I work for Gibson. And that ain’t one. Bridge posts are wrong, not a Gibson pickup, mini pots, fretends overlap the binding, truss rod cover upside down, I could go on. Definitely a Chibson. BTW, the strings over the tailpiece is called a top wrap. Some players prefer it, saying it makes for a softer feel when bending. Stringjoy (guitar string manufacturer) just did a a video on this. Joe Bonamassa prefers this. I don’t top wrap, just person preference. Nice job on the setup.
Great opener with the wife 😅! I thought that guitar sounded pretty good when you cranked it up! I'd watch you fix something live of I was around. Great video man!
Hi Shaun You mentioned in another video that you made a fret leveling tool from a flat file and a flat piece of wood ,but you did not mention what the file was, was it a fine tooth file, medium, or coarse, I would like to know so I can make one. Thanks for your no nonse approach to guitar building, reviewing, and repair. Great job.
As one of the resident ladies of the channel, I wasn’t insulted that you forgot us recently! Im comfortable enough with my ladyhood that I can be one of the honorary boys. I’m sure your wife ate you alive for it, though, lol. 😂😂😂 Yeah that’s a knockoff for sure. I knew it immediately when you showed the serial. It’s always stamped or laser etched, not silk screened. Does that Chibson have a truss rod? Cause @ThreeChordDave (look him up) once got a Chibson that had no truss rod. Totally unplayable and unfixable the way it came. It became wall art, and he learned a valuable lesson, lol. It’s funny that some Chibson come with truss rods and others like this one don’t have one! 🤷🏼♀️😂
The bridge studs are always a giveaway also the truss rod end the nut too its almost like someone who saw a gibson once described it to to the designers
Thank you. You have given me the courage to rework my mexican squire neck. I really enjoy your videos and look forward to seeing more. John from Kentucky.
Dude .down to earth and ya wife is funny .. haha ok so are you .. appreciate your real world view cheers Shayne Australia and yeah blue guitars rule And if i may suggest instead of sawdust BAKING SODA and super glue is concrete
I like the concept of a Les Paul with only one pickup in the bridge and no toggle switch and just two pots like that, you are right about that back looks great, it looks to be mahogony or something similar.. btw, you put back the bridge the wrong direction so up the fretboard on sertain strings you might be out of tune.. :D
Scarmyguitar Sir, im 64. And i just want to work on my own stuff, amps, guitars that I collected since the beginning of time. Your videos are just Great! Thank you
I like your down-home no nonsense approach to guitars. Not overly romantic hero worship, just hardware that can make music. Any guitar is better than no guitar, and you can make a bad guitar into a playably good one.
I've noticed on several of these cheap Les Paul knockoffs you've done videos on that the bridge and tailpiece studs rattle. Way back in my misspent youth, I had a Japanese Les Paul knockoff (a Sakai) anyway, I unscrewed the studs and wrapped the threads in teflon tape and that made them feel much more solid and stopped the rattle.
I made a LP Jr like that once. I didn’t try to emulate a Gibson. Mine has a wrap around lightning bolt bridge and plays like a million bucks because I did all the fret work and finishing. I put a humbucker-sized P90 in it instead of the cheap humbucker that came with it.
Great video really interesting to see the insides of a Chibson Vs the real thing. Personally for the price you pay I'd buy Epiphone no point dressing up a turkey to be something it isn't but it sure looked nice
when i was on westpac in 1977 while discovering the amazing town of alongapo city, nothing but bars and shops lining both sides of the street as far as the eye could see. i found a guitar store. there were gibson les pauls and fender strats hanging on every wall. i asked the shop dude how much, he said 150.00 my choice. i probably should state that i was blightly ensneebriated at the time. so being a smart shopper i said that i only had 75 bucks. he came back with125. so i took my leave of his establishment and headed for the nearest bar for more san magoo beer. even had one of the "girls" get some bar-b-q. after a delicious meal i went back to the guitar store. a different guy was now working and i asked him how much are the guitars. he said that they we 150.00 u.s. dollars. so i came back with, i only have 75 bucks. he laughed at that. then he told me that if i threw in my watch, a pretty decent lookin seiko copy i bought in south korea for 20 bucks he could let it go for the 75. so i asked to try it out. he hooked it up to the amp and i cranked it to 10 and let it rip. the only song i could play at the time was the house of the rising sun, the way fridged pink played it years ago in 1968. lots of distortion. the next morning i awoke with a screaming banshee of a headache. lucky for me if was a saturday. late sleepers. took two 800 mg motrin's went back to sleep till noon meal was on. went and ate. bologna pinwheels, oh yea. while in a hangover stupor, one of my shippy's asked how i liked my gilson guitar. i said that it is a gibson. he got up and came back in a couple of minutes with my new axe. he asked me to spell the name on the head of the guitar out loud. so i looked at it and said. g-i-b-s-o-n. he told me close my eyes and then spell it again. i opened my eyes and spelled g-i-l-s-o-n. no way. it definitely was gilson. but looked like a beatiful cherry sunburst, it had all the right fret markers, the correct adjustable bridge and tail stop, two chrome covered humbucker's. everything looked perfect. but it was true i fell for the scam. a year or so later i sold it to 5 mex teenagers for 300 bucks at the spring valley swap meet. i packed up my stuff and got out of there as quick as i could. but you know what. i wish i still had that gilson. it was very well made and with somebody playing it that really knew how to play, that guitar could really scream. if you ever see a fenler guitar it was probably bought in the P. I.
I wrap My strings that way, it is supposed to help with sustain is the reason I do. I learned to wrap them like that from Zakk Wylde's Les Pauls. I have seen other Players wrap Their string that way as well. I guess in the end it is personal preference. I enjoy Your Videos btw, Please keep creating good content!
My Slick SL54 single Humbucker Hardtail Strat Clone is one of my favorites, but if it had the balance issue that your Chibson has I wouldn't waste the time or money upgrading that thing. If i did anything to this it would be to carve and sand a belly relief from the the back of the guitar to help lighten and balance the body. Then I would give it a hotter Humbucker and upgrade the wiring. Upgrading the Tail Piece Bridge & Nut wouldn't be a bad idea either. Sanding off the Gibson logo and hand painting Chibson in its place could be the final touch. Not worth the time and money.
A lot of fish gutting going on with this budget beast. Don’t understand why people just don’t go out and play one “Live” and forget about the mail order brides (🎸) Dig your Channel 🤓
Dang he got hustled. What a shame. Well at least you were able to salvage it for him. I personally am too embarrassed by fakes to actually own and play them unless I get rid of the fake branding.
Those pots are the smallest pots i have ever saw. Sounds pretty good unplugged. Sounds pretty good plunged in. I would do the same thing with that guitar. A good neck Humbucker some Gotohs and i would replace the pots since your going into control cavity, then try to make that G a C on the headstock then proudly say its a Chipson😊 Rock On
No fret nibs, thin veneer, truss rod cover upside down, color filled CNC'd serial numbers, dime size pots and no Gibson uses an Allen key for truss rod adjustment. Chibsons are getting better but they still don't have the truss rod nut.
This might sound like an odd request....but I've been looking for a Gibson with that sort of an arrangement for some time - 1 humbucker, 1 volume, and 1 tone. Every junior or one pickup guitar I see from Gibson have a P90, which I don't want. Anyone know where to source one these Chibsons that's displayed in this video? Not tooooo thrilled about going the fake route, but if it's a fixer upper and I only play it at home, I don't see what the issue would be. And I've numerous Les Pauls in the past. Thanks in advance for any help!
Definitely a Chibson. Real Gibson fret ends are bound with the fingerboard binding. The finish errors are other tell tail signs. Also, I doubt the Gibson factory would put the truss rod cover on upside down.
One minute into the video and I already see no fret nibs on the binding. The humbucker has no screw side just two slug sides. Also, never seen Gibson do that neck joint. Also, looks like a veneer on the top. And, Gibson doesn't put string slots on the bridge saddles.
Gee I really hope your friend didn't pay much for that thing. I could write a long list detailing every reason why it is an obvious fake but instead I will just say- I knew it was a fake in like 10 or 20 seconds haha. God bless him its a good thing you atleast made it playable for him
Serial number reads it was made on the 171st day of 2006 in Nashville Tennessee. Except the stamp is colored and in the wrong place along with the Made in USA stamp.
What puzzles me is the fact that they will do the build well enough but not spend a bit of time getitng the action right - I mean if they can build them for $150 and still make money on the deal, then an extra $50 is not going to make them too costly.
If it was real, based on the serial #, it would’ve been a 2006 model, made on the 171st day of the year, but this is a pure chibson. Gibson stamps their headstocks, and that looks like it was routed. No tell tale wing lines on the HS, and a metric bridge seal its lineage. What seems weird is that chibson makers don’t realize that their copies resemble Epiphone models rather than real Gibsons. Another cool video sir. Chibson makers do make a pretty product, but not much for function. 👍
Sorry Shaun it screams Chipson! I purchased a custom 1 pickup with a wraparound bridge off of eBay. Got it for $320.00 took it t0 my guitar tech to basically just gut it and make a respectable guitar out of it. First thing he caught right off the bat the bridge post was so loose you could pull the studs out by hand. Not to mention that it was not properly measured out. So it had to be a mahogany dowel to plug it and re drill. Well there goes that beautiful Chipson black custom Les Paul finish,,lol so while he has it I got a real nice piece of elk antler I am going to get him to cut me out a nut . Hipshot 18.1 gold no screw tuners Got a pearly gates gold of course wiring harness With Bourne’s pots 500 K and I had a nice bumble bee cap .022 I believe it said. I could be mistaken. Hey if I am he will surely let me know about it that’s for sure,,lol got a tone bleed for the tone.pot. Pure tone for the output Jack. So after I get him to put those on hopefully it will somehow resemble a playable guitar. But those frets Shaun Almost looks like they use old rusty close hanger wire. Mine was just that corroded. No chance of any type of a level or a proper Fret job. All for a Chinese made guitar. Would I do it again,, Hell yes! Where else you going to find a potential $6-7000.00 guitar for less Than maybe $1200.00 tops. Just don’t go around bragging about it. lol Hey man really enjoying your video’s much appreciate them Take care and better quit passing off the Mrs. She gonna lay you out ,, lol
I knew it was fake for 2 reasons. 1st the truss rod cover was upside down. If it left the factory like that Gibson's quality control needs some work. 2nd the truss rod cover says Les Paul standard. Usually would be blank. Nice setup video, I learned a few new tips!
still watching, but considering the finish flaws...ya, gibson is having more than a few QC problems right now, so that isnt a tell... the knob placement though....
I didn't play it. But it "looked like" it played OK. That said... it ain't junk. And it ain't a gem either. It is pure. It's authentic. It is 100% certified... a real, honest, legit Chibbie. LOL Not too bad tho. Drop the Gibson logo. Set it up right, and why not? These can be fun little project guitars. This one is not quite my cup o tea... finish and everything. But a guy can have some fun with this stuff.
The serial number and the posts on the bridge are the dead giveaway it's not a Gibson. That's a fake. The serial doesn't match to what gibson actually uses. I've watched Trogly's Guitar Show enough to be able to spot a fake like this.
That's pretty resonant for a fake. If someone decides to hold onto it I would at the very least swap out the humbucker, bridge and either a bone or brass nut.
Chinese Japanese Vietnamese no knees. There's a lot wrong with it. But there maybe a lot that's right also. If it plays good and sounds good. That's what it's about.
That is a authentic chibson from China! I looked up the serial number and it checks out. Made Tuesday June 20th 2006 @ Nashville Tenn. If this is a real Gibson the who built it must have went out and tied one on the night before. This guitar was made by someone who was hungover!
Obviously a Chibson, I'm pretty sure Gibson never released a such model, but the Jared James Nichols Gold Glory is proof there is a market for fully blinged out single pickup Les Pauls.
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I work for Gibson. And that ain’t one. Bridge posts are wrong, not a Gibson pickup, mini pots, fretends overlap the binding, truss rod cover upside down, I could go on. Definitely a Chibson. BTW, the strings over the tailpiece is called a top wrap. Some players prefer it, saying it makes for a softer feel when bending. Stringjoy (guitar string manufacturer) just did a a video on this. Joe Bonamassa prefers this. I don’t top wrap, just person preference. Nice job on the setup.
Thanks for the info!
And so many more things. It would probably take me ten minutes to list everything that isn't right. Hell, even the body shape is slightly off.
I don’t work for Gibson, and even I can tell it’s a chibson.
when is GIBSON gonna make lefty full size basses again ?
While it’s hard to tell since Gibson makes crap these days. IMO
Great opener with the wife 😅! I thought that guitar sounded pretty good when you cranked it up! I'd watch you fix something live of I was around. Great video man!
funny I hear your dog snoring hahahahah and I like your videos
That intro skit 😂😂😂😂😂 my woman would jokingly do the same thing.
Hi Shaun You mentioned in another video that you made a fret leveling tool from a flat file and a flat piece of wood ,but you did not mention what the file was, was it a fine tooth file, medium, or coarse, I would like to know so I can make one. Thanks for your no nonse approach to guitar building, reviewing, and repair. Great job.
Absolutely hilarious open 🤣. I ALMOST shit my pants, but I subscribed instead 🤗
ROFL that was a great intro guitar to the noggin' 'Smack 'Lol! You have a cool accent is that the south? Lots of great info on this channel!
As one of the resident ladies of the channel, I wasn’t insulted that you forgot us recently! Im comfortable enough with my ladyhood that I can be one of the honorary boys. I’m sure your wife ate you alive for it, though, lol. 😂😂😂
Yeah that’s a knockoff for sure. I knew it immediately when you showed the serial. It’s always stamped or laser etched, not silk screened. Does that Chibson have a truss rod? Cause @ThreeChordDave (look him up) once got a Chibson that had no truss rod. Totally unplayable and unfixable the way it came. It became wall art, and he learned a valuable lesson, lol. It’s funny that some Chibson come with truss rods and others like this one don’t have one! 🤷🏼♀️😂
Hi Masha I discovered this channel about a week ago it's smashing hey? I never knew that happened to Dave wow! Hope you and Huey are doing well? 😉
I did a lookup on that serial number. It says Wednesday June 20, 2006, made in Nashville. Other things may not seem right, but that number checks out.
Nice "Chibson" guitar.
Truss rod was too tight/ convex neck/ fretting in first frets.
Good fret leveling and crowning work.
Now it's ready to rock!
Awesome job fixin up the counterfeit knock off We need a live stream and some new blue shop towels for sure...
Heck ya brother!! Do the live!! I really appreciate this content!! Happy 4th
Sean, That was an amazing video. Thank you! Keep up the awesome work.
The dog is cute as hell. Man you have a great channel. So likable
The bridge studs are always a giveaway also the truss rod end the nut too its almost like someone who saw a gibson once described it to to the designers
Good job making it do what it do! LOL My speakers are acting up so I didn't get the full effect!! You rock Shawn!!! LOL
Omg! I loved the beginning!😂🤣😂🤣
Thank you. You have given me the courage to rework my mexican squire neck. I really enjoy your videos and look forward to seeing more. John from Kentucky.
You can do it!
Dude .down to earth and ya wife is funny .. haha ok so are you .. appreciate your real world view cheers Shayne Australia and yeah blue guitars rule
And if i may suggest instead of sawdust BAKING SODA and super glue is concrete
Ooooh GIGGY!!! Nice fix!!! I dig the guitar! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
I like the concept of a Les Paul with only one pickup in the bridge and no toggle switch and just two pots like that, you are right about that back looks great, it looks to be mahogony or something similar.. btw, you put back the bridge the wrong direction so up the fretboard on sertain strings you might be out of tune.. :D
Scarmyguitar Sir, im 64. And i just want to work on my own stuff, amps, guitars that I collected since the beginning of time. Your videos are just Great! Thank you
I like your down-home no nonsense approach to guitars. Not overly romantic hero worship, just hardware that can make music. Any guitar is better than no guitar, and you can make a bad guitar into a playably good one.
I've noticed on several of these cheap Les Paul knockoffs you've done videos on that the bridge and tailpiece studs rattle. Way back in my misspent youth, I had a Japanese Les Paul knockoff (a Sakai) anyway, I unscrewed the studs and wrapped the threads in teflon tape and that made them feel much more solid and stopped the rattle.
Top wrapping the tailpiece is pretty common. It lessens the break over angle at the saddles and makes the strings feel more slinky.
You always do great job. You made it sound great.
Nice work and I like it!👍😎🎸🎶
I made a LP Jr like that once. I didn’t try to emulate a Gibson. Mine has a wrap around lightning bolt bridge and plays like a million bucks because I did all the fret work and finishing. I put a humbucker-sized P90 in it instead of the cheap humbucker that came with it.
0:14 You knucklehead, you did it again! 😸
Great video really interesting to see the insides of a Chibson Vs the real thing. Personally for the price you pay I'd buy Epiphone no point dressing up a turkey to be something it isn't but it sure looked nice
Dude thats an Awesome tone for chibson..
I don't know what to think about the upside down truss rod cover . ( SMH )
Congratulations on reaching one million 🎉🎊😊👍
Many many thanks
when i was on westpac in 1977 while discovering the amazing town of alongapo city, nothing but bars and shops lining both sides of the street as far as the eye could see. i found a guitar store. there were gibson les pauls and fender strats hanging on every wall. i asked the shop dude how much, he said 150.00 my choice. i probably should state that i was blightly ensneebriated at the time. so being a smart shopper i said that i only had 75 bucks. he came back with125. so i took my leave of his establishment and headed for the nearest bar for more san magoo beer. even had one of the "girls" get some bar-b-q.
after a delicious meal i went back to the guitar store. a different guy was now working and i asked him how much are the guitars. he said that they we 150.00 u.s. dollars. so i came back with, i only have 75 bucks. he laughed at that. then he told me that if i threw in my watch, a pretty decent lookin seiko copy i bought in south korea for 20 bucks he could let it go for the 75. so i asked to try it out. he hooked it up to the amp and i cranked it to 10 and let it rip. the only song i could play at the time was the house of the rising sun, the way fridged pink played it years ago in 1968. lots of distortion. the next morning i awoke with a screaming banshee of a headache. lucky for me if was a saturday. late sleepers. took two 800 mg motrin's went back to sleep till noon meal was on. went and ate. bologna pinwheels, oh yea. while in a hangover stupor, one of my shippy's asked how i liked my gilson guitar. i said that it is a gibson. he got up and came back in a couple of minutes with my new axe. he asked me to spell the name on the head of the guitar out loud. so i looked at it and said. g-i-b-s-o-n. he told me close my eyes and then spell it again. i opened my eyes and spelled g-i-l-s-o-n. no way. it definitely was gilson. but looked like a beatiful cherry sunburst, it had all the right fret markers, the correct adjustable bridge and tail stop, two chrome covered humbucker's. everything looked perfect. but it was true i fell for the scam.
a year or so later i sold it to 5 mex teenagers for 300 bucks at the spring valley swap meet. i packed up my stuff and got out of there as quick as i could. but you know what. i wish i still had that gilson. it was very well made and with somebody playing it that really knew how to play, that guitar could really scream. if you ever see a fenler guitar it was probably bought in the P. I.
I wrap My strings that way, it is supposed to help with sustain is the reason I do. I learned to wrap them like that from Zakk Wylde's Les Pauls. I have seen other Players wrap Their string that way as well. I guess in the end it is personal preference. I enjoy Your Videos btw, Please keep creating good content!
My Slick SL54 single Humbucker Hardtail Strat Clone is one of my favorites, but if it had the balance issue that your Chibson has I wouldn't waste the time or money upgrading that thing. If i did anything to this it would be to carve and sand a belly relief from the the back of the guitar to help lighten and balance the body. Then I would give it a hotter Humbucker and upgrade the wiring. Upgrading the Tail Piece Bridge & Nut wouldn't be a bad idea either. Sanding off the Gibson logo and hand painting Chibson in its place could be the final touch. Not worth the time and money.
Who you talking too?
That was funny.
Had to show my wife she laughed as well.
A lot of fish gutting going on with this budget beast. Don’t understand why people just don’t go out and play one “Live” and forget about the mail order brides (🎸)
Dig your Channel 🤓
Dang he got hustled. What a shame. Well at least you were able to salvage it for him. I personally am too embarrassed by fakes to actually own and play them unless I get rid of the fake branding.
...also, love the sawdust and super glue fix, i would have done the same!!
Those pots are the smallest pots i have ever saw. Sounds pretty good unplugged. Sounds pretty good plunged in. I would do the same thing with that guitar. A good neck Humbucker some Gotohs and i would replace the pots since your going into control cavity, then try to make that G a C on the headstock then proudly say its a Chipson😊 Rock On
Before a minute 15 seconds I was thinking chibson
No fret nibs, thin veneer, truss rod cover upside down, color filled CNC'd serial numbers, dime size pots and no Gibson uses an Allen key for truss rod adjustment.
Chibsons are getting better but they still don't have the truss rod nut.
I enjoy your TH-cam Channel 🎸
Thanks for Sharing 💪 ✌
Glad you enjoy it!
Yeh definitely a chibson. but it sounds ok after you set it up. another Great job. take care from your pal Helcat in Australia.
Great content. always entertaining bro.
I mean I'd rock it with a seymour duncan pearly gate. Good vid. Really enjoyed it
👋 hello what crowning files are you using? Thanks
In the description
Not just a common or Garden Red Neck.. But a Cherry Red Neck...
This might sound like an odd request....but I've been looking for a Gibson with that sort of an arrangement for some time - 1 humbucker, 1 volume, and 1 tone. Every junior or one pickup guitar I see from Gibson have a P90, which I don't want. Anyone know where to source one these Chibsons that's displayed in this video? Not tooooo thrilled about going the fake route, but if it's a fixer upper and I only play it at home, I don't see what the issue would be. And I've numerous Les Pauls in the past. Thanks in advance for any help!
Single pickup guitars kick ass!
Congratulations, awesome🥳🥳🥳
Thank you 🤗
Let's hear them Scarred pickups you keep talking about!!!
Did anyone else notice the nut cover was upside down before he started 😂
Yep lmao
the bad finish work hand me thinking it was a real gibson for a sec, but as soon as i saw the metric bridge, knew it was a chipson
Bwahahaha
😂😂😂😂💀💀 AF At the opening cut
Definitely a Chibson. Real Gibson fret ends are bound with the fingerboard binding. The finish errors are other tell tail signs. Also, I doubt the Gibson factory would put the truss rod cover on upside down.
One minute into the video and I already see no fret nibs on the binding. The humbucker has no screw side just two slug sides. Also, never seen Gibson do that neck joint. Also, looks like a veneer on the top. And, Gibson doesn't put string slots on the bridge saddles.
Gee I really hope your friend didn't pay much for that thing. I could write a long list detailing every reason why it is an obvious fake but instead I will just say- I knew it was a fake in like 10 or 20 seconds haha. God bless him its a good thing you atleast made it playable for him
6:19 if ya listen real close you can hear the dog snoring 😂
13:50 yer using 9’s to cut strings 😂
Serial number reads it was made on the 171st day of 2006 in Nashville Tennessee.
Except the stamp is colored and in the wrong place along with the Made in USA stamp.
Definitely paying attention to detail...
I think a pic of the electronics section would handle most of these.
Give your buddy the IYV guitar and through that in the back
I believe the sn means 2017 the 160th day of the year and the 730th guitar made that day in the factory.
thanks for saying hay to the ladies
yes do live
You got it!
What puzzles me is the fact that they will do the build well enough but not spend a bit of time getitng the action right - I mean if they can build them for $150 and still make money on the deal, then an extra $50 is not going to make them too costly.
If it was real, based on the serial #, it would’ve been a 2006 model, made on the 171st day of the year, but this is a pure chibson. Gibson stamps their headstocks, and that looks like it was routed. No tell tale wing lines on the HS, and a metric bridge seal its lineage. What seems weird is that chibson makers don’t realize that their copies resemble Epiphone models rather than real Gibsons. Another cool video sir. Chibson makers do make a pretty product, but not much for function. 👍
Clearly a Chibson. At least 5 red flags that I saw. I top-wrap all my Les Pauls. I just prefer it and don't mind if it messes up the chrome.
Sorry Shaun it screams Chipson!
I purchased a custom 1 pickup with a wraparound bridge off of eBay.
Got it for $320.00 took it t0 my guitar tech to basically just gut it and make a respectable guitar out of it.
First thing he caught right off the bat the bridge post was so loose you could pull the studs out by hand.
Not to mention that it was not properly measured out. So it had to be a mahogany dowel to plug it and re drill.
Well there goes that beautiful Chipson black custom Les Paul finish,,lol so while he has it I got a real nice
piece of elk antler I am going to get him to cut me out a nut . Hipshot 18.1 gold no screw tuners Got a pearly gates gold of course wiring harness
With Bourne’s pots 500 K and I had a nice bumble bee cap .022 I believe it said. I could be mistaken.
Hey if I am he will surely let me know about it that’s for sure,,lol got a tone bleed for the tone.pot. Pure tone for
the output Jack. So after I get him to put those on hopefully it will somehow resemble a playable guitar. But those frets Shaun
Almost looks like they use old rusty close hanger wire. Mine was just that corroded. No chance of any type of a level or a proper
Fret job. All for a Chinese made guitar. Would I do it again,, Hell yes! Where else you going to find a potential $6-7000.00 guitar for less
Than maybe $1200.00 tops. Just don’t go around bragging about it. lol Hey man really enjoying your video’s much appreciate them
Take care and better quit passing off the Mrs. She gonna lay you out ,, lol
That intro made me laugh . Lol lol lol
That dog snoring in the background....
I knew it was fake for 2 reasons.
1st the truss rod cover was upside down. If it left the factory like that Gibson's quality control needs some work.
2nd the truss rod cover says Les Paul standard. Usually would be blank.
Nice setup video, I learned a few new tips!
still watching, but considering the finish flaws...ya, gibson is having more than a few QC problems right now, so that isnt a tell... the knob placement though....
Even tho it’s fake it’s kinda cool.
I didn't play it. But it "looked like" it played OK. That said... it ain't junk. And it ain't a gem either. It is pure. It's authentic. It is 100% certified... a real, honest, legit Chibbie. LOL Not too bad tho. Drop the Gibson logo. Set it up right, and why not? These can be fun little project guitars. This one is not quite my cup o tea... finish and everything. But a guy can have some fun with this stuff.
Lol I almost heard Gimme Three Steps
Sweet intro
Knew immediately lol...🤘
Why did you turn the saddle around where the screws are in the front instead of the back just wondering you didn't say anything about it???
It can go either way I guess. I always put it on like you saw because the tail piece gets it the way of your screw driver when intonating the strings.
I always put the bridge screws forward towards the headstock
Thanks a lot I learned something good to know.......
The serial number and the posts on the bridge are the dead giveaway it's not a Gibson. That's a fake. The serial doesn't match to what gibson actually uses. I've watched Trogly's Guitar Show enough to be able to spot a fake like this.
I wish I would have known how to do that when I was a teenager
That's pretty resonant for a fake. If someone decides to hold onto it I would at the very least swap out the humbucker, bridge and either a bone or brass nut.
No clue if that's legit or not, but dang it's beautiful! One pickup guitars rule!
Happy 4th all
Was that the puppy snoring?
yes lol
Chinese Japanese Vietnamese no knees. There's a lot wrong with it. But there maybe a lot that's right also. If it plays good and sounds good. That's what it's about.
Nice 😊 thanks 🙏 you 😊
The slots in the bridge adjustment post are a dead giveaway it's a Chibson
Whoever sold that on EBay better hope the Feds don’t see this
I think the bridge and saddle may give it away.
That is a authentic chibson from China!
I looked up the serial number and it checks out. Made Tuesday June 20th 2006 @ Nashville Tenn. If this is a real Gibson the who built it must have went out and tied one on the night before. This guitar was made by someone who was hungover!
good video 😂
I guess it could be wall candy
If it falls …… it’s not a big loss
Lol, that's not even a good Chibson. Nice work on the frets and that thing actually sounds pretty d*mn good.
Obviously a Chibson, I'm pretty sure Gibson never released a such model, but the Jared James Nichols Gold Glory is proof there is a market for fully blinged out single pickup Les Pauls.
Why do you not tape the frets when crowning
Because you are only touching the frets..... lol!
Are you self taught? Cause you sure as hell don’t seem like you studied anything
Never seen a single pickup LP...interesting.
Chi Chi Chi Chibson!!!
Funniest intro yet!🤣🤣🤣... Not a real Gibby.. The fret nibs don't cover the end of the frets.