There's a blob in my binding!

Funkfingers

guitargeek62 said:

It just looks like grained ivoroid to me, nothing to worry about at all.

If the grey blob is bothersome, the fake linear graining pattern along the entire neck should be too.

Simulate dingy stage conditions by practicing in a semi-darkened room. You won’t even see the blob.

Nerine

Think of it like this. If that guitar was ever stolen, it would have a very easily identifiable unique marking on it. 

Musicman20

If you can't feel it, that's very mild. It'd be one of many issues on a Gibson...

meltedbuzzbox

Musicman20 said:

If you can't feel it, that's very mild. It'd be one of many issues on a Gibson...

See, I'm gonna call bullshit on that statement. Yes its funny to ridicule and make fun of gibson, its a forum past time.
However, I currently own one and have owned and played many that are fine and without fault. 

thegummy

meltedbuzzbox said:

Musicman20 said:

If you can't feel it, that's very mild. It'd be one of many issues on a Gibson...

See, I'm gonna call bullshit on that statement. Yes its funny to ridicule and make fun of gibson, its a forum past time.
However, I currently own one and have owned and played many that are fine and without fault. 

I don't think anyone is saying that every single Gibson guitar produced has faults. Some of the guitars they make won't have any issues - the trouble is with their quality control; i.e. they let ones go out even when they do have problems.

This would possibly be expected if they were a budget brand but they're not even a normal priced brand, they are a very expensive brand.

terada

thegummy said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

Musicman20 said:

If you can't feel it, that's very mild. It'd be one of many issues on a Gibson...

See, I'm gonna call bullshit on that statement. Yes its funny to ridicule and make fun of gibson, its a forum past time.
However, I currently own one and have owned and played many that are fine and without fault. 

I don't think anyone is saying that every single Gibson guitar produced has faults. Some of the guitars they make won't have any issues - the trouble is with their quality control; i.e. they let ones go out even when they do have problems.

This would possibly be expected if they were a budget brand but they're not even a normal priced brand, they are a very expensive brand.

I’ve played at least one hundred Gibsons. the level of crap they get online is astonishing. 

In a thread where an Eastman guitar has an issue. It is again Gibson that starts to pull focus. 

And just to be fair. Eastman guitars are flippin expensive 

thegummy

terada said:

I’ve played at least one hundred Gibsons. the level of crap they get online is astonishing. 

To be honest I think it would probably be at least halved if there weren't also a lot of people unjustifiably defending Gibson in a way that another company that doesn't have the historic brand power wouldn't get for having the same problems.

TINMAN82

@Coldfingers did it go back?

roberty

thegummy said:

terada said:

I’ve played at least one hundred Gibsons. the level of crap they get online is astonishing. 

To be honest I think it would probably be at least halved if there weren't also a lot of people unjustifiably defending Gibson in a way that another company that doesn't have the historic brand power wouldn't get for having the same problems.

I have a custom shop 57 black beauty reissue, you can see plek marks on the fingerboard when the light hits it

I have a Memphis VOS 335, the bone nut was so soft the string windings were leaving indentations in the grooves and binding. It crumbled when removed. Also came from the factory with a deep dink in the finish by one of the F holes

I had an R8 that needed a finish repair by the nut, it had been chipped off in the factory

All of these guitars have razor marks on the binding.  All retailed for over 3 grand.  It doesn't change the way they sound or play, but it is a bit insulting to the consumer

On a scale of 1 to Gibson I would put the Eastman flaw quite near the bottom

Coldfingers

TINMAN82 said:

@Coldfingers did it go back?

No it's staying :-)

After my drama queen style over reaction, I played it, and the more I played it, the more I liked it - thought to myself in the grand scheme of things it really was irrelevant.

I did let the shop know, they couldn't have been more helpful - wouldn't hesitate to use them again :-)