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fjgaston · 02-15-2008, 11:27 AM

I read in the forum the quality decreased when Gibson was sold to Norlin (1969 I think !?).
Ted Mc Carty seems to be the man who built the strong reputation Gibson still have today.

I really like gibson's sound but my 85 Les Paul Custom don't have enough sustain and the pickup are not expressive enough that's why I prefer soloing on pre CBS Fender for example (but I never played a pre Norlin gibson) It seems I really need a pre Norlin Gibson. Melody makers are not so expensive I may find one.
But I may spend some days in the United states then I may spend some money in guitars (why do I put an "S" on guitar?????)

02-15-2008, 11:27 AM	#13 (permalink)
fjgaston Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Paris Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: When did the best Gibson guitar era stop ? I read in the forum the quality decreased when Gibson was sold to Norlin (1969 I think !?). Ted Mc Carty seems to be the man who built the strong reputation Gibson still have today. I really like gibson's sound but my 85 Les Paul Custom don't have enough sustain and the pickup are not expressive enough that's why I prefer soloing on pre CBS Fender for example (but I never played a pre Norlin gibson) It seems I really need a pre Norlin Gibson. Melody makers are not so expensive I may find one. But I may spend some days in the United states then I may spend some money in guitars (why do I put an "S" on guitar?????)