New Smell Day

gearaddict

I did it again! 2016 Std this time. My wife says it smells of play dough. Never occurred to me before...but she's right. 

RandallFlagg

Ah, the smell of a new Gibson, smells like....victory!

my 2016 Custom Shop R8 still smells sweet, bought it in March and has hung on the wallhanger since, not sure how long that winning smell lasts, but enjoy while it's there.

breadfan

HNSD! 

cruxiform

Lovely! 

usedtobe

Good man!

Stevepage

My 2012 LP studio still smells great. any one know what they use for that smell?

paganskins

My LP Classic still has the smell and that must be 14 years old, the 89 country gent (gibson version) I acquired recently still has it a bit too.

p90fool

Stevepage said:

My 2012 LP studio still smells great. any one know what they use for that smell?

It's the glue from the case.
If you buy a Gibson with a gig bag it doesn't have it, if you buy a Gibson case which has never contained a guitar it does have it.

Sorry to kill the nitro romance

paganskins

p90fool said:

Stevepage said:

My 2012 LP studio still smells great. any one know what they use for that smell?

It's the glue from the case.
If you buy a Gibson with a gig bag it doesn't have it, if you buy a Gibson case which has never contained a guitar it does have it.

Sorry to kill the nitro romance

 

JookyChap

@p90fool said:

Stevepage said:

My 2012 LP studio still smells great. any one know what they use for that smell?

It's the glue from the case.
If you buy a Gibson with a gig bag it doesn't have it, if you buy a Gibson case which has never contained a guitar it does have it.

Sorry to kill the nitro romance

But to be fair, the old glue they used to use in the '50s was much better than the glue they use now. Too many plasticisers in it. If anybody wants their modern reissue case changed for the proper glue, I'm just up the road from the beach in Weston-S&M and know where they keep the donkeys overnight, if you see what I mean

usedtobe

Mine came in a gig bag, and smells of vanilla...

Blaendulais

Actually knowing Gibson it is play doh and they use it on the neck join

Vaiai

My Guthrie Charvel smells amazing - it's starting to fade tho (2yrs old)

Sassafras

I'd rather have a Fender and do without the nice smell.

Gassage

JookyChap said:

@p90fool said:

Stevepage said:

My 2012 LP studio still smells great. any one know what they use for that smell?

It's the glue from the case.
If you buy a Gibson with a gig bag it doesn't have it, if you buy a Gibson case which has never contained a guitar it does have it.

Sorry to kill the nitro romance

But to be fair, the old glue they used to use in the '50s was much better than the glue they use now. Too many plasticisers in it. If anybody wants their modern reissue case changed for the proper glue, I'm just up the road from the beach in Weston-S&M and know where they keep the donkeys overnight, if you see what I mean

When you go around air museums and go into old passenger jets, there's a very distinctive smell. It's the glue used in the interior- same stuff.

Alnico

My Jackson smells of sweat and shame.

dindude

Yes my brief flirtation with a 2016 Gibson is best remembered by the sweet smell. It's the nitro I would have thought not the glues as gassage said?

Sassafras

For God's sake.
Evo Stik and an empty crisp packet will get you there.

RandallFlagg

It's something in the Gibson Nitro

thomasross20

Damn they do look good! Nice one!

meltedbuzzbox

Sassafras said:

I'd rather have a Fender and do without the nice smell.

My fender custom shop has a nice sweet smell to it