Gibson Quality Control.... 

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Looks like the QC was just off by a hair.

"Just play the damned thing" - that's what half the guys on a gibson page would say. Their ability to excuse qc issues from their favourite brand is phenomenal

The fact that none of those Gibson employees were not even wearing a respirator while spraying those guitars is insane.

I can't believe Gibson lets their employees get in a spraying boot without any safety measures. Damn!

I think that the hair gives it more sustain. I can hair the difference.

That Gibbo exec talking about a "war on dust" reminds me of The I.T. Crowd, with the boss man declaring WAR on STRESS!

A guitar that costs more than 2 grand needs to be absolutely perfect. With how many great guitars you can get for a lot less money, there is no excuse for having any flaws in such an expensive guitar. If you want a classic style Les Paul, you might wanna look into Heritage guitars, which is run by ex-Gibson employees.

I used to work in a nationwide music store, here in the US. Pre-pandemic, around the same time this guitar was made, we got in two 335’s with the nut cut wrong. We sent them back, they filled them, and cut them wrong a second time. One was a customers guitar. It’s embarrassing.

Fun! My $1795 Strandberg arrived in immaculate condition. Apparently, those kids in Indonesia, really know how to make a guitar.

This is a rare guitar, that was never intended to leave the factory. What you are seeing is part of Gibson's top secret counterfeit/lawsuit detection initiative (Operation: Only a Pube is Good Enough). Each guitar will be implanted with a DNA sample of a Gibson employee. They will then use a cutting edge scanning device that will allow them to scan the DNA sample to determine if the guitar player is Playing Authentic. They are still working out kinks in the scanning device. Your singer may want to contact his attorney. I'm sure Agnesi & Company will not be pleased that this project has been leaked to the public.

Glen is hilarious. Please have him on more. I was dying laughing at the guitar before kid joke.

The Trogly intro was so good. Bravo chaps.

I'm not shocked to be honest. I used to work in a guitar store for 4 years and I have seen more bad Gibson than any other brand.

That certainly doesn't look like pubic hair and it's too long to be a nose hair. Yeah, probably a litteral hair or a mustache one. That said, nitrocellulose is basically spray cancer, and for people to be spraying without a full sized respirator is basically madness.

That's the first edition of the new Gibson Les Paul DNA model no less. A true signature model.

I wonder if Gibson's quality control was always like this but it was never put under this much scrutiny until the past 5 years or so due to all the infamous PR blunders.

40yrs later that guitar would be featured in the Trogly's guitar show with a unique story about the famous musicians who previously own it, like the Greeny one. That hair gonna have stories.

Between this, and Spectre Sound finding the flaws in the finish on the Mustaine V, I'm actually thinking Gibsons QC may have gotten worse. Also those spray booth conditions were... I mean why the hell do they even have a sealed spray booth if guys are just walking in there to film, and if employees aren't wearing the BARE MINIMUM PPE?! Also the "we are learning how dust affects the finish" quote. Painters for decades know how dust affects the finish of anything. It ruins it. THATS WHY YOU SPRAY IN A SEALED BOOTH

I'm shocked that people are spraying guitars without wearing proper PPE (personal protective equipment) 😳. That says a lot about Gibson as a company. OSHA should look into Gibson.

It's a rare hairburst reissue. It's follicly well endowned. It is a chest hair from the great Les Paul himself, cryogenically preserved so it could eventually be carefully installed into the cleft of the top. It adds a certain hirsute quality to the tone, as it is in fact, tonehair. It was destined for the Zeppelin-esque guitar god who accidentally choked on on a Bear hair whilst singing Disney's "Hair Necessities" at a Barber Shop Quintet gig. The guitar therefore found itself in the bald hands of Rory Gallagher's secret love child, nicknamed Bigwig.

this guitar is going to be worth a fortune

I think it's cool it has a hair on it. If they're a great builder, it'll probably increase the value, and maybe you could even take the hair and clone the guy and have a personal slave.

The spray booths are downdraft negative pressure systems. You don't need to wear anything when using them. They pull all the fumes out and then some.

Ibanez sold guitars containing Steve Vai's blood in the finish now Gibson sell them with Slash's pubes 😂

Love how he instinctually starts to play hair metal on the guitar. I think it brings a whole new meaning to hair metal!

It's pretty well known that Gibson treats it's employees like trash. Looking at their facilities, working environment and then the prices of their products there is a huge disparity. No wonder they are making wall decorations and collector "art" these days instead of guitars. That hair will no doubt raise the value of that guitar by 180% at least. You see, it's not a QC issue, it's a flaw, you know like in coins and stamps. This is the mentality we are dealing with here. FFS, it's a pube on your $2000+ guitar.....

I personally played a 2008 Gibson Les Paul Silverburst at my local guitar shop that had a hair underneath the finish. WTF Gibson.

What probably happened was that the person spraying the guitar fell so much in love with it that they happened to ‘play’ it in a certain way & as they were finishing it off one of their pubs fell off onto the guitar

That would be a great idea for Gibson's signature series line. An authentic hair, plucked right off the artists' head.

So happy I got a good one. Absolutely love my unburst 60s Standard but I also agree that people who experience QC issues like this should not tolerate it, unless you believe the pube hair adds some mojo of course.

I was a spray painter for nearly 20 years. We were made to cover up our complete bodies in tyvec, and cover the tiny part of our exposed faces in vaseline to prevent shedding any short 'n curlys anywhere. I would have thought that a company as prestigious as Gibson would have some basic precautions to prevent finish contamination. A Hankey over their chops is hardly going to protect the worker or the spray piece.

I'm so pleased you're still making videos! :D Love how you hold large brands accountable.

It's got a natural fuzz tone.

To be fair, I bought a PRS SE that missed the grounding cable from the bridge. They made the hole but forgot the cable. And it had 3 QC check cards with it. From the factory, Importer and shop I bought it from, nobody saw it.

Glenn playing that Slash - Back to Cali intro was awesome. Wasn't expecting that!

"Hi, you sold me a hair with a cake under it..." - "Elaine", Seinfeld bakery episode.

Most of those “made in the USA” brands have horrific QC, just look at most Jackson models that go upwards of $2k, and have cracks in the finish, overspray, poor fretwork and intonation issues

Years ago I bought a Harley Davidson Night Rod Special. In guitar terms the Gibson amongst the motor cycles. Like a Les Paul, it didn't come cheap. After two days I discovered a thumb print under the clear coat of the rear fender. When I went back to the shop where I bought it they refused to accept my claim. Both companies are comparable in many ways. They sell you a dream, carefully constructed by marketing people. I have watched Gibson CEO James Curley closely since he started at Gibson, giving him the benefit of the doubt. I think he is totally fake. Look the way he dresses, my God, grow up man. In interviews he says all the right things, but he doesn't deliver on it. Sounds familiar? It is called marketing. He spent his career at Mars, how much do you pay for a lump of sugar? Apparel and sportswear, how much do people pay these days for a pair of Jean's made abroad that cost a few bucks to produce? People wake up! When Pat Metheny was interviewed about his trip to Poland he told the story of how the people in the Radio studio in Warsaw put a crappy noname guitar in his lap, connected to an even crappier Soviet tube amplifier, requesting him to play something for the listeners. Out of courtesy he obliged. Poor Pat, used to playing different vintage Gibson ES guitars amongst others, was terrified that he blew it. Later when he heard himself back on the radio, he could not tell the difference from normal performances. That made him think, and it should make us all think. We are sold a dream about legacy, craftsmanship and tone wood by shrude business men that pretend to be on our side. All crap, like Harley Davidson they are only in it for the money (paraphrasing Frank Zappa). Customers don't matter, and judging from your video, the health of their employees doesn't matter to them either. They are a means to creating share holders value. And don't get me started on pedal boards, Dumble amplifiers and stuff like that. If I would have spent half of my equipment's value on a decent guitar teacher, I would sound much better today. I will let you in on a secret. When I bought my tube amplifier collection years ago, I took a real good guitar player with me and listened to the sound while he was playing, just to be sure the amp was capable of a truly great sound. Today I'm still not even close. Not convinced? Look up the video of Brian May and the story of his DIY guitar, and the Deacy Amp. I rest my case.

I wanna see more stuff with you and Glenn like he's funny as hell and you two seem to get along so well.

I just got a brand new les paul and finish looks perfect to me but I bought it from a super reputable store. I'd say just always get your guitars in person from a good store and youre good.

I was considering a Les Paul just to have one, but I cannot give the company my money knowing the employees are put in dangerous health situations without PPE.

We need a Glen and KDH podcast.

Yeees! I'm going to repaint one of my guitars this summer. Not only am I going to leave a pube under the laquer, I'm going to make the hairiest and pubiest guitar ever! Saving up already...

next episode: "DNA results of our Gibson Les Pubic are in!'

I’m more concerned with structural issues that I’m seeing on the majority of Gibson guitars. Even $15k Custom Shop Murphy Lab guitars, roughly 80% of them have poorly fitted necks or misplaced bridge.

"We're looking into how understanding how dust impacts the finish". Given how long they've been around they should already know dust impacts it.

The QC date is January 11th. MM/DD/YY. The headstock stamp date is generally when the neck joined the body. After that the nitro is sprayed over the pubes then it's finished and QC'd. My pleasure!

This is hilarious. Best video yet from you. On a serious note though, if Gibson has people spraying nitro cellulose without at least a respirator, they are setting themselves up for a serious lawsuit. That stuff is highly toxic. They may end up with employees with lung disease, including cancer. There are warnings on the containers that stuff comes in. Totally irresponsible on their part.

I think Gibson is more interested in taking other companies to court, than quality control right now. I have an awesome 2010 Les Paul, with a similar finish. Maybe a little bit faded. Sort of looks like what a 59 sunburst looks like now. In terms of fading. Nice big 50’s style neck, beautiful flame top. I got lucky. It looks great, sounds even better. And has a one piece mahogany back!? Wild. Anyways. Thanks for the hilarious “Pube” guitar video. Made me laugh 😆! Take care!

I met the new owner once at the gibson garage Nashville my mom and him spent a bit talking about their former homes in novascotia and the surrounding areas he was supper chill

Dude....the hair is great. I think you'll always know it's your guitar! Groove on.

Cleaning up hair is part of my job so i would say for sure thats a short head hair. I have seen this EXACT thing with people re finishing their floors lol.

Glen fricker approves this video

Spectre Sound Studios is having a field day with this one lol

“Gibson Tone Hair”. Love it! Gonna see if my epiphone 59 reissue has any of those….

I understand mistakes can be made during the production process but how in the hell do these guitars make it past QC??? Gibson has shown that the QC paper that comes with their guitars is as useless as white crayon. I actually used to want a Gibson but paying thousands for this??? No way.

Is Glen wearing a wig? If not, I'm jealous. If so, also jealous. Glen really NOSE how to pick em!

ME: "Gibson, my Les Paul has a hair in the finish" G: "Don't say it too loudly, otherwise everyone else will want one too!" I guess this one is worth more than 2K to the discerning collector.

After being sprayed it goes thru 4 different QC spots before leaving final assembly. Not surprised, gotta get that number for the day.

To be fair, this is a one-off. We can all say "I've never seen a guitar with a hair in the finish before" basically because it's a rarity even with companies with lesser quality control, and even Glen himself hadn't previously noticed. I think it's great and I love Glen's attitude. Fun video all round, he's got himself a unique guitar there and he plays it well.

Hair on a G string ?

This hair right there is a proof that it's a genuine Gibson guitar

Les Pube still sounds better than anything else. Love my 2019 and no, no hair in the Nitro.

Have it DNA-tested and track down the culprit for an exclusive interview.

A well known guitar shop in Newcastle received a white SG with specs of white paint on the shiny black front of the headstock.

It smells much better in person is the wildest thing I've heard ever

Yeah thats one of the reasons made in japan is much better

At least with this Les Paul you can be clearly haired through the mix..!? 🤔

"A Pube in The Finish" is the name of my Sex Pistols cover band! 🤣

I was just watching Trogly's channel and before you did the intro I had a hunch you guys were going to give that introduction lol.

Yeah...... I'm gonna get a Jackson / Epiphone then....

Hair metal 💪🏼

Outrageous, and I will repeal it!

There was 4 Les Pauls on the wall at my local music shop. 3 of them had finishing blemishes that I easily found. No hair though.

Absolutely love this review!!( Funny, as hell) Not a Gibson fan or a supporter in any way shape or form!! I have close friends that have bought Gibson's new( 2022) not one but two through the course of this year so far.let me tell you quality and Craftsman was s***!! Both guitars were returned for this major issue!! Gibson is truly authentic with producing crap!!

Epiphone has become better than Gibson

The Gibson Hair (Reg. Trademark) is an additional $299 feature. It adds more fuzz to your Les Paul tone.

Priceless, one of kind.cheers

In my personal opinion Gibson is a guitar brand

Gibson seemingly has, for decades, made it standard procedure to keep the best (i.e. those that actually did pass QC) in the US. The instruments that fell short of being sellable in the US get shipped to Europe. And obviously will be sold at top prices, because - "hey, who cares if them across the pond complain? They won't ship them back anyway..."

The guitar sounds fantastic. It’s neither hair nor there really.

I bet they knew that was there on inspection but by that time couldn't be arsed to pass it back and just shipped it out.

I have the exact same guitar, same color, same year and love it. No hair though, must have been that person's day off.

Does anybody remember the rumor way back in the 80s that Motley Crue used to put pieces of their toenails in their records?

Love the video! Funny how the buyer didn't even notice the hair, someone else had to point it out to him. LOL

My vintage USSR guitar made in Belarus on a shoestring budget had a better QC job than most modern Gibson guitars

My 2014 USA Les Paul had a finger print baked into the clear finish.👌🏽

Aaaahhahahaha Callin out Trogly! Well done and that JC clip was perfect! Never been more impressed with a vid of yours ever 🤣🤣

Caught that Back from Cali riff. Good one!

Hoo boy, somebody tell Glenn of SpectreSoundStudios ASAP! He'd definitely love to hear this!

i visited the gibson factory in nashville in the late '80s and was told a big concern was a mom buys a guitar and she gets it home and starts looking it over and finds some tiny defect in the finish and returns it to the store. it was a pretty wild place really

You have the most 80s looking friend EVER!!

the Ormsby shirt really sets the scene for the intention of this video but i'm well up for it because ol' Perry deserves all the positive bias he gets.

Hair we go again, Gibson!

Now it’s lore of your band that you guys have the harry guitar… awesome!

Thank you boys. My daily dose of guitar information is filled. I am free from the chains of Trogly.

I airbrush regularly. I have a spray booth, filter mask and I wear gloves. I see they are using a vented room, but holy crap I can't believe those guys aren't wearing a filter mask at least around a substance as horrifically toxic as lacquer.

You're lucky. That's a beautiful short and curly maple top.

So glad I found this channel