The US-1 is my favorite looking Gibson "Super Strat" - the MIII is a better guitar though - kzread.info/dash/bejne/gImCzLx8eKWwfJc.html 🟢My Website: www.troglysguitarshow.com ❓Private Help Sessions: troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/ 👕 Merch: teespring.com/basic-logo-4245?pid=211 🎸New Guitar Day Program: troglysguitarshow.com/ngd/

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

Austin, now that you’ve reviewed a Gibson Fender style guitar why don’t you review a Fender Gibson style guitar! The Fender Robben Ford Signature Model from the early 1990s is very much constructed like a Gibson Les Paul Standard (double cut). Mahogany body/neck, carved flame maple top and a set neck with a 3x3 headstock w/Holly overlay and MOP inlay! BTW, As pointed out in another comment, at the 11:08 mark you can see the damaged ground shield of your middle pickup. Restoring that broken ground may fix the middle pickup’s output problem. Gibson calls those inlays “split-diamond”. Great review, thank you

@bryantcrawford214

2 жыл бұрын

Just a note on the color of the pickups being yellowed is because they are originally dipped in laquer so they have aged over the years

@Fataliac

2 жыл бұрын

That sure is a sweet super-SHtrat!!

@zakkwyldesliver

2 жыл бұрын

I had a M-III that I bought for about $550 (best as I can remember) at an invitation only sale at a local music store in 1993. Sold it in 1998. Checked prices on Reverb after watching your video--if the guy who bought it still has it, he made a good investment.

@modalsoul4748

2 жыл бұрын

You played it again, turns out it was the Metalocalypse into

The only way this guitar can get any more non-gibson is getting good quality control....

@bmoneybby

2 жыл бұрын

Haha

@weareallbeingwatched4602

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. It is.

@GuitarJeff

2 жыл бұрын

This made me seriously laugh out loud. Having owned and sunk a ton of cash into fixing Les paul's to be right I will never own one again. 3 weeks ago I was at a GC, picked up a pretty Les Paul to give it a whirl. Was instantly reminded why never Gibson again. Completely missing the binding on the treble side of the neck. How it left the factory, I will never know.

@thelespauldude3283

2 жыл бұрын

I have a 1983 Les Paul Standard and its the best quality Gibson i have ever played. Dont know what yall talking about.

@shawndouglass2939

2 жыл бұрын

@@GuitarJeff did you happen to point that out to a gc employee?

Now you need to get the most “non-Fender” guitar the Fender D’Aquisto 😏

@carlandjennifersilva

2 жыл бұрын

Fender Espirit as well

@heggy_69

2 жыл бұрын

squier made sg and les paul looking guitars too, thatd be an interesting video if he found one of both

@crazydave911

2 жыл бұрын

Amen, go get 'em Austin! 😁

@jwguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Those were beautiful guitars!

Dude, You are such a wealth of knowledge and history. Gibson should be honoring and supporting your effort....but given their past...they'll probably just sue for image copyright. I'm impressed that a company can make almost every wrong decision and somehow manage to stay alive. I own one myslf....I love them and hate them. Gibson should always offer their proven design with modern designs. Cheers Trogly....Thanks for what you do.

Wasn't expecting Impulse tho, nice one trogly!

Trogly, on some of your tone demos it seems like you're overloading the mic that's on your amp, so we can't actually tell what things sounds like, we just hear the mic clipping. I know you aren't an audio guy, but you've got these amazing guitars that you take so much time and care filming and we don't get a good idea what they sound like. Maybe consider reaching out to some of your KZread buddies like Robert Baker for help? It could even be a mini series, I'm sure Sweetwater would be keen to help out.

@cooperdavis6606

2 жыл бұрын

I agree there is definitely clipping going on. Could be that he just needs to turn the gain on his interface down a little or something idk

@owenandrew8108

2 жыл бұрын

@@cooperdavis6606 most likely that. its unlikely the mic itself would distort unless he was diming his amp and using a super sensitive condenser or something, which i highly doubt

@telecasterblasterrr

Жыл бұрын

​@@owenandrew8108

Just cut it in half and see what's inside......it's not difficult. Very cool and unique guitar. Headstock looks awesome and makes the guitar even cooler.

@CONEHEADDK

Жыл бұрын

I feel the exact oposite. A nice round body and an arrow pointy head looks wrong to me.

black light test was really great this time

Split “Diamond” Trog. And 10” is not flatter than 12”. It’s the opposite.

@TheAxe4Ever

2 жыл бұрын

And he said, “when you think superstrat you think Kahler” Incorrect.

@Agar4Life

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAxe4Ever Yes, but how about "when you think Kahler you think incorrect".

@88_TROUBLE_88

2 жыл бұрын

Never ceases to amaze me how he can be so influential for the Gibson community and considered a knowledgeable guy when he says the most absurd cringey nonsense in pretty much EVERY upload - each one of his videos features at least a few instant migraine / face-palm 🤦🏻 moments and when you consider he has a very real and very strong influence on the prices of vintage and used Gibson instruments, it's a downright tragedy for the players who might have had access to a certain model that was priced appropriately letting the market determine the best value when this goofy derp-alert comes waltzing up into the conversation with a bunch of "these are just soooo underpriced and Gibson really needs to be selling these for much more.." or other such Judas behavior, like a traitor or turncoat who uses his clout to eff some of us out of any chance of ever owning a dream guitar or a chance to play a decent obscure model.. Sorry for the diatribe but man it really is a catastrophe letting this guy have such a loud voice in the used Gibson market and the fact that he has the ears of the suits and ties is infuriating because he NEVER uses that for the benefit of the consumer - it's always to chastise the execs for pricing too low 😡

I have built a LOT of guitars and think you should appreciate the switch layout a little more. Although the public doesn't appreciate such things as a guitarist you should really appreciate the flexibility. ANY combo of pickups? That's pretty powerful

It looks like the copper wiring on the middle pickup is hanging on by a few threads. At 11:08

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

BINGO, that is most likely the bad ground diminishing that pickup's output. Good (no) GREAT eye there kelsodelroy!

@88_TROUBLE_88

2 жыл бұрын

Glaringly obvious - but not to the guitar "expert" 🤦🏻

One thing about these 'superstrats' from Gibson is that they always stay true to the set-neck, which is super-rare for this type of guitar. Most are either bolt-on or neck-through. The M-III is really nice because of this, with a really deep cutaway and no heel. It gives you great access to the upper frets that very few guitars can offer.

Ah yes, I do remember when these were first released. To be honest we didn't know what to think of them. EDIT, after watching the whole video. A pretty cool guitar, but like back in the 1980s I'm still not sure what to think about it! It looks nice and sounds OK.

@PapaWheelie1

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t hate the design like I thought I would. Maybe with a Floyd?

@agenusinvestor1072

2 жыл бұрын

US1's are really great playing and sounding guitars. Very unique sounds. You can get Brian May sounds when all 3 single coils are engaged.

@drewjohnson4794

2 жыл бұрын

Well now you got the internet to help you decide what "you" think of them. LoL

26:52 I never expected to hear you play Impulse by An Endless Sporadic. Nice.

@jehogue7907

Ай бұрын

Such an amazing riff! Sounds badass

I luv the excitement in Trogly's voice. After all those guitars and still feel the magic!

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, a rather infectious enthusiasm.

@rjlong89

2 жыл бұрын

Why do it if ya dont love it anymore? Gibson should hire this dude... for what he does for em

@Nothing-gv8mv

2 жыл бұрын

@@rjlong89 Reverb as well. Lol

@noahninetyone

2 жыл бұрын

🤑

@rjlong89

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nothing-gv8mv true!

My advice to anyone wanting to work on or fix pickups...... Start buying non-working examples (cheap) and take them apart. Many times the main winding wire is broken and can be repaired. Its not rocket science, a person just needs experience taking them apart to see how they are made. Pickups are just one very long wire and a magnet(s). Good luck and may the Force be with you.

@wesleyalan9179

2 жыл бұрын

Man, how ya been! I hope you're doing well, ole' buddy! 😁👍 And yes, you're right..thats what I did when I first got into fiddlin' 'round with building and fixing electric guitars, I bought like 3 cheap ones at one time at a pawn shop, he gave me an awesome deal for buying 3 at one time, so I jumped on it, and I played with that stuff for a week or so and with the help of KZread videos, I learned so much! You be safe, my brutha!🤟

@88_TROUBLE_88

2 жыл бұрын

Trog the expert couldn't even identify the wiring looking like it's holding on by a few strands, so asking him to do any work on his "workbench" (or expensive instrument autopsy table) is perhaps too high of an expectation..

What’s funny is when the US-1 came out, the only person they could get to appear in their ads was Gary Richrath.

Get the center pickup rewound to keep it original. Lots of companies will do it for you.

I had a 1987 Gibson WRC,, really cool guitar!! Was made by Wayne charvel

@agenusinvestor1072

2 жыл бұрын

Nice guitars, they were.

Worth checking the middle pickup's switch with your multimeter, and the wires around it. You might find the switch is bad and not the pickup.

That's actually a beautiful guitar. That quilt is insane!

Did Gibson EVER use cavity shielding of any kind- whether nice copper or even PAINT? I'm curious. I SO LOVE that you're featuring Gibson's wild 80's years! Some wild stuff!!

I have the same US1 model with Kahler style bridge, but It's made of African mahogany with flame maple veneer . It sounds great and I love it .

@agenusinvestor1072

2 жыл бұрын

I currently own one. I owned a Kahler version in the late 80's. Sold it regretted it. I bought another Kahler equipped version 20 years ago, but found the one I currently own in a pawn shop. It has the ABR bridge. Even though, it too, was a great playing sounding instrument, I sold the Kahler version, and kept the ABR.

@user-gi3vd7ju8d

Жыл бұрын

@@agenusinvestor1072 Collectors seem to prefer the US-1's that came equipped with the ABR-1 bridge.

Yes

That thing is gorgeous. Slap some covered pickups on there and I'd love it even more.

Hell yeah the Gibson super strat. These are really interesting guitars and really a product of the times.

@smalltowninnewmexico

2 жыл бұрын

....Gibson should call it the Hypocricaster

@scottdunn2178

2 жыл бұрын

@@smalltowninnewmexico Grover Jackson on line one...

@smalltowninnewmexico

2 жыл бұрын

@@scottdunn2178 👍🏼😅✌🏻🎸🇦🇺 “I’ll have to put Dean and PRS on hold..”

@agenusinvestor1072

2 жыл бұрын

US1's are great guitars.

I have an '87 Black US-1.Push-pull pot is gone and a standard pot is in it's place.The knobs have been changed also ,almost like small "tophat"type.The BIG modification to this particular guitar is both single coils have been replaced with Seymor Duncan split rails! A really fun guitar

@ZJMusic1990

Жыл бұрын

I have a black 1987 U2 white binding. I have had it since I was 15. It was my first electric guitar and I have loved it.

I have had 2 of the US 1s one was ebony and the other was sunburst. Great guitars. Had several WRCs as well.

I'm loving that headstock with the large Gibson badge, very cool.

the middle pickup has a short, likely right where the wires come out from the back of the pickup, the insulation looked damaged. sometimes it isn't like a full on short but one strain of the multi strain wire is touching the ground. another issue could be the wiring.

I'd be calling those fretboard inlays "Split Diamonds". I was thinking that he wires coming out of that middle pickup were looking too great when you had shown us the back of it. Wasn't surprised that it didn't work. Great looking Quilt top!

Only the earlier U2 had binding, they were very different from the later ones. I have a 87 and 89 U2 and a really nice m3🤘🏻

I just wanted to say that I love your channel. I've learned so much from you. You seem like a stand-up guy and I follow your Reverb feed. I will definitely buy a guitar from you one day with full confidence. Keep up the great work!

I'm really digging the sound on the middle pickup. Really nice guitar!

Crazy how much this resembles my Jackson strat [cheddar shredder] originated from same era. Same pickup config however my middle pickup still working. The shape, style, headstock all very Jacksonest. Still prefer Gibson traditionals but very interesting find from a lost era in Gibson history.

I had a tobacco (cherry?) burst banded/bound one one in 1998 (same as one in this video) but I am not a guitar player, so I sold it after having a local luthier, CJ Civitano go over it, after I cleaned it to perfection. Had a Kramer case that came with it. Sold it to a guitar shop and reseller for the same price I bought it for. He used to work in the NJ Kramer factory.

I love the split diamond Trini inlays. I don’t know why they didn’t use them on more models.

I had a guitar with the 3 separate pickup switches (the humbucker having a 3 way switch for on-off-split). I got good at using my thumb and 2 fingers to make quick changes, and I liked being able to turn on neck and bridge only for a tele-like tone.

Fuck, I might have to score one of those kahlered Q series with the 3 P90s. That's like my supreme wheelhouse

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

Triple P90s are always a win.

@mightyV444

2 жыл бұрын

So it's okay to type "Fuck" here, but when quoting a song and writing "Sexy", your comment gets deleted; Very interesting... 🤔

I've seen that beauty on reverb in the past,Gorgeous!!!👍

Absolutely love the headstock on this!

I love the HSS style guitars. I have a Jackson DK3M Pro flat blk and its diversity is awesome with some Duncans. But I would love to be able to afford that Gibson. I love that headstock on that model.

@saltpeter7429

2 жыл бұрын

As a loving owner of a DK2m I can see the appeal of the Gibson S-1.

@mikexxx11

2 жыл бұрын

You are much better off with your Jackson. Gibson is garbage

@pauln6803

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikexxx11 I'm reluctant to call Gibson shite, but since they charge so much for such notoriously sloppy QC... The nitro cellulose thing is bollocks and is often feels too thick on a few LP's ive tried - if Paul Reed Smith says a thin poly finish is good... A real step up from the DK3 would be a used USA Dinky/Soloist or a tidy Chushin Gakki built Soloist Pro. I have a 91 Soloist Pro and the neck profile is exactly the same as my USA SL2H, it even has the mother of pearl headstock logo and inlays. A Gakki built neck through Charvel isn't to be sniffed at either.

Amazing Axe, gotta love that Quilt Maple...I am a luthier and player, after many years I ended up with a solid body Korina guitar, with Schaller 456 and string lock on the neck, and old skool Dimarzio PAFs from the 70's with direct body mount. I have 2 V's with the same layout, I play hard rock...if you play 80s metal I guess you go for Floyd for sure. I also have a mahogany solid body with Maple neck and floyd guitar to do that 80s thing

The switching is like a USA made 80’s BC Rich ST III Superstrat which began production around 1985ish. Starting off with Khaler bridges & then Floyd Rose’s. Bolt on 25.5 scale length (BC Rich neck through designs for non-strat bodies were 24.75) My 1986 ST III weighed 7lbs 9ozs Alder Body, Maple neck and rosewood Fretboard.

US-1 video is how I got onto your channel. It's amazing that not only you got it from my home country, but also my home town :D I should've been paying better attention :D

You might be able to get that middle pickup working by seperating the 2 conductors with something pointy (it looks like they're shorting) and slip a little piece of shrink wrap or electrical tape between them to seperate them.

Dave Mustain models should have this head stock. It could also be reused in Kramer!

I have great memories of using a red one of these guitars in the band spamhammer circa 1995.

I actually think Hank Jr played a U2 Super Strat, you can see it in the ‘There’s a Tear In My Beer’ music video. Nice guitar.

I had a 1990 Fire red Gibson SG, with a Floyd rose., with no pick guard. The guitar played awsum. The action and sound was perfect. The floyd rose was installed so nice. I wish I still had that Guitar. Little did I know, that you cannot even get something like that today. what I had before.

Never seen this!!! Its gorgeous!!

That figuring looked beautiful.

I have one of these. It has a beautiful red finish.

I can hear that balsa wood body in the clean sounds which is very similar to my pre-production Parker Fly, which I've played for 26 years. It is interesting to see that Gibson pre-dated Parker in the creation of a sandwiched body composite guitar!

i think i saw one with a floyd rose or kahler tremolo in an 80's guitar magazine. it was insane !

Love that jackson headstock!

The M-III also. They refuse to bring back but some version were just incredible. Have an Epiphone version which is bolt-on neck and that is incredible too...

I just realized from watching this, I think they styled one of my guitars after this one. I've got an LTD m403 ht. It's got a flamed maple top with a mahogany body. It's the exact same shape, but with a reversed headstock. If they didn't model it after this Gibson, then it just so happens to look a lot like it. Mine is satin finished though. I'm thinking about polishing it to be shiny. I have my strat as my #1 right now, so it might be a fun, low risk project.

You should definitely check out one of the epiphone pro usa super strats from around the same time!

I loved the US-1 super strats. A friend of mine's sister won one in a radio contest. I think it was from an Ozzy tour. I tried to buy it from her, but she wouldn't sell it. A few years later I heard she pawned it when she was short on cash. Pity. She really didn't know what she had.

I love gibson superstrats and ibanez les pauls (artist model) and Fender ibanez RGs (talon)

Gibson making strats always weirds me out 😅 Greetings and well wishes from Utah man!

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

I'm with you on that, a strange one for sure. Greetings from Northern MI.

When gibson advertised the M3 I fell in love with it and wanted to have one...and still do.

Yep, I had a chance at one of those. I opted for the Metallic Sunset Custom Lite and a SG Special 400 with the kahler and SSH pickup config.

@Trog

2 жыл бұрын

can't go wrong with a custom lite!

@mikexxx11

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trog only thing wrong with them........made by Gibson straight garbage

Hey Austin... my first electric guitar was a Gibson WRC SR-71... yes, the "authentic" Superstrat designed my Wayne Robert Charvel for Gibson in 1987-88... and it was amazing! It was stolen from me many years ago, and last one I saw up on Reverb went for about $2000! I had the white one with black parts and it was a stunning looking and playing guitar! I've never played a US-1 or M-3... but all I can say is I wish I still had that guitar and not only because it was my first electric! Some day I might see mine up for sale, and maybe I'll get it back... but I'm often tempted to pull the trigger and just get one when it's up on Reverb! Never heard of balsa wood being used for a guitar body... wow! Thanks for sharing your love of beautiful guitars with us! BTW... saw Mammoth open for Guns n' Roses last night... AWESOME show! 😎🤘🎸

Cool guitar....and that fretboard looks great!

Really cool guitar!!!! Almost wish they went for the 24 3/4 scale to make it more "traditional" but man what a screamer!! Even with the bunged middle pickup.

@agenusinvestor1072

2 жыл бұрын

US1's are awesome guitars.

7 seconds in Great Video 📹

Is Jackson going to sue Gibson

@scottsteel2395

2 жыл бұрын

They should also be sueing them for totally ripping off the Roswell Rhoads.✌

I remember Gary richrath from REO Speedwagon was on an advertisement for these

I'd suggest you review a strandberg in the future, I would love to hear your opinions on a headless guitar👍

Cool riff at the distortion demo!

For soft dents like those in this finish you can use an iron or soldering iron over a damp cloth to re-swell the wood fibers that have compressed. Not a big operation but gratifying

@metalmig

2 жыл бұрын

in Order for that to Work You must remove the clear coat

Maybe you can have the middle pickup rewound or checked to see if it has a weak or bad ground.

Interesting vid. I have an explorer with the same electronics setup.

Middle pickup sounds like its earthing somewhere or wires have bn swapped around so its out of phase?

There may be a bad solder joint t causing that middle pick-up problem? Nice guitar, great video!

I like the nod to Soundgarden ,well done!

I love the neck pickup sound.

Beautiful guitar, dude. A super strat with all Gibson top quality details.

I have a Washburn from the 80's that's set up like that. Hss with the toggle switches

@metricdeep8856

2 жыл бұрын

Yup...Gibson is typically a decade late out of the gate......and then they stop and go back to an obselete design.

Oh man. I lusted after the Les Paul Studio Lite back in the 90’s. I wanted one so bad….but, I was married with a small child and a crappy job. Ugh. I may move some things around and search for one. Thanks for your old school guitar reviews. I used to own a WRC back in 1989. I sold it for double what I paid for it after 2 years of ownership…wish I still had that one.

Man sucks for the middle pickup because that is a truly lovely guitar. On a different note, please do ol' Jerry's 'Wino' Paul. I don't know if Mr Cantrell is that popular among the Trogly's universe, but that would be a lovely guitar to review and demo.

Nice guitar! I absolutely agree, the gloss black back body is very meh, with an almost certainly sticky neck finish. The Balsa wood in the body definitely reduces weight (mass), but is not a wood species I would think would be a good choice for a guitar build. I can't see it being suitable for the neck, just due to the softness, and especially due to the lack of rigidity. Still looks good.

@pauln6803

2 жыл бұрын

Maple neck. My concern would be the tailpiece bolts being pulled out. I've seen a few cheap basswood superstrats with the Floyd posts leaning forwards.

26:30 New demo riff! 😄instant classic

I have heard about the Gibson WRC guitars but not the US-1. I also didn’t know about the Q series guitars. Very interesting part of Gibson’s history!

I think that low output middle pickup really adds something, especially on the distorted sounds.

I'm kind of glad you put up that card at 2:21 that showed the old Norlin corporate address. I never knew they were based in Suburban Chicago, which I'm almost embarrassed to admit considering I grew up less than 50 miles from their office and I've owned a Norlin-era Gibson (1981 Sonex) since I was a teenager. I looked it up, and it looks like the office building that housed Norlin was recently razed, and is now owned by Puig Holdings, an apartment developer, so I think we can guess the final fate of that place.

I was digging the organ solo at the end...

Crazy the whole 80s super strat thing was created by one guy. One guitar player.

@karmicselling4252

2 жыл бұрын

EVH wasn't just a guitar player ... He was the LAST of the GREAT GUITAR HEROES!

These were idea designs taken from the Neal Schon guitar design Aching approached Gibson to make his Schon guitars, which were first made by Jackson, then Larrivee in Canada. The ebony fingerboard, split diamond inlay, Jackson headstock are giveaways, cues. Looks alot like my Schon guitars.

@gfgranja

2 жыл бұрын

Those Schon guitars are so ugly

I remember those. Love that guitar!

I believe Scotty Young played one when he subbed for Malcolm in AC/DC

That middle pickup sounds like it has a short in the windings. You could get it rewound.

Yay you brought back the Black Light! :) Thanks Austin

Shred master!! You have to use flippers and mask to keep from drowning in that wavy quilt. Bridge on OD sounded best to me. The logo is really cool looking, like certain Vs. I still prefer MIII - S and LP. But that top, I'm still dizzy!! Ü♥♫

My uncle has one of those it’s bright red with a trem

*laughs in Gibanez*

They look like they'd be a solid, well-built work horse guitar. Nice lines and design.

Love the headstock 🤘🤘