New "Gothic II" Gibsons with stock EMGs

[HeadCrusher]

Still no locking tuners (Grover's) and couldn't find anything on the Gibson page...

 

[Jackal_Strain]

Grrrrreat news!
I can always install the locking tuners myself....

 

[HeadCrusher]

Yeah but at an extra cost...
The EMGs are 81 (bridge) and 85 btw.

 

[Razorjack]

The flying V plays like shit, I tried one in a store and no matter what I did it still didn't feel as good as the 2006 Std V they had next to it.

 

[HeadCrusher]

I only played the normal Gothic Les Paul once but I didn't like it either. Imo the neck was way to "sticky" (dunno if that makes sense... )

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Yeah played a gothic SG back when they were in production (mudvayne played one on one of there tours) the ones with the moon inlay on the 12th.

IMO worst necks ever.

 

[Wolfeman]

After all the recent crap I've been hearing about Gibson, I would never put a penny towards one... They seem like they are going downhill.... Any idea how much those are going to run?

 

[Ronnie_Rocker]

the explorer looks awesome!

 

[Jackal_Strain]

I'm also thinkg the Explorer looks awesome... allmost sexy.
I can easily fix it if the problem with neck is the finish.

 

[HeadCrusher]

^how?

The V is about 1.300 - 1.400 euros over here. Haeven't found the explorer anywhere though...
You know it's really strange imo that there's shops who sell one or the other but I can't seem to find anything on the Gibson page...

 

[Sloan]

I remember that I really liked a few of the epiphone gothics I tried. I never got to try the Gibson one's though.

 

[kaomao]

I tried an Epiphone flying V, fuck it had a fucking great neck, absolutely not as thick as a gibson, so it was really really more faster.

 

[Jackal_Strain]

^how?

I've got a friend who can "re-paint" the neck with a smoother finish.

 

[MilkAndCheese]

Heh, I prefer stock Gibson pickups.

 

[TomiR]

I have an original Gibson SG Gothic. I bought it new years ago, and later installed EMG's to it.(81 and 85)

It has served me well, I have had no problems.

The neck is quite a thick bastard, but that's nothing new when it comes to Gibsons.

The stock strap buttons were useless, so I put Schaller Straplocks to it. But other than that, I have not modded it.

It is an OK guitar I guess. In my opinion it is very reliable, but as a whole, a very average guitar.

 

[du8]

Heh, I prefer stock Gibson pickups.

As do I.

I have the original Gothic V and I love the hell out of it.

I would buy another one if I could find one in good condition for cheap.

 

[Black neon bob]

heh... i bought the gothic explorer back in 2001 or 2002 and that had the stock gibson pickups... and i replaced those with EMG's back then.
However, the stock pickups sounded great! the EMG's are not bad at all, but i kinda wished i did not swap them and sold the stock pickups..

But it is the best guitar i have ever played though! my favorite guitar by far and i will never sell.. not even for crackmoney.

 

[Fabbio]

I have both a Epiphone Explorer and Epiphone Les Paul Gothic, bought in 2002.

I replaced the pickups long ago with EMGs and although the neck in the Les Paul is maybe a little too thick (and not sticky at all), the neck, body and fretboard on the Explorer are absolutely amazing. All I did other than taking one out of the box was to intonate, set the neck (done by a luthier) straight and replacing the pickups (by myself, leaving out of the circuitry the tone pot).

If this new Gothic Gibson matches my Explorer, much appreciated. I have a killer guitar and I paid a fraction of money I would pay to have the Gibson itself.

 

[KeithRT99]

the old gothics are some of the only gibsons that i liked playing, tat and a lp custom.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Oh just to tell you it was a gib SG gothic that I tried back when. I hear that the epiphones are actually better as far as how they play though (however never played the epi model).