La era Norlin de Gibson fue similar a la CBS de Fender. Patrick2 Member. Mar 27, 2013 #2 From what I've seen of guitars built during the Norlin era . Les Paul designs were altered and a reinforced upper neck volute to decrease headstock breaks was added. I would assume they increased wood quality somewhat, but I doubt there is any grade difference from anything else they have used in the last 30 years. While made during one of the company's most controversial eras when many players saw a sacrifice of quality for profit margins, the Gibson Les Paul Customs. There are a lot of myths related to the Norlin era (1969 -1985) and a widespread apprehension that guitar makers during this period were cutting corners to stay in the market. blackba wrote:For those that own Gibson Norlin era guitars, step on in, show us what you have. More specifically, pots from the early 80s... My bridge pick-up is too bright. Neck woods were changed from one-piece mahogany to a three-piece maple design. Never buy a Gibson you can't return without paying it first. . For those that own Gibson Norlin era guitars, step on in, show us what you have. How do pots from the Norlin era compare to modern, quality ones? The old,...”Norlins Suck” adage really started because of the different building procedures Gibson adopted, that the so-called, Les Paul purists didn’t like. ... Marshall JCM 800 1987 50w Lead and 1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom, maximum gain - … To most, the sale signaled the end of decent guitars coming out of Kalamazoo. Hay buenos y malos ejemplares, pero en general son excelentes guitarras. Hot Brit brought a point up in another thread that the Norlin years were bashed because of the multitude of changes that were made to the original designs. In fact, the conventional wisdom goes, there would never have been a vintage market if the big makers kept making high grade instruments instead of putting profits before quality. While made during one of the company's most controversial eras when many players saw a sacrifice of quality for profit margins, the Gibson Les Paul Customs The Gibson Les Paul Customs of the Norlin Era can be diamond-in-the-rough finds for players with a keen eye. I have the two that were in my '81 Custom originally. What I'd like to suggest is that the Modern era Gibson guitars are by and large much more guilty of this transgression than Norlin. thanks. I have a '73 LP custom, it is just a thick mean sounding guitar My 1981 Les Paul Custom. As for specs, I think 2013 was an awesome lineup, 2008-2012 was very interesting as well, 2014 wasn't bad, 2016's looking nice, I don't really like the Norlin era, late 80's up to about 2008 went back and forth with great and not so great stuff, but it all comes down to taste. But know, Norlin is an era of Gibson, not another brand or anything like that. Can I here some feedback about this era and the history behind them? I want to replace the 500K CTS volume pot with a 300K volume pot. They decided to go from using slab-cut maple to using quartersawn maple. The korina Explorers and Flying Vs of around 1982 and 1983 are Norlin-era. Jonathan Kreisberg plays a Norlin era ES-175 and he sounds fantastic. I always figured it was because Gibson started to improve quality from the Norlin era. I went through a boatload of other guitars and practically narrowed things down to these two guitars. "[In the ECL and Norlin-era since 1969] Les Paul designs were altered and a reinforced upper neck volute to decrease headstock breaks was added.Neck woods were changed from one-piece mahogany to a three-piece maple design. I teach guitar out of a big music store in New York & talk with many players as well as the head of the guitar dept. 1983 Norlin Era Gibson Les Paul Custom w/ Factory Kahler Tremolo. Gibson USA tries to cheapen the product, too. So are the sunburst Les Pauls made for Guitar Trader. Asimismo, Gibson tuvo que abandonar su fabrica y oficinas en Nashville, donde habían estado operando desde mediados de la década de 1980, y las cuales eran conocidas como "el hogar de Gibson". Norlin, in case you haven’t heard, was an Ecuadorean cement and beer conglomerate that bought Gibson from CMI in 1969. Henry Juskiewicz, presidente de Gibson, ahora mismo busca poner las cosas en orden y enfrentar esta difícil situación financiera, donde asegura que esto surgió debido a malas decisiones comerciales . Here's a 76 Gibson Deluxe that shows the 3 piece Maple neck in a light finish.. (with volute) View attachment 35663 If nothing else, the Norlin era took some chances & wasn't afraid to innovate or attempt to improve upon established design. As with *any* guitar purchase you need to play it and if it 'speaks' to you, ignore all the noise on forums about golden years and all that bollocks. But I've played an early 70s (1973 Iirc) Hummingbird that was simply gorgeous. Gibson did not produce any Les Pauls as we know them between 1961 and 1968, and the ones from the late '60s are also highly regarded. "Gibson electrics produced during the "Norlin era" are units produced from 1970 through 1983; these are considered by many Gibson fans to be the worst guitars Gibson ever made, and for good reason - they were in fact awful. Loading... Unsubscribe from turique? on Gibson Les Paul, sometimes incorrectly referred as "Pancake body". “Throughout the [70s] Norlin period and beyond, they tried to make the SG into the cheaper guitar – ‘the affordable Gibson’. "Crossbanding" (or "Multipiece" construction ???) Jun 25, 2011 #3 acstorfer said: Try some, if you like them get one, if you don't, then get something newer. Coming from the infamous Gibson Norlin era, when Gibson tried to compete with Fender with some fails and some wins, including bolt-on necks or single coil pick-ups in some guitars. My two best playing and sounding electric guitars happen to be both Norlin era made from 1973. Of course with anything wood, sample variation is huge. Gibson acoustics - good ones - are a joy. I don't think they are remotely inferior - just different. Pancake bodies, maple necks, big headstocks, shallow pitch angle... all the things that folks poo-poo Norlins for! And some Norlin-era Les Pauls from the late 1960s and early 1970s look more like 1950s Les Pauls than other Norlin-era Les Pauls do. There are gems and duds from every single year. Yes the Norlin era guitars had different construction differences. -But what about quality? Joined Jun 25, 2011 Messages 95 Reaction score 10. Body: Maple The Gibson Les Paul Customs of the Norlin Era can be diamond-in-the-rough finds for players with a keen eye. It so happens that the quartersawn maple they used was plain. People talk about how Gibson USA instruments are better, more like the golden-grail '50's. 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