Brian Krashpad
November 29th, 2013, 08:55 PM
So, the temptation was too much.
This purchase was actually foreshadowed here, haha! In February of this year, Otaypanky posted a thread called "This looks like a heck of a deal ~" :
http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php/21253-This-looks-like-a-heck-of-a-deal
At the end of the thread I noted:
f I went for an LPJ I'd get the white, and then lose those pup covers. They look too much like EMG knockoffs for my liking.
http://www.sweetwater.com/images/guitars/SGJW2CH-13/135320549/135320549-body-large.jpg
Even more affordable is the SG version. Again, I'd lose the pup covers, and add a small guard.
Well, over at Muso's Friend, they took those SGJ guitars that everyone had been selling for $499 ($999 list) and then did a Gibson sale and knocked them down to $399, and others followed suit, even Amazon. So they were down to $399.
To date, I've managed to buy 2 new Gibsons (about a decade apart) for $499 each. But this was a HUNDRED DOLLARS LESS.
And then, today was/is Black Friday, and if you call MF and tell them "Black Friday," YOU GET ANOTHER 15% OFF.
OK, so I know it's a cheapie, but I just bought a USA GIBSON, for $339.32 USD, SHIPPED!
Should get here next week. Will post pics on arrival.
Meantime, here's a shot from another website:
http://www.themusiczoo.com/images/11-26-12/16586_SGJ_Series_Rubbed_White_Satin_130321315_a.jp g
I don't like the black covers, but I'll remove them or put white Bobbin Toppers on the black covers to make them look like open coils. And with a small guard it should look pretty bitchin'.
This purchase was actually foreshadowed here, haha! In February of this year, Otaypanky posted a thread called "This looks like a heck of a deal ~" :
http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php/21253-This-looks-like-a-heck-of-a-deal
At the end of the thread I noted:
f I went for an LPJ I'd get the white, and then lose those pup covers. They look too much like EMG knockoffs for my liking.
http://www.sweetwater.com/images/guitars/SGJW2CH-13/135320549/135320549-body-large.jpg
Even more affordable is the SG version. Again, I'd lose the pup covers, and add a small guard.
Well, over at Muso's Friend, they took those SGJ guitars that everyone had been selling for $499 ($999 list) and then did a Gibson sale and knocked them down to $399, and others followed suit, even Amazon. So they were down to $399.
To date, I've managed to buy 2 new Gibsons (about a decade apart) for $499 each. But this was a HUNDRED DOLLARS LESS.
And then, today was/is Black Friday, and if you call MF and tell them "Black Friday," YOU GET ANOTHER 15% OFF.
OK, so I know it's a cheapie, but I just bought a USA GIBSON, for $339.32 USD, SHIPPED!
Should get here next week. Will post pics on arrival.
Meantime, here's a shot from another website:
http://www.themusiczoo.com/images/11-26-12/16586_SGJ_Series_Rubbed_White_Satin_130321315_a.jp g
I don't like the black covers, but I'll remove them or put white Bobbin Toppers on the black covers to make them look like open coils. And with a small guard it should look pretty bitchin'.