therealgws
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Post by therealgws on Sept 6, 2024 4:32:26 GMT 1
Finished my first week by spending the last 90 minutes of my day today playing an SG and Les Paul standard through a Mesa Mk I reissue in the "play" room. It was kind of a blast. Happy weekend everyone!
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Post by therealgws on Sept 13, 2024 19:23:56 GMT 1
Yesterday at the monthly all staff meeting they gave away a pretty sweet Epi SG! Next week they're rolling out the loaner program so I'll be able to borrow Gibsons and Boogies for up to 2 weeks. Been playing a Gibson SG in the playroom a lot and digging it. Yesterday through a Mark IV. So toney!!! Also it's super light compared to my LP. Hmmm...
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Post by Aristocrat on Sept 13, 2024 21:53:07 GMT 1
Fuck you.
Fuck off.
The Nobleman
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Post by Bahana on Sept 13, 2024 21:58:42 GMT 1
Fuck you.
Fuck off.
The Nobleman Why act this way?
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Post by suckit on Sept 13, 2024 22:51:06 GMT 1
SGs are lighter than Les Pauls, who knew?
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Post by Ron Burgunfeces on Sept 13, 2024 23:49:45 GMT 1
Yesterday at the monthly all staff meeting they gave away a pretty sweet Epi SG! Next week they're rolling out the loaner program so I'll be able to borrow Gibsons and Boogies for up to 2 weeks. Been playing a Gibson SG in the playroom a lot and digging it. Yesterday through a Mark IV. So toney!!! Also it's super light compared to my LP. Hmmm... Did you remove yourself from the giveaway, due to epis being EPIc fails?
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Post by therealgws on Sept 13, 2024 23:55:34 GMT 1
Yesterday at the monthly all staff meeting they gave away a pretty sweet Epi SG! Next week they're rolling out the loaner program so I'll be able to borrow Gibsons and Boogies for up to 2 weeks. Been playing a Gibson SG in the playroom a lot and digging it. Yesterday through a Mark IV. So toney!!! Also it's super light compared to my LP. Hmmm... Did you remove yourself from the giveaway, due to epis being EPIc fails? No I love EPIs. It's just now I can actually afford Gibsons if I wanted...
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Post by therealgws on Sept 20, 2024 18:04:52 GMT 1
Mine all mine!!! Well for the next 2 weeks anyway. Plan is to try this, an SG and a V and then decide which one to purchase...
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Post by psychobolia on Sept 20, 2024 19:30:03 GMT 1
That thing looks really heavy. And can the 21st/22nd frets even be reached without much contorsion and strain?
Fuckit, go with the V!
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Post by therealgws on Sept 20, 2024 21:13:24 GMT 1
That thing looks really heavy. And can the 21st/22nd frets even be reached without much contorsion and strain? Fuckit, go with the V! No heavier than my Paul. And yes they can. More accessible than the Paul ..
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Post by Ron Burgunfeces on Sept 20, 2024 22:12:30 GMT 1
That thing looks really heavy. And can the 21st/22nd frets even be reached without much contorsion and strain? Fuckit, go with the V! No heavier than my Paul. And yes they can. More accessible than the Paul .. Anything would be more accessible than a Paul.
Interested in your comparison between this and the V. What you've got there is a manly chunk of wood, the V will seem really light in comparison. And the SG is for runts, strike that from the convo, you're a big boy.
You can live out your Ace dreams with that one!!
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Post by therealgws on Sept 20, 2024 23:56:31 GMT 1
No heavier than my Paul. And yes they can. More accessible than the Paul .. Anything would be more accessible than a Paul.
Interested in your comparison between this and the V. What you've got there is a manly chunk of wood, the V will seem really light in comparison. And the SG is for runts, strike that from the convo, you're a big boy.
You can live out your Ace dreams with that one!!
Just finished working it out for an hour. Smooth as butter and fifty kinds of awesome. Think I'm sold...
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Post by therealgws on Sept 24, 2024 3:18:39 GMT 1
Here's a super rough one take camera vid of a crappy cover of The Great Unknown by The Cold Stares with the Explorer. Even through my shitty singing you can hear how THICK this thing is!! And Huey's right. It looks wayyy cooler on me than the Paul...
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Post by vinceneilgiraldo on Sept 24, 2024 7:44:44 GMT 1
Here's a super rough one take camera vid of a crappy cover of The Great Unknown by The Cold Stares with the Explorer. Even through my shitty singing you can hear how THICK this thing is!! And Huey's right. It looks wayyy cooler on me than the Paul... Not familiar with the song, but the guitar sounds big and chunky. Just be careful at the beginning. Years ago a store in my area had a policy when trying guitars: do a neck bend, you buy the guitar.
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Post by Ron Burgunfeces on Sept 24, 2024 16:29:57 GMT 1
Here's a super rough one take camera vid of a crappy cover of The Great Unknown by The Cold Stares with the Explorer. Even through my shitty singing you can hear how THICK this thing is!! And Huey's right. It looks wayyy cooler on me than the Paul... Not familiar with the song, but the guitar sounds big and chunky. Just be careful at the beginning. Years ago a store in my area had a policy when trying guitars: do a neck bend, you buy the guitar. They have that policy at his store too. Doing it is his way of explaining to the wife why he HAS to buy it.
My explorer never gets any love. I think I'll use it in my upcoming rock video.
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Post by grendel on Sept 24, 2024 17:01:35 GMT 1
Mine all mine!!! Well for the next 2 weeks anyway. Plan is to try this, an SG and a V and then decide which one to purchase... Nice!
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