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Yes it’s weird people not knowing what the sticker actually is. Lol my dad has plenty of mr. horsepower stickers and signs around his garages. Grew up in a Motorhead family.
I understand that this guitar is meant to be a replica of mike ness's specific guitar, so it has a bit of an exception, However I find it very interesting that guitar collectors Will pay a lot of extra money for a brand new guitar that has been artificially aged and worn, but yet when guitar collectors see a true vintage guitar with wear and tear from age they see it as players grade and undesirable and it becomes a lot less valuable, to me its just strange way of thinking,
Yes a mint condition 50's Gibson is worth 10 time one with even a small scratch or two. Personally I think all this literally damaging a guitar is a fad. In a few years no one will pay a premium for used ones but less as they have no way of knowing whats real damage and what is fake. Add to that and you will soon see a glut of Asian guitars reliced which will kill any cool factor in having one.
The whole business is strange. Now this Norlin junk with 11lbs gets vintage status and the prices rise. In 2000 you got this guitars for 15oo.- .And all this copying.The best they can is public relation.
It’s because that’s fuckn rad haha! ✌️ also thanks trogly that was a really good review’ as they all are’ try and check out Jansen guitars like I mentioned on my l comment on the last video’ preferably the Jansen invader strat style guitar’ I think Uighur quite like it….. hopefully’ take care and thanks heaps for all u do 🤘🎸🤘
I sold a Mustang body to Ace from Sloppy Seconds probably 20 years ago. A few years back, I saw them live and asked him about it. He got all excited and showed me a bunch of pictures of it on his phone. Really nice guy!
Even Mike Ness said in the early 2000's that he became what exactly he used to fight against in the beginning of Social D. However, I still love Social D. For a $10K Goldtop I expect it to be in almost perfect condition and no stickers 😆 I do have one for 1K. But my Gibson rip off is pinstriped 😆
I purchased a brand new Les Paul Deluxe back in 1977, with HSC the cost was a staggering $565! I played that LP Deluxe through my then brand new Fender Twin Reverb, cost of that amp brand new was only $400. I miss the 1970s.
yea, they couldn’t do it. the first prototype they gave him was even worse. the prototype wasn't even a playable instrument, he sold it day 1. total trash. i can't believe sweetwater pays for this. they pay for someone who ain't even a guitar player to promote products that don't need to exist. this is mind boggling.
I wouldn’t get rid of the 79. They started in 1979 and that number is on quite a few of their releases and merch. Of course the #1 is the most desirable but number #79 is going to be the number two. One of their mottos is since 1979 and may even explain why that one was aged better. Edit-are you sure they all aren’t #79? As a lifelong social distortion fanboy that wouldn’t be weird for him to do.
Thanks for the coverage on this! I honestly wouldn't have given this model a second thought because of the typical 70's weights. It is great to see Gibson using some lighter weight mahogany for such a high-end model.
So basically you seem to get first dibs on these kind of guitars, make ad revenue for the demo, then resell them for a profit on reverb due to short supply? I really enjoy your knowledge of the vintage stuff, but this is dangerously too close to sneaker reselling channels.
I saw this on Gibson’s TH-cam channel. I thought to myself, ‘I want it’. Went to the website and saw 10K and I couldn’t justify that. At 5-6k I would already have mine. First world problems….lol
I guess it's the amount of work they do to get it looking like it's been to hell and back. I'd be happy buying a 500 Epiphone with no wear and tear and then beating the guitar myself at gigs.
I first saw Mike in 1985 playing a beat up 60s Melody Maker. I never thought back then that one day he would have his own $9000 dollar signature guitar. Good for him 👍
I think one would have to be slightly psychotic to pay 9 grand for a mid 70s, pancake body Les Paul. Not drinkin the Kool-Aid on this one. I’ll go another thousand and buy the Korina stuff or a Murphy if I’m spending that much money on a guitar. Love your show all the same Trog!
I had a 1977 Les Paul Deluxw back in 1977, it didn't have the pancake body or the large headstock. It also had a mahogany neck, I miss that guitar, sigh. The reissue is pretty great looking, I like everything about it except for the price. Some day I will get myself a Goldtop (the Deluxe I had was a Cherry Sunburst). Very cool guitar and a great Demo,m Thank You Austin.
Also if it doesn't have Seymour Duncan p90s then it isn't a correct replica, Mike Ness hates Gibson P90s. I'm a huge fan of his but was really disappointed that he finally got a Gibson replica but it was $9000.. Not very punk rock to me.
Yup. I remember a Guitar World interview where he talks about his guitar tech "immediatiately removing the stock pickups" and giving them the boot. Lol. Funny how things come about.
I don’t give a fig about celebrity models or the aging jobs normally, but this one really does have some good character. I will have to check out Mr. Ness and his band. Thanks for bringing us this one Austin.
Social Distortion has some tastey tunes, and Mike Ness has some decent solo albums, I recall " Cheating at Solitaire"was good. Most bands dont get Better over time, if we are honest we support the aging hero's because we love them for what they did. Social D's " Hard Times & Nursery rhymes" from just a few years ago was the BEST they have ever sounded.
@@saltpeter7429 Agreed, Hard Times is excellent. But that self titled 1990 album just has a certain character and energy to it.. Social D was still hungry in those days and you can hear it on that album even though it's polished in comparison to their earliest releases.
That sticker was the mascot for hush thrush mufflers and exhausts way back in the 70s. My traditional has a 60s style neck but that thing is so weighty it's a beast even sitting. You must have really enjoyed that guitar. You barely even touched your normal run through on a guitar.
Thats not the thrush logo that is the clay Smith cam shaft logo the thrush woodpecker does not have a cigar look at the cigar wrapper it says clay Smith an Mr horse power it is a common misconception
@@cjw3129 all they did was add a cigar to it. I had that exhaust on a car. It came with a sticker that went on my bumper except for the coat it was the same bird.
No the bird is different the thrush birds teeth are not gapped has a cigar and a snear an its feathers are pink not red I know what thrush logos look like I've been a mechanic and drag racer for 30 years Austin did his research well he is right
@@cjw3129 it existed since the early 70s at least if not late 60s . Thit evolved from.its original look since the company didnt want to be mistaken for woody wood pecker. Before the black of the eyes were smaller and he was was a different color.. there was a lue banner that said hush thrush with the picture and mufflers written on one side and headers on th her other. It didnt have teeth drawn in or a cigar as I said before. Later the black of the eyes became bigg err and the hair or feathers changed to what we now see it as.
I was hoping you'd do this one! This guitar fits Mike Ness and Social D's style so well. This guitar is all over my favorite Social Distortion record, "Sex, love, and rock 'n' roll." EDIT: It's weird to me that the bridge pickup would be so wimpy compared to the neck. For most songs Mike sticks to the bridge, and at different times has had a piece of tape on the selector to stop it from moving.
I worked for Gibson and find it interesting that Les Pauls are still so popular. I mean, how many of them exist? Millions? Billions? It's not like they are special anymore, is it?
Guitar model popularity ebbs and flows with what bands and styles of music are currently popular. In the 80s up until G&Roses you could pick up used Les Pauls for a few hundred $.
Hi ya Trogly- so cool to see you Demo #79. The same morning you bought it I got that Sweetwater email with the 4 choices and 79 was there. I was contemplating #79 (graduated HS that year) and #86 cuz #86 had a nice very appealing goldtop look (possibly the most gold of the 4) and it was 8’13” so I liked that weight a bit more. I also thought if his is a 76 then you add a perfect 10 and it’s an 86. Needless to say when I refreshed the page #79 was gone (now I know where) so I quickly bought #86 Loved your demo and I’m hoping mine is just as killer. I compared the aging and I think 86 has a killer relic job just like your 79 As always thanks for the killer demo. It gives me confidence that the $9k was money well spent
A buddy of mine bought Mike's Les Paul from the album cover, Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell and Loans it out, from time to time, to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland Ohio.
If I hasn't bought an R0 I would so buy one of these. I love SD and Ness. This is a reissue I never dreamed would happen. If I had the coin I'd get one immediately. They really nailed it better than any artist guitar, in a long time.
Congratulations on #79. I told myself I would buy one if I could find #76. Then after viewing a few I found it. I guess it was meant to be. So I bought it. #13 was tempting also. Loved your video and review.
Presumably then, that's what the piece of tape on the neck pickup volume is for. If the pickups are the same height as on the original guitar, and the neck pickup has higher signal strength, because it's set at the same height as the bridge pickup (both pickups being the same output), then that would tend to suggest Mike knows to set the neck at 9 or whatever, to balance the outputs. Personally, I'd prefer to pack the underside of the bridge pickup with some veneers or washers or something just to raise it up a bit (if there's room). Then they'd balance better without needing to worry about the volume positions. The joys of Signature (Signature) guitars!
i built mike ness some pedals he used with that guitar well the real one. my buddy is mike ness neighbor and a custom guitar builder, i've done a bunch of pedal designing and building for his company. part of which were some custom builds for mike ness. I also own Sound Sounds Fuzz pedals
That was a nice move clarifying you upload at so-and-so time each day - after the swipe at the Gibson mod crew for NOT being "timely'" with their ULs everyday. LOL. I particularly appreciated your comment "I've got better things to do than sit around and refresh their page". So true, and well put.
My favorite Mike Ness quote is where he says he looks for old Les Paul Deluxes and takes those mini humbuckers out and throws them right in the trash and sticks some P90s in there. I would do the same thing. PAF style humbuckers are great. P90s are amazing but I'm not a fan of the minis.
Not too long ago I was watching a Social Distortion concert on TH-cam and halfway through the set Mike Ness switches to a Blue Sparkle finish Gibson Les Paul Deluxe and I'm watching this thinking "Cool" Trogly has one just like that...and what do you know! It was Trogly's guitar! Great review of the Mike Ness Signature Gibson and Congratulations to Mike Ness.
I don’t share the love for these despite one being my main guitar for like 20 years. I didn’t know about guitars until later in life, but imho, the originals were terrible guitars. Or at least mine was. Made due, sold it years ago, don’t miss it.
I hung out at the Costa Mesa Alano Club back in the 80's when Mike was getting sober, Saw him play a back yard b day party for a friend, he is an awesome dude, and played Gibsons exclusive. Good Times.
Mr Ness could have sent you one 'Gratis' for sorting him the blue sparkle. If it was me in that position i would have sent you one Austin. Nice 1 for the review pal.
Minus the decals and relicing on the heel of the neck I really dig that guitar.....and the price tag of course haha Your channel has gotten me into Gibson guitars. Always been a Fender guy, but you made me appreciate Gibson.
I love watching your channel..it inspires me…to practice more than be preoccupied with expensive gear. Because no matter how expensive the gear, your demo *always* make the instrument sound so…elementary. Like the instrument is looking for a worthy hands to bring the best out of it😆
an absolutely beautiful guitar!!!! Mike loves the 70’s Gibsons. That guitar is Mike Ness!!!!! I don’t play guitar but I would own one of these or the Reverend Horton Heat Gretsch guitar. The other guitarist loves the OG Juniors
@@darrenp1549 If I some way some how got one of these Mike Ness guitars I would have to learn to play it. I’m a drummer so it would be a very big uphill climb for me. Maybe get a Used American Gibson Jr, to learn on until I would be worthy of making not terrible noise on a replica guitar that has made sim much good music
@The Trogly's Guitar Show... Have you ever done a video on how to properly change strings and how to maintain an LP? I think, since you're such an expert, we'd like to hear how you'd do it... to maintain the value of the instrument and all the mistakes folks make. Thanks.
So glad you did this one. Mike was a big guitar hero of mine coming up. I would never buy one due to cost. But way back in the day I had a gold top Hondo and I put mr horsepower and Orange County stickers on it.
Like a lot of people, I’ve made a bunch of these over the years with the Epiphone ‘56 models. So I’ve studied the original guitar a lot, and the Horsepower sticker just messes with me. MN has made many of these himself over the years with the Horsepower sticker, but on the real deal original one that he first got back on the White Light album, the cigar smoke clearly goes under the bridge.
My 81 les Paul custom chery burst cam with a chain saw case. I liked it so much I threw it in the attic and bought a brown case Gibson USA case in 1990 when I bought it from east coast guitars used. To compare Pete Townsend to this punk convict looking guy is a crime buddy. I don't want a custom shop trashed up guitar gold top with woody on it for any price. I like nice guitars
Well Mike is in the top 50 iconic Gibson players. They printed the magazine so there is that. If you aren't familiar there is a documentary on him called "the pursuit of tone". Give it a look.
Not a fan of relic’d guitars. But at least this one is made to mimic an existing guitar. I’m even ok with the stickers. But I surely wouldn’t pay 9k for a beat up looking Gibson. I’m sure it’s a fantastic playing guitar. All my custom shop gibbys are phenomenal. But for that kind of cheddar I could get an R9 and another Gibson or two on the used market. Even if I wanted a Mike Ness clone, I’d prob buy an original players grade for 2-4K, buy the decals and still get out for less than half. AND have an original. Just my 2c 🤘🏻. Cool review though
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I think the routing for the P90s are an improvement for the player even though not era correct. The overall vibe of this guitar is attractive.
Watched this video. Went to demo shop and bought the black deluxe les Paul
Thanks trogly
My best friend's grandpa is Clay Smith. He invented that woodpecker design. It's based off of his nickname. He was a racecar driver and mechanic.
That’s awesome. I just bought a bunch of those stickers online
Yes it’s weird people not knowing what the sticker actually is. Lol my dad has plenty of mr. horsepower stickers and signs around his garages. Grew up in a Motorhead family.
I understand that this guitar is meant to be a replica of mike ness's specific guitar, so it has a bit of an exception, However I find it very interesting that guitar collectors Will pay a lot of extra money for a brand new guitar that has been artificially aged and worn, but yet when guitar collectors see a true vintage guitar with wear and tear from age they see it as players grade and undesirable and it becomes a lot less valuable, to me its just strange way of thinking,
I think besides the price, the aging is a big no. Instead of aging them they should just sell mint condition with stickers ya know?
Yes a mint condition 50's Gibson is worth 10 time one with even a small scratch or two. Personally I think all this literally damaging a guitar is a fad. In a few years no one will pay a premium for used ones but less as they have no way of knowing whats real damage and what is fake. Add to that and you will soon see a glut of Asian guitars reliced which will kill any cool factor in having one.
Hot take.
Completely agree...Makes no sense at all to me...
The whole business is strange. Now this Norlin junk with 11lbs gets vintage status and the prices rise. In 2000 you got this guitars for 15oo.- .And all this copying.The best they can is public relation.
I don't know exactly why it makes me happy that Trogly sold Mike a Deluxe, but it does.
Dude, I know exactly what you mean lol
It’s because that’s fuckn rad haha! ✌️ also thanks trogly that was a really good review’ as they all are’ try and check out Jansen guitars like I mentioned on my l comment on the last video’ preferably the Jansen invader strat style guitar’ I think Uighur quite like it….. hopefully’ take care and thanks heaps for all u do 🤘🎸🤘
I sold a Mustang body to Ace from Sloppy Seconds probably 20 years ago. A few years back, I saw them live and asked him about it. He got all excited and showed me a bunch of pictures of it on his phone. Really nice guy!
There's something decidedly NOT punk rock about a $10k guitar.
Agreed
Exactly
😂 the gtr he probably used to hock for H and now copies of it are $10,000
Even Mike Ness said in the early 2000's that he became what exactly he used to fight against in the beginning of Social D. However, I still love Social D. For a $10K Goldtop I expect it to be in almost perfect condition and no stickers 😆 I do have one for 1K. But my Gibson rip off is pinstriped 😆
Yep I’ll say. Is the decal worth 4K? Couldn’t get the case right?
I opened for Social Distortion in 1984 and he stayed with me for a week. Great guy.
I actually played the original one briefly during a soundcheck in '96.... Great memories...
Hell yeah! This is SO sweet! As an Orange County California native and big Social Distortion fan, I gotta say this is KILLER! Mike Ness is THE MAN!!
Can’t believe how affordable this guitar is. I bought 3.
Beautiful
I purchased a brand new Les Paul Deluxe back in 1977, with HSC the cost was a staggering $565!
I played that LP Deluxe through my then brand new Fender Twin Reverb, cost of that amp brand new was only $400.
I miss the 1970s.
Im waiting for the NFT version. Nothing like looking at a picture of something really expensive that you dont own❤😅
🤣
A reissue of a Norlin era guitar? They suck.
Beautiful guitar, but nothing says punk rock with a $9,000 custom shop
Nothing says punk rock LIKE a $9,000 custom shop dude
The green aging on the edge looks more like it was painted on with an airbrush rather than the patina of copper in the paint.
Exactly. It looks fake.
yea, they couldn’t do it. the first prototype they gave him was even worse. the prototype wasn't even a playable instrument, he sold it day 1. total trash. i can't believe sweetwater pays for this. they pay for someone who ain't even a guitar player to promote products that don't need to exist. this is mind boggling.
You shoulda tuned down to E flat and then put a capo on the 2nd fret!!
Yep
And never use index finger. Ha!
I love my “boat anchor” goldtop. The P90s can sustain ridiculously long
I wouldn’t get rid of the 79. They started in 1979 and that number is on quite a few of their releases and merch. Of course the #1 is the most desirable but number #79 is going to be the number two. One of their mottos is since 1979 and may even explain why that one was aged better.
Edit-are you sure they all aren’t #79? As a lifelong social distortion fanboy that wouldn’t be weird for him to do.
Thanks for the coverage on this! I honestly wouldn't have given this model a second thought because of the typical 70's weights. It is great to see Gibson using some lighter weight mahogany for such a high-end model.
So basically you seem to get first dibs on these kind of guitars, make ad revenue for the demo, then resell them for a profit on reverb due to short supply? I really enjoy your knowledge of the vintage stuff, but this is dangerously too close to sneaker reselling channels.
He typically resells for what he paid if I’m not mistaken
@@shortyyy4321 you are mistaken
I saw this on Gibson’s TH-cam channel. I thought to myself, ‘I want it’. Went to the website and saw 10K and I couldn’t justify that. At 5-6k I would already have mine. First world problems….lol
Same
I guess it's the amount of work they do to get it looking like it's been to hell and back. I'd be happy buying a 500 Epiphone with no wear and tear and then beating the guitar myself at gigs.
I first saw Mike in 1985 playing a beat up 60s Melody Maker. I never thought back then that one day he would have his own $9000 dollar signature guitar. Good for him 👍
Those reissued Gibson chainsaw cases are great. I always switch to that case for more protection when I take one of my standards out to go somewhere
As a player of close to 30 years hearing the phrase "or are you a collector?" makes me want to throw up a little bit on the inside
I think one would have to be slightly psychotic to pay 9 grand for a mid 70s, pancake body Les Paul. Not drinkin the Kool-Aid on
this one. I’ll go another thousand and buy the Korina stuff or a Murphy if I’m spending that much money on a guitar. Love your show all the same Trog!
I had a 1977 Les Paul Deluxw back in 1977, it didn't have the pancake body or the large headstock. It also had a mahogany neck, I miss that guitar, sigh.
The reissue is pretty great looking, I like everything about it except for the price.
Some day I will get myself a Goldtop (the Deluxe I had was a Cherry Sunburst).
Very cool guitar and a great Demo,m Thank You Austin.
Out of all the Norlins I owned, the best was a 76 gold top. The maple necks always seemed a but more snappy than the mahogany ones to me
Also if it doesn't have Seymour Duncan p90s then it isn't a correct replica, Mike Ness hates Gibson P90s. I'm a huge fan of his but was really disappointed that he finally got a Gibson replica but it was $9000.. Not very punk rock to me.
Yup. I remember a Guitar World interview where he talks about his guitar tech "immediatiately removing the stock pickups" and giving them the boot. Lol. Funny how things come about.
@@saltpeter7429 those were mini humbuckers…
Actually the guitar sounds amazing to me.. Love social distortion and after hearing the tone clips I definitely want one.. That's a keeper imo
I don’t give a fig about celebrity models or the aging jobs normally, but this one really does have some good character. I will have to check out Mr. Ness and his band. Thanks for bringing us this one Austin.
Social Distortion has some tastey tunes, and Mike Ness has some decent solo albums, I recall " Cheating at Solitaire"was good. Most bands dont get Better over time, if we are honest we support the aging hero's because we love them for what they did. Social D's " Hard Times & Nursery rhymes" from just a few years ago was the BEST they have ever sounded.
@@saltpeter7429 Agreed, Hard Times is excellent. But that self titled 1990 album just has a certain character and energy to it.. Social D was still hungry in those days and you can hear it on that album even though it's polished in comparison to their earliest releases.
That bird is "Clay Smith Cams" logo. Thrush mufflers copied it later without the cigar and bent beak. Cool old car culture decal from the past!
Thought that too. Like Mr Natural stickers that said Keep on Truckin.
That sticker was the mascot for hush thrush mufflers and exhausts way back in the 70s. My traditional has a 60s style neck but that thing is so weighty it's a beast even sitting. You must have really enjoyed that guitar. You barely even touched your normal run through on a guitar.
Thats not the thrush logo that is the clay Smith cam shaft logo the thrush woodpecker does not have a cigar look at the cigar wrapper it says clay Smith an Mr horse power it is a common misconception
@@cjw3129 all they did was add a cigar to it. I had that exhaust on a car. It came with a sticker that went on my bumper except for the coat it was the same bird.
No the bird is different the thrush birds teeth are not gapped has a cigar and a snear an its feathers are pink not red I know what thrush logos look like I've been a mechanic and drag racer for 30 years Austin did his research well he is right
@@cjw3129 it existed since the early 70s at least if not late 60s . Thit evolved from.its original look since the company didnt want to be mistaken for woody wood pecker. Before the black of the eyes were smaller and he was was a different color.. there was a lue banner that said hush thrush with the picture and mufflers written on one side and headers on th her other. It didnt have teeth drawn in or a cigar as I said before. Later the black of the eyes became bigg err and the hair or feathers changed to what we now see it as.
@@clarkbabin9799 i am well aware of the history of thrush mufflers and clay Smith cams an thats how I know both companies have a similar logo
No idea who Mike Ness is but that's a hot rod era woodpecker and I love it.
He's also a car guy. Has many custom cars.
@@Pinebrookjohn75 Figures and cool
You should give them a listen.
@@scottcalloway4630 Oh, ok. Heard these guys before. Didn't know names. Pop punk like Alkaline trio or Green Day. Cool
Mike ness is an idiot who punches people who disagree with him while the crowd holds them, then he kicks them out of the show.
There is something so comfortable about your videos. Thank you!
Ok boss, we've finished the les paul
Great - how much is it gonna be ?
5 grand
Stick a woodpecker on it and call it 10.
I love it, the bridge pickup came to life with distortion. I really love my Norlin walnut The Paul. It’s my go to Les Paul.
Wow! I am a huge Who fan, seeing them in '81 and 2012, and I cannot ever remember seeing Pete Townsend play a Les Paul.
In 1977, Gibson made the "Pro Deluxe" Les Paul, which was a Deluxe with P 90's. On the truss rod cover was only written "Pro".
These are rare now.
those had ebony fretboards too
I have one !
Fun Fact.....Social Distortions logo was designed by King Buzzo's wife
Wrap strings around peg at least twice then insert the end between 2 of the strings into the hole. You wont need locking tuners.
Love the headstock
I was hoping you'd do this one! This guitar fits Mike Ness and Social D's style so well. This guitar is all over my favorite Social Distortion record, "Sex, love, and rock 'n' roll."
EDIT: It's weird to me that the bridge pickup would be so wimpy compared to the neck. For most songs Mike sticks to the bridge, and at different times has had a piece of tape on the selector to stop it from moving.
I think mike Ness has a hot seymor duncan p-90 in the bridge on his guitar.
social distortion is so bad
I worked for Gibson and find it interesting that Les Pauls are still so popular. I mean, how many of them exist? Millions? Billions? It's not like they are special anymore, is it?
Guitar model popularity ebbs and flows with what bands and styles of music are currently popular. In the 80s up until G&Roses you could pick up used Les Pauls for a few hundred $.
I'd say they are simply timeless beauties
Also my 76 lp standard tobacco burst is heavy like I like them. I don't like weight relief guitars
Man
The kids can come up with that last year for college right?
Mike Ness deserves this.
In the mid position with the distortion, this thing is Quack Central!
Hi ya Trogly- so cool to see you Demo #79. The same morning you bought it I got that Sweetwater email with the 4 choices and 79 was there.
I was contemplating #79 (graduated HS that year) and #86 cuz #86 had a nice very appealing goldtop look (possibly the most gold of the 4) and it was 8’13” so I liked that weight a bit more.
I also thought if his is a 76 then you add a perfect 10 and it’s an 86. Needless to say when I refreshed the page #79 was gone (now I know where) so I quickly bought #86
Loved your demo and I’m hoping mine is just as killer. I compared the aging and I think 86 has a killer relic job just like your 79
As always thanks for the killer demo. It gives me confidence that the $9k was money well spent
The woodpecker has been the Thrush Header/muffler logo forever. Everybody and their brother had that sticker on their race car back in the day.
A buddy of mine bought Mike's Les Paul from the album cover, Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell and Loans it out, from time to time, to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland Ohio.
I got the same "I Voted" sticker on the back of my phone...lol
He has good taste
I enjoyed the sounds of that neck pickup and the middle position.
If I hasn't bought an R0 I would so buy one of these. I love SD and Ness. This is a reissue I never dreamed would happen. If I had the coin I'd get one immediately. They really nailed it better than any artist guitar, in a long time.
Congratulations on #79. I told myself I would buy one if I could find #76. Then after viewing a few I found it. I guess it was meant to be. So I bought it. #13 was tempting also. Loved your video and review.
Your comparing your trust rod cover to his, but his lettering might have smaller font. Those were done by hand with a soldering iron.
That LP would go great with MY Mr. Horsepower tattoo 🤘
That's awsome he got your blue one
Okay, i want to drop P90s into my '76 now.
You still have your blue sparkle though ?
Presumably then, that's what the piece of tape on the neck pickup volume is for. If the pickups are the same height as on the original guitar, and the neck pickup has higher signal strength, because it's set at the same height as the bridge pickup (both pickups being the same output), then that would tend to suggest Mike knows to set the neck at 9 or whatever, to balance the outputs. Personally, I'd prefer to pack the underside of the bridge pickup with some veneers or washers or something just to raise it up a bit (if there's room). Then they'd balance better without needing to worry about the volume positions. The joys of Signature (Signature) guitars!
Ummm if you were paying $10k for an artist model why would you (or anyone) care to change to pick-ups to something other than what it came with??
i built mike ness some pedals he used with that guitar well the real one. my buddy is mike ness neighbor and a custom guitar builder, i've done a bunch of pedal designing and building for his company. part of which were some custom builds for mike ness. I also own Sound Sounds Fuzz pedals
That was a nice move clarifying you upload at so-and-so time each day - after the swipe at the Gibson mod crew for NOT being "timely'" with their ULs everyday. LOL. I particularly appreciated your comment "I've got better things to do than sit around and refresh their page". So true, and well put.
My favorite Mike Ness quote is where he says he looks for old Les Paul Deluxes and takes those mini humbuckers out and throws them right in the trash and sticks some P90s in there. I would do the same thing. PAF style humbuckers are great. P90s are amazing but I'm not a fan of the minis.
This guitar is made to be overdriven.
That bridge PU came alive👍🏻👍🏻🎶🎶🏁🏁
Id love to see a review and demo on a Epiphone George Thorogood White Fang ES-125
13:40 - It’s the Thrush muffler mascot, not Woodie Woodpecker! ;)
8:49 they're not even Duncan pickups!!! Ness uses Duncan. who cares how many pieces the top has.
Oah ya
Mike Ness sang, wrote and played guitar in SD, Johnny Two bags, and Dennis Denel were the lead guitar players
I wish the regular production USA Deluxes were 3 piece maple necks with volutes
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I wonder what these will look like after they have actually aged, how will the fake green patina paint look against the actual tarnish that happens
The aged relic🤔
No pickup readings. I may not sleep tonight 😕
What is that triangle shaped aging job near the 17th fret? How does a guitar get that kind of wear? By picking? Or by the strap??
My guess would be from holding the pick in hid hand while removing the strap after 500 gigs it'll dig in
I was wondering aswell
Not too long ago I was watching a Social Distortion concert on TH-cam and halfway through the set Mike Ness switches to a Blue Sparkle finish Gibson Les Paul Deluxe and I'm watching this thinking "Cool" Trogly has one just like that...and what do you know! It was Trogly's guitar! Great review of the Mike Ness Signature Gibson and Congratulations to Mike Ness.
4:16 YOU SOLD HIM THE BLUE SPARKLE?! I thought that was a permanent part of the collection! :O
I don’t share the love for these despite one being my main guitar for like 20 years. I didn’t know about guitars until later in life, but imho, the originals were terrible guitars. Or at least mine was. Made due, sold it years ago, don’t miss it.
I hung out at the Costa Mesa Alano Club back in the 80's when Mike was getting sober, Saw him play a back yard b day party for a friend, he is an awesome dude, and played Gibsons exclusive. Good Times.
Mr Ness could have sent you one 'Gratis' for sorting him the blue sparkle. If it was me in that position i would have sent you one Austin. Nice 1 for the review pal.
Minus the decals and relicing on the heel of the neck I really dig that guitar.....and the price tag of course haha Your channel has gotten me into Gibson guitars. Always been a Fender guy, but you made me appreciate Gibson.
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I would by 2 originals
Hey Austin I think it would be really cool if you reviewed a Gibson Les Paul Corvette
Thanks for the review! I have a natural 77 Deluxe with a P90 in the neck and a Super Distortion in the Bridge (like Tom Scholz’s guitar). I love mine!
must be cold, never seen trogly in a hoodie.
I love watching your channel..it inspires me…to practice more than be preoccupied with expensive gear. Because no matter how expensive the gear, your demo *always* make the instrument sound so…elementary. Like the instrument is looking for a worthy hands to bring the best out of it😆
Really
shouldn’t be said. AH
That case interior is gorgeous, I love the blue.
I made my own Mike Ness replica out of a 79 Goldtop.
IF Les Paul, then this. Very nice!
I’ve never understood why people want a beaten to crap new guitar…..why can’t we have his guitar when it was new 😂
Austin, cool video.
an absolutely beautiful guitar!!!! Mike loves the 70’s Gibsons. That guitar is Mike Ness!!!!! I don’t play guitar but I would own one of these or the Reverend Horton Heat Gretsch guitar. The other guitarist loves the OG Juniors
@@darrenp1549 If I some way some how got one of these Mike Ness guitars I would have to learn to play it. I’m a drummer so it would be a very big uphill climb for me. Maybe get a Used American Gibson Jr, to learn on until I would be worthy of making not terrible noise on a replica guitar that has made sim much good music
@The Trogly's Guitar Show... Have you ever done a video on how to properly change strings and how to maintain an LP? I think, since you're such an expert, we'd like to hear how you'd do it... to maintain the value of the instrument and all the mistakes folks make. Thanks.
For 9 grand I’d just buy 2 70s les paul deluxes🤷♂️
That Mystic LPB color looks a lot like my Mystic Ocean Blue Metallic Strat
i never thought id see mike ness mentioned on here, i heard about the guitar but didnt expect it on here, also its 9 grand so.
Another daily dose!
So glad you did this one. Mike was a big guitar hero of mine coming up. I would never buy one due to cost. But way back in the day I had a gold top Hondo and I put mr horsepower and Orange County stickers on it.
Like a lot of people, I’ve made a bunch of these over the years with the Epiphone ‘56 models. So I’ve studied the original guitar a lot, and the Horsepower sticker just messes with me. MN has made many of these himself over the years with the Horsepower sticker, but on the real deal original one that he first got back on the White Light album, the cigar smoke clearly goes under the bridge.
I wonder why they didn't do that?
My 81 les Paul custom chery burst cam with a chain saw case. I liked it so much I threw it in the attic and bought a brown case Gibson USA case in 1990 when I bought it from east coast guitars used. To compare Pete Townsend to this punk convict looking guy is a crime buddy. I don't want a custom shop trashed up guitar gold top with woody on it for any price. I like nice guitars
Well Mike is in the top 50 iconic Gibson players. They printed the magazine so there is that. If you aren't familiar there is a documentary on him called "the pursuit of tone". Give it a look.
Literal gasp when I saw the chainsaw case.
learn more about it here: th-cam.com/video/a5_-rpwrIyY/w-d-xo.html
Not a fan of relic’d guitars. But at least this one is made to mimic an existing guitar. I’m even ok with the stickers. But I surely wouldn’t pay 9k for a beat up looking Gibson. I’m sure it’s a fantastic playing guitar. All my custom shop gibbys are phenomenal. But for that kind of cheddar I could get an R9 and another Gibson or two on the used market. Even if I wanted a Mike Ness clone, I’d prob buy an original players grade for 2-4K, buy the decals and still get out for less than half. AND have an original. Just my 2c 🤘🏻. Cool review though