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Needed a story like this to start my day. Amazing story, amazing guitar.
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12-08-2017 11:25 AM
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As usual Joe, your playing is as smooth as silk. I just love listening to you and watching you play. In the 1960s, the highest compliment a musician could get was to have another musician in the audience remark "very tasty"
after a performance.
Joe, very tasty.
Tony D.
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
Originally Posted by lawson-stone
And thank you sir. It is a privilege to be able to play arrangement of these great songs. They are so important in our musical history. And to top it off, to play them as they were interpreted by our heroes is priceless.
I wish my father was around so he could hear me playing Joe and Johnny.
Originally Posted by Paulie2
Originally Posted by pilotony
When I was First learning how to play, I didn’t know if I had the patience I needed to be able to play at a high level. But I knew I wanted it. And I wanted it bad. As a teenager, I would think about playing all the time. When I needed to prolong an orgasm, I would go over Jimmy Page playing the “Rain Song”or Steve Howe playing “Mood for a Day” in my mind. Worked like a charm! Guitar playing has been one of the greatest blessings in my life.
Thank you buddy.
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I fixed the problem with the high E being too close to the edge of the nut. 20 minute job.
I don't know about you guys but I've been playing this new 175 for about 2 weeks, And Seriously... This is the bargain of the century. This is an absolutely perfect guitar. It plays as good or better than any other guitar I've ever owned. It sounds incredible. Different than my other 175s. Clearer, if you will.
I've been playing everything I know on it, from drop D chord melody to Wally's Waltz to Giant Steps to even Chic's Good Times and Le Freak and it just responds. I play Mr Magic to a backing track and I feel like Eric Gale.. Feels so Good and I feel like Grant Geissman.
Not many guitars are suitable for EVERTHING. This guitar is. I even played Scatterbrain on it yesterday.
It was meant to be a $4,000 guitar and I don't see any reason why it shouldn't have sold for that.
These 175's were the deal of the Century.
We are some lucky hombre's, let me tell you..
Joe D
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Joe, Thanks for saying all of that. I've been a 335 player for 35 years and have played 175s, but have never owned one until now. Holy mackerel, what a guitar! I received it on a Thursday and played it at two concerts with the jazz ensemble at the college where I teach on Friday and Saturday. My wife commented that it sounded beautiful - both full and clear. And at home, I can't stop playing it in the evenings. Chord melody standards through either my blackface Deluxe or Quilter 101 make me choke up. I swear sometimes it's not me playing!
To your comment about the high E string being too close to the edge, though, so it's not my imagination? I'm experiencing the same issue. On certain chords in the middle of the neck I have a tendency to push the string off the neck. I have shorter thicker fingers and I find myself trying to arch my wrist to get a more direct attack on the string. I was going to run it by my luthier buddy and have him check the slot distance to make sure the nut was cut correctly. If need be, I can just have him install a new nut. I was going to ooch the bridge over a bit, but then realized that it has pins to keep in place. So, that's a long prelude to ask, What did you do?
Thanks much, Joe.
Skip B.
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I love my CME 175. Can’t compare it to any others as I had never picked up let alone played one before. Got it based on reputation and forum feeding frenzy. In the three months I’ve had it I’ve been hearing that guitar on the late night radio sound of my youth I never realized were 175’s.
Thank you forum, thanky kindly.Last edited by TedBPhx; 12-18-2017 at 07:25 PM.
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Well, that sounds just great, Joe, as Classic a jazz guitar sound as you're ever likely to play. Very happy for you.
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Originally Posted by SkipBurz
Then take the pinch of Baking Soda and place it on top of the old slot. Press the tip of your finger onto the tiny pile of baking soda. Then blow the rest of it away. Remove your finger and the slot will be neatly filled with the baking soda. Then put a single drop of superglue on the baking soda. It will dry quickly when mixed with the BS. Let it dry for 5 minutes. Where you made your mark with the Sharpie, take a nut file .01 or the back of a utility knife and carve the nut slot. Place the string in the slot. You may have to remove the string and file in the slot more until you get it right. Once you are done, file any excess glue off the top of the nut. Viola ! You will be proud that you did it yourself and girls will continue to think that you are hot!
Originally Posted by TedBPhx
Enjoy!
Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
Joe D
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The baking soda trick is a temp fix only. A new nut if you want it to last till new frets are needed.
If you use real bone dust instead of baking soda the temp fix will last longer till you can get a new nut.
IMO a fine instrument like a 175 deserves the $50-$100 for a new bone nut nicely luthier slotted and polished.
At the prices paid for these 175's a few more bucks isn't going to break the bank.
I must completely disagree with Joe and say fix it right the 1st time and be done with it.
Sorry bro or should I say McGyver. Just don't strap a toothbrush on the tailpiece.
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Originally Posted by Max405
I wonder if we got the same guy doing the initial setup at Gibson/CME?
By the way, wonderful tone on your video, congrats! I see you're using the JS112 strings? May I ask for the rest of your setup? Thanks!
Edit: forgot the most important... wonderful playing too!
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I have never used baking soda, but bone dust with a touch of titanium white then CA is really as durable as the original bone. The fill and re-cut will last as long as the original nut.
It is as good as new.
You do not need the titanium white, it just makes the fill match a bit better.
Chris
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Originally Posted by vinnyv1k
i don’t have any bone dust lying around the house. I was thinking of using some fingernail filings. But I thought I’d have an easier time getting the baking soda trick by you..
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Originally Posted by JPG
My setup is Guitar into a Zoom G3. No amp simulation. Just a flat eq and a slight volume bump. Also a touch of Reverb. USB out into my laptop. Recorded with youcam6.
Thanks again.
JD
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Originally Posted by Max405
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Thanks, Joe. I'm going to try it. And in your defense, let me commit two social "faux pas" - an informal fallacy (appeal to authority) and simultaneously name drop. Here goes: In the late-80s/early-90s I was working as a young recording engineer in Memphis, TN and had the opportunity to work on two Stevie Ray Vaughn records. As the junior engineer on the sessions, I spent a good deal of time watching the legendary Cesar Diaz work on SRV's guitars and amps. I watched him do the same nut repair on one of the SRV Strats. Since it was pre-rehab for SRV, I was never certain it was baking soda, but that's another story. Once the glue set, I think he polished it with some very fine sandpaper. I'm going to try it. If it fails, my luthier buddy only charges me $35 for a new bone nut.
Thanks again.
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Originally Posted by Max405
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Originally Posted by SkipBurz
And most likely, if it wasn’t baking soda, the happy powder probably was mostly baking soda anyway..
In Vinny’s defense, I will get a new nut in due time.
it is a special guitar.
Joe D
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Well, I don't know about the rest of you guys, but this made my Christmas 2017.
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So, about the apparent issue with some of the nuts being cut wrong (but being cut wrong in the same way across several guitar), how does that happen? Did the guy/girl just look at the wrong tick mark on the ruler over the course of a few days? Are they precut?
With my guitar, there were a few sloppy finish issues. There was some dark colored varnish on the fretboard end cap that I was able to scrap off with my fingernail. All four knob position indicators were misaligned - not point to either zero or ten at either end of the pot. Again, an easy fix. The spacer that holds the front of the pickguard off of the top of the guitar was too long so the screw couldn't bite into the wood. A quick grind with my Dremel and it was all good. One of the edges of my pickguard was so sharp it drew blood when I simply rubbed against it. All easy fixes which didn't really bother me. My theory for these slight imperfections was that the day-of-the-year code on my guitar is 356. That means somebody in Memphis four days before Christmas last year, probably in an eggnog induced haze and trying to get to the Mall of Memphis for last minute shopping, was inspecting my guitar. I've owned Gibsons my entire life, but this is the first brand new one I've ever purchased. Are these the types of things that people are referring to when they complain about about Gibson's quality control? If so, I'm not super bothered by it.
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Yeah, you and me both GT!
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If you have a fun dentist he can also fill in the slot with tooth epoxy and blue light it. It will be stronger then the nut.
I bought 4 of these from CME. 3 of the nuts were cut dead on perfect. Like Marco said they all have tiny flaws......
Still for the price they can’t be beat.
Mr.D you knew I wouldn’t be silent about a baking soda repair.........Mr. Kill joy still loves you.
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Originally Posted by SkipBurz
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Originally Posted by vinnyv1k
Funny thing. I actually went to the drug store to see if they had bone material. They had "bone meal" which was about $17 for the bottle and it looked like it was brown. I said frank that used the free baking Soda that I had in my refrigerator.
Eventually, I will definitely get a new nut. No doubt. I love this guitar.
Joe D.
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Go by your local Luthier’s shop and get a old bone nut out of his garbage can. Take it home and file it down with a metal file (not sandpaper) to get your bone dust.
Gibson now uses there plek machine to cut there nuts. Obviously someone isn’t doing a proper setup on the plek machine. A plek machine is only as good as the operator that sets in the commands.
We are seeing a lot of these misaligned cut nuts. QAman got one on a 335 also so it is not just 175’s.
Also Gibson has been hand rolling the fretboard edge that can lead to excessive fret end bevel.
Combine the 2 and you have a high E roll off problem. Still a simple fix at the price point we paid.
At $4k a problem. At $2k no biggie as Marco has stated.
CME was very upfront from the get go stating minor issues. A nut is a minor issue.
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Ted, If I'm interpreting your question correctly, modern Gibson serial numbers contain seven digits. The first number is the decade and the fourth digit is the year. The second, third and four digits are the day-of-the year. So, a serial number of 80429234, would be the 42nd day of 1989. (They assume you know the century). The last three digits are the production number. In this case, the 234th guitar of this kind made that year. (I believe that's correct.) So, my new 175 is 13566xxx. That's the 356th day of 2016 (December 21st). I hope that was your question. Skip B.
Gibson ES-125 from 1958
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