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     Steveford |
It's funny how I lived 20 miles away from the place for decades but never went but now it's road trip time. I figure that we'd better do it while the wife and I are still above ground. As I'm trying to jump start myself awake with coffee (and running scales on my Martin) I decided that this fall we'll take a motorcycle trip down the Blue Ridge Parkway and tour the Gibson factory down in Tennessee. It should be fun! | ||
| 86129squids |
I was born and raised in Nashvegas, the Gibson factory used to be off Elm Hill Pike in Donelson TN- IIRC it has moved, but I may be wrong. The Frist museum once had a mind-blowing geetar exhibit, curated by none but the most serious/lucky owners in Nashville evaaar. Hate to say it, but that exhibit is probably over, and I missed it too. There was a story about it in the Nashville Scene a while back. I know nothing about guitars. I do know that in the right/left hands, they make magic. I seek that music out, regularly... Holler when you're passing through. | ||
| Court |
Steve: Keep us posted on the dates . . . . I'd be all over trying to do a Badweb tour of either of the locations. Court P.S> - I just popped for yet another Gibson just because I HAVE to try to the G-Force and prove to myself that I am wrong about not getting Minetune on the SGs. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Make sure to hit up Gruhn Guitars: http://guitars.com/ | ||
| Steveford |
Court, Say it ain't so! Some people like them, others find they don't tune very well, I find they tuned weird manually and suspect parts will be made out of unobtanium a bit down the road and then you'll get to crush them in a vice. Check out this SG for a bit of high tech gadgetry: http://www.dweezilzappaworld.com/posts/1969038-new -album-update I forgot about Gruhn Guitars, he'll be a must visit! | ||
| Steveford |
P.S.  Mecca Stupidly enough, one of my Guzzi buddies lives a few blocks away from here and I never knew it. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
My wife is the guitar player in our family.  | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
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| Hughlysses |
^ Very cool! | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I received a Marlin 30-30 on "extended loan" from my father-in-law in return for a Martin on "extended loan". | ||
| Xb9er |
the mini etunes are neat but gibson ruined the neck. it feels and plays like crap. I have always wanted to go to the Martin factory. A meet up would be awesome. | ||
| Court |
That's why I bought 3 2014 Gibsons in the closings days of 2013. But...... Love my Martin also. | ||
| Jonny5 |
Gibson would be a cool tour... wish they would start building banjos again. | ||
| Steveford |
Martin's high end guitar room. A dangerous place to be left unsupervised as you never know what you just might HAVE TO BUY next...  Nothing sounded as good as the HD-28V I have now but a J40 might be a welcome addition to the family. |
