Guitars Adheres To Quality Standards That Are Becoming Something Of The Far
Past.
The Gibson On The Left Was Built In The Early 70's (Say 1973, When Gibson
Was In Michigan ). The
RVC In The Center Was Made In 2009. The Gibson On The Right Was Made In
2009, And Is
Far Nicer Than Any Run Of The Mill Gibson You Will Find Anywhere.
(There Is Speculation That The 2009 Gibson Was Ghost Built. It Looks Too
Good To Be A Gibson.)
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Vintage Gibson L5S
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Roman RVC R5S
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2009 Gibson L5S Prototype
(Made For Richie Sambora
Personally) |
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| Very Thick Binding & Large Tape |
The RVC Is Built To The Same Specs
As The Original |
Much Thinner Binding & Far Less Taper (The Body Is
Thinner) |
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Very Thick Binding & Large Bevel
It Is Also Multi Ply Binding |
Hmmm, Looks Like The 1970's
Gibson, But Nicer Wood |
Much Thinner Side Binding
The Only Multi Ply Is On Top |
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| Thick Multi Ply Binding. Very Noticeable Arch In The
Top & Back |
Hmm, Equally Thick Binding, More Arch And More
Figuring In The Wood |
Very Little Arch, Thin Binding. (This Is A $12,000.00
Guitar!!) No $hit!! |
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| Nice, Classy Lines. Could Have Used A Higher Grade
Of Wood, But Still Nice. |
Great Flames & Classic Classy Lines.
Much Flashier Than The 70's Gibson |
Oh Well, No Personality, Dull, Just About Flat And
BORING! |
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| Nicely Done Multi Ply Binding, Good Attention To
Detail, No Doubt - Time Consuming! |
Ditto. Nice Abalone And Killer Flames. Not The Easiest
Way To Build A Guitar. |
Well, The Abalone Is Really Pretty. Looks Like The
More One Dwells Upon Details In This Guitar The Worse The Details Get. |
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Good Color, I Love It. Poopy Book Matching Though. |
Very Nice! Highly Flamed, Book Matched Back And Neck.
And Multi Ply Binding. |
Well, I Don't Know If This Picture Of The Back Really
Belongs With The Other 2 Guitars. Kind Of Embarrassing! |
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| Wooden Cavity Cover. Nice Detail! |
Very Nice Detail. Not A Short Cut!width |
Oh Well, This Is Getting Really Embarrassing! I'm
Sure Its A High Grade Of Plastic. |
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| Multiple Binding Everywhere! |
No Shortcuts Here! |
Great Abalone, It Would Look Much Better With Multiple
Binding. (Hint) |
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| The Binding Matches Everywhere On This Guitar. |
As It Does Here! |
Same Ole, Same Ole! |