@@CatBlackGuitars I mean… I’m the kind of person who you know if I had a signature guitar I would make a point of sitting down and playing a minute on everyone that goes out the door. And you know include the video or a link to the video or have a photo snapped with me playing your guitar. Do you know all in fleece or something so I don’t scratch it. Certainly there have been those limited edition guitars where are the artists and number and hand sign them behind the head stock. I think that’s pretty cool.
Gibson? Only ripping us off by making us pay $6,200 more than the actual value and giving us a signature? "Your expectations are too high just shut up and accept $7,000 for an $800 instrument and don't ask for anything else."-gibson probably
lefty! remember you from texas toast.. how the devil are ya!? i agree with your comment but you wont get trogly slating them even at 7k! crazy. hope youre keeping well anyway mate
And it's disappointing because they make my favorite guitars. the styling is my fav of the brands. the fretboards, the multi-bindings, all the configurations they use with specs, hardware & electronics..a Gibson or Epiphone LP is my favorite guitar type to hold and play on. so when it's time to drop that giant money I'll have to go and pick one out by hand. it might take a few trips out to find a perfect one. I do trust Sweetwater they seem to look things over real good and set them up. at least you have ser-num choices with them.
@@dbspecials1200 Or you can look for a Tokai or Edwards. I have a Les Paul standard and a Tokai love rock with SD pickups as well as several ESPs, I can tell you the Gibson is the inferior guitar even though I like it for what it is. Get a Tokai made in Japan or an Edwards for example and you get every bit as good of a guitar for a way better price with the minor caveat being that the nitro finish is only available on expensive Tokais and Navigators (but they are at least on par or better than CS Gibson).
I Love how you said you weren't gonna play Megadeth riffs, so you were gonna rock some Metallica instead, and then proceeded to play a Metallica riff that Mustaine wrote. Perfect! 😁
@@recipoldinastyClean part of Call of Ktulu was absolutely written by Dave. He asked them not to use it and they did. So later on, he added distortion and used it as the intro riff of Hangar 18. He wrote a lot of their earliest riffs. Hell, the solos on Kill 'em All are his solos. Kirk just copied them (to the best of his abilities) on the recording.
What history do they have together? /s I'm being sarcastic; it's like someone posting a comment on a german ww2 history video with something super obvious...
I like how you always consider the one human on earth out there who's gonna buy the Dave Mustaine flying V and play jazz on it. he/she's out there somewhere I'm sure!
That's an absolutely gorgeous guitar. Mustaine SD has an insane amount of bite to it and yeah, the binding on the headstock makes it. Fully bound is pretty rare nowadays.
The beginning of the playing demonstration served in my head to reinforce how Gibson's futuristic models have become associated with metal and hard rock but can be played in any context. Makes me feel more thankful that I've got not a Gibson V but an Epiphone one.
That is the darkest-sounding bridge sound of any Gibson I've heard on your channel, but it makes sense as it's not a Gibson pickup. If you're not looking for jangly clean sounds, I can see the appeal of this setup.
Me neither but this one checks all the boxes for me. it's very much how I would like it if I got one. but how about a similarly appointed LP for about 2 grand less? 😉
Gorgeous color. And....that's about it IMO. But hey, to each their own. $7k seems much even for Gibby's current "Who's Cesar gonna pose with and shake hands with next?" run of "about 10k worth of 3k guitar" artist sigs?
Gorgeous guitar and sounds fantastic (nice playing too Austin). Unfortunately, priced out of reach for all but the seriously rich collector. I'd rock that thing all day long. Would love to see this one compared to your other custom V you bought with the fancy top. Congrats on 250K subs too! God bless and rock on 👍😎🎸
The Nashville was thicker, less worry about failing over time. The extra hole under the tail piece was for grounding and they decided they didn't need it. It really is an experimental guitar for Gibson. 12 inch radius, standard. Alot easier to duplicate. Do I think Mustain will rock it? I don't know. It sounds like he can in a heart beat. Austin, you rock. It's almost an 70's SG Profile... wide and flat
I normally don’t like flame tops or Flying Vs, but that looks really cool. Too bad there are so many QC issues, it’s inexcusable for such a low volume production guitar
12:30 - As a retailer, why on Earth, would you take it upon yourself to scrape the finish off the nut? Do you think poorly removing it serves a purpose? If it was going to flake off anyway, why not just let it fall off naturally then? Hopefully other retailers don’t include a “finish alterations” as part of their QC process. If the buyer of this guitar has an issue with the giving cracking at the fretboard seam (as many Gibsons do), will they be able to get it repaired as part of the warranty, or is the warranty now voided because you chose to scrape and score the finish on the neck?
@@Trog Do you really think so? Why? Do you think the finished would continue to chop away past the nut? This is highly unlikely due to the porosity of the mahogany neck. You even mentioned in your video that the nut itself had an indentation where the nut met the neck/fretboard, so if the finish were to “wear away” from the nut, the finish would wear past this point. I’d rather have the finish be left alone, to age/wear naturally instead of having the retailer chip or scrape finish off a $7K guitar, but that’s just me. Now, the guitar will forever look like the nut replaced for “reasons”, and I can see Gibson rejecting any warranty concerns due to this modification.
I’ll tell you why they didn’t sell. THE PRICE! $6000-$7000 for these are not worth it. My USA is hardly worth $3000. Gibson needs to price these things realistically.
@@SkyFire2112 yes indeed. I love Dave, had the good fortune to see Megadeth a couple of times, and the last time was better than the one before. Cant say that about too many bands. I love this V. Its badass. But I agree that the price issue is absurd. I'll keep trying to play Megadeth material on an Indonesian Ibanez, for well under a grand.
Honestly, I can't wrap my head around why people pay the exorbitant price that they do for Gibsons. The USA models are fraught with QC and finish issues and they're almost 3k for those, so the solution is to offer a Custom shop version for three times the price? How about Gibson just makes high quality instruments and let the quality speak for itself instead of trying to completely live off their legacy. I have been dying to get a Les Paul custom to add to the family, but I just can't reconcile the price with the quality. Maybe one day Gibson will realize that paying a metric ass ton of money to get "signature artists" is not the solution to expand your business, and take some of that money and expand your QC department and earn customers instead of relying on artists and nostalgia fanboys? Just a thought.
Danny the Medic has a GREAT few videos on why Gibson does what it does. Definitely worth a look. "Guitar hobby with Danny the Medic" is the channel I believe.
...aaand thats why I play Ibanez lol. If you want to blow $2000 for a Prestige..it will be worth it. If not, a $700 one will be FLAWLESS outside of probably needing pickups upgraded.
I really enjoyed this review. I am glad that I got the first run Mustaine V. I realize they are different guitars but will wait to see if Kramer offers a version as well
I use a lot of brass parts on my Jerry Garcia wolf copies, thats one aspect of this guitar I like. Cool to see some of the other features on this as well. Flame top, 24 frets ;-) But its def not a guitar id buy, never been a V fan. I do like that finish a lot tho.
Im still not blown away with the QC on newer Gibson's. For a guitar that was so limited and a custom shop model, it still suffers from the mass produced syndrome in some ways. There was once a day when the Gibson Custom shop produced better quality guitars. For the price, im disappointed a tad here, as i have been for awhile with their QC.
Greetings Sarge I've not watched the whole video yet, but I would concur with you. As far as the Penguins Game, at least you're out and about and able to attend a live sports event. My how things change, I think we all have a better appreciation for the little things in life.
@@hkguitar1984 it was Military Appreciation Night and the Penguins gave me four free tickets. My Wife and I invited my Brother and Niece. I love Hockey. It’s the only sport I really watch anymore. Too many morons in other sports. I like the guitar, but too many defects to be a custom shop.
@@sgt.grinch3299 Very cool about the free tickets. My employer sets up a free lunch/appreciation for all of us Veterans at work. I know that we all really appreciate the effort. Thank You for your Service. Sadly, what I've seen and heard, I wouldn't want to be enlisted these days
When Gibson came out with the DM USA line they also had the Kramer sitting there and they talked about it as well. Ive been waiting for the Kramers forever. My plan is to buy all 3 right off the bat if I can, Musicians Friend and all the big boys out there will probably kill that. Where are the new Explorer models? Those have to be Epiphone and a high line Gibson. Cool video love that 7k out of range guitar................
Great looks, but man those small blemishes with the finish gets me angry just to think about it. Other brands get immaculate finishes at half of that price, and those are not even special editions, which would usually be even nicer (if that's even possible). I think Gibson should hire new people who knows how to make a good AAA level finish on a guitar.
The Epiphone $1400 ( eek! Kinda spendy for an epi) has the same p'ups, binding, killer black sparkle, hardshell case, and weighs in at a "whopping" 6.5lbs ( and without those fugly fret markers) An amazingly resonant and easy to play guitar with a nice thinner neck ...and with the ton of money you'll save, replace the Dave Mustaine truss rod cover, replace the tuners & pickups, get a better (smaller) case and still have the better part of a grand in your pocket ( over the Gibby USAs)
Those few QC things that they could have done better are a HUGE problem in my book. For 7000€ price tag the guitar has to be freaking FLAWLESS. I really don't want to sound like that guy comming from the Glenn Fricker Gibson hate train but I value my hard earned money, and if I'm gonna shell out that kind of cash for a guitar it better be damn near perfect. The QC problems that this guitar has are the ones you get over when you buy an Epiphone version. I happen to have a brand new 2022 Epiphone Explorer Ebony. It came with some QC problems, there is a slight discoloration on the fretboard, frets could be done better, there are some finnish imperfections visible under certain kinds of light and angles, factory setup was non existant-but it is a 600€ guitar, I didn't expect it to be perfect for that kind of money. And for the 75 guitars for each colour (150 instruments in total) they could have Dave sign the COA and the guitar itself. It is a beautifull guitar but not worth 7000€/$
$7,000 Gibson and pain issues? If this was any other brand people would have destroyed them. But because it's Gibson "it's a minor imperfection, you can't expect the finish to be perfect."
For a guy that wants perfect instruments, he should lay down something to protect the finish when the pickups are out of the guitar.. those screws will inevitably scratch the heck out the finish. And yeah, there’s no wonder they didn’t sell.. price is out of control. Clearly, if money is no object, then knock yourself out.
whats up with all the customs without binding lately? This is cool tho... I cant find anything up North here (Canada) with binding on the headstocks unless its an SG... weird.
Really like the color and flaming on this one as well as the bonehead stock, to me that really sets It Off and is the icing on the cake. A badass looking guitar and sounds good too
I love the guitar but idk flame maple top v’s just make me think Dean not really Gibson. Still cool guitar and I love the Explorer headstock, one of the reasons I got my Kramer guitars since they have the explorer headstock.
Quote from my 4 year old: "I thought you were playing, sounds like you. You play better than him though".... Sorry Trogly, 4 year old said.... I disagree with her though, wicked review
As an owner of one of the other 74 Mustaine Amber bursts. Trog missed the biggest problem with this guitar, you can not sit down and play it with the inside of the V resting on your thigh because of the location of the jack! Love flying V’s and Austin is right in so much as this is a radical shift in V production. You adapt to it which is a new feeling given the history of the V and Gibson for that matter. Mine is not for sale AS I AM HAVING TOO MUCH FUN WITH IT.
I bought a brand new 2021 vintage sunburst Les Paul jr with that weird lacquer blob on the nut. I complained to the shop about it and they took $150 off the price which I thought was pretty fair. But yea, I’ve been seeing it a lot too
