View Poll Results: Gibson ES-275 All that and a "bag of chips" ??
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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01-19-2017 04:56 PM
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I think Joe cured my gas. .... but I know that is an aberration.
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Originally Posted by gggomez
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Originally Posted by Lobomov
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On holidays in Japan went to the guitar street. Oh my! Just ridiculous must be over 1000 les Paul's within 50 metres.
Played two es275s through a Fender DeVille. Sound was acoustic was not special. Plugged in however, wow absolutely loved it, seriously considering selling my 175.
Sound wise i thought it is between a 335 and a 175. A bigger sound than both and just more pleasing to my ear.
The size was really comfortable. I am am a bit of a short arse and this was a perfect size for me. The body and neck a bit shorter than a 175 and the neck not as thick. The fake ebony felt better than the rosewood. Both were set up poorly and the shop spent some time adjusting them before allowing me to play them. Service in Japan is fantastic.
The look, was not diggin the figured fancy models. My kids said don't sell your guitar for that they are ugly. I agree the figured ones were not my scene. My figured 175 is a stunning quilt. The 175 kind of motley. The plain 275 red looked way better but is plain.
I did not get to play a 175 through the de Ville so I am a bit cautious. What s beast if an amp, I may have to go back.
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Help. I cannot stop thinking about how easy the es275 was to play and the clarity and time. My 175 I am 95pc happy with just the neck is a bit fat. My 175 is so pretty especially compared to the finishes of the 275 but it would have to go. I would love to hear some more recordings
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Originally Posted by gggomez
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Our currency has dropped nearly 10% in 2 weeks. Decided to keep my $$$ to fund attending Aebersold Jazz Week or NYC Jazz week intensive next year.
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I had been looking for a good archtop for a several years. Last summer on a trip up north I tried out two ES-175s, a 1958 and 1963. The neck on the 1958 was too chunky, but the 1963 felt great. Only problem was the $8K they wanted for it. When I got back home I went to one of my local stores and saw a new Gibson ES-275 sunburst. Played it for about an hour. Just couldn't put it down. The neck and action just fit. Loved the sunburst. The owner checked with his supplier and offered it to me at a fantastic price. I don't know how he made any money on the deal, but I bought it. Didn't even ask my wife. Changed out the strings to D'Addario light gauge flat wounds and added a Gibson strap button. I play it every day and never look back.
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Originally Posted by wendelin
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Who knows? Maybe Joe Bonamassa got one with a real ebony fretboard if Gibson made one just for him.
Setting the cat amongst the pigeons...
Me? I just wish they'd use dark indian rosewood fretboards for the entire series.Last edited by Jabberwocky; 07-14-2017 at 03:40 PM.
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Originally Posted by Jabberwocky
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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Originally Posted by Jabberwocky
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Originally Posted by Lobomov
2" thick lam electric archtop with a bit more neck access
What's not to like ?
Anyone here put a wood saddle on one of these yet ?
I dig the faded cherry
will these go loud without feedback issues ?
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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Mine will be here Monday.......excited and nervous!
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Check the truss rod. Mine wouldn't tighten any more, and the neck had too much relief. The nut was only half on. I sent it back. Too bad, I really liked my cherry one.
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Originally Posted by bob77362
I had spoken to Geoff and had mentioned to him that some of the guys had mentioned truss rod issues and he said that he did recall one that was sent back. He said they put a drop of oil down there and everything was taken care of. I really don't know much about construction of guitars which is why I'm asking. Lol, my NGD post will pose a question......WHat do i look for! lol
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CME has great customer service. It was better to just return it for a full refund. It's too bad because it was a nice guitar other than the truss rod. I could have asked for another, but I'm 0 for 2 on these 275's. My first one was the fancier one, and it had a couple of serious finish flaws. I do have a CME 335 that is a keeper, although it did have some minor issues, all "livable" for what I paid.
The rod in this 275 loosened, and re-tightened freely, but hit a hard stop before getting to reasonable relief points along the neck. I knew something was not right when the nut was only halfway on at this fully tightened point. I didn't try oiling it because it did loosen and tighten freely. Since it was covered under the return policy, I thought "why deal with it"?
Those CME deals were incredible, and many have benefited, including me. Just please check your rod!
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Originally Posted by DMgolf66
A truss rod is a VERY low speed surface bearing.
Oil is for higher speed situations.
Oil can run where it is not supposed to, and make a mess.
A truss rod nut VERY often benefits from a very thick grease extremely sparingly applied to the threads and bottom surface of the nut.
A very useful truss rod nut lube is the Stewmac “guitar grease”. It is marketed for nut slots, but a great solution here as well. A very little bit does the job.
A number of things can go wrong with the action of tightening the nut on a truss rod. Really do not start dropping oil “down there”.
With all the reported (not necessarily accurate) Gibson truss rod troubles, a reasonable test of the rod is possibly a good idea.
- Check the existing neck and loosen the nut if needed to proiviude a bit too much relief.
- Now tighten as much as 1/4 turn to reduce the relief.
- Tighten slighty more if needed to completely remove all relief.
- Losen to your desired relief.
If all this works with out odd binding, bottoming-out, or other mechanical troubles, that is a good sign.
Now check that the nut is engaged well onto the steel rod. It is usually OK if the road does not come completely up through the top of the nut, but it should be pretty close to the top of the nut. Halfway down the nut is a potential problem with striping the nut someday.
All in my opinion.
Chris
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The 275 I played was bright and shrill both acoustically and electrically. Not to say that a good player couldn't get a good sound out of one but to me , all the gibson guitars have a hierarchy/ancestry and when you play through the product line of:
SG -> Les Paul -> 339 -> 335 -> 175 -> L5
There is a logical progression and sense of symmetry and harmony. I did not find that in the 275. That's not necessarily a horrible thing but I felt that it did not react in the same way in terms of attack, note bloom, sustain and decay as the stalwarts of the gibson line and as someone who has played for 45+ years, it's just the way I hear things and the 275 just didn't do that for me.
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Originally Posted by jzucker
I guess I will find out Monday. Well whether I love it or hate it, at these prices I don't see myself losing money on it. If it the sound and playability hits me half as much as the looks on these then I may be happy.
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To each his own. I actually like the 275. I thought it played well, and thought it had a less midrange'y sound than my 335. The MHS pickups sounded clear and toneful, if that's a word, than the burstbuckers in my standard 335. I did lower the neck pickup so it was only about an 1/8" out of the surround. The poles were almost flush. The bridge was a bit too high, so i adjusted it to be slightly louder than the neck, for balance. Same with the poles.
I enjoyed playing it unplugged too. It's louder than my 335 and 330L. I did put a few O-rings in the space between the bridge and tail to stop the harmonic ringing, which did not come through amplified. I had a Howe 175, and for what I enjoy playing, I like the 275 more. It's not going to get than big box sound, but it's supposed to be something different. I think most 275 buyers really like them. Enjoy.
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Originally Posted by bob77362
Pick shape/size
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