Played one, and it wasn't right for me. I am not saying it's a bad guitar, just not for my hand.
And to "broken headstock blues singing..... (uhhh, can I call someone an idiot here?) Look on ebay for "project guitars" you will see on a page of 50 guitars and the like, and there will be 15...
No, you have a Dual Sound. it's a ground wire, the bare one, and a white and a black. Now pay attention here it get's tricky. Either wire is hot, depending on the phase of the other pickup. It originally came with a 2 way on/on switch to switch phase. You know, that thin nasally sound from the...
Ummm.... has anybody else noticed quite a few repliers to this thread, has been here for years and years, with only 10 or 15 messages, and they seem to be on the side of chibsons?
I personally don't have an issue with a Chinese made guitar. My Eastman El Rey is made in China, and it's an amazing guitar. A few Ibanez's I have are MIC, and great guitars in their own right.
Now a Chibson is another story.
I don't care if you buy one, knowing what it is. You will be putting...
I HAVE all those I named and about 40 more. Anything I needed done to those listed, I did.
And there is nothing wrong in getting something Gibson doesn't offer. It's called buying ANOTHER brand. Don't like Gibson? Buy a Guild. Or a Gretsch. Maybe a Fender. Don't have that kind of money...
Let's see..... let's go beyond the legalities and morals of buying a guitar meant to deceive. And I am sure the OP would NEVER buy one, then try to pass it off in the local CL as real. But as a cheap guitar, it's just that. A CHEAP guitar. MUCH closer to the sub 150 mark then the sub 500 mark...
Added them to a guitar or two that had a Bigsby, no real issue. I have one on a Peerless Retromatic that doesn't have a trem, and while it's not a negative, I don't see the purpose of having one on a guitar that DOESN'T have a trem.