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Published on 06/25/11 at 17:41This is probably my favorite color Custom out there. The guitar has a mahogany body with a maple top, mahogany neck with an ebony fretboard, Tune-o-matic bridge, 22 frets, block/trapezoid inlays, no pickguard, two humbucker pickups, two volumes, two tones and a three way switch.
UTILIZATION
First of all, this guitar looks amazing. The silverburst finish is truly unique. Unfortunately, there are so many Tool and Mastodon fanboys out there that the color is getting real played out. The guitar itself is put together nicely. The frets were leveled, crowned correctly and never cut my hands when sliding up and down the neck. The nut was cut correctly, which is a huge plus as that's probably the #1 tuning instability issue with hard tail guitars. It wasn't overly heavy, and I was glad to feel that. A lot of times, these guitars have tons of dead weight. This one felt perfect for whatever reason.
SOUNDS
The guitar has some nice bite going on with the ebony fretboard. Some claim that the finish itself leads to a different sound, but I'd bet the wood varies so much that the actual finish wouldn't sound THAT much different from any other standard Gibson finish out there. You'll probably hear more of a difference between poly and nitro than comparing two Gibson finishes. The bridge had some aggressiveness going on, but it was a typical Gibson pickup. The neck was the same in that it had some bite going on, and I'm not a huge fan of that. I like a fat, warm and thick neck pickup because it's easier for me to play leads on it.
OVERALL OPINION
These are the coolest looking Gibsons out there, but the color is starting to get played out thanks to Tool, Mastodon and their fanboys. Even Kirk Hammett is getting something similar today. That aside, the guitar sounds great, looks great and felt great. If you're in the market for one of these, you'll probably want to buy used because they're quite a bit of money.
UTILIZATION
First of all, this guitar looks amazing. The silverburst finish is truly unique. Unfortunately, there are so many Tool and Mastodon fanboys out there that the color is getting real played out. The guitar itself is put together nicely. The frets were leveled, crowned correctly and never cut my hands when sliding up and down the neck. The nut was cut correctly, which is a huge plus as that's probably the #1 tuning instability issue with hard tail guitars. It wasn't overly heavy, and I was glad to feel that. A lot of times, these guitars have tons of dead weight. This one felt perfect for whatever reason.
SOUNDS
The guitar has some nice bite going on with the ebony fretboard. Some claim that the finish itself leads to a different sound, but I'd bet the wood varies so much that the actual finish wouldn't sound THAT much different from any other standard Gibson finish out there. You'll probably hear more of a difference between poly and nitro than comparing two Gibson finishes. The bridge had some aggressiveness going on, but it was a typical Gibson pickup. The neck was the same in that it had some bite going on, and I'm not a huge fan of that. I like a fat, warm and thick neck pickup because it's easier for me to play leads on it.
OVERALL OPINION
These are the coolest looking Gibsons out there, but the color is starting to get played out thanks to Tool, Mastodon and their fanboys. Even Kirk Hammett is getting something similar today. That aside, the guitar sounds great, looks great and felt great. If you're in the market for one of these, you'll probably want to buy used because they're quite a bit of money.