regards to your good self, and your good lady. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said: 1 - Lush it was, with a Portobello mushroom the size of an actual hat! 😀 2 - Returned home to find somebody has parked their car outside my house, and even that didn't provoke me to kill. 🤐 3 - My best regards to your good self, and your good lady. 👍 1 - Was it a small bass-player's hat, or a 'Dave's' hat? 2 - Kill them tomorrow - don't spoil a lovely evening. 3 - Thank you kindly 👍 Edited August 2, 2019 by Teebs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Teebs said: 1 - Was it a small bass-player's hat, or a 'Dave's' hat? 2 - Kill them tomorrow don't spoil a lovely evening. 3 - Thank you kindly 👍 Probably like a small hat that would fit a sheepdog. Yup, I can only pray that they're still there in the morning. Is it your car? If so, that's quite some trouble to go to for a joke! 🤗 If it is your car, I will set my sheepdog on you, butt. 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said: Probably like a small hat that would fit a sheepdog. Yup, I can only pray that they're still there in the morning. Is it your car? If so, that's quite some trouble to go to for a joke! 🤗 If it is your car, I will set my sheepdog on you, butt. 😄 It is my car - but it's based on the Batmobile™, so it's Ricky proof! I like sheepdogses! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Teebs said: It is my car - but it's based on the Batmobile™, so it's Ricky proof! I like sheepdogses! I'll go and see if it's impervious to wee... 😃 edit: I best wait until the street light goes out at 12... edit: Dammit, splashed straight back on me and my shoes... bloody Batmobiles. 😬 Edited August 2, 2019 by Ricky 4000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 16 hours ago, EBS_freak said: Jeez, Pete Townsend has really upped his game. Has he got a VPN? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 We discussed ways we could destroy these when we were asked to sell them. F*ckawful nightmares they were. and the ones we did sell, broke. like the Robots, Dusk tigers and DarkFire’s which led to this. All shite. This video does them no favours really. Shame. Like a nice Gibson - it’s like enjoying U2, you feel a bit grubby because you know Bono is a bit of a tit. 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Pal of mine recently picked up one of the satin finish SGs for £300 used, it's one of the nicest Gibsons I've ever played despite being the stripped down budget model. Can get the action super low and it absolutely sings, just goes to show they can still build a quality instrument every now and then but it's just a total lottery and the price tag has no bearing on anything. Starting to think getting a good Gibson is purely down to chance, like the odds are that once in a while a decent guitar will slip out of the factory completely unnoticed, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 47 minutes ago, lemmywinks said: Starting to think getting a good Gibson is purely down to chance It was always so.This is why an old gibson is generally good. The good ones got looked after, the bad ones got trashed, so the old ones left were the ones worth keeping. From my POV, the way I would get an instrument is if I wanted an Ibanez, I would go online and order one, it would turn up and be fine. If I wanted a gibson, I would go to a shop with a large supply of them and try them all, to see which one was good, and get that one. In certain years they were almost all good (and in certain years they were almost all bad). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 5 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said: Probably like a small hat that would fit a sheepdog. Yup, I can only pray that they're still there in the morning. Is it your car? If so, that's quite some trouble to go to for a joke! 🤗 If it is your car, I will set my sheepdog on you, butt. 😄 Is this your sheepdog? Nice hat! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Beer of the Bass said: Is this your sheepdog? Nice hat! No, that's actually Ricky! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 He's readying himself to drive that tractor over a neat row of Firebird X's. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno1981 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) The general consensus is they are finally moving in the right direction, at least in terms of the electric guitar line. This is a 8 year old video? I don’t think it’s representative of where the company is right now. Edited August 3, 2019 by jonno1981 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 2 hours ago, jonno1981 said: The general consensus is they are finally moving in the right direction, at least in terms of the electric guitar line. This is a 8 year old video? I don’t think it’s representative of where the company is right now. Aye, so many "Im a Fender man", bassists out there. I have two Gibson EB3s and they are fabulous. I like the Firebird sound but they are just too big for me. Same as the anti Rickenbacker brigade, each to their own, never did old Chris from Yes any harm sound wise. Play what you like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 2 hours ago, jonno1981 said: The general consensus is they are finally moving in the right direction, at least in terms of the electric guitar line. This is a 8 year old video? I don’t think it’s representative of where the company is right now. Listen to the interview video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 My previous link to this has been deleted for some reason. Look away if you're squeamish.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 53 minutes ago, casapete said: My previous link to this has been deleted for some reason. Look away if you're squeamish.... This is much more how you'd expect it to look - a guy in a back room with a bandsaw and a dumpster. Which does sort of confirm that making such a big production of the Firebird X destruction must have been an intentional stunt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleOhStephan Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 hour ago, casapete said: My previous link to this has been deleted for some reason. Look away if you're squeamish.... Don't quite get why he needs the break the neck before running everything through the bandsaw. Just feels a bit, I dunno, wanton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I've spoken to a few retailers who (at least three) who got out of Gibson/Epiphone because they couldn't afford to carry the stock levels (and mixture of guitar values) required to remain being dealers. Presumably those retailers who did respond to the pressure found themselves carrying large amounts of high-value stock. Gibson then faced with p***d off retailers - those faced with having to discount heavily to sustain their cashflow, and those horrified by the discounting undermining the value of the stock they were forced to take on. This might explain Gibson destroying large amounts of guitars - to keep up the scarcity value of high end instruments, if they are faced with the alternative scenario of the collapse of a dealer network who refuse to restock with expensive guitars they know they won't be able to sell in a timely fashion while making a profit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 45 minutes ago, DoubleOhStephan said: Don't quite get why he needs the break the neck before running everything through the bandsaw. Just feels a bit, I dunno, wanton? Maybe to save cutting through the truss rod? He takes the top of the headstock off (with the Gibson logo) and combined with the set neck break at the body end is enough to render it unusable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleOhStephan Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 @casapete yeah, didn't think about the truss rod 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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