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Published on 12/07/11 at 15:03Made in Nashville (Tennessee, United States) at the Gibson Custom Shop.
It's a full hollow, ie without central beam, fully formed mass with table and not carved. It has an opening called "Florentine cutaway" to allow access to acute. Channel 20 frets rather thin, Ebony fingerboard. It has 2 humbuckers gibson 57 classic. It closely resembles the ES-175, except for the location of the neck pickup is very near the key.
It has 2 volume, 2 tone and 3 position selector.
All woods are selected by the Custom Shop that makes a difference with some of his junior ES-175 and various more or less successful clones of Japanese brands. (Rest assured, there are some very good Japanese, especially in Aria Pro II, the heyday Matsumoku)
UTILIZATION
Channel 60 type of dream '. I've never played an enjoyable round. Yet I lock of dozens of historic Les Paul and the Strats from 2000 euros. It's really very impressive. The ergonomics of the guitar is not "good". This is a jazzbox 16''. It is not meant to be canted and other devices of its kind. Play on the guitar of your dreams asks that submits to its demands. So do not dream, it's far from the ergonomics of your favorite Start. Play this marvelous one wins. Access to acute is bad ... but is used very little in jazz. So it is better to consider that it is a guitar to 16 boxes, it will simplify your life. on the other hand, on the high notes, there is something else: it scales the harmonics do you want in here. From this point of view is the most amazing guitar I played. I am able to do the tapping, not plugged into an amp .... and it sounds to death.
Do you get a good sound easy?
(Laughs). The guitar could be green blue dot, it would make no difference: SOUND torn. It is with some other jazz guitars (L5, Super 400) the upper hand his side. The slightest inclination means the pick, the slightest variation or "micro bend" on the handle is perceived.
SOUNDS
Without amplification, there is a better projection of sound than the ES-175.
Amplified sound is pure jazz premium. But that's not all: the size acoustic guitar gives the opportunity to play all the acoustic type styles (folk, country, fingerpicking, acoustic pop).
The sound of an ES-175 is known as "dark". The L4 is a much more airy. (Of course, I do not even come to the idea of lowering the tone knob. It makes no sense with L4. It has the sound, that's it).
Receiver side, it's really going on everywhere. We must curb his ardor same side equalizer by setting it rather neutral or below neutral positions. Sends the guitar sounds very full, feature a multitude of harmonics. So no need to try to add hot sauce, it makes no sense. The natural suits her very well. Hi-Fi amplifiers, EAR type suit him perfectly. The Fender amp is a must. But she is not afraid of transistor amplifiers.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 2 years. I tried almost everything that is typed in jazz guitar before switching to the purchase of the Gibson L4. Report qualitée / price: 800 euros for more than the ES-175, you set foot in the high-end signed by the Gibson Custom Shop with selected woods.
Would you make this choice?
Without a doubt. I'm stupid not to have bought before.
It's a full hollow, ie without central beam, fully formed mass with table and not carved. It has an opening called "Florentine cutaway" to allow access to acute. Channel 20 frets rather thin, Ebony fingerboard. It has 2 humbuckers gibson 57 classic. It closely resembles the ES-175, except for the location of the neck pickup is very near the key.
It has 2 volume, 2 tone and 3 position selector.
All woods are selected by the Custom Shop that makes a difference with some of his junior ES-175 and various more or less successful clones of Japanese brands. (Rest assured, there are some very good Japanese, especially in Aria Pro II, the heyday Matsumoku)
UTILIZATION
Channel 60 type of dream '. I've never played an enjoyable round. Yet I lock of dozens of historic Les Paul and the Strats from 2000 euros. It's really very impressive. The ergonomics of the guitar is not "good". This is a jazzbox 16''. It is not meant to be canted and other devices of its kind. Play on the guitar of your dreams asks that submits to its demands. So do not dream, it's far from the ergonomics of your favorite Start. Play this marvelous one wins. Access to acute is bad ... but is used very little in jazz. So it is better to consider that it is a guitar to 16 boxes, it will simplify your life. on the other hand, on the high notes, there is something else: it scales the harmonics do you want in here. From this point of view is the most amazing guitar I played. I am able to do the tapping, not plugged into an amp .... and it sounds to death.
Do you get a good sound easy?
(Laughs). The guitar could be green blue dot, it would make no difference: SOUND torn. It is with some other jazz guitars (L5, Super 400) the upper hand his side. The slightest inclination means the pick, the slightest variation or "micro bend" on the handle is perceived.
SOUNDS
Without amplification, there is a better projection of sound than the ES-175.
Amplified sound is pure jazz premium. But that's not all: the size acoustic guitar gives the opportunity to play all the acoustic type styles (folk, country, fingerpicking, acoustic pop).
The sound of an ES-175 is known as "dark". The L4 is a much more airy. (Of course, I do not even come to the idea of lowering the tone knob. It makes no sense with L4. It has the sound, that's it).
Receiver side, it's really going on everywhere. We must curb his ardor same side equalizer by setting it rather neutral or below neutral positions. Sends the guitar sounds very full, feature a multitude of harmonics. So no need to try to add hot sauce, it makes no sense. The natural suits her very well. Hi-Fi amplifiers, EAR type suit him perfectly. The Fender amp is a must. But she is not afraid of transistor amplifiers.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 2 years. I tried almost everything that is typed in jazz guitar before switching to the purchase of the Gibson L4. Report qualitée / price: 800 euros for more than the ES-175, you set foot in the high-end signed by the Gibson Custom Shop with selected woods.
Would you make this choice?
Without a doubt. I'm stupid not to have bought before.