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Austin, now that you’ve reviewed a Gibson Fender style guitar why don’t you review a Fender Gibson style guitar! The Fender Robben Ford Signature Model from the early 1990s is very much constructed like a Gibson Les Paul Standard (double cut). Mahogany body/neck, carved flame maple top and a set neck with a 3x3 headstock w/Holly overlay and MOP inlay! BTW, As pointed out in another comment, at the 11:08 mark you can see the damaged ground shield of your middle pickup. Restoring that broken ground may fix the middle pickup’s output problem. Gibson calls those inlays “split-diamond”. Great review, thank you
I had a M-III that I bought for about $550 (best as I can remember) at an invitation only sale at a local music store in 1993. Sold it in 1998. Checked prices on Reverb after watching your video--if the guy who bought it still has it, he made a good investment.
This made me seriously laugh out loud. Having owned and sunk a ton of cash into fixing Les paul's to be right I will never own one again. 3 weeks ago I was at a GC, picked up a pretty Les Paul to give it a whirl. Was instantly reminded why never Gibson again. Completely missing the binding on the treble side of the neck. How it left the factory, I will never know.
Dude, You are such a wealth of knowledge and history. Gibson should be honoring and supporting your effort....but given their past...they'll probably just sue for image copyright. I'm impressed that a company can make almost every wrong decision and somehow manage to stay alive. I own one myslf....I love them and hate them. Gibson should always offer their proven design with modern designs. Cheers Trogly....Thanks for what you do.
Trogly, on some of your tone demos it seems like you're overloading the mic that's on your amp, so we can't actually tell what things sounds like, we just hear the mic clipping. I know you aren't an audio guy, but you've got these amazing guitars that you take so much time and care filming and we don't get a good idea what they sound like. Maybe consider reaching out to some of your RUclips buddies like Robert Baker for help? It could even be a mini series, I'm sure Sweetwater would be keen to help out.
@@cooperdavis6606 most likely that. its unlikely the mic itself would distort unless he was diming his amp and using a super sensitive condenser or something, which i highly doubt
Just cut it in half and see what's inside......it's not difficult. Very cool and unique guitar. Headstock looks awesome and makes the guitar even cooler.
Ah yes, I do remember when these were first released. To be honest we didn't know what to think of them. EDIT, after watching the whole video. A pretty cool guitar, but like back in the 1980s I'm still not sure what to think about it! It looks nice and sounds OK.
One thing about these 'superstrats' from Gibson is that they always stay true to the set-neck, which is super-rare for this type of guitar. Most are either bolt-on or neck-through. The M-III is really nice because of this, with a really deep cutaway and no heel. It gives you great access to the upper frets that very few guitars can offer.
Never ceases to amaze me how he can be so influential for the Gibson community and considered a knowledgeable guy when he says the most absurd cringey nonsense in pretty much EVERY upload - each one of his videos features at least a few instant migraine / face-palm 🤦🏻 moments and when you consider he has a very real and very strong influence on the prices of vintage and used Gibson instruments, it's a downright tragedy for the players who might have had access to a certain model that was priced appropriately letting the market determine the best value when this goofy derp-alert comes waltzing up into the conversation with a bunch of "these are just soooo underpriced and Gibson really needs to be selling these for much more.." or other such Judas behavior, like a traitor or turncoat who uses his clout to eff some of us out of any chance of ever owning a dream guitar or a chance to play a decent obscure model.. Sorry for the diatribe but man it really is a catastrophe letting this guy have such a loud voice in the used Gibson market and the fact that he has the ears of the suits and ties is infuriating because he NEVER uses that for the benefit of the consumer - it's always to chastise the execs for pricing too low 😡
You'd be excited to if you were buying guitars from ignorant owners and selling them for a 10000 percent profit. He's a thief basically. That you support.
I have built a LOT of guitars and think you should appreciate the switch layout a little more. Although the public doesn't appreciate such things as a guitarist you should really appreciate the flexibility. ANY combo of pickups? That's pretty powerful
I have an '87 Black US-1.Push-pull pot is gone and a standard pot is in it's place.The knobs have been changed also ,almost like small "tophat"type.The BIG modification to this particular guitar is both single coils have been replaced with Seymor Duncan split rails! A really fun guitar
US-1 video is how I got onto your channel. It's amazing that not only you got it from my home country, but also my home town :D I should've been paying better attention :D
My advice to anyone wanting to work on or fix pickups...... Start buying non-working examples (cheap) and take them apart. Many times the main winding wire is broken and can be repaired. Its not rocket science, a person just needs experience taking them apart to see how they are made. Pickups are just one very long wire and a magnet(s). Good luck and may the Force be with you.
Man, how ya been! I hope you're doing well, ole' buddy! 😁👍 And yes, you're right..thats what I did when I first got into fiddlin' 'round with building and fixing electric guitars, I bought like 3 cheap ones at one time at a pawn shop, he gave me an awesome deal for buying 3 at one time, so I jumped on it, and I played with that stuff for a week or so and with the help of RUclips videos, I learned so much! You be safe, my brutha!🤟
Trog the expert couldn't even identify the wiring looking like it's holding on by a few strands, so asking him to do any work on his "workbench" (or expensive instrument autopsy table) is perhaps too high of an expectation..
I currently own one. I owned a Kahler version in the late 80's. Sold it regretted it. I bought another Kahler equipped version 20 years ago, but found the one I currently own in a pawn shop. It has the ABR bridge. Even though, it too, was a great playing sounding instrument, I sold the Kahler version, and kept the ABR.
Did Gibson EVER use cavity shielding of any kind- whether nice copper or even PAINT? I'm curious. I SO LOVE that you're featuring Gibson's wild 80's years! Some wild stuff!!
the middle pickup has a short, likely right where the wires come out from the back of the pickup, the insulation looked damaged. sometimes it isn't like a full on short but one strain of the multi strain wire is touching the ground. another issue could be the wiring.
I love the HSS style guitars. I have a Jackson DK3M Pro flat blk and its diversity is awesome with some Duncans. But I would love to be able to afford that Gibson. I love that headstock on that model.
@@mikexxx11 I'm reluctant to call Gibson shite, but since they charge so much for such notoriously sloppy QC... The nitro cellulose thing is bollocks and is often feels too thick on a few LP's ive tried - if Paul Reed Smith says a thin poly finish is good... A real step up from the DK3 would be a used USA Dinky/Soloist or a tidy Chushin Gakki built Soloist Pro. I have a 91 Soloist Pro and the neck profile is exactly the same as my USA SL2H, it even has the mother of pearl headstock logo and inlays. A Gakki built neck through Charvel isn't to be sniffed at either.
I'd be calling those fretboard inlays "Split Diamonds". I was thinking that he wires coming out of that middle pickup were looking too great when you had shown us the back of it. Wasn't surprised that it didn't work. Great looking Quilt top!
@@bikerjon8934 to be fair, Jerry has always been a huge advocate and unofficial poster boy for G&L so to see him abandon his actual gear for a corporate sponsorship feels disingenuous at least.. It's as if he one day suddenly announced his signature Marshall instead of Freidman, ya know?
You might be able to get that middle pickup working by seperating the 2 conductors with something pointy (it looks like they're shorting) and slip a little piece of shrink wrap or electrical tape between them to seperate them.
Man sucks for the middle pickup because that is a truly lovely guitar. On a different note, please do ol' Jerry's 'Wino' Paul. I don't know if Mr Cantrell is that popular among the Trogly's universe, but that would be a lovely guitar to review and demo.
I had a guitar with the 3 separate pickup switches (the humbucker having a 3 way switch for on-off-split). I got good at using my thumb and 2 fingers to make quick changes, and I liked being able to turn on neck and bridge only for a tele-like tone.
I had a tobacco (cherry?) burst banded/bound one one in 1998 (same as one in this video) but I am not a guitar player, so I sold it after having a local luthier, CJ Civitano go over it, after I cleaned it to perfection. Had a Kramer case that came with it. Sold it to a guitar shop and reseller for the same price I bought it for. He used to work in the NJ Kramer factory.
I loved the US-1 super strats. A friend of mine's sister won one in a radio contest. I think it was from an Ozzy tour. I tried to buy it from her, but she wouldn't sell it. A few years later I heard she pawned it when she was short on cash. Pity. She really didn't know what she had.
Amazing Axe, gotta love that Quilt Maple...I am a luthier and player, after many years I ended up with a solid body Korina guitar, with Schaller 456 and string lock on the neck, and old skool Dimarzio PAFs from the 70's with direct body mount. I have 2 V's with the same layout, I play hard rock...if you play 80s metal I guess you go for Floyd for sure. I also have a mahogany solid body with Maple neck and floyd guitar to do that 80s thing
I just wanted to say that I love your channel. I've learned so much from you. You seem like a stand-up guy and I follow your Reverb feed. I will definitely buy a guitar from you one day with full confidence. Keep up the great work!
The switching is like a USA made 80’s BC Rich ST III Superstrat which began production around 1985ish. Starting off with Khaler bridges & then Floyd Rose’s. Bolt on 25.5 scale length (BC Rich neck through designs for non-strat bodies were 24.75) My 1986 ST III weighed 7lbs 9ozs Alder Body, Maple neck and rosewood Fretboard.
Hey trogly! I know this vid is a year old now, but have you ever checked out the Epiphone FAT models? They’re practically exact strat copies but with bat wing headstocks and look SICK. Gibson made them through epi, thought you’d like to check it out
I had a 1990 Fire red Gibson SG, with a Floyd rose., with no pick guard. The guitar played awsum. The action and sound was perfect. The floyd rose was installed so nice. I wish I still had that Guitar. Little did I know, that you cannot even get something like that today. what I had before.
Crazy how much this resembles my Jackson strat [cheddar shredder] originated from same era. Same pickup config however my middle pickup still working. The shape, style, headstock all very Jacksonest. Still prefer Gibson traditionals but very interesting find from a lost era in Gibson history.
For soft dents like those in this finish you can use an iron or soldering iron over a damp cloth to re-swell the wood fibers that have compressed. Not a big operation but gratifying
I need you to review the Jerry Cantrell Gibson les paul Custom. My biggest wish is to get any sorth of cantrell's guitars, so if you could do that video ill be very very happy man
Really cool guitar!!!! Almost wish they went for the 24 3/4 scale to make it more "traditional" but man what a screamer!! Even with the bunged middle pickup.
You don't have to apologize for that middle pickup you worked it so it actually got some pretty cool sounds so all given the guitar sounds pretty great
The M-III also. They refuse to bring back but some version were just incredible. Have an Epiphone version which is bolt-on neck and that is incredible too...
I can hear that balsa wood body in the clean sounds which is very similar to my pre-production Parker Fly, which I've played for 26 years. It is interesting to see that Gibson pre-dated Parker in the creation of a sandwiched body composite guitar!
The lead coming from the middle pickup looked a bit rough, like I could see more copper than I'd like to and I noticed that even before some trouble with that pickup was mentioned in the video, so that might be the problem I think the lead is about to come lose from the bobin
Nice guitar! I absolutely agree, the gloss black back body is very meh, with an almost certainly sticky neck finish. The Balsa wood in the body definitely reduces weight (mass), but is not a wood species I would think would be a good choice for a guitar build. I can't see it being suitable for the neck, just due to the softness, and especially due to the lack of rigidity. Still looks good.
Maple neck. My concern would be the tailpiece bolts being pulled out. I've seen a few cheap basswood superstrats with the Floyd posts leaning forwards.
I just realized from watching this, I think they styled one of my guitars after this one. I've got an LTD m403 ht. It's got a flamed maple top with a mahogany body. It's the exact same shape, but with a reversed headstock. If they didn't model it after this Gibson, then it just so happens to look a lot like it. Mine is satin finished though. I'm thinking about polishing it to be shiny. I have my strat as my #1 right now, so it might be a fun, low risk project.
I'm really enjoying your channel. I was wondering if you knew anything about the 08 Epiphone Wilshire? I have one but there's things that don't look right to me.
I'm kind of glad you put up that card at 2:21 that showed the old Norlin corporate address. I never knew they were based in Suburban Chicago, which I'm almost embarrassed to admit considering I grew up less than 50 miles from their office and I've owned a Norlin-era Gibson (1981 Sonex) since I was a teenager. I looked it up, and it looks like the office building that housed Norlin was recently razed, and is now owned by Puig Holdings, an apartment developer, so I think we can guess the final fate of that place.
Neat guitar. I remember these in the guitar magazine ads, but I don't recall seeing one in a store. I'd actually be more interested in the Kahler version to add to my Kahler collection. But not for the $2849 price the one currently on Reverb has.
If the bodies on these had been given comfort carves I think it would be a different story for the line, and probably Gibson as a whole. Also I appreciate the endless sporadic riffs man, nice to hear some more fusions/prog oriented stuff on the channel
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The US-1 is my favorite looking Gibson "Super Strat" - the MIII is a better guitar though - ruclips.net/video/NUNjZCHBJL4/видео.html
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Austin, now that you’ve reviewed a Gibson Fender style guitar why don’t you review a Fender Gibson style guitar!
The Fender Robben Ford Signature Model from the early 1990s is very much constructed like a Gibson Les Paul Standard (double cut).
Mahogany body/neck, carved flame maple top and a set neck with a 3x3 headstock w/Holly overlay and MOP inlay!
BTW, As pointed out in another comment, at the 11:08 mark you can see the damaged ground shield of your middle pickup.
Restoring that broken ground may fix the middle pickup’s output problem.
Gibson calls those inlays “split-diamond”.
Great review, thank you
Just a note on the color of the pickups being yellowed is because they are originally dipped in laquer so they have aged over the years
That sure is a sweet super-SHtrat!!
I had a M-III that I bought for about $550 (best as I can remember) at an invitation only sale at a local music store in 1993. Sold it in 1998.
Checked prices on Reverb after watching your video--if the guy who bought it still has it, he made a good investment.
You played it again, turns out it was the Metalocalypse into
Now you need to get the most “non-Fender” guitar the Fender D’Aquisto 😏
Fender Espirit as well
squier made sg and les paul looking guitars too, thatd be an interesting video if he found one of both
Amen, go get 'em Austin! 😁
Those were beautiful guitars!
The only way this guitar can get any more non-gibson is getting good quality control....
Haha
Yup. It is.
This made me seriously laugh out loud. Having owned and sunk a ton of cash into fixing Les paul's to be right I will never own one again. 3 weeks ago I was at a GC, picked up a pretty Les Paul to give it a whirl. Was instantly reminded why never Gibson again. Completely missing the binding on the treble side of the neck. How it left the factory, I will never know.
I have a 1983 Les Paul Standard and its the best quality Gibson i have ever played. Dont know what yall talking about.
@@GuitarJeff did you happen to point that out to a gc employee?
Dude, You are such a wealth of knowledge and history. Gibson should be honoring and supporting your effort....but given their past...they'll probably just sue for image copyright. I'm impressed that a company can make almost every wrong decision and somehow manage to stay alive. I own one myslf....I love them and hate them. Gibson should always offer their proven design with modern designs. Cheers Trogly....Thanks for what you do.
It looks like the copper wiring on the middle pickup is hanging on by a few threads. At 11:08
BINGO, that is most likely the bad ground diminishing that pickup's output.
Good (no) GREAT eye there kelsodelroy!
Glaringly obvious - but not to the guitar "expert" 🤦🏻
Trogly, on some of your tone demos it seems like you're overloading the mic that's on your amp, so we can't actually tell what things sounds like, we just hear the mic clipping. I know you aren't an audio guy, but you've got these amazing guitars that you take so much time and care filming and we don't get a good idea what they sound like. Maybe consider reaching out to some of your RUclips buddies like Robert Baker for help? It could even be a mini series, I'm sure Sweetwater would be keen to help out.
I agree there is definitely clipping going on. Could be that he just needs to turn the gain on his interface down a little or something idk
@@cooperdavis6606 most likely that. its unlikely the mic itself would distort unless he was diming his amp and using a super sensitive condenser or something, which i highly doubt
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Just cut it in half and see what's inside......it's not difficult. Very cool and unique guitar. Headstock looks awesome and makes the guitar even cooler.
I feel the exact oposite. A nice round body and an arrow pointy head looks wrong to me.
Wasn't expecting Impulse tho, nice one trogly!
Ah yes, I do remember when these were first released.
To be honest we didn't know what to think of them.
EDIT, after watching the whole video.
A pretty cool guitar, but like back in the 1980s I'm still not sure what to think about it!
It looks nice and sounds OK.
I don’t hate the design like I thought I would. Maybe with a Floyd?
US1's are really great playing and sounding guitars. Very unique sounds. You can get Brian May sounds when all 3 single coils are engaged.
Well now you got the internet to help you decide what "you" think of them. LoL
One thing about these 'superstrats' from Gibson is that they always stay true to the set-neck, which is super-rare for this type of guitar. Most are either bolt-on or neck-through.
The M-III is really nice because of this, with a really deep cutaway and no heel. It gives you great access to the upper frets that very few guitars can offer.
Split “Diamond” Trog. And 10” is not flatter than 12”. It’s the opposite.
And he said, “when you think superstrat you think Kahler” Incorrect.
@@TheAxe4Ever Yes, but how about "when you think Kahler you think incorrect".
Never ceases to amaze me how he can be so influential for the Gibson community and considered a knowledgeable guy when he says the most absurd cringey nonsense in pretty much EVERY upload - each one of his videos features at least a few instant migraine / face-palm 🤦🏻 moments and when you consider he has a very real and very strong influence on the prices of vintage and used Gibson instruments, it's a downright tragedy for the players who might have had access to a certain model that was priced appropriately letting the market determine the best value when this goofy derp-alert comes waltzing up into the conversation with a bunch of "these are just soooo underpriced and Gibson really needs to be selling these for much more.." or other such Judas behavior, like a traitor or turncoat who uses his clout to eff some of us out of any chance of ever owning a dream guitar or a chance to play a decent obscure model..
Sorry for the diatribe but man it really is a catastrophe letting this guy have such a loud voice in the used Gibson market and the fact that he has the ears of the suits and ties is infuriating because he NEVER uses that for the benefit of the consumer - it's always to chastise the execs for pricing too low 😡
I luv the excitement in Trogly's voice. After all those guitars and still feel the magic!
Agreed, a rather infectious enthusiasm.
@RJ Long Reverb as well. Lol
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You'd be excited to if you were buying guitars from ignorant owners and selling them for a 10000 percent profit. He's a thief basically. That you support.
I have built a LOT of guitars and think you should appreciate the switch layout a little more. Although the public doesn't appreciate such things as a guitarist you should really appreciate the flexibility. ANY combo of pickups? That's pretty powerful
26:52 I never expected to hear you play Impulse by An Endless Sporadic. Nice.
Such an amazing riff! Sounds badass
black light test was really great this time
I have an '87 Black US-1.Push-pull pot is gone and a standard pot is in it's place.The knobs have been changed also ,almost like small "tophat"type.The BIG modification to this particular guitar is both single coils have been replaced with Seymor Duncan split rails! A really fun guitar
I have a black 1987 U2 white binding. I have had it since I was 15. It was my first electric guitar and I have loved it.
What’s funny is when the US-1 came out, the only person they could get to appear in their ads was Gary Richrath.
US-1 video is how I got onto your channel. It's amazing that not only you got it from my home country, but also my home town :D I should've been paying better attention :D
That thing is gorgeous. Slap some covered pickups on there and I'd love it even more.
Get the center pickup rewound to keep it original. Lots of companies will do it for you.
Worth checking the middle pickup's switch with your multimeter, and the wires around it. You might find the switch is bad and not the pickup.
My advice to anyone wanting to work on or fix pickups......
Start buying non-working examples (cheap) and take them apart.
Many times the main winding wire is broken and can be repaired.
Its not rocket science, a person just needs experience taking them apart to see how they are made.
Pickups are just one very long wire and a magnet(s).
Good luck and may the Force be with you.
Man, how ya been! I hope you're doing well, ole' buddy!
😁👍
And yes, you're right..thats what I did when I first got into fiddlin' 'round with building and fixing electric guitars, I bought like 3 cheap ones at one time at a pawn shop, he gave me an awesome deal for buying 3 at one time, so I jumped on it, and I played with that stuff for a week or so and with the help of RUclips videos, I learned so much! You be safe, my brutha!🤟
Trog the expert couldn't even identify the wiring looking like it's holding on by a few strands, so asking him to do any work on his "workbench" (or expensive instrument autopsy table) is perhaps too high of an expectation..
I had a 1987 Gibson WRC,, really cool guitar!! Was made by Wayne charvel
Nice guitars, they were.
I have the same US1 model with Kahler style bridge, but It's made of African mahogany with flame maple veneer .
It sounds great and I love it .
I currently own one. I owned a Kahler version in the late 80's. Sold it regretted it. I bought another Kahler equipped version 20 years ago, but found the one I currently own in a pawn shop. It has the ABR bridge. Even though, it too, was a great playing sounding instrument, I sold the Kahler version, and kept the ABR.
@@agenusinvestor1072 Collectors seem to prefer the US-1's that came equipped with the ABR-1 bridge.
Did Gibson EVER use cavity shielding of any kind- whether nice copper or even PAINT? I'm curious. I SO LOVE that you're featuring Gibson's wild 80's years! Some wild stuff!!
the middle pickup has a short, likely right where the wires come out from the back of the pickup, the insulation looked damaged. sometimes it isn't like a full on short but one strain of the multi strain wire is touching the ground.
another issue could be the wiring.
Hell yeah the Gibson super strat. These are really interesting guitars and really a product of the times.
....Gibson should call it the Hypocricaster
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Grover Jackson on line one...
@@scottdunn2178 👍🏼😅✌🏻🎸🇦🇺 “I’ll have to put Dean and PRS on hold..”
US1's are great guitars.
That's actually a beautiful guitar. That quilt is insane!
I love the HSS style guitars. I have a Jackson DK3M Pro flat blk and its diversity is awesome with some Duncans. But I would love to be able to afford that Gibson. I love that headstock on that model.
As a loving owner of a DK2m I can see the appeal of the Gibson S-1.
You are much better off with your Jackson. Gibson is garbage
@@mikexxx11
I'm reluctant to call Gibson shite, but since they charge so much for such notoriously sloppy QC...
The nitro cellulose thing is bollocks and is often feels too thick on a few LP's ive tried - if Paul Reed Smith says a thin poly finish is good...
A real step up from the DK3 would be a used USA Dinky/Soloist or a tidy Chushin Gakki built Soloist Pro.
I have a 91 Soloist Pro and the neck profile is exactly the same as my USA SL2H, it even has the mother of pearl headstock logo and inlays.
A Gakki built neck through Charvel isn't to be sniffed at either.
Middle pickup sounds like its earthing somewhere or wires have bn swapped around so its out of phase?
I'm loving that headstock with the large Gibson badge, very cool.
I'd be calling those fretboard inlays "Split Diamonds". I was thinking that he wires coming out of that middle pickup were looking too great when you had shown us the back of it. Wasn't surprised that it didn't work. Great looking Quilt top!
I've seen that beauty on reverb in the past,Gorgeous!!!👍
I actually think Hank Jr played a U2 Super Strat, you can see it in the ‘There’s a Tear In My Beer’ music video. Nice guitar.
Great video as always. Can't wait to hopefully see you review the Jerry Cantrell signature that just got announced!
JC “Wino” LPC 🤘
Fuck that Cantrell guitar. And really fuck him for putting his name on anything Gibson. He's always played G&L.
@@mikexxx11
OK boomer👌
@@mikexxx11
don’t you have to yell at some kids to get off your lawn?
@@bikerjon8934 to be fair, Jerry has always been a huge advocate and unofficial poster boy for G&L so to see him abandon his actual gear for a corporate sponsorship feels disingenuous at least..
It's as if he one day suddenly announced his signature Marshall instead of Freidman, ya know?
I love gibson superstrats and ibanez les pauls (artist model) and Fender ibanez RGs (talon)
I have great memories of using a red one of these guitars in the band spamhammer circa 1995.
You might be able to get that middle pickup working by seperating the 2 conductors with something pointy (it looks like they're shorting) and slip a little piece of shrink wrap or electrical tape between them to seperate them.
So Gibson sues other companies for copying their designs but they themselves copied the Charvel/Jackson superstrat model.
Man sucks for the middle pickup because that is a truly lovely guitar.
On a different note, please do ol' Jerry's 'Wino' Paul. I don't know if Mr Cantrell is that popular among the Trogly's universe, but that would be a lovely guitar to review and demo.
Yep, I had a chance at one of those. I opted for the Metallic Sunset Custom Lite and a SG Special 400 with the kahler and SSH pickup config.
can't go wrong with a custom lite!
@@Trog only thing wrong with them........made by Gibson straight garbage
I love the split diamond Trini inlays. I don’t know why they didn’t use them on more models.
Fuck, I might have to score one of those kahlered Q series with the 3 P90s. That's like my supreme wheelhouse
Triple P90s are always a win.
So it's okay to type "Fuck" here, but when quoting a song and writing "Sexy", your comment gets deleted; Very interesting... 🤔
Bautiful guitar. Have you noticed that the headstock is similar to the one on Schon guitars?
Ohhhh yes! I remember those! Strange-looking things they were, too! 😀
It is a beautiful finish. but beyond that, the headstock is the only thing I really like about this guitar.
@@mightyV444 You bet.
I had a guitar with the 3 separate pickup switches (the humbucker having a 3 way switch for on-off-split). I got good at using my thumb and 2 fingers to make quick changes, and I liked being able to turn on neck and bridge only for a tele-like tone.
I had a tobacco (cherry?) burst banded/bound one one in 1998 (same as one in this video) but I am not a guitar player, so I sold it after having a local luthier, CJ Civitano go over it, after I cleaned it to perfection. Had a Kramer case that came with it. Sold it to a guitar shop and reseller for the same price I bought it for. He used to work in the NJ Kramer factory.
I loved the US-1 super strats. A friend of mine's sister won one in a radio contest. I think it was from an Ozzy tour. I tried to buy it from her, but she wouldn't sell it. A few years later I heard she pawned it when she was short on cash. Pity. She really didn't know what she had.
I have had 2 of the US 1s one was ebony and the other was sunburst. Great guitars. Had several WRCs as well.
Amazing Axe, gotta love that Quilt Maple...I am a luthier and player, after many years I ended up with a solid body Korina guitar, with Schaller 456 and string lock on the neck, and old skool Dimarzio PAFs from the 70's with direct body mount. I have 2 V's with the same layout, I play hard rock...if you play 80s metal I guess you go for Floyd for sure. I also have a mahogany solid body with Maple neck and floyd guitar to do that 80s thing
Gibson making strats always weirds me out 😅
Greetings and well wishes from Utah man!
I'm with you on that, a strange one for sure.
Greetings from Northern MI.
Maybe you can have the middle pickup rewound or checked to see if it has a weak or bad ground.
That figuring looked beautiful.
I have a Washburn from the 80's that's set up like that. Hss with the toggle switches
Yup...Gibson is typically a decade late out of the gate......and then they stop and go back to an obselete design.
I remember Gary richrath from REO Speedwagon was on an advertisement for these
You should definitely check out one of the epiphone pro usa super strats from around the same time!
I just wanted to say that I love your channel. I've learned so much from you. You seem like a stand-up guy and I follow your Reverb feed. I will definitely buy a guitar from you one day with full confidence. Keep up the great work!
Please dear god, can some one tell me what chords he used it the distortion demo at 27:03, because they sound awesome!
The switching is like a USA made 80’s BC Rich ST III Superstrat which began production around 1985ish.
Starting off with Khaler bridges & then Floyd Rose’s.
Bolt on 25.5 scale length
(BC Rich neck through designs for non-strat bodies were 24.75)
My 1986 ST III weighed 7lbs 9ozs
Alder Body, Maple neck and rosewood Fretboard.
Beautiful guitar, dude. A super strat with all Gibson top quality details.
Hey trogly! I know this vid is a year old now, but have you ever checked out the Epiphone FAT models? They’re practically exact strat copies but with bat wing headstocks and look SICK. Gibson made them through epi, thought you’d like to check it out
I have a pretty nice S900 I need a locking nut and a truss rod cover. Any ideas where I can get those parts? it’s a epibennder tremolo.
Only the earlier U2 had binding, they were very different from the later ones. I have a 87 and 89 U2 and a really nice m3🤘🏻
I had a 1990 Fire red Gibson SG, with a Floyd rose., with no pick guard. The guitar played awsum. The action and sound was perfect. The floyd rose was installed so nice. I wish I still had that Guitar. Little did I know, that you cannot even get something like that today. what I had before.
Absolutely love the headstock on this!
Crazy how much this resembles my Jackson strat [cheddar shredder] originated from same era. Same pickup config however my middle pickup still working. The shape, style, headstock all very Jacksonest. Still prefer Gibson traditionals but very interesting find from a lost era in Gibson history.
Were they doing this in response to PRS that was starting to take off right around the same time?
For soft dents like those in this finish you can use an iron or soldering iron over a damp cloth to re-swell the wood fibers that have compressed. Not a big operation but gratifying
in Order for that to Work You must remove the clear coat
I like the nod to Soundgarden ,well done!
I need you to review the Jerry Cantrell Gibson les paul Custom. My biggest wish is to get any sorth of cantrell's guitars, so if you could do that video ill be very very happy man
When gibson advertised the M3 I fell in love with it and wanted to have one...and still do.
I'd suggest you review a strandberg in the future, I would love to hear your opinions on a headless guitar👍
Never seen this!!! Its gorgeous!!
Really cool guitar!!!! Almost wish they went for the 24 3/4 scale to make it more "traditional" but man what a screamer!! Even with the bunged middle pickup.
US1's are awesome guitars.
i think i saw one with a floyd rose or kahler tremolo in an 80's guitar magazine. it was insane !
Gibson foolishly tried to appeal to the Jazz community with this series,saying it was constructed with “Balsa Nova “
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Thats good stuff! Funny!
Dave Mustain models should have this head stock. It could also be reused in Kramer!
There was also an LP Custom Lite (Lyte?) made with Chromyte and with a thinner body. Was it introduced before this one?
I have one of these. It has a beautiful red finish.
You should do an in depth video on all the "gibson era" years from beginning to present
They basically went from Bad straight to worst.
@@nilswegner2881 wouldn't want a Gibson if it was given to me
@@mikexxx11 you'd have to pay me Money to even Touch one.
You don't have to apologize for that middle pickup you worked it so it actually got some pretty cool sounds so all given the guitar sounds pretty great
I'm really digging the sound on the middle pickup. Really nice guitar!
Love that jackson headstock!
The M-III also. They refuse to bring back but some version were just incredible. Have an Epiphone version which is bolt-on neck and that is incredible too...
I can hear that balsa wood body in the clean sounds which is very similar to my pre-production Parker Fly, which I've played for 26 years. It is interesting to see that Gibson pre-dated Parker in the creation of a sandwiched body composite guitar!
One of the best sounding Gibson's i've ever heard.🎵🎶😌👌🏾
The lead coming from the middle pickup looked a bit rough, like I could see more copper than I'd like to and I noticed that even before some trouble with that pickup was mentioned in the video, so that might be the problem I think the lead is about to come lose from the bobin
Nice guitar! I absolutely agree, the gloss black back body is very meh, with an almost certainly sticky neck finish. The Balsa wood in the body definitely reduces weight (mass), but is not a wood species I would think would be a good choice for a guitar build. I can't see it being suitable for the neck, just due to the softness, and especially due to the lack of rigidity. Still looks good.
Maple neck.
My concern would be the tailpiece bolts being pulled out.
I've seen a few cheap basswood superstrats with the Floyd posts leaning forwards.
That thing sounds great especially on distortion
I just realized from watching this, I think they styled one of my guitars after this one. I've got an LTD m403 ht. It's got a flamed maple top with a mahogany body. It's the exact same shape, but with a reversed headstock. If they didn't model it after this Gibson, then it just so happens to look a lot like it. Mine is satin finished though. I'm thinking about polishing it to be shiny. I have my strat as my #1 right now, so it might be a fun, low risk project.
I'm really enjoying your channel. I was wondering if you knew anything about the 08 Epiphone Wilshire? I have one but there's things that don't look right to me.
I'm kind of glad you put up that card at 2:21 that showed the old Norlin corporate address. I never knew they were based in Suburban Chicago, which I'm almost embarrassed to admit considering I grew up less than 50 miles from their office and I've owned a Norlin-era Gibson (1981 Sonex) since I was a teenager. I looked it up, and it looks like the office building that housed Norlin was recently razed, and is now owned by Puig Holdings, an apartment developer, so I think we can guess the final fate of that place.
Man I really like this one. Usually I think most sleeper Gibson models are so ugly but this looks amazing!
I want Gibson to rerelease 3 models from the 80’s. This, the Victory, and the Firebrand 335. Correction, would also love to see the M3.
Neat guitar. I remember these in the guitar magazine ads, but I don't recall seeing one in a store. I'd actually be more interested in the Kahler version to add to my Kahler collection. But not for the $2849 price the one currently on Reverb has.
You should even at that price. You won't regret it. Ii is a great playing & sounding rare guitar that will likely only appreciate in value.
Did you have the middle pickup rewired ? Isit for sale? what price???
My uncle has one of those it’s bright red with a trem
There may be a bad solder joint t causing that middle pick-up problem? Nice guitar, great video!
If the bodies on these had been given comfort carves I think it would be a different story for the line, and probably Gibson as a whole. Also I appreciate the endless sporadic riffs man, nice to hear some more fusions/prog oriented stuff on the channel
That middle pickup sounds like it has a short in the windings. You could get it rewound.
I like it. Could you imagine if they brought it back as a signature model for someone who is considered a fender player!?
Yes I can since they did it with Jimi 😏😂👌