Chinese Les Paul Custom and some random FAQs

[@davidevans3175]

Fact is, today's Gibson is selling fakes of the original Gibsons made back in the day when Gibson made incredible guitars. A 2014 Les Paul is really a fake of a 1960 Les Paul. You cannot buy the same quality guitar today as you could in '60. Gibson just owns the trademarks so legally they have the right to call it "the real thing". If you want one, that's fine - if you want to spend 4 grand, which is insane. So you can spend 4K on a Gibson imitation from Gibson, or $300 on a Gibson imitation from the factory in China that makes them for Gibson.

[@fongy200]

Gibson calls them reissued, but i get what your saying.

[@pedrohnqtoledo]

Finally a guy that understands what I thought when I bought my LP Custom SG. First of all, curiosity, and it was cheap, US$ 230 shipped!! I wanted a 3 humbucker guitar and 230 was not even close to the other options, like any Epiphone or luthier guitar on my country, I would've spent at least US$ 500 used. By spending only 230, I would not be afraid to dig new holes, mess around heavily on this guitar. And I was pretty sure that it was not a Gibson. haha! Kept the pickups because they sound great!! But changed the pots and did a lot of cosmetic changes. Knobs, truss rod cover (3 screws to 2 screws), neck plate, 3 way switch, did a custom shaped pickguard. The bridge and stop tail felt really light and plasticky, some saddles did not even work, had to change it. The tuners work perfectly and had to replace a couple of frets. Did a 3 volume 1 tone wiring also. I spent almost US$ 180 revamping this guitar. And I can tell you that is my go to guitar. Have a nice expensive Gretsch, and do not think that plays as nice as my SG LP Custom. Yes, the diamond is smaller, the body is squished, the neck and headstock I think they're a bit smaller also. But it is so good looking!!! At first glance feels like a Custom shop guitar, but it's not!! 3 piece mahogany body, one piece mahogany neck, great grained, heritage cherry finish with gold hardware. The fretboard is a mystery for me, it does not look like rosewood and does not look like ebony, it is some kind of dark, hard wood. Maybe some asian wood. Who knows. Anyway, just put a black sticker on top of the Gibson and diamond logo and the whining will stop. I never wanted a Gibson, just wanted a 3 humbucker guitar that I could mess around. Cheers!! Great videos!!

[@leokimvideo]

I'm very selective with the guitar guy's and girls I watch on youtube, but you have the killer personality which comes across as if you have known your audience for years. Thats a really good trick to have up your sleeve. It's funny here is a video where you talk the talk and it's all good. I'm always curious about knock off products......keep em coming

[@SouthernPrinceKenny]

Speaking of Kiss.....They're100% the reason I started playing in '79. I was 15 and me and my best friend went into String's and Thing's in Memphis, TN one afternoon and was talking to the owner about our favorite band Kiss as we was looking at all the different types instruments avail....... so the owner told us to follow him he had something to show us. We went into the dark seldomly accessed drum kit room and the guy pulled down off the shelf a aluminum anvil flight case and asked me to open it.... Lord and Behold, it was the actual/real deal Ibanez Paul Stanley Iceman on loan to the store for a upcoming 2+ years display high out of reach in the showroom. It was the second most important day of my life since birth. I lifted the neck in my left hand and left the rhinestone ravenged/scared body sit in the case and I gave her a strum. That magical moment did it for me... I was hooked. Later that week, I went into the Musician's Shop in Jackson, MS and bought a brand new 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom wine/gold w/chainsaw case $1200 (liked Ace's Les Paul's better is the reason I chose it.) Sad to say it got stolen at Ole Miss in '88. Makes me sick coz it's worth 4 times more today than I paid for it new : . ( Well, 2 years went by w/o a guitar and I called up SNT in Memphis to see what they had avail. salesman told about a used Jackson Soloist '87 Ferrari Red USA Custom (smoked everything in the shop new or used) for $1200. Actually got it for $1000 it had the original price tag and construction sign off cards included... showed $2375 when new.... played it 23 years until it's nearly worn out and 2 years ago bought a used "08 GLPC Oxblood from Guitar Center in Nashville $2600....... Nice but not my long lost "79 by no means!!!!!!! Thank You Kiss for your inspiration : . ) enjoyed the video brother.......

[@5H4V3D89]

Just sub'd.. I lol'd when you throw in a random guitar riff mid conversation! good stuff here man

[@papablue3015]

Once again 11yrs later! 😂 looks identical to my chibson 2024! 288. To my door! Great build platform! Thanks Steve 🤘 i do have a 1983 Gibson les paul custom pearl white!

[@RozsaAmplificationLLC]

What's the Weight?? and where did you get it from?? You said it's heavy. Got one the other day and it was horrible light! Weighs 8# 2oz versus a real Gibson of this model, which weighs almost 10# (9.75)! You also state this one has the nibs on the frets?? If so, most don't, so that's huge.

[@MrPsalm333]

Original member of the Kiss Army here bro ... I had more Kiss stuff than a little bit ... Can't say I share the same sentiment about them now or even in '12 when you did this video ... But I spent many hours rocking out to everything from Alive II backward ... Appreciate what you do sir ... Rock on ... \m/

[@Lily-mc5de]

I could listen to you recite anecdotes all day.

[@LawDogg]

I could careless if he played a coffee can manufactured by non Union umpa loom pas. He has nice chops and great stories. It's entertainment not a debate.

[@leokimvideo]

quick hit the like button and sit back and enjoy one of the best players on the tube

[@SFBGuitar]

Leo, you ROCK!! I think I can easily say you have the best toy reviews on KZbin. My son loves them. Thanks so much for the support!

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks so much! Very much appreciated! More vids on the way, for sure.

[@SFBGuitar]

That's what a buddy said, too, which cheered me up. When it first arrived, I was hating the color. But these days I like it a lot more.

[@SFBGuitar]

Same here. I scored a surprisingly nice Squier for $90 a couple of years ago. I try to keep the base cost under $300 if at all possible and then just upgrade the hardware. Besides, they make nice winter projects in mid-January when the holidays are over and things get a bit boring.

[@tonyvincenzi4007]

lol.. listen to them gold screws in there.. :D.. laughed my ass of man.. all in all pretty nice axe.. and I do like that color..

[@SFBGuitar]

Same here! I didn't have the 8' poster, but I did have the Ace, Paul, Gene and Peter "Aucoin" set that you mention, plus the matching poster that's like the inside of Kiss Alive II. There was a set of pinups with all the members in a futuristic scenario. I remember Peter with what looked like a glass rod saber, or some thing like that. Even the little spots that were open above the closet door were covered in KISS cards. Remember them? I had almost a complete set.

[@Jtheman497]

dude ive been watching your vids since you started you rock in every way always make me laugh and i have actually learned alot from you thanks and keep making these

[@brokenchains]

One of my favorite videos that you have done, it's like I was sitting in the room with you, thanks!!!

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks so much! Glad you dug it. That's pretty much the vibe I'm looking for, hanging out and talkin' guitars.

[@NoLifeTillLeather96]

I've watched a few of your videos today, and I'm subbing. You seem really chill and I just love your videos, please keep it up.

[@leokimvideo]

I think my 1980 big scrap book and Kiss collection will have to be seen on youtube...that is if Gene does not pull copyright over it..LOL At school I was one of but 2 kids who were into Kiss, it was hard being the in that situation but I knew I was into something really good, and the other kids had not worked it out. At the same time I was also a huge DEVO fan, and in a funny way still love what they are getting up to. DEVO was and is way ahead of their time, it's a very clever band.

[@SFBGuitar]

Cool! I think I'm still over them, but it's good to know he's still around. He was seemingly the best of 'em. YYZ!!!

[@lester73]

Hi. My room in Paris was exactly the same as yours (full of KISS posters...) as you said in your vid. It was a real challenge to love KISS in the 80's here in France because everybody was laughin at you... Now everybody love them... I still love your videos and the way you talk about guitars and music. It is like it is part of your ADN. Rock on.

[@arondllr2]

You should have your own radio show where you do this. I'd never turn my radio, love your videos man!

[@CarlosSantiago-oi6nj]

All I have to say is that when "SLASH" did the appetite for destruction album he used a fake gibson & it ended up sounding just as good as a real one in fact now Gibson makes gibson copies of a gibson copy lol. The truth is that it doesn't really matter what you use to play it's about the time & effort you put into your guitar whether it's real or fake. People wanna buy replicas let them what's the harm in it? It's not like anyone is gonna sell out shows & perform live on stage.

[@PantheonLincoln]

The thing is that the Slash guitar was a VERY expensive replica of a vintage guitar by a respected luthier, using materials and construction methods that were used back then. This is a cheap mass-produced guitar from a Chinese factory that has another company's branding on it. A world of difference.

[@CarlosSantiago-oi6nj]

No entirely true. Slash couldn't afford a good guitar at the time. And it didn't cost him anything it was given to him. When people buy these guitars and repair them to sound and look a certain way it's the same idea slash had in mind. He couldn't afford what he wanted so he made the best out of what he had. Same idea with Eddie Van Halen He couldn't afford a great guitar so he bought spare guitar parts and made the Frankenstein strat. It doesn't mean he doesn't deserve to play its the fact that when you can't afford something you make the best out of what you have. I honestly don't see a harm in it.

[@CarlosSantiago-oi6nj]

Now if people are on KZbin advertising a replica LES PAUL like it's the real thing and making $ off of it when it's not its a different story but people on KZbin are simply just showing how they can enjoy playing a replica at home to themselves and still rock out and have fun. There's no harm in that.

[@CarlosSantiago-oi6nj]

By the way slashes replica AFD guitar did not have another companies branding on it. It false advertised a real 1959 les Paul standard. it's the same idea.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

Carlos,the thing you do not know and probably do not understand is slash was playing guitars that were about 5 levels ABOVE a Gibson made to his exact specification by a very exclusive Luther in Los Angles.they weren't Chinese copies,they were USA made 100% perfect Luther hand crafted guitars that only LOOKED like a les paul.this is the reason they are worth so much,are so impossible to find(the guitar maker died)and are so good. research the term "ghost guitar" 99% of true rock stars do not play gibsons,they play hand crafted guitars. you might want to look into what you are claiming to know,because research is key.

[@skipstalforce]

I love how you manage to combine Jack Black and TD all in to one character for about 15 seconds at the beggining, You're Like Awesome Man!

[@timothyjay2012]

Its a Replica!! That's the best term to use because they are very real and nice!! Awesome videos

[@cliffw2000cliff]

Love your vids dude. You mentioned you were blown away when you first learned these could be had and that's exactly where I am right NOW. I am just blown away actually. I just ordered a PRLess but with my own head stock name and really excited about it. Of course I would like the guitar to be perfect right out of the box but after watching a lot of videos on these I really doubt it will be. Though, to me it sounds like a fun project making it perfect with some new hardware, wiring, maybe fret dressing, whatever it needs... :) Thanks for all your vids dude and great playing. Keep jammin'.

[@nisoldi]

Cliff Warren how is it? did you get it?

[@SixStringHarmonies]

Nevertheless, great vid Steve! Nice to see ya, thanks for popping in! I think I'm gonna try grabbing one of these "F Deluxe T-Style" copies, if for nothing else than to hang on the wall. Maybe some new pups, and my kid can play it one day. Cheers, hope to see ya back soon!

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks! A buddy has a Slash model that's really nice, so I hope you get one that looks and plays as nice as his.

[@SFBGuitar]

I had those, too! I had some fractal swirl and a "Keep On Trucking" Crumb poster. Ok, I think I found my next obsession.

[@SFBGuitar]

Agreed! I have to say, it's looking pretty good in the video.

[@SammyBones]

Nice video. It's good to see someone with an upbeat personality rockin out on KZbin. #rockout

[@pointyguitarz]

Very informative. Been keeping up on "bootleg" imports and wasn't surprised when these Chinese Les Pauls showed up a few years ago. With that said, and to avoid "knockoffs", I look for Gibson Les Pauls, V's, and Explorers that were built at the old Kalamazoo Michigan Gibson plant. Big fan of San Dimas made Jackson Rhoads guitars as well. Thanks and have a great day!

[@SFBGuitar]

Agreed, Shawn. I thought that show was great! It was nice to see you there, though we didn't have a chance to meet up. So funny we were in the same section! Monster is a great album and yeah, it needs a little time to get used to, but I find that with a lot of records. The last Steel Panther I thought was just so-so when I first heard it, but by the fifth listen it was the greatest album ever. lol

[@johnsmix6694]

So i have been looking through trade tang, and whatever pictures i look at most of them say they were made on the usa on the back of the neck. Is that like an alarming factor to not buy it?

[@rotemcalisir4565]

hey, so thanx for the video a few questions is the neck made out of ebony or just designed to look like it? what whould you say about the playability of the guitar? regarding to the parts only (body, neck, knobs etc) do you feel like they are in a well enogh quality?

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks! Yeah, lick lessons are definitely in the plan. It's just coming up with a way to organize it. But I'll definitely have some riff lessons at some point.

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks, man! That's a HUGE compliment. Jean was a riot.

[@SFBGuitar]

Yes, definitely going to have Steve over before the end of year, I hope. It just depends on schedules. He's going to get busy in January, so I'm shooting for sometime in December. I haven't thought about bringing a cam out, but I'll look into it. That's not a bad idea. It's getting good sound that's the hard part. I might have to invest in a nice rifle mic to isolate the audio.

[@leokimvideo]

thats it, we have that absolute Kiss thing between us, I had a room covered in posters, dressed as Ace at the 1980 Sydney concert....fav album is The Elder

[@TonyFuentesTV]

Yo Steve! LOL. Still crack me up! Thanks for the latest video. It always great seeing your videos and your light banter with your audience (fans!) LOL. KISS Rules! My pster was the 1776 style poster! I KNOW you and I waited monthlu

[@paulizzyrollins]

Really enjoy your videos mate, keep them coming.

[@Scream4vengeance]

I totally love your stories, man, they're so fun and educative! Have a rocking week! - JC

[@hakk3r]

With these being microphonic pickups do you get a lot of feedback such as unwanted ringing? Cause I am not able to hear the ringing sound coming from the pickups

[@SFBGuitar]

I was thinking Duncan Blackouts (which are very similar to the Zakk set). What did Randy use? Super Distortions?

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks so much, JC! You have a rocking week, too. \m/

[@DonThorvund]

Always good to see a video from you, Steve! You know, John 5 financed his first vintage Telecasters by selling his Kiss Poster collection for $75,000. Makes you wish we saved ours!

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks, man! Yeah, all those folks you mentioned are right up there for me, too. I was just listening to Dio's Greatest Hits and man, they still hold up today. I'll pump my Chibsons up with some new hardware at some point, but for now I'm in a holding pattern until after Christmas. It will be a good winter project after the holidays are over.

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks! More on the way, for sure!

[@SFBGuitar]

Same here, I think it rocks. I probably like Sonic Boom a little better, but I do like this release. The best Paul Stanley guitar is the PS1 by Ibanez, especially the one with the ebony fingerboard. It's miles above the standard Iceman and is considered a really nice guitar by any standard. The Washburn just struck me as a business deal, whereas the Stanley started with an Iceman, and then Ibanez made his custom model. That process seemed more organic than just licensing the Stanley name.

[@SFBGuitar]

HA! The 1776 poster!! I TOTALLY had that one! Ok, now my new obsession is old KISS posters. lol And you're spot on with my age, I'm 46. I got "Beth" as a 45rpm single back in '76 and I was hooked. Then I got the single for Christine Sixteen the next summer and my parents bought me Alive II that Christmas. By '79, I owned every album and my walls were plastered with nothing but KISS posters. By '82, KISS was out of my life, dismissed as a "kid's band" and replaced by Zep, my new obsession.

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks! It's ok if you don't like Kiss. I understand they're not for everyone. I think it was just such a huge part of my childhood, I'll never kick 'em to the curb.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hey Steve, I missed the 70s KISS train by just a few years I think. I was born in late 71, and I didn't really get into rock until I was about 10. However, one of the "best" memories I have of KISS is walking through JC Penney's with my mom at probably around the age of 6 or 7, and seeing the solo albums on display. As my mom shopped, I kept walking back to the dislpay in awe of how cool they looked... but admittedly Gene freaked me out hahaha. :)

[@SFBGuitar]

Anytime! More lessons real soon.

[@dino007]

Also the bridges are metric so they have a flathead screw for adjustments and they have a scarf joint on the neck where the head stock is joined. Now that being said I have heard they are making them with standered bridges and no scarf joint. So they could be harded to tell with the newer ones....

[@timothyjay2012]

Best sounding guitars on KZbin by far! Don't get me wrong i know its the software that makes a big difference but this dudes a good guitarist!!

[@SFBGuitar]

They feel pretty much the same. The amber Standard has a very slim neck, so that felt a little different. But the rest of them are pretty much the same. If there are differences, they really weren't very noticeable, other than weight and general quality. So the real ones certainly feel more solid and better crafted, but I can't say the shape and feel of the neck is much different. I don't own any, but my buddy has a few and I've featured them on here.

[@gretscher]

I have a couple of Gibsons too and if I ever don't want them I can't sell them. I agree with you on that. I have a Black Les Paul Custom with P90s (because I hate humbuckers) and a Super 400 with two P90s. Both are excellent guitars. Funny no one KZbin care about Super 400s or Les Pauls with P90s, just Les Pauls with humbuckers or an occasional hollow body with humbucker. Oh well for each his own. But yes, I am stuck with two great guitars sense I can't sell them. Maybe I can drive south 2 hours to Tijuana and sell it to someone down there if I have to.

[@dvomvas1]

Wanted to say that I came across your site...videos are thoroughly entertaining...nice job!!

[@SFBGuitar]

HA! Thanks, Dave! It probably does have a scarf joint under that paint, judging on how often they use that technique.

[@danban1964]

I bought one and it just arrived yesterday,, Gibson logo and everything,

[@SFBGuitar]

I like Cort guitars. They make some of the better Squier models for Fender (serial starts with IC, for Indonesian Cort) and I'm pretty sure they make the Kramer Classic models for Gibson. So while I don't own a Cort, per se, I own at least one - maybe two - guitars made by them for other manufacturers, and I really like them. So I'm sure they have their manufacturing processes down pat and their quality control, too. Thumbs up for Cort.

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks!! I think the Duncan set is awesome. (the Duncan Distortion and the Duncan JB) I used a set in the Charvels I played and thought they were really nice. For a more vintage vibe, the Duncan PAF is really good, too. Bobby had one in his Washburn Nuno and I thought it sounded great.

[@xThuggyCx]

i really love how u play it too. i started back in the 6th grade but never stuck to it. im now a junior and have started up again about 3 weeks ago. a lot better than i was but still not amazing. when i hear u play its motivation to get better. been watching ur vids a lot lately :P

[@GuitarToneFreak]

Glad to hear you're digging 'Monster', man - I am, too! And your example of what your room was like is how my Dad says his was - just KISS, KISS, KISS, lol! Take care, bud.

[@Gibson1976uk]

I bought a Gibson Les Paul for 1400 British pounds, after playing with it in a store!! still use it and the guitar sings!! worth every penny. People always comment on how good it sounds and feels! I let fellow guitars have a go here and there :) one guy even went out and bought one himself! The DUMBEST thing anyone can do is just order on-line without trying!! I never agree with that

[@filmtorres]

You're like the Jean Shepherd of rock & roll. Great show!

[@SFBGuitar]

Exactly. It keeps the boredom down and the anxiety when it gets dented or scratched. Plus, it's the only solution for the ADD guitarist. lol The last fake I bought was a Stealth copy with an ebony fingerboard and matte finish. It was surprisingly nice for $174. The pickups suck so bad, though, I'll have to change them out before it makes an appearance in a video. And I'll probably change the bridge, too, as it's pretty weak. Keep rocking, Satch. Your Dio stuff is unparalleled.

[@SFBGuitar]

I missed them on the Dynasty tour and didn't get to see them until the Creatures tour. We were so far away (and no screens back then) that it wasn't Ace until after the show. I remember thinking, wow, Ace is not using a Les Paul? He's gonna use Jacksons all night? That should have been my first clue right there. I love Cheap Trick, too. Heaven Tonight and Cheap Trick At Budakon were the soundtrack to my 1979 (not to mention Jackson Browne's "The Load Out/Stay").

[@leokimvideo]

also Steve, I was reading that the Gibson Ace Frehley signature series ( the first ones ) have pulled up in price. There is a wiki page about the signature series guitars and it seems Ace's one is very popular. If you have a early number you have a 9K guitar on your hands. I'm not sure if all the signature series guitars pull up in price, but hell Ace's one seems like a good investment.

[@SFBGuitar]

Agreed! Love Kiss and digging the new album.

[@ravenfn831]

Thanks for the review and all your advice. My biggest beef with these are when they stamp the back of the headstock with "Made in USA" and even include a fake serial number. If they would just be honest about that, it would sit a little better. That said, I'm a pretty poor guy these days and would love a high quality LP or SG copy like what you have. Even if I had $3000 to blow, I'm not dumping it on a Gibby. A custom shop Hamer or other brand would be more worthy, imo.

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks! I think I'm going to try a Squier Classic Vibe Tele at some point. They look so cool and have a lot of, well, classic vibe. lol

[@dvaoa]

Hey Steve - speaking of Ibanez LP's, I still have a wine red bolt-on LP under the name "El Degas", bought up in Canada, circa late 70's/early 80's. But..MIJ, built at the Ibanez factory, then re-labeled for the Canadian market. Came with a SD in the bridge & a PAF in the neck, plus coil taps...*GREAT* guitar, so effortless to play. Narrow neck, pretty round fretboard radius, definitely not a shredder, but perfect for me as a riffage/rhythm player. Good times. Thanks for the memories!

[@KISS1975]

I'm trying to get MIke to love the new KISS Album too! As usual I sit riveted watching you!

[@SFBGuitar]

HA! Yeah, I lived in Hype Park, then West Roxbury, and then we settled in Dedham in '78. I'm still in the area, just a few miles down Rt1 in Auto Mile country.

[@SFBGuitar]

I KNEW IT!! lol Where I'm from, that's a "sawbuck." I think I had that same poster! I had two large mural posters, and one was definitely Alive II themed. I had the Ace with the smoking guitar, the NYC one, the Mylar poster....it's probably a grand in vintage posters!

[@mitchsteel09]

Hey did you have the tuning heads replaced on that one? Just curious as to whether or not you have to bore out the headstock to get real grovers or Kluson's on there. I have a Felder '59 copy and it sounds great, just put a SD 59 in the neck and a SD jeff beck in the bridge. Things plays great and sounds insane.

[@TonyFuentesTV]

....waited monthly for the latest Creem, Hit Parader, and Circus magazines! LOL great paying Steve....p.s. G Lynch vids will be unveiled in a weeks time, hopefully in a friendly-easy style as you...look forward to more of your vids and glad youre doing well. Cheers!

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks! I'm liking it now, too.

[@1991stratplus]

These Chinese Les Paul look pretty good, but my next guitar is going to be the real deal. I am going to buy a 2014 Les Paul traditional, non weight relived. I just love the solid feel of the traditional, feels like it's a bit heavier in weight. Just feels good in my hands. No clone Gibson's for me. Get the real deal, it's worth it. The resale value alone makes it worth it. I'm a Canadian and I love American made guitars like Fender and Gibson. I don't think it's worth the risk of buying a Chibson made in China. It might be a faulty, they have really crappy micro-phonic pick-ups for one thing, and would probably have to change them out, along with machine heads and other parts. Just not worth it. The Chibson's have there place, just not in my place.

[@SFBGuitar]

I've seen the same thing -- the bridge not placed correctly. Try to find a long-throw bridge, if possible. There are bridges out there that are wider than the standard Tune-o-matics, so you may be able to get it adjusted without re-drilling the face (which would be a mess).

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks! Agreed on Monster. Gotta give credit where it's due.

[@independentthinker.273]

Is the neck profile on those guitars as fat as an actual Les Paul custom? I used to have a custom copy from the '70s that was made by a company in Japan called Crown City International. You could always spot these because it would have a capital I over a capital C for the headstock logo. It was a bolt on neck, but the neck was really slim. I would say a little thicker at the nut like an Ibanez wizard II configuration. I regret letting that guitar go back in '86. Are the Chinese Les Paul custom and or Les Paul standard neck configuration close to the Gibson counterparts? Please tell me there are slimmer than Gibson? Gibsons have always been like a Louisville slugger for a neck profile. Especially for my hands. I have short fingers.

[@SFBGuitar]

I just checked it and they are showing 24,000 guitars for sale. At the height, there were 120,000 guitars for sale. At the low point, there were about 6,000 guitars for sale. So it seems all over the place, but definitely down compared to 18 months ago.

[@SFBGuitar]

I thought about a Black Beauty style, too. But I'm staying focused on the Ibanez guitars right now. I just think I play a little better on them because of the super slim neck.

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Great guitar player! Really great storyteller!!! ;)

[@Gypsyguitarist92]

You always crack me up! You are freaking awesome Pix

[@SFBGuitar]

Thanks! Gee, that's hard to nail down, but Kiss Alive and Creatures are both near the top of my list.

[@iamswitters]

Love your videos man. Keep them coming!

[@leokimvideo]

Cheap Trick, didn't the guitarist from that band have a massive guitar collection..??, and seeing Kiss is 78 was the right time, maybe a 76 / 77 concert was the absolute prime time when they were super hungry for big success

[@jayschaefer729]

Where do you find these Chinese Les Pauls? All the ones that I've seen don't have Gibson on the headstock or some other minor thing (that's not actually minor) that makes them different from an actual Gibson.

[@Charleypassy]

Alright mate? Do you think these could be shipped to England? Also, did they do these in the black "tuxedo" Les Paul custom? I'd love one but the epiphone ones have the horrible coil tapping. Cheers

[@SFBGuitar]

Actually, adding lessons to the regular vlog stuff is on the agenda. I'm just figuring out where to start and how to organize it.

[@JerryLTackett]

Very informative! Lots more chit-chat than I expected, but I love the stories dude! Makes it seem like we're having a conversation. We share many of the same views.

[@SFBGuitar]

Beatlemania! Wow, I totally remember those guys. It shows how hard-up we all were for anything Beatle-related in the late 70s (you are talking about Beatlemania, right, the tribute band?) Kiss were (and still are) the masters of marketing. That's probably why the Hall of Fame is so reluctant to induct them, but they shouldn't forget all the great songs they wrote that have become a big part of the music world (and people's lives).

[@SFBGuitar]

Yeah, I have one posted on my Facebook page. It's a shot of my old Kramer Pacer and the Ibanez LP.

[@SFBGuitar]

Nice! That's pretty much what I have, a Supreme, a Custom and two Standards. I haven't changed anything in them yet, but I'll probably get around to changing the hardware at some point.