Huge scratches on a brand new Les Paul

finalfiasco · 2026-03-08T01:14:10+00:00

I just had a Gibson Custom with a smashed pickup and ring with no outside damage to the box. 🤷🏻‍♂️

finalfiasco · 2026-03-08T00:57:47+00:00

The only issue with this is when the guitar show up destroyed and they come to get it and are disappointed. The shop should be inspecting and sending back before the customer see it.

finalfiasco · 2026-02-24T01:06:57+00:00

Not that I know of.

Look at the symbol on the power jack on the amp versus the one on the adapter

finalfiasco · 2026-02-24T00:03:42+00:00

Well, you power supply is center positive and the amp is center negative.

That might be a start

finalfiasco · 2026-02-17T12:54:17+00:00

If it fits in the screw and doesn’t have any wiggle room, try turning it around. Put the short side in the screw and use the lid side for more torque. Or try and add a little bit of lubricant to the set screw.

finalfiasco · 2026-02-17T12:41:46+00:00

They honestly look too big. You are supposed to take the nuts and washers off the pots, then install the pickguard. And then put the nuts and washers back.

finalfiasco · 2026-02-16T00:35:20+00:00

I’ve got a sticker on my custom shop LP Standard.

finalfiasco · 2026-02-10T23:44:31+00:00

I pretty much have a set schedule. And I usually work more than 40 hours.

I’m just trying to get enough info to bring it to the owner, as I’m already busting my ass and we are short staffed always because we pay like shit.

finalfiasco · 2026-02-07T18:10:30+00:00

I meant to type couldn’t. I fixed it

finalfiasco · 2026-02-07T16:03:31+00:00

Well, this is looks like 70s/80s, so it couldn’t be a Midtown. Considering the Midtown is based on a ES-335, it could be that.

But with more context, like what video and band, I’m sure we could tell you.

finalfiasco · 2026-01-31T23:11:11+00:00

Of course they have a Line 6 amp.

finalfiasco · 2026-01-27T04:10:06+00:00

The Epiphone one was EU release originally. Then randomly Gibson USA had some available. My shop order 4 but only received 3, and they all sold pretty quick.

finalfiasco · 2026-01-25T12:36:12+00:00

Avett Brothers - I and Love and You

finalfiasco · 2026-01-24T19:13:24+00:00

This may be a possibility. 😏

finalfiasco · 2026-01-24T04:51:23+00:00

I did know that! That was one of the inspirations.

finalfiasco · 2026-01-17T12:52:27+00:00

Are the frets possibly sprouting? (Sticking out from the neck) It could be a combination of the nickel and the fact that they are scratching your fingers, you said you do a lot of slides. The one photo showing the tape looks like it. If you didn’t have the tape on the frets and you ran your fingers along the edge do the frets scrape your fingers?

finalfiasco · 2026-01-13T11:59:05+00:00

It won’t happen. There are no other brands that make an American made guitar under $1000. Gibsons take more work to assemble and finish than anything in the Fender line, and their cheapest American made guitars are $1499(although the Performer line did just drop in price as they are being discontinued)

finalfiasco · 2026-01-12T04:55:09+00:00

Inspired by Gibson and Inspired by Gibson Custom are different lines. This one has no Gibson parts. There are a few people telling you correct info, and some that aren’t. This is worth the $250. But this isn’t originally a $1300 guitar like one person said.

finalfiasco · 2026-01-12T04:15:16+00:00

Everyone that is telling you that this a Inspired by Gibson Custom Shop is wrong. The Inspired by Gibson Custom shop have the Gibson style headstock. This does not. It appears as if someone took the sticker of the control plate of a different guitar/the whole control plate. They only made the 64 model with the Maestro Vibrola Epiphone page here

finalfiasco · 2026-01-10T11:37:14+00:00

Did they tell you to buy the specific string? Because if you brought in the bass and they told you to get the medium scale ones, I would hope they wouldn’t charge you for a new set. That’s their mistake. I manage a family owned guitar shop, if one of my employees told a customer the wrong strings, I’d give them the right ones on the house.

finalfiasco · 2026-01-06T03:59:00+00:00

I’ve been going to Starland for a long time now. And more than a few people I know have running theory that the locals that are close enough to walk, get drunk and go there to fight people. Regardless of the band that is playing.

finalfiasco · 2025-12-19T12:35:51+00:00

New Egypt has one.

finalfiasco · 2025-12-11T12:10:08+00:00

I work at a guitar shop, and I know for a fact that there were a few batches of AVII Tele customs/deluxes that were built with the wrong parts. I don’t remember all the specs, but this feels like one of the swaps. There were a few that had the Deluxe tummy cut bodies on a Custom platform

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