Which LP would you choose

fnpt

At similar prices, which one would you choose between a mint 1993 Orville by Gibson 1959RI and a mint 2004 Gibson Classic plaintop (both stock)?

Van_Hayden

Blind? Difficult! I'd be tempted with the Orville but if they're the same price if say someone is being hopeful with the Orville unless it's exceptional. You can always sell a Gibson but the Orville's have more of a limited appeal.

Check weight, that may be the deciding factor.

Drew_TNBD

1993 Orville. I have a 1991, and I wuvs it. Not sure what the price is though... I paid £380 for mine in 2009. I'd expect to pay £450-500 for one these days.

xSkarloey

Personally I'd try them both and go with the one that feels, plays and sounds the best for me. I guess looks would have something to do with it as a deciding factor. But Orvilles have a good rep and I do like Japanese products.

If it was me I'd buy the Orville if it was 'the one', regardless of resale value. Because I faff about before buying weighing up all pros and cons what I normally buy I end up keeping. So I wouldn't reject any guitar on the basis of whether I could sell it easily or at least make my money back somewhere down the line.

You're not me so maybe that is a consideration. In which case potential resale of a Gibbo would probably be easier, if you envisage that as a possibility.

fnpt

Drew_fx said:

1993 Orville. I have a 1991, and I wuvs it. Not sure what the price is though... I paid £380 for mine in 2009. I'd expect to pay £450-500 for one these days.

Is yours an Orville or Orville by Gibson? They apparently have different specs (nitro finish vs poly, PUP's). The price I've been quoted is more than double that...

fnpt

Btw, playing both is out of the question considering that I'm in Portugal and one of the guitars is in France and the other is in the UK. I also don't gig so mainly play sitting down and so weigth is not a major deal for me.

My head tells me to buy the classic (good reviews, USA made, good re-sale value, good specs -except perhaps the PUP's) but the Orville is gorgeous and looks vintage (it is vintage I suppose)....

jaygtr

Assuming they all play nicely, and are in good nick, I would pick the plain top.

It's been a while since I played one but a recall that the pickups are pretty fierce, so might need swapping if that's not your thing.

Catthan

ObG 59 Ri

xSkarloey

fnpt;155343" said:

Btw, playing both is out of the question considering that I'm in Portugal and one of the guitars is in France and the other is in the UK. I also don't gig so mainly play sitting down and so weigth is not a major deal for me.



My head tells me to buy the classic (good reviews, USA made, good re-sale value, good specs -except perhaps the PUP's) but the Orville is gorgeous and looks vintage (it is vintage I suppose)....

Better toss a coin for it then.

Iamnobody

fnpt;155343" said:

..,don't gig so mainly play sitting down and so weigth is not a major deal for....

I find LP's quite uncomfortable to play sitting down. A big semi feels much nicer!

Get a 335...

ESchap

 

fnpt

Iamnobody said:

fnpt;155343" said:

..,don't gig so mainly play sitting down and so weigth is not a major deal for....

I find LP's quite uncomfortable to play sitting down. A big semi feels much nicer!

Get a 335...

Lol I thought of that and there was one in the classifieds recently for a fair price...

57Deluxe

Gold Top with P90s so I sounded like these Mofos from t' olden times...

Gobshite Live in '78

usedtobe

Wow!

monoamine

orville by gibson 59ri will have a veneer top (thin layer 2mm figure maple over solid maple top on mahog body)
gibson will be solid top (figured or plain)

they will be pretty equal in terms of quality and components other than that. ObG will probably have a 59 neck, gibsons likely to be thinner

need pics

fnpt

These are the babies:

and you're right, the OBG is a veneer top.

ChrisMusic

Very nice too  

markslade07

I'm on my phone and can only see the plaintop, but that looks luuuurvely!

monoamine

japanguitars.co.uk prices are a little high in my opinion... would be cheaper to buy from japan direct and pay for shipping/import duty... BUT you don't have a guarantee of what you are buying, whereas Mark/villager/japanguitars is offering clear photos and model description.

how much for each in total?

Bucket

Get the Orville.

The Classic has those vile snot green inlays, fuck that.

p90fool

The Classic looks well, classic, the Orville has a weird, 70s Kay catalogue guitar sunburst.

Shallow I know, but for me a copy has to be fantastic to beat the real thing, buying that would be like spending AVRI moneyon a Tokai Tele. Probably a good guitar, but a bit "ho-hum" at the end of the day.