No, not this one. unless people really wish to get rid of me :icon_scratch: I'm talking about the dutch guitar-forum, one of the biggest, if not the biggest, dutch-spoken boards.
As some of you know, I'm a major les paul-fan. Not (only) the player, but the guitar(model). In my opinion, its (for me!) the most versatile guitar, and also its the prettiest guitar, imho. Not to start a debate about that
Also, I think of myself as quite the les paul-knower. There are many more people who know a LOT (more) about the les paul, but I know quite a bit about it, more than the average player (on that board), and I also know quite a bit about the background of the les paul, the construction, the history of Gibson, the current way of building, the wood choices gibsons makes, and I also am capable of pairing that up to, lets say, warmoth's way, or PRS, or Hamer.
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to find out that gibson makes inherently inferior instruments to all the 3 aforementioned companies. Drilling holes in the mahogany backs to relief weight, and only for that purpose (or so they say, its ofcourse an economical reason: if people wanna have a solid LP, they are FORCED to buy customshop, and ps: there's nothing custom about the CS). That smells like crap, in my opinion. People should have all the options and al the choices, and if you don't wanna do that, don't market them as the industries standard, or the best guitar in the world, etc etc, all the bullcrap we have come to know from Gibson.
The mediocre level of intelligence is giving me trouble not to illustrate Gibson's flaws and issues. Nevertheless, when (I'm) asked for (to), I will answer, in full detail, with all the sources I know off, which are quite elaborate.
I find it curious that providing information about this subject is reason enough for a ban of the board. Someone was personally offended when I told that Gibson doesn't use south american mahogany, but Phillipines mahogany. Source: gibson employee. I get scrutinized by people there, personal attacks, whilst I try to stay neutral, and just providing facts.
This proves for me, once more, that the level of development has come to a halt in the Netherlands. Its a shock to see that people don't know the word 'finesse', instead, they mix it up with the dutch word of fatal (which is 'funest' by the way).
Back to Gibson. They 'invented' (developed) the les paul, great, lovely.But now, 60 years later, there's little left of the original. Mahogany has become meranti, dalbergia negra has become some indian replacement (fine one though, but not remotely like the old RW!), hardrock maple has become sycamore, fine too, but not maple!, PAF's which has 42 AWG and alnico2 magnets, or just strong A5 magnets, have been replaced with those dreadful burstbuckers, classic 57's or any other crap gibson has produced.
Fender has stayed more true than Gibson, delivering more stable products and quality than Gibson, to name their biggest adversary, 60 years ago.
I find it just strange, plain and simple, that I get banned just because I place major questionmarks at Gibson's production, R&R and sales department, all under the pretence of having excremented foul language.
As some of you know, I'm a major les paul-fan. Not (only) the player, but the guitar(model). In my opinion, its (for me!) the most versatile guitar, and also its the prettiest guitar, imho. Not to start a debate about that
Also, I think of myself as quite the les paul-knower. There are many more people who know a LOT (more) about the les paul, but I know quite a bit about it, more than the average player (on that board), and I also know quite a bit about the background of the les paul, the construction, the history of Gibson, the current way of building, the wood choices gibsons makes, and I also am capable of pairing that up to, lets say, warmoth's way, or PRS, or Hamer.
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to find out that gibson makes inherently inferior instruments to all the 3 aforementioned companies. Drilling holes in the mahogany backs to relief weight, and only for that purpose (or so they say, its ofcourse an economical reason: if people wanna have a solid LP, they are FORCED to buy customshop, and ps: there's nothing custom about the CS). That smells like crap, in my opinion. People should have all the options and al the choices, and if you don't wanna do that, don't market them as the industries standard, or the best guitar in the world, etc etc, all the bullcrap we have come to know from Gibson.
The mediocre level of intelligence is giving me trouble not to illustrate Gibson's flaws and issues. Nevertheless, when (I'm) asked for (to), I will answer, in full detail, with all the sources I know off, which are quite elaborate.
I find it curious that providing information about this subject is reason enough for a ban of the board. Someone was personally offended when I told that Gibson doesn't use south american mahogany, but Phillipines mahogany. Source: gibson employee. I get scrutinized by people there, personal attacks, whilst I try to stay neutral, and just providing facts.
This proves for me, once more, that the level of development has come to a halt in the Netherlands. Its a shock to see that people don't know the word 'finesse', instead, they mix it up with the dutch word of fatal (which is 'funest' by the way).
Back to Gibson. They 'invented' (developed) the les paul, great, lovely.But now, 60 years later, there's little left of the original. Mahogany has become meranti, dalbergia negra has become some indian replacement (fine one though, but not remotely like the old RW!), hardrock maple has become sycamore, fine too, but not maple!, PAF's which has 42 AWG and alnico2 magnets, or just strong A5 magnets, have been replaced with those dreadful burstbuckers, classic 57's or any other crap gibson has produced.
Fender has stayed more true than Gibson, delivering more stable products and quality than Gibson, to name their biggest adversary, 60 years ago.
I find it just strange, plain and simple, that I get banned just because I place major questionmarks at Gibson's production, R&R and sales department, all under the pretence of having excremented foul language.
ccasion14:
nor with any brand for that matters. 
