Gibson Custom Memphis - ES Series: Constructing the Body

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14 жыл бұрын

www.premierguitar.com PG's Joe Coffey is On Location in Memphis, TN, where he visits the Gibson Custom Memphis factory. The Gibson Custom Memphis factory builds all the ES hollow- and semi-hollow bodied guitars, the white Les Paul and the Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck. In this segment, we get to check out how the ES Series guitars are built. Here, we get to see how the wood is cut, pressed, sanded, bound and eventually put together.
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@trevorpugh6475 8 жыл бұрын

Truly the guitar's magical kingdom! Thanks to the mighty Gibson people and to Premier Guitars for this fascinating tour.

@fendafred 5 жыл бұрын

I did the factory tour last July 3rd. Great experience that I highly recommend to anyone that likes those archtop guitars.

@googo151 Жыл бұрын

YOU DIDN'T GET ASKED, IS THAT A GUITAR STUFFED DOWN YOUR PANTS OR ARE YOU JUST HAPPY TO SEE ME?

@fendafred Жыл бұрын

@@googo151 No I didn’t 🤣

@aartmark 4 жыл бұрын

That's funny to see a Fender ad at the beginning of this Gibson video.

@stevehughes1510 3 жыл бұрын

I was there in October of 2011 just after the second raid by the Feds in August..........it was a great setup and a real good visit.

@franciskhoury4288 Жыл бұрын

Cool - my 345 was stamped in late Oct 2011 and shipped in November. It's a fabulous guitar.

@MoBettaLedbetter 12 жыл бұрын

I toured this factory in April 2011. It was like heaven for me, especially since I'm like a huge Gibson fan. I know I played at least 20 different Gibbys in the retail shop including the Eric clapton and Mike Bloomfield Les Pauls. I also got to play my first EDS-1275 which happened to be a Don Felder model. (I'm only 15) GIBSON ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!

10 жыл бұрын

This is love at first sight!

@mongee05 14 жыл бұрын

ES335!!! Wish I could visit this factory!

@vampolascott36 4 жыл бұрын

I love my ES-175, made a few years ago right here.

@daviddawson1718 3 жыл бұрын

Fun to see where your guitars are built. My guitars were made Kalamazoo, Michigan, but on much of the same equipment

@EranProductions 13 жыл бұрын

This is heaven

@acdcfan15290 13 жыл бұрын

i'm goin their in a month. cant wait. i didnt know it was es series though

@premierguitar 11 жыл бұрын

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@maggottron333 12 жыл бұрын

I want an ES-1275. Whether it's a Gibson or Epiphone, I don't care. It's a beautiful and revolutionary guitar. I would Stairway the hell out of it.

@iambarryd 6 жыл бұрын

i'd love to work there

@ashleyjohansson230 5 жыл бұрын

Manager: "Quick, premier guitar is coming over for a visit!!" Worker: *spits out beer* "OH SHIT EVERYONE GET BACK TO WORK AND STOP SLACKING WITH THE QUALITY CONTROL!!"

@torejohs 11 жыл бұрын

That appears to be a regular ES-175 in natural finish. It's made from maple plywood, and it looks almost white in certain lighting conditions.

@osamabinladification 11 жыл бұрын

its an es 175, like what izzy stradlin from guns n roses used. usually gibson sells them in only a burst finish but i like the white myself

@chesk13 11 жыл бұрын

The white Les Paul Custom is not at 1:23, its a few seconds later. At 1:23, they pass a natural (not white) ES-175. So, I'm not completely sure what the OP was asking about.

@justafase 10 жыл бұрын

Those molds are awesome

@jfan4reva 11 жыл бұрын

Toyota doesn't have to wait for the lacquer to cure. If they didn't have to wait for glue/finish to harden, they could probably do one in 13 hours or less. That's life when you're working with wood. Was just there a couple of weeks ago. No photography (including cell phones) allowed and you have to wear safety glasses. You also don't get as close to the workers as you see here, but you do get to see all of the building process (including cnc necks, electronics, final adjustments, etc.)

@BluesLetterMan 11 жыл бұрын

2.20 got your answer !!

@MsPaintballReviews 11 жыл бұрын

thats actually very interesting to be honest, i read my previous comment from a post i saw a while back, how did you get to go in?

@aaronbeltrancabron79 14 жыл бұрын

Mine was built in Kalamazoo!

@michaelluczak3019 7 жыл бұрын

I'd like to visit that factory

4 жыл бұрын

Too late. Closed early 2019.

@adamjohnson5307 9 жыл бұрын

i'd volunteer here on weekends if i could

@14luisalonso 11 жыл бұрын

at 3:59 you can see Orville the Ghost opening the door! I you cant see it in your computer try pressing alt+f4 and wait for it to come back

@heftosprod 5 жыл бұрын

I've got a Memphis Howard Roberts Fusion. It's the best guitar I have.

@nix10kodeey 13 жыл бұрын

@moucon its in nashville i went there

@acdcfan15290 13 жыл бұрын

@blackghost1094 is that shop neat? im goin their in a month and cant wait,i am 14 and hoping they would let you play some guitars

@CCCC-gu1in 8 жыл бұрын

nice. i love to see that human hands still need to be used for finishing touches.

@marcador79 5 жыл бұрын

CC27433 CC27433 they choose to do it that way. Doesn’t HAVE to be that way.

@luigilamorte7753 4 жыл бұрын

Bought an ES175D in 1976 for about $600.00 CAD.

@sosmooth7 12 жыл бұрын

@fragman,thanks for the comment/info what I was saying is whereas Fender or Gibson will make you a their version of a "custom shop" instrumemnt,its not going to be much different from what they already make. Whereas Carvin uses their 'stock' instruments as a 'starting point',and from there you can literally make any changes that you want aside from the traditional pick up change , the wood or perhaps the color.

@LarryRickenbacker 13 жыл бұрын

I enjoy my 335, although it was crafted in Kalamazoo. God speed to the good people at Gibson.

@KONAROCK1 11 жыл бұрын

hey man, "Walking in Memphis" references are NEVER ok! lol (and I grew up there)

@hungerstriker27 12 жыл бұрын

at 1.38... the one with 3 hh--- which one is that?... and the very last one is a 330 right?

@BrickMovieProduction 12 жыл бұрын

Walkway to heaven 01:15

@JimmyPage968 14 жыл бұрын

@christianb12001 they're made in nashville.

@BradleyJohnHunt 11 жыл бұрын

wow, he really loves to focus.... :P

@daviddawson1718 3 жыл бұрын

Support your your local music shop, if you're not lucky enough to have one locally drive to the nearest town that does. I use the local independent guy , and I am lucky, as his people are also kind, logical, and reasonable.

@williamsanders 12 жыл бұрын

@cheesedude5050 that's a 295

@bhock4 14 жыл бұрын

yeah where are the sgs made

@LouSassles 12 жыл бұрын

i wanna see the making of the gibson tom delonge es 33

@peedutt 10 жыл бұрын

More left handers, please, please, please.

@keithjohnston5936 4 жыл бұрын

peedutt I agree. My wife is a lefty. We went to a GC and they had 12 left handed guitars in the entire store, half of them entry level.

@jfan4reva 10 жыл бұрын

Sorry for not answering sooner, I've been neglecting my You Tube messages. How do you get to go in? Walk in the factory showroom door and buy a ticket, or you can call ahead, or your can purchase a ticket on-line (I tried on-line, but never could find the right web page.)

@DG-bb1jz 2 ай бұрын

Hmmmmmm wonder why they build the white custom Les Paul’s.

@SamLibman 11 жыл бұрын

Is that 3 pickup one at 1:38 an ES-335?

@riproar11 3 жыл бұрын

1:38

@TheJohn0363 12 жыл бұрын

I think that is the Gibson ES-175

@micheloderso 8 жыл бұрын

And i build my ES 335 copy by myself so you see at my avatar-picture ;-)

@sosmooth7 12 жыл бұрын

@marvinhenkel,Ididn't quite understand your reply. Unless you meant the 'custom' guiitars that Gibson makes are 'as custom as they come' for Gibson. Maybe ,I misunderstood what 'custom' really means,but I can always ask Carvin for sure. lol Thanks for the reply.

@samnic1998 8 жыл бұрын

He sounds like Tom Hanks

@YaoEspirito 12 жыл бұрын

Mimphis?

@corgi596 14 жыл бұрын

Nashville

@ArasMX 11 жыл бұрын

It looks like a Gibson ES-175 (white).

@SRVDean 12 жыл бұрын

Why is there a Les Paul there?

@thinkingape7655 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if any of the same employees still work here?

@hkeith133 12 жыл бұрын

CANDY LAND !!!

@octavio.herrero 11 жыл бұрын

It's a ES-175

@jcjohncarter3 4 жыл бұрын

Now its closed

@ranatha 3 жыл бұрын

2:20

@gweeds334 12 жыл бұрын

walking down the hall at 1:15 I want it I want it I want it I really want it I want it. etc....

@Sktfr15 11 жыл бұрын

Gibson custom, but i dont know what model. You can google it on images.

@murfdog19 12 жыл бұрын

I'm always disappointed when I watch a Premier Guitar video and Rebecca Dirks isn't hosting it.

@maggottron333 12 жыл бұрын

It looks like a Byrdland model of some sort with the sharpness of the single cutaway.

@hawg427 11 жыл бұрын

So which ES-335 is better made the Memphis or the ones made in Nashville?

@rottamato 12 жыл бұрын

es 175

@rafauleciaelcarpio 10 жыл бұрын

Looks like a 175 in a very pale natural finish

@spanky10940 12 жыл бұрын

hmm.. I guess they have focus when they focus on focusing =)

@jambajoby32 3 жыл бұрын

This the same place where they smashed all th guitars at?

@DedSec44 7 жыл бұрын

#KOOL

@Dragonflywins 11 жыл бұрын

It's a les paul. It look's like the one that Randy Rohads used to play...

@blueeyedsoulman 4 жыл бұрын

Don't ever just order one. There are good ones and better ones. My buddy unfortunately got a lemon, which is rare. That being said they are a different company from the original. Try before you buy and make sure you get your personal string choice on there as fast as possible.

@vt750dc 10 жыл бұрын

Gibson Les Paul custom.

@Torques_moto 11 жыл бұрын

white lp custom

@Shadoweclipse13 10 жыл бұрын

7 days before you touch your wood. That sucks...

@barlimanrob 12 жыл бұрын

"Thuffering Thuckertash!"

@jannisschnack3962 10 жыл бұрын

the moderator sounds like Jack Black :)

@philippmarx3199 10 жыл бұрын

wow, yes he does :-)

@dracomalfoy999 11 жыл бұрын

just breath Draco, just br... AVADA KADAVRA!

@sosmooth7 12 жыл бұрын

@Jackwee,I'm not knocking fender or Gibson instruments. I'm sure they have hundreds of loyal customers,hell,I even own a Fender myself. What I'm saying is that when I think of a Custom Shop guitar or bass I think of a company like Carvin who start with the regular 'cookie cutter' instrument,and say,this is where you can start and here are your options just do YOUR thing and we'll make it. Now,that's Custom Shop!! I will put my Carvin guitar (CT6) and my LB75 against any Fender or Gibson anyday!

@kumentongwlangdating 10 жыл бұрын

do you still make es 347?

@sosmooth7 12 жыл бұрын

I've been hearing a lot of guitars company saying that they make 'Custom Shop" instruments. When I think of a custom shop instrument,I think of getting an instrument the 'way you want it',not the way the company makes it and sells it to you. So with that said,Gibson (nor Fender) is truely a custom instrument maker unlike CARVIN,the true custom shop.BTW,their instruments quality surpass Gibson and Fender's hand down!!!

@stratocastermaster9 8 жыл бұрын

must be a quicker way of doing the binding.

@vtwintora 7 жыл бұрын

Yes China,its called epiphoning.

@stratocastermaster9 7 жыл бұрын

As long as the quality is the same lol.

@MsPaintballReviews 12 жыл бұрын

it takes 3 weeks to build a solid amazing guitar while it takes 13 hours to build a toyota.

@sixbitsnigerino 2 жыл бұрын

I saw an video where fiat said they drop a car Off the belt every 5 minutes

@yestoES355 4 жыл бұрын

@davidkornblatt991 5 жыл бұрын

Not much anymore

@athariqkemalpasha2722 9 жыл бұрын

Gibson gibson gibson, it's great product but i don't have much money , so i buy custom and break it

@pattonPwr 9 жыл бұрын

Athariq Kemallicious custom gibson = 10, gibson of today = 4

@AdrianSchwizgebel 11 жыл бұрын

and i am spending hours and hours just to do one fu***** binding...

@joethebar1 8 жыл бұрын

its time for fender, Gibson and Rickenbacker to raise their game because for what they charge, they are building crap. G&L is still building guitars at a decent price with great integrity.

4 жыл бұрын

@joethebar 1 G&L built like Fenders - should be called "Ford" or "Chevy". Not fine musical instruments.

@TastyPlacementSEO 4 жыл бұрын

yeesh, if I were gibson, I would not show this....it all seems sort of hasty and a bit careless....

@sosmooth7 12 жыл бұрын

@Jackwee,that's YOUR,so you should stick to it! Fortunately,I know better! Admit it,you're just a Gibson man. but,I'll tell you one thing,my Carvin CT6 will smoke any Gibson or Fender anyday or any time. That's my story,and I'm sticking to it!! Good Luck!! Enjoy your, guitars because I certainly do enjoy mines.BTW,I aslo have a Carvin LB75 signature (of course MY signature model!)with MY name on it!

@MICKEYISLOWD 9 жыл бұрын

Why do Gibson employee's act so proud of their Gibson guitars, I have heard more QC issues from Gibson customers than ALL the other companies COMBINED!!! I own a Gibson M-III and the Trem posts are set in the wrong position so the strings run off to the treble end, the scratch plate has been cut the wrong shape so doesn't hug the Trem cavity or neck correctly, the locking nut clicked when you depressed the trem bar because the underside of the nut was radiused and couldn't sit flush to the (FLAT) nut slot, the neck inlays are not centred, the claw screws were put in at an obscure angle and so adjustment is difficult and the bridge PU (500T) isn't spaced correctly so the pole pieces don't sit under the strings correctly and loss of volume/dynamics is quite evident.. BTFW I have searched the internet for Gibson M-III pics and found many others with the same ailments so I didn't just get unlucky with mine. I have contacted a Local Luthier and he can put all the Gibson F***k ups to right except the Shoddy cut scratch plate, his opinion was that Gibson were outrageous for letting this guitar reach the stores and NO WAY could have been simply overlooked as there are too many OBVIOUS flaws here which means they don't give a rats ass about their customers or their products period. I have contacted Gibson many times about a replacement Schaller (Gibson stamped) trem as mine is looking very tired and they REFUSE to reply to my Emails and written letters EVERY TIME. So to sum up Gibson they have just LOST a customer for LIFE who would have bought many products from them in the future. I was going to buy a couple of the re-issue M-III but I will now have them made by a British luthier who will build them to a FLAWLESS standard!!!

@julosx 8 жыл бұрын

+Mickeyislowd I own 5 Gibsons myself and none of them suffer any defect. One is from Kalamazoo, three (including a Memphis Custom) are from Memphis and one from Bozeman.

@MICKEYISLOWD 8 жыл бұрын

julosx I'm happy your guitars are good quality but I can assure you many are not. I saw a YT video of a guy sending back his M-III reissue as the paint was flawed with blotches and the trem was fitted incorrectly in the same way mine was 25yrs earlier. Another video I watched just yesterday about a 2008 Les Paul going in to a luthier to have the neck heel reduced for playability reasons and as he was removing wood he found the tenon joint had a 3mm gap running the entire length of the joint which he had to fill. He explained the insert was cut too small and should of never gone out b'cause this would effect strength and integrity of the joint also would affect the transfer of vibrational resonance through out the guitar. The bottom line is someone f****d up here and instead of putting it right assumed noone would know about this as when glued the fault would be hidden for good. He also said as a guitar builder (Crimson Guitars) he thought Gibson quality control has always been suspect and of late after the 29% price hike has gotten a whole lot worse. My first comment was not intended as a rant truthfully but they have lost me as I don't like giving them my hard earned money without the confidence I'm getting a Top notch axe they are capable of creating. Gibson is a prestigious maker and has produced some of the best designs and great guitars out there but considering a 29% increase across all their guitars I can accept reluctantly if their product is pretty much flawless but I'm saying it aint and many people who have excellent knowledge and hands on guitar making skills will tell you the story unfortunately. I love my M-III much b'cause it is the best playing/sounding guitar I have owned since it was put right from the dismal screwups I mentioned earlier and I want a reissue really bad b'cause the new colours are very nice and they sound just as good on YT at least with the different PU config but I'm making my stand against the purchase and have e/mailed Gibson the reasons why also and they have not even replied to assure me their reissue M-IIIs are well made and have no faults or concerns with them...So what does that tell you about Gibsons customer services and customer satisfaction? It tells me they don't give a ratts ass what I think and don't give a cow whether my guitar is even functioning perfectly when I get it, I mean what is it to answer a bloody e/mail??If I was complaining about the Famous Les Paul would that prompt them to speak to me any more? Now they got their money you mean nothing to them when they should always be helpful to customers with genuine concerns and question but I got two finger up in my face instead.

@julosx 8 жыл бұрын

+Mickeyislowd "Many are not" doesn't mean much to me, I'm sorry. I don't know any statistics either. Word is, Gibson produced so many guitars along the years - quite a few. So it's probably inevitable that some of them are flawed. The same can be said of other brands products.

@SuperWh1t3y 7 жыл бұрын

Mickeyislowd my question is: would you respond to someone who told you you're making a shit product when most tell you differently? I think not

4 жыл бұрын

@@MICKEYISLOWD Brevity is the soul of wit (and knowledge). Too painful to even read your bloviated harangue.

@poonpoonpoonpoon1 13 жыл бұрын

then, how dare they sell us for 2k? f..ck!!!

@sosmooth7 12 жыл бұрын

@Jackwee,you msut be a Fender or Gibson owner,because no one with any real knowledge of Carvin instruments and have played one would make a statement as such. As I've said,Carvin's instruments are far better than anything Fenderr or Gibson makes or perhaps has made. Question for you,have you ever seen a Fender or Gibson that didn't LOOK like a Fender or Gibson? Answer,NO! there's your answer to YOUR Custom Shop question. BTW, I own 2 Carvin's and IMOP Fender nor Gibson can't touch either!!!!

@malthus101 4 жыл бұрын

Looks kinda... impersonal. Not much joy in that workplace. Like a factory floor vibe, rather than a loving workshop of people who love Gibson guitars. Am I wrong?

@yoheff988 12 жыл бұрын

ES my ass, All cheap plywood crap guitars made in China.

@BESTBeatlesLessons 12 жыл бұрын

i have played an epiphone casino and honestly you cant tell the difference between it and an expensive Gib$son. you are wasting your money on this overpriced crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!