Wow, yeah, that fretboard is all chewed up. That's the work of an over-zealous scraper, not a Plek. After the guitar has been sprayed, and the masking is removed from the fretboard, there's often a lip of lacquer at the fretboard edge that needs to be scraped clean. Looks like a Monday morning or Friday afternoon job to me, haha.
FYI: Charlie plays a Joe Hamilton original made in Lagrange, GA. He got Joe to make a "copy" of his 57 Junior. I only know this because I work for Joe's nephew, and his son is my coworker. And Joe has Brazilian for certain boards. His son Joseph says the lumber lives under Joe's bed.
My Greeny was almost unplayable out of the box. The edge of the body was so sharp it was tearing my arm up. Complete crap. The worst QC on any guitar I’ve ever had
Man that fretboard is unacceptable, I’ve seen budget guitars with better finished fretboards. I don’t hate the guitar as a signature cause the juniors are just cool guitars but with quality control issues like that it sure isn’t worth any premium.
Legit. My $200 Firefly Mad Cat has stainless steel ball ends. It's unbelievable that Gibson STILL doesn't offer stainless steel frets in 2024. Not even chewed up ss frets on a chewed up fretboard!!
Man I just purchased a Fender Squier for $236.00 on Amazon with the gig bag,strap,picks and cord that looks and plays great with no problems anywhere! That's fret board is Nuts! I'm getting nervous because I'm waiting on one to come in to purchase and I hope the neck doesn't look like!
Everyone is missing the point. It's not supposed to be a stellar over the top signature model. It's what it's supposed to be. A great representation of a workhorse guitar from a workhorse of a player. The man himself is just that. Charlie don't look like a guitar hero but once you get to hear him play it all makes sense. Nothing flashy on the outside the magic is inside. Hey Ya'll! Thank you Charlie, Gibson and you as well Austin.
Nice try, but the rough edges on the fret board was just sloppy workmanship and not intentional. It is a no frills guitar but you get that from the simple color, 1 pick-up, 1 slab of mahogany, simple pick guard and no binding. The fret board on a $2K guitar shouldn't be rough like that unless it is relic-ed to match a historic guitar and this guitar is not relic-ed.
Other than some obvious QC issues, this one ticks all the boxes for me. I love Charlie and i think Blackberry is the best modern rock band, it's an LP Junior and it's a natural finish. Damn, that's one to consider paying a premium eventually.
To continue on the neck tenon, this construction is à la PRS the mortise is contoured to the neck profile. No tenon long or short here that why there is a "bulge"in the cutaway. SG 64 are in the same construction. I like it very much!!
You wanna talk about QC?! I bought a brand new sg from gibson.. bridge was tilting forward but on treble side.. took strings and bridge off abd found when the bushing was installed somehow they either dropped or maybe purposely tried to fix something... the bushing was hammered in with an ear protection plug.. a nasty old ear plug. I measaged gibson they said to send it back with explanation of why it was in there. I sent pictures of the earplug installed under bushing asking if they wanted back 😅 they sent me a new guitar and I got some cash back
I had a custom shop junior and the neck was worse than that, I bought it off eBay so couldn’t check it first. Really got to find the right one or try before you buy 👍
The QC is poor for the price of the guitar. I also think Gibson should have fitted a Seymour Duncan Antiquity p90. Charlie's guitar has a vintage SD p90 fitted and the Gibson own-brand pickup doesn't sound right
If I paid 2 grand for a guitar with a fretboard that messed up I would send her back. Again,,,, why doesn't Gibson fire some folks that do this awful fretwork? Blows my mind. Also ...this passed QC. lol.
@@user-li3pu4du6k as long as collectors buy them to drive up prices and not actual players buying to play nobody going to pull them up on the qc they will keep putting shotty pieces like this in stores and obviously have no issues sending them out like that directly from gibson themselves. Its a poor business model that keeps getting support from the collectors.
...that beautiful Walnut with the black plastics, the Rosewood board and amber knobs ' ...the over wound P90 sounds growly and fantastic ' just a shame about the QC on this one '
I'm glad I bought the standard LP Jr in sunburst, and threw on a Music City Bridge wrap tailpiece. It's a monster player, and it has no intonation issues with more sustain. Not a fan of that bridge, and the gator case doesn't thrill me.
It’s a very cool looking guitar, unfortunate to have the poor fret work straight from the factory! It does come with a nice case and cool slide. I wonder if the slide is limited as well? I paid the same price for my LPGT so to me it seems a tad expensive.
If you ask me it sounds like my but. He should play a Warlock if you ask me. And please Y’ALL, don’t say “nobody asked you”. Because I am very, very fragile and easily hurt. I love this show.
This POS is $2k? And trading for 3K on Reverb? Yet I keep getting lowball offers on my mint condition Gibson Bonamassa LP Goldtop. And I’m only asking $2500. The guitar market is so inefficient.
The knobs look like translucent urethane skateboard wheels. Funny, my Epiphone LP Special I P90 soap bar bridge pickup's DCR (9.2-9.3K) measures +/-.1K from the Gibson dog ear bridge pickup on my multi-meter.. That Epiphone was $ 129.99. I think one is better off just buying an affordable guitar rather than buying into the scheming for features that really don't apply to the instrument itself. A case, a decal, 2 truss rod covers, blank & labeled. Anyone can swap out Lightning bar for the more adjustable saddle piece. The Lightning bar on mine is about as spot on as it gets, it's really a matter o dialing in the set up that adjusts the intonation. That's any bridge as long as it's been located accurately. We're back to a production guitar being made famous by an artist. I think Charlie Starr takes a 1960's,-present LP Jr and makes it just as famous as a 1956 Gibson he came across. Just watched the video on that. A 1956 Jr that was owned previously by a Georgia Satellites guitarist, that was owned by others. before & after the Georgia Satellites guitarist. Even the original wasn't the one guitar that launched a career & ended up being a lifetime keeper for several guitarists. I have a feeling Charlie Starr keeps that one unless someone makes the offer he can't refuse for turning the deal down. I have guitars that doubling what I paid for them & I wouldn't sell off. Only because I know what I have vs what it would take to replace them. I don't think mine are better than the new one's, but we all know there are issues with all of them. Correcting those issues might be more work than it's worth going thru for another guitar vs the one I already lived thru that for. It may be a matter of finding a replacement right away, it may take more time. Scary how good the Guitar Center version of the LP Special I P90 was out of he box. Dialing in a set up and it was even better. I'm not saying I'm a better set up technician, bu I did have the luxury of investing my own time as labor to tweak it & take those several cuts at adjustments as it played & settled in.
That fretboard edge rough spots are just a deal breaker for a Sales Return for what they charge for this guitar. And it even looks that bad at the nut => 1st fret on the treble High E side. At any rate, the sound samples didn't sound any better or worse for what a $ 129.99 GC Epiphone LP Special I P90 sounds like for a bridge only tone. And that's a good thing for he affordable Epiphone, because it's that close to Gibson good for excellence. The Epiphone affordable is 99% a Gibson. The onlything I ended up changing on a % 130 Epiphone ? I added a customized LP 3 ply pickguard to match the knob locations. Gives it a Custom Shop vibe to it, 1 of 1.
I am interested in buying a LP Junior. I have a LP Studio from 2011 that i love and that has beaten much more expensive guitars. I want a Junior because of it's simplicity, tone and raw vibe. What do you guys think? Used Juniors are rare here in europe, plus the only alternative would be a LP Junior from Maybach which are much more expensive (i owned a LP standard copy by them, awesome guitars but lack the Gibson grit and experience).
Haha, I made a joke about that in the comments from a video when it was released, and swiftly got my ass chewed out by some Charlie Starr stan. Apparently some of their fans are just as rabid as Swifties, but also have no understanding of humor. Prepare yourself for incoming fire, lol.
Haha I was trying to figure it out cuz I watched the Gibson interview with Charlie and he was wondering if he actually misspelled it or not. I don’t think he did. ‘Y’all’ = ‘You All’ or ‘Ya’ll’ = ‘Ya all,” so who knows. My wife who is from the south said “huh?” And went back to her show 😂
@@zombieparrot2606it's definitely not "ya'll." But I'm sure this guy probably didn't finish high school but became rich anyway and doesn't give a shit.
First I own and play 4 different model's and love the theme of these guitars ! I love this unit but I feel the whole "Frankenstein" effect has been lost here ! every picture I've seen of this guitar, she looks rough !
I actually had my hand in my pocket 'till I saw the quality control (or lack of). You wouldn't see that kind of crap on a chibson, so why is it ok on a gibson at 10 times the price ? They just don't care ... at all ... not one bit.
It's returnable, no big deal. Plek'd from factory, Fender and PRS don't do that, lots of hand work - made in Nashville not Mexico or Corona. I'd get the non Artist for $400 less though. I got the Iommi SG, same Quan wrap style bridge, plek'd, bound w/nibs - flawless. Action sick low, 2 Iommi P90s serve the shut up juice. So you get a clam? Exchange it. Maybe not use mail order? 🎸
@@cuda426hemi Yeha he could return it, but only for a refund 'cos there aren't any to replace it. Personally I would buy the artist and pay a bit more, just because it should hold it's value better. I still might pop in my local (but decent sized) guitar shop and see if they got any in, but I wouldn't order one sight unseen.
@@mordokch Maybe Gibson pops a new fretboard on bikkity bam; or consider it free Murphy Aging from the factory increasing the value LOL. I find Gibsons hold their value, period. Fender Mexican?? I dunno. But if you do the conversion thing $2000 today was only $256 in '71 and SGs and Pauls cost more than $256 back in '71 - I know because I had SGs meaning the list price of Gibsons today adjusted for inflation are a little cheaper than in '71. It's just that in real life a buck doesnt go as far as it did in '71 and somehow $2Grr today seems more than my $300 Gibsons in the early 70s. . Go finger.
That’s a sweet guitar! Pretty different than a regular Junior. Different pup, tuners, knobs, finish, bridge and case. The fret board is fine and I wouldn’t even notice it.
This guitar is without a doubt worth the extra 400 bucks over the price of a new junior. The case is fantastic and the tuner and bridge updates are nice. The slide in the case candy is also very cool. Even without those, the resale is simply going to be higher since it's a limited edition which makes it worth the extra. As far as the QC issues, the ding could have happened anytime before or after it left Gibson so I don't hold too much against them on that. Besides, I would likely do worse than that inside a couple of weeks of owning one. However, that stuff with the fretboard was unacceptable. They have the demo shop and simply should have noted the issue, marked it as demo and sold it for a hundred bucks off. Not only is that better for their reputation but they likely make more selling it directly like that than if it went out to a shop anyway. As far as this artist model goes, love it. It represents what the artist actually plays rather than creating something the artist thinks might be cool and then pulls out for a song or two for one tour.
I got an ebony model and the only QC issue I had is that it REEKED like paint. I had to let it air out. They didnt let the paint cure long enough imo. Otherwise as a massive Blackberry Smoke fan its perfect.
I'm also a huge BBS fan. I hope to someday get to even just play one. I highly doubt I will though. I asked my Sweetwater sales rep about them just last week and he told me Sweetwater sold out of them almost instantly and they weren't getting anymore because of what a limited run it was. I'm honestly just glad to know there are so many people loving BBS. They're a GREAT band!
Haha Loved the Oukast cover there Trogly! That really made me laugh out loud. Love your work. Agree with the general sentiment, that fretboard is unacceptable. As a functioning playing instrument, for me, the fretboard on a premium instrument should be a flawless playing experience.
Hey ya! Kids are wearing Trogly out too much (logo mishap). It's a gorgeous walnut Starr LP Junior, miles prettier than the ebony! I'm really glad my Tribute Special has no heel shelf, but I'll admit the shelf likely holds the tenon in better.
Trogly, did you play "Hey Ya" because.this guitar is an [Outkast]? (Yes, I saw the back.) Meanwhile, you should consider playing more slide in general. I always try having the distance between the strings and the fingerboard on my guitars set to a place where I can rip with my fingertips and play slide. Both of them are crucial to me.
I think they should have included a Charlie Starr Blackberry Smoke song book with his guitar. He even could have autographed the song book I am guessing this would be Rick Richards signature guitar too. LOL
The QC starts at the very top. They allow it! I don’t blame the employees performing the work. More than likely demands are put on them that force them to move them through the system. Starts at the too!!!
I've often asked myself if I was to take a brand new Gibson guitar to modify which one would it be? This is the guitar. $2,000 and it makes perfect sense if somebody wanted to modify a new guitar. 9:11 "what caused that" its Gibson saying, What do you want for $2,000 Don't brand new SGs run around two grand?
It seems like every new guitar from Gibson that gets reviewed has an issue with the edge of the neck, be it tooling marks or other molestations that degrade the esthetics and potentially, the feel. When will Gibson address this? Other companies have gotten it down and many are "lesser brands".
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I’m a Gibson guy. And a junior guy. That fretboard wouldn’t stay in my home for any length of time. How on earth was that sent out???
Awesome 👌 Charlie's my personal favorite (modern day) player. Great live act. Thanks for using the slide, sold on Blackberry smoke website FYI.
The QC is unacceptable at $2,000
However, the guitar matches it's artist in appearance.
Wow, yeah, that fretboard is all chewed up. That's the work of an over-zealous scraper, not a Plek. After the guitar has been sprayed, and the masking is removed from the fretboard, there's often a lip of lacquer at the fretboard edge that needs to be scraped clean. Looks like a Monday morning or Friday afternoon job to me, haha.
That’s the dumbest logic ever. So guitars made on Tuesdays through Thursday better? 😂
@homer7504 you clearly have zero experience working in a factory 😅
@@homer7504 Hungover Monday morning and excited and distracted for the weekend on Friday it's when quality dips.
I think Gibson's factory only works on Mondays and Fridays...
I've been watching your channel for years. The more I watch. the less desirable Gibson becomes.
The best Gibsons were made by Hamer.
FYI: Charlie plays a Joe Hamilton original made in Lagrange, GA. He got Joe to make a "copy" of his 57 Junior. I only know this because I work for Joe's nephew, and his son is my coworker. And Joe has Brazilian for certain boards. His son Joseph says the lumber lives under Joe's bed.
That board is unacceptable on a brand new guitar. Belongs in the demo shop.
Luckily, this isn't an airplane we're dealing with!
That decal annoyed the hell out of me before you put it on wrong
Great, normally you pay a lot more for a damaged guitar. They damaged this one for free. Thanks Gibson.
Send it back, Trogly. This is unacceptable, and shouldn't be in circulation.
More like the factory 5ths store!!!!😂😂😂😂
you have put the sticker in the opposite direction! 😂
Yep
Yes, Charlie used to "flip" the guitar for the audience to read Hey Ya'll during shows.
even Gibson provided the directions lmao
That bridge looks exactly like the one Harley Benton uses on their DC jr.
Gibson Q.C. Come on Ya'll...
LOL! 😅
My Greeny was almost unplayable out of the box. The edge of the body was so sharp it was tearing my arm up. Complete crap. The worst QC on any guitar I’ve ever had
@@sgmarshall3 that's so bad, shameful Is a better way of putting it. Sorry to hear that
Wow. That polishing cloth is amazing
Man that fretboard is unacceptable, I’ve seen budget guitars with better finished fretboards. I don’t hate the guitar as a signature cause the juniors are just cool guitars but with quality control issues like that it sure isn’t worth any premium.
Legit.
My $200 Firefly Mad Cat has stainless steel ball ends.
It's unbelievable that Gibson STILL doesn't offer stainless steel frets in 2024.
Not even chewed up ss frets on a chewed up fretboard!!
Chibsons come better than that most the time
Man I just purchased a Fender Squier for $236.00 on Amazon with the gig bag,strap,picks and cord that looks and plays great with no problems anywhere! That's fret board is Nuts! I'm getting nervous because I'm waiting on one to come in to purchase and I hope the neck doesn't look like!
Everyone is missing the point. It's not supposed to be a stellar over the top signature model. It's what it's supposed to be. A great representation of a workhorse guitar from a workhorse of a player. The man himself is just that. Charlie don't look like a guitar hero but once you get to hear him play it all makes sense. Nothing flashy on the outside the magic is inside. Hey Ya'll! Thank you Charlie, Gibson and you as well Austin.
Nice try, but the rough edges on the fret board was just sloppy workmanship and not intentional. It is a no frills guitar but you get that from the simple color, 1 pick-up, 1 slab of mahogany, simple pick guard and no binding. The fret board on a $2K guitar shouldn't be rough like that unless it is relic-ed to match a historic guitar and this guitar is not relic-ed.
You’re a fanboy, admit it 😂
Disagree 😂 Charlie looks the part to a tee.
The plek machine should not cause any blemishes or issues, if it's even possible, it's someone that should not be near it that set it up..
I would change it to read "HELL YA'".
Other than some obvious QC issues, this one ticks all the boxes for me. I love Charlie and i think Blackberry is the best modern rock band, it's an LP Junior and it's a natural finish. Damn, that's one to consider paying a premium eventually.
My Walnut one is supposed to arrive tomorrow. Thanks Trogly for letting me know what to look for.
We have a Martin at the studio with a similar case. They look absolutely amazing.
that finish is super cool lookin, would make a sick relic when it gets played in, qc sucks though
To continue on the neck tenon, this construction is à la PRS the mortise is contoured to the neck profile. No tenon long or short here that why there is a "bulge"in the cutaway. SG 64 are in the same construction. I like it very much!!
The bridge looks like a BADASS bridge...I put one on my LP junior..
Why is there "17" stamped on the 17th fret? Never seen that before.
You wanna talk about QC?! I bought a brand new sg from gibson.. bridge was tilting forward but on treble side.. took strings and bridge off abd found when the bushing was installed somehow they either dropped or maybe purposely tried to fix something... the bushing was hammered in with an ear protection plug.. a nasty old ear plug. I measaged gibson they said to send it back with explanation of why it was in there. I sent pictures of the earplug installed under bushing asking if they wanted back 😅 they sent me a new guitar and I got some cash back
It's a Junior. The first question about any such guitar is, will it Mississippi Queen?
You can't overlook qc like that. Looks like something you get from Amazon
I had a custom shop junior and the neck was worse than that, I bought it off eBay so couldn’t check it first. Really got to find the right one or try before you buy 👍
The QC is poor for the price of the guitar. I also think Gibson should have fitted a Seymour Duncan Antiquity p90. Charlie's guitar has a vintage SD p90 fitted and the Gibson own-brand pickup doesn't sound right
If I paid 2 grand for a guitar with a fretboard that messed up I would send her back. Again,,,, why doesn't Gibson fire some folks that do this awful fretwork? Blows my mind. Also ...this passed QC. lol.
It's not the workers not caring. It's the desired workspeed and efficiency making the workers let such things slip.
@@niemand0 Still they should not let this pass. A joke.
Gibson doesn't care because they know most of these will be unplayed and kept as a collectors piece and not used as a players guitar...💯✌️
@@dwaynekaye2000doesn't explain why most of their guitars have crap like that
@@user-li3pu4du6k as long as collectors buy them to drive up prices and not actual players buying to play nobody going to pull them up on the qc they will keep putting shotty pieces like this in stores and obviously have no issues sending them out like that directly from gibson themselves. Its a poor business model that keeps getting support from the collectors.
...that beautiful Walnut with the black plastics, the Rosewood board and amber knobs ' ...the over wound P90 sounds growly and fantastic ' just a shame about the QC on this one '
I had to return my Charlie Starr Les Paul due to bad fretboard scraping.
I want that color on an SG Modern or Supreme so bad.
I'm glad I bought the standard LP Jr in sunburst, and threw on a Music City Bridge wrap tailpiece. It's a monster player, and it has no intonation issues with more sustain. Not a fan of that bridge, and the gator case doesn't thrill me.
It looks like a 70s coffee table.
Bingo!
😂
Looks like my parent’s ugly cabinets.
They say that about my Gibson Marauder, but every recording session we end up using that guitar🙂.
Idea for Gibson: Keep QC and wood work as is, but describe every one as "randomly aged" to explain the high prices
That’s the first new Gibson I’ve seen in a long time that has interested me. My 2012 LP has a very similar finish.
Once again, thanks for a stellar review. 😊
Walnut looks great on that one. Love it!
A beautiful, beautiful coffee table
It’s a very cool looking guitar, unfortunate to have the poor fret work straight from the factory! It does come with a nice case and cool slide. I wonder if the slide is limited as well? I paid the same price for my LPGT so to me it seems a tad expensive.
couldn't you just buy a regular junior and buy the intonatable bridge separate?
Right?? And then throw on some Grovers.
If you ask me it sounds like my but. He should play a Warlock if you ask me. And please Y’ALL, don’t say “nobody asked you”. Because I am very, very fragile and easily hurt.
I love this show.
This POS is $2k? And trading for 3K on Reverb? Yet I keep getting lowball offers on my mint condition Gibson Bonamassa LP Goldtop. And I’m only asking $2500. The guitar market is so inefficient.
The knobs look like translucent urethane skateboard wheels. Funny, my Epiphone LP Special I P90 soap bar bridge pickup's DCR (9.2-9.3K) measures +/-.1K from the Gibson dog ear bridge pickup on my multi-meter.. That Epiphone was $ 129.99. I think one is better off just buying an affordable guitar rather than buying into the scheming for features that really don't apply to the instrument itself. A case, a decal, 2 truss rod covers, blank & labeled. Anyone can swap out Lightning bar for the more adjustable saddle piece. The Lightning bar on mine is about as spot on as it gets, it's really a matter o dialing in the set up that adjusts the intonation. That's any bridge as long as it's been located accurately. We're back to a production guitar being made famous by an artist. I think Charlie Starr takes a 1960's,-present LP Jr and makes it just as famous as a 1956 Gibson he came across. Just watched the video on that. A 1956 Jr that was owned previously by a Georgia Satellites guitarist, that was owned by others. before & after the Georgia Satellites guitarist. Even the original wasn't the one guitar that launched a career & ended up being a lifetime keeper for several guitarists. I have a feeling Charlie Starr keeps that one unless someone makes the offer he can't refuse for turning the deal down. I have guitars that doubling what I paid for them & I wouldn't sell off. Only because I know what I have vs what it would take to replace them. I don't think mine are better than the new one's, but we all know there are issues with all of them. Correcting those issues might be more work than it's worth going thru for another guitar vs the one I already lived thru that for. It may be a matter of finding a replacement right away, it may take more time. Scary how good the Guitar Center version of the LP Special I P90 was out of he box. Dialing in a set up and it was even better. I'm not saying I'm a better set up technician, bu I did have the luxury of investing my own time as labor to tweak it & take those several cuts at adjustments as it played & settled in.
That fretboard edge rough spots are just a deal breaker for a Sales Return for what they charge for this guitar. And it even looks that bad at the nut => 1st fret on the treble High E side. At any rate, the sound samples didn't sound any better or worse for what a $ 129.99 GC Epiphone LP Special I P90 sounds like for a bridge only tone. And that's a good thing for he affordable Epiphone, because it's that close to Gibson good for excellence. The Epiphone affordable is 99% a Gibson. The onlything I ended up changing on a % 130 Epiphone ? I added a customized LP 3 ply pickguard to match the knob locations. Gives it a Custom Shop vibe to it, 1 of 1.
I heard they did the walnut finish because charlie's has worn spots in the finish that look that color
Case is badass. Trash the decal.
Think I'll stick with my LP Special Tribute P90. Really can't see what extra you get for a grand more for this one.
Looks like my 56 I stripped & stained walnut. I also added a
Tailpiece & Harmonica Bridge. My first guitar.Stolen in 81 .
Numberless knobs? Gibson did an awesome job naming knobs with no numbers.
I am interested in buying a LP Junior. I have a LP Studio from 2011 that i love and that has beaten much more expensive guitars. I want a Junior because of it's simplicity, tone and raw vibe.
What do you guys think?
Used Juniors are rare here in europe, plus the only alternative would be a LP Junior from Maybach which are much more expensive (i owned a LP standard copy by them, awesome guitars but lack the Gibson grit and experience).
Very pretty! Looks like it’s related to my LP studio, even has a matching ding next to the bridge!
Austin, when playing slide please list what tuning you are using….even if you’re playing in standard tuning. Thanks.
Really wish they had those cases for proper Les Pauls...
Luvin the slide tones!! Having the slide in was a nice touch!!!🤗
OK...how do you misspell "y'all" - specifically if you are from the South? EDIT - it is HILARIOUS that Trogly corrected it!
🥃🥃🥃
Haha, I made a joke about that in the comments from a video when it was released, and swiftly got my ass chewed out by some Charlie Starr stan. Apparently some of their fans are just as rabid as Swifties, but also have no understanding of humor. Prepare yourself for incoming fire, lol.
Haha I was trying to figure it out cuz I watched the Gibson interview with Charlie and he was wondering if he actually misspelled it or not. I don’t think he did. ‘Y’all’ = ‘You All’ or ‘Ya’ll’ = ‘Ya all,” so who knows. My wife who is from the south said “huh?” And went back to her show 😂
@@zombieparrot2606it's definitely not "ya'll." But I'm sure this guy probably didn't finish high school but became rich anyway and doesn't give a shit.
@@hmmmmm6034 Jeez...judgemental much?
First I own and play 4 different model's and love the theme of these guitars ! I love this unit but I feel the whole "Frankenstein" effect has been lost here ! every picture I've seen of this guitar, she looks rough !
They could have done Charlie better than send out instruments in that condition.
I actually had my hand in my pocket 'till I saw the quality control (or lack of). You wouldn't see that kind of crap on a chibson, so why is it ok on a gibson at 10 times the price ? They just don't care ... at all ... not one bit.
It's returnable, no big deal. Plek'd from factory, Fender and PRS don't do that, lots of hand work - made in Nashville not Mexico or Corona. I'd get the non Artist for $400 less though. I got the Iommi SG, same Quan wrap style bridge, plek'd, bound w/nibs - flawless. Action sick low, 2 Iommi P90s serve the shut up juice. So you get a clam? Exchange it. Maybe not use mail order? 🎸
@@cuda426hemi inexcusable at that price point.
@@talltale9760 Bullshit. Defects happen in ALL made things. Plus, I just excused it or are you slow?? 🎸
@@cuda426hemi Yeha he could return it, but only for a refund 'cos there aren't any to replace it. Personally I would buy the artist and pay a bit more, just because it should hold it's value better. I still might pop in my local (but decent sized) guitar shop and see if they got any in, but I wouldn't order one sight unseen.
@@mordokch Maybe Gibson pops a new fretboard on bikkity bam; or consider it free Murphy Aging from the factory increasing the value LOL. I find Gibsons hold their value, period. Fender Mexican?? I dunno. But if you do the conversion thing $2000 today was only $256 in '71 and SGs and Pauls cost more than $256 back in '71 - I know because I had SGs meaning the list price of Gibsons today adjusted for inflation are a little cheaper than in '71. It's just that in real life a buck doesnt go as far as it did in '71 and somehow $2Grr today seems more than my $300 Gibsons in the early 70s. . Go finger.
I was going to correct you on the decal until i got that far in the video😂
That’s a sweet guitar! Pretty different than a regular Junior. Different pup, tuners, knobs, finish, bridge and case. The fret board is fine and I wouldn’t even notice it.
It’s got a good sound looks great, that volume knob is where all the good tones are .
This guitar is without a doubt worth the extra 400 bucks over the price of a new junior. The case is fantastic and the tuner and bridge updates are nice. The slide in the case candy is also very cool. Even without those, the resale is simply going to be higher since it's a limited edition which makes it worth the extra.
As far as the QC issues, the ding could have happened anytime before or after it left Gibson so I don't hold too much against them on that. Besides, I would likely do worse than that inside a couple of weeks of owning one. However, that stuff with the fretboard was unacceptable. They have the demo shop and simply should have noted the issue, marked it as demo and sold it for a hundred bucks off. Not only is that better for their reputation but they likely make more selling it directly like that than if it went out to a shop anyway.
As far as this artist model goes, love it. It represents what the artist actually plays rather than creating something the artist thinks might be cool and then pulls out for a song or two for one tour.
I think he sounds spot on like Emo Phillips.......but I love his reviews
I got an ebony model and the only QC issue I had is that it REEKED like paint. I had to let it air out. They didnt let the paint cure long enough imo. Otherwise as a massive Blackberry Smoke fan its perfect.
I'm also a huge BBS fan. I hope to someday get to even just play one. I highly doubt I will though. I asked my Sweetwater sales rep about them just last week and he told me Sweetwater sold out of them almost instantly and they weren't getting anymore because of what a limited run it was. I'm honestly just glad to know there are so many people loving BBS. They're a GREAT band!
Those definitely sold out quick. Crazy.
That case rocks.
That bridge looks like a bit of a nightmare if you need to replace a broken string, with it being so close to the pickup.
Case is lovely, not too fussed on the actual guitar.
Evening all!! If i had that delivered to me with that fretboard, it would've been shipped out to return an hour later. Horrible.
Cool guitar, Gibson did all the “mods” I do to my juniors for me.
Hey Trogley, depending on where you come from Ya'll spelling is correct
Waiting for the Epiphone version.
It looks like the 'eye' in the upper bout continues through to the back, that ticks a cool box for me!
Looks and sounds great. Such a pity, the terrible fretboard ruins it.
Despite the reviewer obvious love for Gibson, this is pretty underwhelming. I love Gibson, Charlie and BBS, but I need more on the guitar.
Been waiting for this video since the guitar was announced. Looks and sounds great other than the QC issues
Got one also sent back bad fretboard
Fishing wire?
I'd love to see it with heavy wear.
Seems like it be a great player.
Putting the sticker on the guitar was a waste. I expect that you are returning the guitar to Gibson to repair the fingerboard.
I would hope so
I saw he had it on reverb 2 days ago. Listed at over $3k. Looks like it already sold.
Yeah some idiot will buy it for more than retail 🤣
@@gazzy_burnsbecause you can’t get one retail. They sold out😂
@@flyingburritobro68doesn’t matter - still no need to spend that money on a very average Gibson. Don’t let FOMO rule the bank!
Despite the $hitty fretboard, a fantastic overdrive sound👍🏻🎶🤩
pshhh just 2k? lemme go get one right now
Haha Loved the Oukast cover there Trogly! That really made me laugh out loud. Love your work.
Agree with the general sentiment, that fretboard is unacceptable. As a functioning playing instrument, for me, the fretboard on a premium instrument should be a flawless playing experience.
I’m a huge Blackberry Smoke and Charlie Star fan and a huge LP JR fan as well. It’s on my want list for sure, along with everything else. lol…
I’d love t have one, but have no idea who Charlie star is
Check out Blackberry Smoke! The album Like an Arrow is perfect. They are worth the listen.
I love these, however, once again, 2k? Sad.
Hey ya! Kids are wearing Trogly out too much (logo mishap). It's a gorgeous walnut Starr LP Junior, miles prettier than the ebony! I'm really glad my Tribute Special has no heel shelf, but I'll admit the shelf likely holds the tenon in better.
Trogly, did you play "Hey Ya" because.this guitar is an [Outkast]? (Yes, I saw the back.) Meanwhile, you should consider playing more slide in general. I always try having the distance between the strings and the fingerboard on my guitars set to a place where I can rip with my fingertips and play slide. Both of them are crucial to me.
Last chord should be an E major
I need that case!!
How you figure it’s misspelled??
Lovely sounding pickup 😉
I like the part where you played a little lead/melody line over some chords!
The tailpiece damaged the top. That is unacceptable on a new instrument.
I guess that is why I do not have any Gibsons in my collection...
What a looker damn!
Great overal vibe, definitely one junior thats on my watchlist.
Jealous! I’d love to grab one of these. Sounds amazing.
I think they should have included a Charlie Starr Blackberry Smoke song book with his guitar. He even could have autographed the song book
I am guessing this would be Rick Richards signature guitar too. LOL
They should have never sent it out with that chewed up fretboard.
Wtf Gibson ?
Of course TH-cam would pop an add up right as you pluck that first string
The QC starts at the very top. They allow it! I don’t blame the employees performing the work. More than likely demands are put on them that force them to move them through the system. Starts at the too!!!
I've often asked myself if I was to take a brand new Gibson guitar to modify which one would it be?
This is the guitar. $2,000 and it makes perfect sense if somebody wanted to modify a new guitar. 9:11 "what caused that"
its Gibson saying, What do you want for $2,000
Don't brand new SGs run around two grand?
Allparts blank amber speeds are my fav
It seems like every new guitar from Gibson that gets reviewed has an issue with the edge of the neck, be it tooling marks or other molestations that degrade the esthetics and potentially, the feel. When will Gibson address this? Other companies have gotten it down and many are "lesser brands".