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Each year since 2006, UCS has asked artists all over the United States to give us their creative take on the absurdity of political interference in science. This year we commissioned 12 previous winners of our editorial cartoon contests to develop cartoons that shine a light on the important role science should play in American democracy—and the forces that get in the way.
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No school safety plan is perfect
Since the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary on Dec. 14, many schools across the country have been looking at their own security measures and trying to decide how they can make sure school is safer for students. This includes schools right here in Marquette County.
An article printed the Jan. 5 issue of The Mining Journal looked at what area schools were considering to make sure a similar tragedy won't occur in their districts.
Gwinn Area Community Schools was one of the first districts to take action.
Every school building in the Gwinn district now has electronic locks on the outside doors that can only be opened by a buzzer system placed in the main office of each building. Someone visiting the school has to hit a buzzer, look into a camera, state who they are and why they are visiting the school before a secretary will allow them into the school.
When I first heard about these measures, I thought it might be a little overkill. I?didn't think there was much chance other schools were going to follow suit. But after going to the Negaunee and Ishpeming school board meetings over the past couple of weeks I've found that this system is something many schools are considering. The Negaunee Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved the same recommendations for improved security – and approved installing cameras in the hallways at its meeting Monday.
As Negaunee Superintendent Jim Derocher said at the board meeting, these measures can't ensure the complete safety of the students but they will help give parents and staff some peace of mind while students are at school.
At the board meetings, I learned that schools had been fielding calls from parents concerned about the safety of their own children after the Sandy Hook tragedy.
I'm not a mother and I definitely grew up in a different time. The only drills we practiced in school were for fires and tornadoes. And I don't see how these measures could make it absolutely impossible for a horrible shooting to happen in our area. If someone is really determined to get into a school building, they will.
But, like many of the parents I've heard, I'm glad to see area superintendents being proactive. They're trying to make sure students feel safer – and are safer.
Editor's note: Recent Northern Michigan University graduate and Mining Journal Ishpeming Bureau reporter Adelle Whitefoot can be reached at 906-228-2500. Her email address is email@example.com.

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Skip to comments.Kwame Harris: Chris Culliver Is Spreading Hate
Posted on 01/30/2013 7:09:07 PM PST by Olog-hai
Kwame Harris has responded to Chris Cullivers comments on gays in the NFL. The former 49er and openly gay football player is responding to Cullivers suggestion that gay players would not be welcome in the team's locker room.
Its surprising that in 2013 Chris Culliver would use his 15 minutes to spread vitriol and hate. I recognize that these are comments that he may come to regret and that he may come to see that gay people are not so different than straight people, Harris told NBC Bay Area exclusively.
Harris was outed as a gay man just this week. He was charged with assaulting a former boyfriend last summer outside a Menlo Park restaurant. The charge became public after a recent court appearance.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcbayarea.com ...
Looks like the attack has started. Remember when the homosexuals didn't have all this power. Now they are the bullies.
A friend of mine told me that if Manti Te'O came out and said he was gay (don't know if he is, just a hypothetical), that he wouldn't be drafted. I bet him a six-pack that he would still be drafted. He thought I was crazy. Am I wrong?
I think they will go with an "end run".
they could also go up the middle.
They are SO different in so many ways. How they think, hygiene, disease, children, associates, hypocrisy or truth, end-of-life situations and judgment. Lots of differences.
Manti Te'o is not gay...
Kwame's sweet on Culliver.
"Hate" speech: The death of Free Speech.
"gay people are not so different than straight people,
So you dumbasses keep saying, but you can't stand it when you're treated like straight people.
I don't change clothes in front of women I don't know because I'm inhibited by the knowledge I may be judged in terms of sexuality. It makes me uncomfortable.
So....if gays are like straight people, why can't I say they make me uncomfortable and aren't welcome in my locker room?
Hatred is defined in the media as having views which counter the elite based zeitgeist.
Hatred is defined in the media as having views which counter the elite based zeitgeist.
But apparently his imaginary girlfriend is. That is one creepy guy. The Tuisosopo dude.
What is hateful is pretending a behavior is good and normal when it is evil.
But apparently his imaginary girlfriend is. That is one creepy guy. The Tuisosopo dude.Gay... or something... I'm sure Dr. Phil will straighten him out though... /sarc
Making an observation is not "hate" and yes, he will recant within a day probably
But it is okay for you as a homosexual to spread disease and mental illness?
T'eo isn't gay...
But he sure got treated like he was by the Alabama offensive line.
So why didn't Kwame come out when he played?
Strictly speaking it means corrosive substances like sulfuric acid. Someone borrowed it as a way to sound too intelligent to risk criticism once, forty years ago, as a substitute for acid, or acidic.
One can gauge someone's youth, particularly young liberal political "spinsters," to use another word inappropriately, by how often they actually use the word "onus," as "the weight of evidence leans toward BLANK being the one responsible, or "the onus" falls on FILL IN THE BLANK.
A sure sign of someone afraid of having the worthlessness of their particular college degree discovered.
Sounds like the only person spreading vitriol and hate is Kwame Harris who beat up his boyfriend.
On January 28, 2013, at San Mateo County Superior Court, Harris pleaded not guilty to charges that he assaulted his ex-boyfriend, Dimitri Geier, on August 21, 2012. He was charged with felony counts of domestic violence causing great bodily injury and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury. Geier also sued Harris for assault, battery, false imprisonment, negligence and both intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. According to the suit, Harris became upset and the two men argued after Geier poured soy sauce on a plate of rice at a restaurant in Menlo Park, California. The situation escalated as the two exchanged blows. His attorney, Alin Cintean, said Geier assaulted Harris first. "Unfortunately, Mr. Geier is the one who ended up with an injury," he said.
Harris and Geier, who used to room together, had allegedly been on-again, off-again lovers for more than a two-year period. Reportedly, the pairs argument began over some spilled soy sauce. The argument then took an ugly turn when the pair stepped outside of the eatery and Harris allegedly tried to pull down Geiers pants, accusing him of stealing his underwear.
The war of words turned into fisticuffs with 36-year-old Geier on the losing end, suffering several facial fractures that required surgery. Harris is maintaining his innocence and has stated that he struck Geier in self-defense, but Harris reportedly has a physical edge over Geier because he is 67, 240 pounds compared to his former companions frame of 61, 220 pounds.
Geier's Los Angeles-based attorney says that it's sad his client is being depicted as the aggressor. He says his client was brutally attacked — the bones in his eye socket broken, requiring a plate, surgeries and more surgeries ahead. He notes that his client didn't start the fight, that Geier just took a swing to get away from Harris. The attorney says Geier just wants to be compensated for the medical bills related to those injuries.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (608 votes).
In short: Profit driven bastardsIn full: Don't get near it ... it's a rip off race, 50 quid for not much !!! race director is an arse, they don't listen to anyone's feedback in order to improve the race, they think they know better, it's a never ending sea of issues already discussed on other posts and that happen year upon yearWant to do a nice and awesome race? do any of the great run series, or the bupa 10000Date of review: May 25, 2014
In short: Avoid avoid avoidIn full: A waste of money at £50! Poorly organised, granted the ridiculously hot weather was no ones fault however, keep us in a holding pen for over an hour whilst having to endure the rubbish on the balcony, was not ideal. There was no shade, I'd run out of water and was feeling pretty rotten before I'd (eventually) got to the start line. Walkers were not separate from runners and (to be frank) were in the way. Was a bit of a trek for medals and baggage however, this was marked clearly in the handbook. Both t-shirt and medal was crap. Awful experience. Date of review: January 28, 2014
In short: Very Poor Organisation for a Race That Takes Place in Our CapitalIn full: Good points are, you get to race in London, past some great sights, and you receive a great medal. Bad points are, it takes place before the trains are running, so you have to drive, no toilets, no starting point organisation, bags are thrown in the middle of the street in the pouring rain, announcer loved his voice so much that he started the race 10 minutes late, water was handed out with the lid still on (try not stepping on any), other runners stopping to posed for photos right in front of you, video cameras at finish didn't cover all angles, marshalls didn't keep the finish line clear, access to t-shirts and goody bags was badly organised at the end. Hopefully they will organise it a little better in 2013, but so far the most badly organsied race I've ever run.Date of review: March 11, 2013
In short: Nice to have done it onceIn full: Great route and atmosphere, but probably wouldn't do again. Didn't get to the start line until 35 minutes after the gun, and being an average to slow runner, had to deal with both walkers in front and faster runners coming from behind. My wife's bag was left unguarded at the baggage drop when we got back, and there was quite a queue for the t shirts. Potentially a great race, but needs better organisation and perhaps less runners.Date of review: July 20, 2012
In short: Awesome race route. Amazing atmosphere amongst the crowd and musicIn full: Racing past several landmarks including Big Ben defenetely tops the pros. With over 25,000 runners who participated and roughly 40,000 spectators added great atmosphere. i liked the idea we wore the same british 10k top which made the whole experience more special in a unique way. The only problem was lack of organisation. I waited inpatiently eager to start for at least half an hour, then they played 'God save the Queen' not only once but twice which was a bit cheesy and time wasting. Also noticed poor signage to baggage bay after finishing line. Overall brilliant race especially if u want to run while sightseeing while you get the feeling you almost running in a nightclub.Date of review: July 19, 2012
In short: Great course, ruined by appalling lack of organisationIn full: Hopelessly disorganised with no segregation of fast, slow and very slow runners / walkers. Kit storage a complete shambles in the rain. Overpriced and very poor value for money. Overall rating would be zero if that was possible on these ratings.Date of review: July 13, 2012
In short: Poor organisation - I hope Nike are going to invest in improvements for next year!In full: Shocking organisation particularly in view of the cost.Bags left in open. My 'bag pen assistant' had abandoned his post and we had to help ourselves to get our bags - very secure!Shambles at the finish with people not sure where to get goodie bags and medals, arguments over who gets extra t-shirt and whether they had vouchers.Everyone I spoke to complained about crowding for the first 2 or 3km - I was close to the front and there were still 'walls' of people walking that we're a pain to dodge."Come on Nike, this race has great potential".Date of review: July 12, 2012
In short: Baggage storage appalling, goody bag pathetic, stewards disinterested and too few, far too expensiveIn full: No dry storage for baggage which was left on wet pavement in the rain soaking all the contents of the bag.Why no tents for baggage?Mean goody bag which consisted of a bag of nuts, a tea bag and some low cal sugar! Too few stewards (some of which seemed totally disinterested and unhelpful). Too few toilets at the start and the toilets at Piccadilly mentioned in the brochure didn't open until 9am-too late for anyone racing. This information should have been checked. Entrance fee far too expensive. There are many other races, 10k and half marathons much cheaper and much better value for money. Excellent venue, brilliant atmosphere, crowds brilliant but wouldn't do this race again.Date of review: July 11, 2012
In short: Great event, I''ll be back!!!Date of review: July 11, 2012
In short: Poorly organised mess, but great surroundings and supporters!In full: Lots of runners, so staggered start essential. Too many walkers - and a lot of them worked their way to the front, so tough from the word go.Delayed start and serious lack of toilets at the start!!!Organisation after coming over the line was shocking. No idea where to go, then 10 minute walk to join the melee of people queuing for no medals - had to walk around to other baggage stalls other than mine to get one!Backs not under cover on a very wet day and stood on the ground and not really secure.Great crowd, enjoyable run, great surroundings, nice medal when I got one.Very much doubt if I will do it again.Date of review: July 11, 2012
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All the sumptuous ingredients that makes the Les Paul name great are in the 2012 Gibson Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar in spades: your choice of a skillfully carved plain or AAA figured maple top o... Click To Read More About This Product
All the sumptuous ingredients that makes the Les Paul name great are in the 2012 Gibson Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar in spades: your choice of a skillfully carved plain or AAA figured maple top on a mahogany back perfectly joined to a mahogany neck, Burstbucker Pro pickups each fitted with coil-split capability, locking tuning machines, and neck and body binding, this is truly a full-featured, loaded Les Paul and now features a compound-radius rosewood fretboard. Also, new œmodern weight relieving is carefully applied inside the mahogany back to provide outstanding balance while optimizing the sonic capabilities of the guitar.
Burstbucker Pro Humbuckers
Gibson' drive to recapture the magic of the original œPatent Applied For humbucker pickups of the 1950s culminated with the introduction of the Burstbucker line in the early 1990s. In 2002, Gibson followed up this innovative accomplishment with yet another breakthrough in pickup design"the Burstbucker Pro, designed specifically for Les Paul Standards. The Burstbucker Pro features an Alnico V magnet (instead of the Alnico II), which offers slightly higher output and allows preamps to be driven a little harder to achieve a more natural break-up. Like all Burstbuckers, the Burstbucker Pro has asymmetrical coils"true to the original PAFs"which supply a more open sound. The Burstbucker Pro Neck is wound slightly less than the original PAFs, while the Burstbucker Pro Bridge is slightly overwound for increased output. The Burstbucker Pro pickups are also wax potted to allow loud volume pressures with minimal feedback. A high-quality Switchcraft output jack ensures a perfect connection to your cable allowing the purest signal to leave the guitar.
2 Push/Pull Tone controls
In addition to controlling tone, one is a phase switch which allows for new tonal flavors, especially when used in combination with the coil-splitting feature. The other engages the œPure Bypass circuit which sends the bridge pickup signal straight to the output jack to deliver the most direct, pure and dynamic signal possible.
Coil Tapping
The bridge and neck pickups can each be split via their own push/pull switch on the volume knob to achieve a single-coil tone. This coil-tapping function allows you to instantly achieve brighter, snappier tones from this humbucker-loaded guitar, to replicate the sounds of other classic guitars equipped with single-coil pickups, and to return to the Les Paul Standard's thick, warm, powerful, full-humbucking tone at the push of a knob. Frequency-tuned œFat Tap coil tapping creates a fatter single coil tone with great output and balance when switching from dual to single coils. Single coil configurations are specially designed to be œhum-reducing.
Neck Profile
The 2012 Les Paul Standard is fitted with Gibson' classic ™60s slim-taper neck profile, which is the more modern, slim-tapered neck most commonly associated with the Les Paul and SG models of the early 1960s. A compound radius rosewood fingerboard allows for comfort, speed and precision at all points up and down the neck. It accommodates lower string height while achieving unrestricted, smooth, upper-register string bending.
Locking Grover Tuners
The 2012 Les Paul Standard is outfitted with locking tuners from Grover, which deliver ease of use through a standard tuner and positive locking mechanism that securely locks each string in place. Simply insert each string through the string hole, turn the dial on the bottom of the tuner to lock the string, and begin tuning. Each string can be tuned to pitch in less than one complete revolution of the post. These Grover machine heads feature completely sealed components with an improved 18:1 tuning ratio.
Gibson Hardshell case included.
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Overall I love this guitar. I am replacing a 1968 Les Paul that was stolen from me. Had that guitar for 35 years. I think that this is the best sounding Les Paul...Read complete review
Overall I love this guitar. I am replacing a 1968 Les Paul that was stolen from me. Had that guitar for 35 years. I think that this is the best sounding Les Paul that has been produced since the late 60's.
Finish is excellent - much improved, however still not PRS quality. Some very minor manufacturing imperfections.
Tone however is awesome. Great idea to borrow Page's setup for the electronics. Coil tap and out of phase sound fantastic.
Disappointed in the PLEK setup. Strings have to be higher than I am used to to avoid fret buzz, especially above the 14th fret.
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Overall the guitar plays and looks great but it sounds a little weak, has some tuning issues, and could use taller frets. I appreciate Gibsons attempts to improve the standard with the higher...Read complete review
Overall the guitar plays and looks great but it sounds a little weak, has some tuning issues, and could use taller frets. I appreciate Gibsons attempts to improve the standard with the higher quality top, improved tuners, electronic upgrades, compound radius fret board, and better designed weight relief BUT the baby frets, cheap nut, pick up sound, and 2 piece glued together fret board are a deal killer for me.
Gibson made a good effort to improve the features but they missed on a few points. First off this new modern weight relief is the ticket. It just feels right. The push/pull, bypass, and phase switch electronic upgrades are absolutely great. I mean if you can have more features but have the ability to go back to that classic Les Paul sound why not right? The AAA top is a nice improvement as well as this a 2k + guitar with the name Gibson on it so this should be a given. They placed the highest quality locking tuners on this model as well which I can appreciate. I do have a few issues though. They decreased the fret size to a medium down from a medium jumbo. The frets are just way to short and my finger tips drag on the board, especially in the upper region. Another feature that needs improvement is the nut. I wish they would just get a contract with Graphtech already as these plastic nuts are horrid for tuning. Im not a fan of the burstbuckers either. I have a Les Paul with 57 classics and they make the burstbuckers sound hollow and a little weak.
The quality in some areas is great and in others not. The fret board and frets are flawless and immaculate. The locking Grover tuners with 18:1 ratio are the best you can get. The finish could be better though. The top on this one has scratches all over it as if someone left it on a buffing wheel too long and it's not very shiny. The nut isnt so hot as mentioned before and the guitar has tuning issues. Ive played guitars a third of the price with a Graphtech self lubricating nut that stayed in tune better.
For the price Id like to see better sounding pick ups, a higher quality nut, and different neck radius and fret size options. A little more attention to detail on the finish is in good order as well. Some people arent going to like the compound radius and being stuck with these tiny short frets is no fun.
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So after 15 years of playing on a Fender Big Apple Stratocaster I finally broke down and paid the big money for a Premium Gibson Les Paul. I've played some vintage Les Paul's from some of the guys I'd play with, and I was always left with a feeling that Gibson Les Paul's just seemed.....well...me. They just fit me. I purchased this Gibson Les Paul Standard Premium in the Fireball finish and Wow! What a stunning guitar. But what really struck me was not only the tone from the BurstBucker Pro's it was the incredible length of sustain. Even without an amp you can feel the sustain throughout the body and neck. It just resonates tone. Everything about this guitar impresses me. I've heard from some of the guys I've played with that the "modern weight reduction" doesn't have the sustain that the older ones do. I just haven't found that to be the case and I'm a complete tone-a-holic. In fact I've found no merit to this folklore whatsoever and better yet, I don't have a sore shoulder and back when I've had it on my shoulder for a few hours. Bottom line, this growls like a Monster, and plays like butter. I couldn't ask for more tone and playability than this. And I now I know why these are legendary guitars because hype can only take you so far. So if you're on the hunt for a true Gibson Les Paul, this is certainly one I can honestly recommend.
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Just bought from MF this LP standard is just amazing awesome tones and beautiful to look at sustain is amazing the best Gibson I have ever owned.
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First off, I will say that this is a beautiful looking and sounding guitar. I bought a 2012 Premium Plus in Heritage Cherry Sunburst. My main issue with Musician's Friend is that they sold this guitar to me as new, but it had clearly been opened and played and had a couple of very minor scuff marks from a strap. I am assuming that it had been previously returned. The plek sticker had been removed and the "private reserve" people had even left a note inside of the box. Ah, hello, this is supposed to be brand new and factory sealed. Anyway, they gave me a small credit back to make up for the issues, and I do love the guitar, so I kept it. I have had Musician's Friend send me used Fender guitars as new in the past too, so be on the look out for this issue.
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This is perhaps the greatest musical instrument I own. Sounds amazing through my mesa boogie ta-30. Great tone not r8 or r9 but almost there without spending all that extra cash.
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I ordered the Trans Amber AAA flame and was a little skeptical how it would look. Well, when I finally had the courage to open the box, which was packed very nicely to prevent damage, I was just in awe.
Just a thing of beauty. Sounds great, fun to play. Thank you MF for taking the time to help me get what I always wanted, a great guitar that also is a work of art.
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44 years playing guitar so far! I have had two other Gibson Les Pauls in my lifetime... a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe and also the 25th Anniversary Les Paul (still have this one).
This new Les Paul has the asymmetrical neck which really feels great and makes playing so much easier. The tone options are great too with the pull-out knobs. The only suggestions is for Gibson to put strap locks (I prefer the Schaller versions) and to replace the top-hat pot knobs with their Speed Knobs. I replaced both things (purchased through Musicians Friend) and that makes the guitar a lot more enjoyable to play since I don't have to worry about dropping the guitar off the strap and switching out tones and changing volume is so much easier now.
Highly recommended guitar! I was lucky to get the guitar at a substantial discount when it was on sale, but even at its normal price, I'd still recommend this guitar! I purchased the Light Burst color option and it does not have any shades of Red on the top as you see in the photos on Musician's Friend. It actually looks like the Trans Amber finish but with a very slight darkening around the edges to create a very faint sunburst. Excellent coloring! The only other thing is the reddish finish on the mahogany back and sides. It would look better if it were just a more natural color instead of the red. Oh well, I can live with it!
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The guitar is amazing!!! The tone and sound are great so many different tones with the pick ups allows for many styles of play. I did have to get another sent to me as the first one had a few very small issues cosmeticly but MF sent me another one right away and it was perfect! This was the first time I ever bought an instrument without playing it first and it paid off. MF has great customer service!! would do it again in a heart beat.
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The good
This is the best playing guitar I have ever used that is why I bought it. In addition to this Les Paul, I own a PRS McCarty and a Fender Deluxe Strat. My new Les Paul Standard has the lowest action (1/16) without fret buzz of the three. I credit this to the compound radius neck and short scale length. Both the PRS and Strat tend to fret out when bending strings beginning around the 12th fret causing me to have to raise the action to (3/32).
My new LP is very versatile with all the switching options. I agree it does not sound like an older LP with the 490T pup. It does a have a great range of sounds including something close to the PAF pup. If you want the muddy hot humbucker sound look elsewhere, the new pups on the standard are clean for a humbucker and sing on the highest notes. I really like the Strat Quack you can get through the switching.
The Bad
I am not a fan of the pleaking process. In that it leaves some steps in the fretboard wood adjacent to the fret. The neck binding does not match the profile of the fret and looks ragged. Gibson could have spent time cleaning this up but didn't. I spent three hours cleaning up the binding at the fret ends. On the other had I think the frets are level evidenced by the low action.
Overall I like the neck, but who is ever satisfied. I don't notice the asymmetric neck at all. It feels more like a D shaped neck. I would have liked it a touch thinner. But then a "C" shaped neck like the Fender Strat would have been great for wrapping the thumb.
The Ugly
The two volume pots have the finer traditional knob splines and the two tone pots have the splines spaced wider, like the Eppiphone, so the knobs don't fit on to the tone controls. Gibson's answer apparently was to get a bigger hammer. The guitar arrived with the tone knobs unseated, crooked, and forced on so tight I thought the maple top would shatter when I was taking them off. I had to drill out the knobs to fit the tone controls larger splined shafts. I have had tuning problems and have to lubericate the nut with each set of strings.
The 3A and 4A tops look great. I'll give the finish on the top a B for quality as there are imperfections such as dust in the finish. The finish on the back and sides of the guitar are really ugly. The wood surfaces are sanded unevenly, the rounded corners are not consistent in curvature, there is debris in the finish and the buffing looks half done. I recently refinished a guitar in lacquer and mine looks much better. Even the Eppiphone guitars look better. Don't let Gibson tell you the defects are a result of the labor intensive lacquer process. If they can't do better than this perhaps they should also switch to a modern finish. The finish quality and workmanship of both my Fender and PRS guitars superior.
So if it has all these defects why did I buy it? It plays and sounds great.
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It's a pleasure to play with the slim asymmetrical and compound radius neck. I have a number of Gibson guitar neck types and this is one is slimmer feeling.
Plek'd did a great job with fret leveling and nut cutting; however, the frets were not smooth. If you do bends, you can feel gritty frets. Closer inspection revealed a lot of fine sanding lines on the top of the frets(bus top crowning profile)and unusual deeper cuts on the sides (not affecting playability). I sanded all the frets, polished them, and did minor crowning.
For the bridge PU, I'm contemplating changing the value of the white capacitor that is inline in single coil setting. It almost has the same tone as a humbucker mode.
For the price...Trans amber sure is pretty and it's worth it!
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I have been playing guitar now for 20 years. I have owned many guitars of various design. Without a doubt, this has the sweetest tone and features of them all. I was impressed with how it was packaged and believe it or not this guitar was in tune when i took it out of the box! The coil-taps are a nice feature as well. I mostly played a Strat and an Ibanez Rg series before and this allows me to go back to that single coil feel if i want to. I also purchased a VOX tube amp to compliment this new guitar and it is the perfect combination. If you're considering buying a Gibson, spend the extra money and get a Standard. I played the Studio, and while it is still a nice guitar, it is far from the quality that you find on the Standard.
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