Custom Chibson Experience (Internals vid added)

JookyChap

blueskunk said:

Where's all the hate gone for these chibsons. ( not that I'm a hater )

Just saying like ........

Does this mean it is OK for young @AdolfHipster to put his up in the classifieds now?

Neil

blueskunk said:

Where's all the hate gone for these chibsons. ( not that I'm a hater )

Just saying like ........

It's still here. 

Copies, homages etc as long as they use a different logo and are not exact copies are fine with me.

Anything else with a fake logo  is just meant to deceive or why would you bother?

I'm surprised there is so much interest in finding out more about this stuff as all other guitar fora I post on really dislike counterfeit stuff. 

Neil

GuitarMonkey said:

Travisthedog said:

But the whole fake thing just doesn't factor with me.

Me neither. Except when unwary and less knowledgeable people get conned. No suggestion this is the case here of course.

The trouble is that people rarely keep a guitar for all their lives and no matter how sanctimonious and careful people are about it somewhere down the road somebody usually ends up being conned.

Travisthedog

Neil;186609" said:

GuitarMonkey said:



Travisthedog said:

But the whole fake thing just doesn't factor with me.










Me neither. Except when unwary and less knowledgeable people get conned. No suggestion this is the case here of course.





The trouble is that people rarely keep a guitar for all their lives and no matter how sanctimonious and careful people are about it somewhere down the road somebody usually ends up being conned.

Caveat Emptor

redrighthand

Neil said:

blueskunk said:

Where's all the hate gone for these chibsons. ( not that I'm a hater )

Just saying like ........

It's still here. 

Copies, homages etc as long as they use a different logo and are not exact copies are fine with me.

Anything else with a fake logo  is just meant to deceive or why would you bother?

I'm surprised there is so much interest in finding out more about this stuff as all other guitar fora I post on really dislike counterfeit stuff. 

I believe that several of us are interested in the fact that the company seems to be offering the ability to custom spec a 335 alike guitar, down to neck size, paint type and f hole binding, for not much money. Apart from the OP, I don't think anybody's said they're planning to have a gibson logo applied...

usedtobe

blueskunk said:

Where's all the hate gone for these chibsons. ( not that I'm a hater )

Just saying like ........

He'll get that, when he pretends it's not for sale, but it really is..!

usedtobe

Could the OP pm me the link, too, please? I'd like to have a wee butchers..

monquixote

JookyChap said:

blueskunk said:

Where's all the hate gone for these chibsons. ( not that I'm a hater )

Just saying like ........

Does this mean it is OK for young @AdolfHipster to put his up in the classifieds now?

It's got nothing to do with our opinions or otherwise on the morality of buying them, but we've had legal advice that if you let people sell stuff with the wrong logo on the headstock you are open to prosecution even if you say in the ad that it's a fake. 

Neil

Travisthedog said:

Neil;186609" said:

GuitarMonkey said:



Travisthedog said:

But the whole fake thing just doesn't factor with me.










Me neither. Except when unwary and less knowledgeable people get conned. No suggestion this is the case here of course.





The trouble is that people rarely keep a guitar for all their lives and no matter how sanctimonious and careful people are about it somewhere down the road somebody usually ends up being conned.

Caveat Emptor

Very easy to say of course but somebody who may not be an expert in the minefield that is second hand guitars might just believe the fake name on the headstock.

Still,  just saying caveat emptor makes all the fakery OK doesn't it?

JookyChap

monquixote said:

t's got nothing to do with our opinions or otherwise on the morality of buying them, but we've had legal advice that if you let people sell stuff with the wrong logo on the headstock you are open to prosecution even if you say in the ad that it's a fake. 

Nah, quite agree, I don't think anybody wants fakes for sale on here anyway. I was more amused at my own moral compass spinning randomly - I'm following this with interest too, but would be the third to fire up the pitchfork in a different area of the forum.

ThePrettyDamned

It's interesting how good the process is going. I've heard quite a few horror stories from UK and US luthiers so it's kinda cool you can spec a guitar and get it custom built.

I'd design my own logo though.

See also Atlas Custom Guitars. They wwon't fake a logo (don't like faking myself) but the make wonderful quality stuff for a reasonable price. I've contacted the UK rep for them and he's a nice bloke and is confident in the quality.

They also supply build pics as they go.

monquixote

I'd actually quite like one of those DG types, but I'd probably get it tweaked and not have the G logo. 

TTony

I think a nice "Chibson" logo is the way to go ...

Adam_MD

JookyChap;186641" said:

monquixote said:

t's got nothing to do with our opinions or otherwise on the morality of buying them, but we've had legal advice that if you let people sell stuff with the wrong logo on the headstock you are open to prosecution even if you say in the ad that it's a fake. 





Nah, quite agree, I don't think anybody wants fakes for sale on here anyway. I was more amused at my own moral compass spinning randomly - I'm following this with interest too, but would be the third to fire up the pitchfork in a different area of the forum.

I'm with you on this I really don't like the fact they'll put a Gibson logo on it but would have absolutely no issue if they used their own.

guitargeek62

I'm happy to be the forum guinea-pig for this place, and trust me, it'll be ripped apart as soon as it gets here (with pics!) to check the build standards out. I'm still expecting the neck profile to not be quite what I'm hoping for, but we'll see soon enough I guess.

@Stevebrum, it's taking a little longer than their first estimate but I'd rather they take their time and build it closer to my spec, than rush it and miss something potentially. Besides, it's 4 weeks to the day since I placed my order, that's more than reasonable in my book for a complete build, including finishing.

In regards to the logo, I understand the comments, but I genuinely don't foresee a situation arising when this particular one will be sold. I can't stress enough that it'll kept as a (literal) wall-hanger if I don't like the end result. If it's an ugly beast too, then it'll get the headstock stripped, and fixed up as best as I can for a school donation or some-such.

On the other hand, my next one from here wouldn't have the Gibson logo.

*edit* Not sure if I mentioned it before but I specified a particular serial number too (My initials and birthdate), which won't match up to anything from Gibson and should instantly raise suspicions if it was ever checked.

Iamnobody

guitargeek62;186672" said:

I'm happy to be the forum guinea-pig for this place, and trust me, it'll be ripped apart as soon as it gets here (with pics!) to check the build standards out. I'm still expecting the neck profile to not be quite what I'm hoping for, but we'll see soon enough I guess.

@Stevebrum, it's taking a little longer than their first estimate but I'd rather they take their time and build it closer to my spec, than rush it and miss something potentially. Besides, it's 4 weeks to the day since I placed my order, that's more than reasonable in my book for a complete build, including finishing.

I guess 4 weeks isn't that bad. I was under the impression they'd knock hundreds out a week and you'd pick one up for a bag of rice...

As you rightly say it's a custom build so or will take some time.

guitargeek62

Yep, if I'd have picked a stock one then I'd be seriously getting worried that it hadn't shipped by now! I think they mostly run a build-to-order system though by the sounds of it. Although I'm sure they keep a stock of right-handed blue, and black DG-335s ready to go.

redrighthand

I'm thinking about a Trini, bound diamond holes, wine red nitro finish, and a bigsby (which I guess I'd need to add myself). And a personalised logo. Pretty much like the one they have posted on their Trini section of the site under custom builds.

redrighthand

Basically this one, but with a bigsby and no kitten.

DrBob

Just in case anyone was wondering, they will do custom Firebirds too...

I asked, and now I'm obsessing about an Inverness Green Firebird I