Rocco Crocco
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This is my first full gloss Gibson with binding. This is really the guitar I have wanted since I was 12 years old, and I snagged it this weekend.
I found it on Craigslist. A local seller (very nice guy) had two of the same guitars.... 2016 Traditional. They were bone stock sans new locking tuners he had installed. The original tuners are in the case.
Of the two guitars, I picked the lighter. 9.5 lbs. The other one was 10.3. It had a slightly nicer top. Other than that they played/sounded identical.
I do not like the stock 57 Classic bridge pickup. I messed with the heights of both the whole pickup and pole pieces but I am not a fan. Had them in another guitar years ago and that guitar had the same harshness as this one. I have a DiMarzio Norton bridge pickup sitting in my shopping cart, as well as a Saturday Night Special, JB, and Epiphone Probuckers in my drawer, but I am going to wait awhile to see if the 57 ends up growing on me.
Anyway...
I found it on Craigslist. A local seller (very nice guy) had two of the same guitars.... 2016 Traditional. They were bone stock sans new locking tuners he had installed. The original tuners are in the case.
Of the two guitars, I picked the lighter. 9.5 lbs. The other one was 10.3. It had a slightly nicer top. Other than that they played/sounded identical.
I do not like the stock 57 Classic bridge pickup. I messed with the heights of both the whole pickup and pole pieces but I am not a fan. Had them in another guitar years ago and that guitar had the same harshness as this one. I have a DiMarzio Norton bridge pickup sitting in my shopping cart, as well as a Saturday Night Special, JB, and Epiphone Probuckers in my drawer, but I am going to wait awhile to see if the 57 ends up growing on me.
Anyway...

