I had no intention of buying another guitar anytime soon. But, I have an autoimmune arthritis condition that attacks my tendons. It limits flexibility, and creates pain. I'm generally on the lookout for a super slim neck. While in the store, I was checking out the LP's and SG's and came across this guitar. The back of the neck as a lot of grain. It appears that someone at Gibson tried to sand it out. Because this neck is super slim. Other Trad Pro V's were thicker. This neck was thinner than any SG in the house, and there were about 10 of them. The sales guy thought I was full of **it, until he did all the side by side comparisons too. Not a single Gibson guitar was as thin as this. Makes practicing and playing for long periods of time less painful during and after. So I grabbed it. Couldn't pass it up. I'm normally a Standard or Custom Shop guy. But this is still a beautiful guitar and stands apart from its siblings.
This was on the wall and had been played by many, so it was nasty filthy and the strings felt like they had dried honey on them. But, not a mark on it. The guitar has been thoroughly cleaned, conditioned and has new strings. Plus, set up to my liking. A couple of coats of Virtuoso has the neck slick and fast. I don't feel the grain at all, but, of course, I knew that would be the case once I got it home. Happy to add it to my stable of axes.
Happy accidental NGD to me.
This was on the wall and had been played by many, so it was nasty filthy and the strings felt like they had dried honey on them. But, not a mark on it. The guitar has been thoroughly cleaned, conditioned and has new strings. Plus, set up to my liking. A couple of coats of Virtuoso has the neck slick and fast. I don't feel the grain at all, but, of course, I knew that would be the case once I got it home. Happy to add it to my stable of axes.
Happy accidental NGD to me.
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