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Post by guitarstan on Aug 4, 2007 12:35:03 GMT -7
Fellow Z'ites....I had the pleasure of playing a 2007 '54 VOS Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty w/P90 and Alnico V altho I did not plug it into an amp since the store didn't carry Z's . The salesman asked me if I knew about the PLEKING process and proceeded to tell me how this guitar had been fine tuned by computers and laser beams . I listened quietly to the sales pitch while I played the guitar. When I got to the upper registers on the low "E" string I heard the dreaded fret buzz. Frets 12 thru 18 on the low "E" string buzzed way too much for my taste especially considering this is a $4,000 factor PLEK'D instrument. I pointed out my concerns to the salesman and he responded by saying the bridge needs to be raised . We both agreed the neck seemed to have the correct amount of bow. I asked him to discuss it with the store owner and I would be in touch. I followed up with the store owner who informed me their tech took a look at it and adjusted the neck and the bridge . It has been my experience most guitars from the factory are set with high action. I almost always lower the action on any new guitar so their solution to raise the action from factory really didn't set well with me. Would anyone care to chime in on your experience with this kind of thing? And what is the collective consensus on VOS (Vintage Original Spec) ....is this just another marketing ploy to fool us into believing Gibson has production and quality control issues back on track?
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Post by zgrip on Aug 5, 2007 19:33:41 GMT -7
I don't know about VOS as I'm not a gibson guy but I didn't think Gibson had Plek equipment. I believe Heritage guitars does. But the Plek process is awesome. My Plek'd strat with vintage frets and 7 1/4" radius plays like butter with no buzzing or fretting out anywhere on the neck including big bends above the 12th fret.
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Post by jb on Aug 6, 2007 6:29:53 GMT -7
My Suhr Carve Top was pleked and plays beautifully. John speaks very highly of the technology and his pre-plek fret jobs were outstanding to begin with.
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Post by Strato on Aug 8, 2007 12:43:51 GMT -7
A friend of mine just got a VOS 1960 Les Paul, and it is great! It sounds awesome, but the fretwork is great. No dead spots or fretting-out. The action and the intonation are almost perfect. Absolutely no buzzing, and all of this straight from the factory.
Did I mention its the best new production les paul I have ever played? ;D
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Post by guitarman1 on Aug 9, 2007 11:45:02 GMT -7
I have a Tele and Strat made with Warmoth bodies and necks and had them both Plek'd and setup by Phil Jacoby in Baltimore. They have the lowest actions with the least amount of fret buzz of any Fender type guitar I've ever owned.
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Post by scottguitar on Aug 14, 2007 18:55:51 GMT -7
I played a 58 VOS Les Paul today and I thought it was great. I've owned a Gibson Les Paul Classic and Custom and I thought this one was by far much better than those two guitars both in playability and sound. I'm not sure I would pay $3000 brand new for one, but I may pay $2000-2500 for a good used one.
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Post by Hohn on Aug 24, 2007 18:27:06 GMT -7
Wanna hear about the '57 VOS goldtop I coulda bought for $1700 new? Yes, as a matter of fact I AM a moron!
My Zionz have never been plekked, but the action out of the case was super duper low. Zions are kinda known for super low, shredder-like action and incredible fretwork.
I prefer it when a guitar comes setup with really low action from the factory. This proves to me that the factory has the tight tolerances to pull it off. All I had to do was raise the action to my tastes, slap on some 11s, and tweak the intonation and I was in hog heaven.
I suspect that I'd have to have my Zions plekked just to maintain the feel they came with-- it was really really good out of the box.
JMO
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Post by guitarstan on Aug 25, 2007 6:41:31 GMT -7
Wanna hear about the '57 VOS goldtop I coulda bought for $1700 new? Yes, as a matter of fact I AM a moron! My Zionz have never been plekked, but the action out of the case was super duper low. Zions are kinda known for super low, shredder-like action and incredible fretwork. I prefer it when a guitar comes setup with really low action from the factory. This proves to me that the factory has the tight tolerances to pull it off. All I had to do was raise the action to my tastes, slap on some 11s, and tweak the intonation and I was in hog heaven. I suspect that I'd have to have my Zions plekked just to maintain the feel they came with-- it was really really good out of the box. JMO Good point!! If PLEK'ING a guitar is so dang good then why not prove it right out of the box with super low action from the factory. "Action speaks louder than words".
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