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The Victory guitar looks like someone built a six string strat out a bass strat body. I had no problem finding an epiphone case for the first SG I bought from you. The second one I went ahead and bought a hard side Gator case which I found on sale. As far as those go I was happy enough to know you reviewed those two guitars on your show and didn't think I needed a signature since anyone could find the episodes and watch . Some don't know that Hendrix's strat was string for a right handed guitar and he just flipped it over for his use.
Hi Trogly, i am trying to send you a message to ask about a particular Gibson guitar but honestly can't find any message option any where so i have to resort to commenting instead. Hopefully you will read my message. Thanks. i found a photo of a weird guitar that looks like a combination or mash up btwn an E2 (upper) and V2 (bottom) with those boomerang or heart shaped pickups. the headstock look Explorer like but not quite the same. At first i thought it's not a Gibson. i keep getting questions about this guitar which i shared on my page. lead me to look more. Seems to be only a few photos of the same guitar n the name - Gibson Nomad. even the Gibson logo on the guitar looks strange to me. Have you seen or heard about this guitar? i tried searching through your videos and can't find anything. Please help. i am the Admin of Fans of Explorer Shaped Guitars and V Guitars Unlimited on Facebook and my Facebook id is ZakkVee. Thanks 🙏🏼 (sorry i am not allowed to share the photo here with you). being a fan, watching n sharing your vids for many years 🙏🏼
As a repair guy myself, I can guaruntee the first guitar didn’t have a ground issue. When you touched the strings the hum went, that means it IS grounded. It will only be grounded when you touch the strings
@@Trog you would want that! But it’s our bodies that ground the instrument, you know you have an issue when the guitar gets louder when you touch metallic parts, or, if there’s no change in the hum. Hope this helps trogly!
You Austen just need a wire from either the Bigby to a back of the tone or volume pod, (the one with the most wires attached to a back pod plate) or a ground post, then keep the one you like best. Either one do not impress me personally and I liked better the semi-hollow body you traded away. I'm not a fan of glossy black or any top sprayed painted to no grain sprayed away, except when color changes like grain popping or both together! I'm also a big fan of the shell to metal art and the backsides of those Epiphone's you showed us and I think I can do that on one of my four I'm making. I've done art deco pour for some of the furniture I made around my house so I can do-it with one of my first four. It with be with melting clocks, called, "Melting Time"! I got pictures too!
Well dude, I don’t know what to tell ya, my Gibson is Sonex Custom, and while I don’t know what the difference is between a custom and a deluxe, my Sonex is amazing! I love that guitar to death. For the price, it may be made out of what is in essence particle board, it plays and sounds great! You don’t have to like it, but I’ll stick up for the sonex any day of the week
There are a lot of guys that are like you and love the Sonex. I love the Sonex too when they are $300 or less! When people ask 1k for them - a The Paul will always be a better choice. The difference between the models of Sonex come down to the pickups and coil split options. The higher end Sonex with dirty fingers pickups are much more sought after
@@Trog ya I love my Sonex. It has one of the best sounding coil splitting options I’ve ever heard, even compared to the modern options. Never had the pleasure of playing a The Paul, but I’d definitely like to. I bought my Sonex for $1100, which may have been a little bit of a rip off, but whatever.
As for the left hand Gleary, I'm left handed and had to learn to play right-handed guitars and I'm making right-handed guitars. I could easily turn that into a righthand guitar. I have pictures I'm 65 and I'm having fun doing stuff different. Basswood is easy to work with. It's the veneer that are hard with a vacuum or a mold vise but it can be done.
You know Austin, I think you should do a few the heritage shows, I bought one of the first ones in the 80’s and unlike some of the Gibson and fenders that thing was perfect out of the box and other than my 55 Gibson I don’t think you can beat the sound.
I bought a new Johnny A Epiphone from Sweetwater that came with a lot of wood scrap inside of it's hollow body. I would have thought that they would catch that during their inspection. Not only that, it didn't have a grounding wire at all. I'd heard some bad stories about the SW repair shop and so I installed the ground wire myself. But yeah, there wasn't even an indication that a ground wiring had even been attempted at the factory. Side point, the Gibson Classic pickups did sound louder without the wire, but who could tolerate all that noise?
Hey Austin, to convert metric 3-way switch tips to Imperial/SAE, get a cheap die & tap kit (a $40 one will be fine) and re-cut the threads of the metric tip with a 9/64" 8-32NC tap. The kit is great for re-cutting (called chasing) other threads too, esp. rusty, cross-threaded, etc., and mine has paid for itself a few times over. The 1981 Gibson Victory looks suspiciously like an early PRS, even the brass and chrome tailpiece. Jacob Moses does a killer stone replica paint job, and has the guts to do shou sugi ban on the neck! Cool to see viewer inspiration.
While it wasn't my "first" guitar, the first guitar I bought with my own money was a 90's era blue crackle GTX and I would love to find one at a reasonable price. I think my biggest issue at that time was the fact that I had no clue how to set up a Floyd Rose style trem, and there was no youtube to go to back then.
I received the pelham blue LP custom from Gibson bit it arrived with a broken headstock! I was so bummed out, I need to claim since its insured but I do like it
It was definitely the bridge ground on the first BB. Just use your meter and put one lead on the strings and the other on the output nut. It should be 0 ohm’s.
You can definitely hear the difference between the 5 and 6 settings on this Live at the Regal and the buzzing is way down. That wire was most likely a ground or connecting wire, or there were 2 problems with the first one you had. I hate it when dust comes out of my f-hole. Perhaps it needs to be beaten with the wrath of America? The wood top on the green Glarry looks really nice. The custom paint job on the Trogly's Guitar is really good. That belongs in your personal collection.
I have a 2019 sg, from right when they changed ownership and the nut on my guitar has discolored just like this one maybe it's how these new one are aging?
I recently bought that Donner bass and the neck was well knackered, it very, very bowed and had a sharp upward angle at the head, and the truss rod had been tightened that hard it could not be moved at all, must have used a power tool to tighten it, it was really, really bad, got my money back.
Id love a review on the gift Yamaha. That thing looks awesome. Even if you have to have the elwctrics gone over. That is one special guitar and should sit proudly somewhere in your future museum.
@Trog, that B&G Little Sister's pickups and wiring are non-original. Just FYI. How do I know? Because when I heard your demo, I started looking into buying a set of them, and I noticed on yours that there are no B&G stickers on the pickups, and the harness has a ceramic disc capacitor instead of the B&G labeled paper-in-oil style capacitor. If you compare what you documented to the pictures on B&G's website, they're clearly not the stock originals. Of course, I am assuming that B&G builds their guitars using the same pickups and wiring harness that they sell separately on their website. Who knows what pickups are actually in that guitar, but they really did sound amazing in that demo.👍
Trogdude, you are right about the SG cases, those made in CA cases were better than some of Gibson's other offerings. How is research progressing on the Low Impedance models? Great stuff as always,,thanks!
No doubt that black modern will move quickly But that B&G is an absolutely gorgeous axe. Also. Trog's bud, how do you not have a trusted guy to work on you stuff yet? That's honestly alittle surprising.
The Sparkle Black ( Graphite ) LP sure is beauty full , The ES-335 is drool worthy ,but it needs a stop tail piece for me liking, The Victory is strange , it kinda looks like a Peavey-ish axe , Thanky Trogo !
I think it's a fun idea to sign the cheap'o guitars, just to make the statement that it's ok to write on them 😆. and if it brings someone a premium someday, it means you have done your job well.
I'd love to own that Lefty Glarry!!! Green is my favorite color and I been wanting to get a budget guitar. I'd be interested, signed or not. Seriously!!
Trogly! Fun to see that green LH Glarry again. That episode inspired me to do more or less the same thing to an identical guitar, as a joke gift for my brother.
Trogly! I have a one of a kind ESP Eclipse from their USA shop in Blue Sparkle. You should do a review and a side by side demo with your gibson lp deluxe. 😀
The black Les Paul with the mahogany sides and back kinda looked like a black Gretsch Duo Jet! Never knew about the Gibson Victory guitars! Gonna watch that vid next ...☺👍
I had never heard of the Voctory MV2. Wow. Eddie Money moment. " I think I'm in love, and my life's lookin up". That's the business right there, heavier the better. I'll never be able to afford one, and by the time I got the cash together I'll never find one. Super cool guitar.
Dang, my r9 335 has nicer wood, no dust or issues and was considerably less than the Regal model. Gibson should have selected nicer tops and spent more time on them.
WOW Trogly! I am amused that you are asking $250 for a $90 guitar! That is one of the most erroneous and outrageous things you have done! I understand paying higher prices for the Gibsons you review and resale. However asking a premium for a cheap guitar that is also hacked up. I also get it, prop from this show but really almost 3x the price?
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The Victory guitar looks like someone built a six string strat out a bass strat body. I had no problem finding an epiphone case for the first SG I bought from you. The second one I went ahead and bought a hard side Gator case which I found on sale. As far as those go I was happy enough to know you reviewed those two guitars on your show and didn't think I needed a signature since anyone could find the episodes and watch . Some don't know that Hendrix's strat was string for a right handed guitar and he just flipped it over for his use.
Instead of vacuum, use a leaf blower on a low setting in one f hole.
Hi Trogly, i am trying to send you a message to ask about a particular Gibson guitar but honestly can't find any message option any where so i have to resort to commenting instead. Hopefully you will read my message. Thanks.
i found a photo of a weird guitar that looks like a combination or mash up btwn an E2 (upper) and V2 (bottom) with those boomerang or heart shaped pickups. the headstock look Explorer like but not quite the same. At first i thought it's not a Gibson. i keep getting questions about this guitar which i shared on my page. lead me to look more. Seems to be only a few photos of the same guitar n the name - Gibson Nomad. even the Gibson logo on the guitar looks strange to me. Have you seen or heard about this guitar? i tried searching through your videos and can't find anything. Please help. i am the Admin of Fans of Explorer Shaped Guitars and V Guitars Unlimited on Facebook and my Facebook id is ZakkVee. Thanks 🙏🏼 (sorry i am not allowed to share the photo here with you). being a fan, watching n sharing your vids for many years 🙏🏼
An olive drab finish on one would look so dope
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As a repair guy myself, I can guaruntee the first guitar didn’t have a ground issue. When you touched the strings the hum went, that means it IS grounded. It will only be grounded when you touch the strings
Wouldn’t you want it to be grounded at all times regardless of having your hand glued to it?
@@Trog you would want that! But it’s our bodies that ground the instrument, you know you have an issue when the guitar gets louder when you touch metallic parts, or, if there’s no change in the hum. Hope this helps trogly!
I really like that! The black metallic look with the brown backing works.
He burned that headstock and neck to be dragon breath. You really need to string it up and check it out. 🔥
You Austen just need a wire from either the Bigby to a back of the tone or volume pod, (the one with the most wires attached to a back pod plate) or a ground post, then keep the one you like best. Either one do not impress me personally and I liked better the semi-hollow body you traded away. I'm not a fan of glossy black or any top sprayed painted to no grain sprayed away, except when color changes like grain popping or both together! I'm also a big fan of the shell to metal art and the backsides of those Epiphone's you showed us and I think I can do that on one of my four I'm making. I've done art deco pour for some of the furniture I made around my house so I can do-it with one of my first four. It with be with melting clocks, called, "Melting Time"! I got pictures too!
The Trogly custom Pacifica is nice, well done Jacob!
such a unique look, awesome!
Yeah, it's actually pretty cool.
Well dude, I don’t know what to tell ya, my Gibson is Sonex Custom, and while I don’t know what the difference is between a custom and a deluxe, my Sonex is amazing! I love that guitar to death. For the price, it may be made out of what is in essence particle board, it plays and sounds great!
You don’t have to like it, but I’ll stick up for the sonex any day of the week
There are a lot of guys that are like you and love the Sonex. I love the Sonex too when they are $300 or less! When people ask 1k for them - a The Paul will always be a better choice. The difference between the models of Sonex come down to the pickups and coil split options. The higher end Sonex with dirty fingers pickups are much more sought after
@@Trog ya I love my Sonex. It has one of the best sounding coil splitting options I’ve ever heard, even compared to the modern options. Never had the pleasure of playing a The Paul, but I’d definitely like to. I bought my Sonex for $1100, which may have been a little bit of a rip off, but whatever.
That painted Pacifica deserves more. Great looking guitar, a keeper.
As for the left hand Gleary, I'm left handed and had to learn to play right-handed guitars and I'm making right-handed guitars. I could easily turn that into a righthand guitar. I have pictures I'm 65 and I'm having fun doing stuff different. Basswood is easy to work with. It's the veneer that are hard with a vacuum or a mold vise but it can be done.
You know Austin, I think you should do a few the heritage shows, I bought one of the first ones in the 80’s and unlike some of the Gibson and fenders that thing was perfect out of the box and other than my 55 Gibson I don’t think you can beat the sound.
I bought a new Johnny A Epiphone from Sweetwater that came with a lot of wood scrap inside of it's hollow body. I would have thought that they would catch that during their inspection. Not only that, it didn't have a grounding wire at all. I'd heard some bad stories about the SW repair shop and so I installed the ground wire myself. But yeah, there wasn't even an indication that a ground wiring had even been attempted at the factory. Side point, the Gibson Classic pickups did sound louder without the wire, but who could tolerate all that noise?
Wow that switch route on that green bean was amazing. Don’t think I’ve seen a scratch plate routed with an ice climbing hammer before? Lol😂
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Hey Austin, to convert metric 3-way switch tips to Imperial/SAE, get a cheap die & tap kit (a $40 one will be fine) and re-cut the threads of the metric tip with a 9/64" 8-32NC tap. The kit is great for re-cutting (called chasing) other threads too, esp. rusty, cross-threaded, etc., and mine has paid for itself a few times over.
The 1981 Gibson Victory looks suspiciously like an early PRS, even the brass and chrome tailpiece.
Jacob Moses does a killer stone replica paint job, and has the guts to do shou sugi ban on the neck! Cool to see viewer inspiration.
While it wasn't my "first" guitar, the first guitar I bought with my own money was a 90's era blue crackle GTX and I would love to find one at a reasonable price. I think my biggest issue at that time was the fact that I had no clue how to set up a Floyd Rose style trem, and there was no youtube to go to back then.
Austin, you feeling generous is just who you are hahahah! You always make a deal!
The similar sounds of the 5th and 6th position on the Varitone switch has always been like that from the factory.
I received the pelham blue LP custom from Gibson bit it arrived with a broken headstock! I was so bummed out, I need to claim since its insured but I do like it
Ouch!
I love the asymmetrical necks! My 2008 Les Paul Standard has one and I really love how it fits my hand!
It was definitely the bridge ground on the first BB.
Just use your meter and put one lead on the strings and the other on the output nut. It should be 0 ohm’s.
You can definitely hear the difference between the 5 and 6 settings on this Live at the Regal and the buzzing is way down. That wire was most likely a ground or connecting wire, or there were 2 problems with the first one you had. I hate it when dust comes out of my f-hole. Perhaps it needs to be beaten with the wrath of America?
The wood top on the green Glarry looks really nice. The custom paint job on the Trogly's Guitar is really good. That belongs in your personal collection.
All right Austin do the right thing and get that Trogly guitar playing and review it!
It is at least on my radar now! The next slow day I have for sure
You know you've made it as a dealer when you buy something and they draw your namesake on a little card when they send it to you.
How about that Pacifica with the Trog' painted on it... I like that better than those George Harrison creations, for sure..
I have a 2019 sg, from right when they changed ownership and the nut on my guitar has discolored just like this one maybe it's how these new one are aging?
My 2022 Tribute has the same nut discoloration. Not sure what it is.
I’m sure there are lots more people like me that would like you to put together a show simply about care & storage Austin.
Man… that gorgeous BB-335!! Best BB model yet for sure.
As a Software Developer, I'm used to sequences starting with a zero!
Love to see the compound, asymmetrical neck on a 50s
Why can’t I find a Pelham blue or alpine white sg standard for a decent price? It’s weird.
Fix up the Trogley axe. That is soooo cooool. Should be in the lobby of your museum.
Any chance of a new Trade Tuesday?
Great show Austin, great show....
those led light used switching power , some might noise , maybe try use aluminum tape to shield around the light .?
Can you do some duo jet reviews?
I've had 5 sonex 180 custom/standard and 1 ggc-700. I love them!
I recently bought that Donner bass and the neck was well knackered, it very, very bowed and had a sharp upward angle at the head, and the truss rod had been tightened that hard it could not be moved at all, must have used a power tool to tighten it, it was really, really bad, got my money back.
I’ve thought about playing a lefty strat upside down so I could have the volume knob under my palm
It's a cool concept but the cutaway being so shallow is a huge hindrance unless you never plan to solo past the 17th fret or so
@@ak47dragunov yeah it definitely would be a specialty guitar just for swells or rhythm stuff
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....does he want waffle fries?
Call the police!
Just seeing this now, That wire you found in the F-hole, prob. solder wire. Someone may have been fixing something electronic.
You should keep the Trogly guitar, it's a gift and frankly it is really cool. :)
Id love a review on the gift Yamaha. That thing looks awesome. Even if you have to have the elwctrics gone over. That is one special guitar and should sit proudly somewhere in your future museum.
@Trog, that B&G Little Sister's pickups and wiring are non-original. Just FYI. How do I know? Because when I heard your demo, I started looking into buying a set of them, and I noticed on yours that there are no B&G stickers on the pickups, and the harness has a ceramic disc capacitor instead of the B&G labeled paper-in-oil style capacitor. If you compare what you documented to the pictures on B&G's website, they're clearly not the stock originals. Of course, I am assuming that B&G builds their guitars using the same pickups and wiring harness that they sell separately on their website. Who knows what pickups are actually in that guitar, but they really did sound amazing in that demo.👍
Yeah...I wish I still had my first guitar back in mid seventies ...it was a LP Hondo..
Trogdude, you are right about the SG cases, those made in CA cases were better than some of Gibson's other offerings. How is research progressing on the Low Impedance models? Great stuff as always,,thanks!
2nd is the best
Looks like my ‘77 Aspen in Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl.
Pretty 👍🏻
No doubt that black modern will move quickly But that B&G is an absolutely gorgeous axe.
Also. Trog's bud, how do you not have a trusted guy to work on you stuff yet? That's honestly alittle surprising.
Living in the middle of nowhere has its ups and downs.
@@Trog I completely understand. Besides, after that whole snakepit fiasco I'd be very careful too
Thank you! I needed my Austin fix, I was going through withdrawals, bring it on brother!! Take care.
Beautiful one.
Nice show and love the Victory!
I was expecting a Victory😂 I love that song, even more since I found out Bob Kulick played guitar on it
I have a sonics case lying around, the gibson guitar company Square boy
Do you know anything about vintage Japanese Sgt knock-offs
Nice to see the marshall in the background while you played the 'Live at the regal' BB King
I have a old De Armond case for my SG. Very snug fit.
I like the modern Les Paul
Also you are one of my favorite content creators
Have you done a review of the les Paul custom modern axcess??
Check out the “Les Paul Rhino” - it is the original model for what that run became
Id play that Glarry as is since i play right handed guitars flipped lefty anyway
The Sparkle Black ( Graphite ) LP sure is beauty full , The ES-335 is drool worthy ,but it needs a stop tail piece for me liking, The Victory is strange , it kinda looks like a Peavey-ish axe , Thanky Trogo !
Hey, you should try out an esp japan guitar. Maybe an e-ii if youre looking for something more affordable.
ooh man that ebony Modern is nice. I like it the most out of everything
I think it's a fun idea to sign the cheap'o guitars, just to make the statement that it's ok to write on them 😆. and if it brings someone a premium someday, it means you have done your job well.
That Pasifica is so cool 🤘
Id not ask you to sign anything. Why would i
Is the Strat gone?!
I'd love to own that Lefty Glarry!!! Green is my favorite color and I been wanting to get a budget guitar. I'd be interested, signed or not. Seriously!!
Wes contact him through his website, the address is up in the description.
@@Riverdeepnwide thanks!
Budget guitar. Sold it for 10,000.00 that day. For butchered signed Green Glarry. Not quite a budget now.
Ha that’s funny I actually play a left handed guitar with the strings set up righty.that green was rather cool looking.
Trogly! Fun to see that green LH Glarry again. That episode inspired me to do more or less the same thing to an identical guitar, as a joke gift for my brother.
i had a gibson m3 in the 80's. kind of super strat. skinny shredder neck. it was cool.
Trogly! I have a one of a kind ESP Eclipse from their USA shop in Blue Sparkle. You should do a review and a side by side demo with your gibson lp deluxe. 😀
6:48. Trog... what is my boy even thinking
Buckle rash or light dentist coat rash?
The black Les Paul with the mahogany sides and back kinda looked like a black Gretsch Duo Jet! Never knew about the Gibson Victory guitars! Gonna watch that vid next ...☺👍
Your electrician can kill that noise by putting your amp outlets on a separate breaker from the lights.
Evening all!!
This BG guitar is listed $1499 brand new on their website... Whereas a Les Paul Modern appears for $3000... What's the magic, Trogly?!
The BG guitar you're referring to is to epiphone as to the one I sold is to a Murphy Lab Heavy Aged Custom Shop
Sonic have ebony boards?
That's a very nice Victory.
I had never heard of the Voctory MV2. Wow. Eddie Money moment. " I think I'm in love, and my life's lookin up". That's the business right there, heavier the better. I'll never be able to afford one, and by the time I got the cash together I'll never find one. Super cool guitar.
You should upgrade that trogly guitar (at least the pickups). That would be an awesome review and demo.
That Glarry headstock looks light years better than a PRS.
Sometimes that loud hum can be caused by the house's power source that will only affect certain guitars. It's happening to me.
That indicates a rewire might be needed.
That was 100% not just a guitar hum. It was an open circuit.
Trogly, instead of your signature you could maybe draw your dragon on it and charge a little bit more. Just a thought.
I've got one of the Glary J basses, the neck isn't bigger, it's HUGE! 😂
I needed a good unboxing
Very cool episode
Dang, my r9 335 has nicer wood, no dust or issues and was considerably less than the Regal model. Gibson should have selected nicer tops and spent more time on them.
As hideous as the Gibson Victory is to me, I really wish I could get my hands on a lefty. Near as I can tell, they never made any.
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I was watching that SG case lol.
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WOW Trogly! I am amused that you are asking $250 for a $90 guitar! That is one of the most erroneous and outrageous things you have done! I understand paying higher prices for the Gibsons you review and resale. However asking a premium for a cheap guitar that is also hacked up. I also get it, prop from this show but really almost 3x the price?
Sold in seconds too! Long time followers of the show knows what’s up
Awesome! thanks man
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Awesome Bro!👍
if that lefty doesn't sell by end month, I'll buy it! I'd buy it now but broke til 30th
Sold that day for 10,000.00! You would have been broker if you bought it. Yep for a butchered Glarry with signature. 10,000.00!
@@williammcmillan1160 10 GRAND?!?!?! WTF??? In its state worth $50
I would be your friend if I could have that green lefty 🥹