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Robert Herndon said:
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There were three models, the 180 Deluxe, 180 Standard and the 180 Custom, priced (in 1980) at $299, $375 and $449 respectively. The next cheapest Gibson guitar available in that year was the 335-S standard (solid body version of the famous Gibson ES-335) which was $499. By 1981, the Standard had been dropped in favour of the Sonex Artist, which was a lot more expensive at $749. By 1882 the Custom had been dropped also. By 1984 only the Deluxe model was left, now at $419.



Gibson-Sonex™-180 is a totally new kind of guitar. The secret is in the exclusive, new Multi-phonic™ body design, featuring an incredibly durable and acoustical material colled Resonwood™. Resonwood has the weight of mahogany and the density of maple. That means you get brilliant harmonic reproduction and superior sustain never before available on on electric guitar at this low price.

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The Sonex Multi-phonic™ body is composed of Resonwood surrounding an inner tone wood core. The tone wood core not only acts as the anchor point for the neck, it also adds acoustic resonance and exceptional body resilience. The Sonex body is so resilient, that it's structural properties survived extreme testing in temperatures ranging from 40° below to 180°F.


Experience a Sonex instrument. It's unlike any guitar you've ever played.


Famous Gibson styling. Famous Gibson quality.


There are three guitar models to choose from in the Sonex Series, all with the popular Gibson single cutaway design. The Sonex-180 Deluxe features a rosewood, dot inlayed fingerboard and adjustable exposed coil high output Humbuckers™. Other Sonex-180 features include a three-position pick-up selector switch, Tune-0-Matic Bridge', stop bar tailpiece and volume/tone control speed knobs.


In addition to all the features offered on the Deluxe guitar, the Sonex Standard and Custom models feature famous Gibson 'Dirty Fingers' pickups, plus a coil top switch for even more versatility. And to really enhance your payability, the Custom has a three-piece maple neck and ebony fingerboard. The Sonex-180 Custom is also available in a striking white finish, as well as ebony.


Unlike comparably priced guitars, the Gibson Sonex series is made in the U.S., and is backed by a one year, limited warranty on all parts and labor. What's more, Sonex is backed by the strongest service center network in the industry.
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SSSHHHHHHHHH damn it man your gonna cause the prices to go UP!!!!! let the "it has to be a set neck ort it suxs" crowd keep drinking the KOOLIAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
all "dicking about" aside the Velvet bricks are glorious
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1980s Gibson Velvet Brick pickup set | Reverb

1980s Gibson Sonex 180 Deluxe pickups, also known as "SuperHumbuckers" and "Velvet Bricks." These are high-output pickups that were used on Norlin-era guitars, including the Sonex Deluxe, and the Invader. Designed by Bill Lawrence.
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this has NOTHING to do with this thread-- but..........................uhm....................................
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I have questions.........................................
 
Speaking of T-Tops, I have an idea brewing. One of the 41-year-old pots in my LPC is starting lose the plot, and instead of replacing just the one I am, I think, planning to put a whole new wiring harness in the guitar and I think I am going to take the pickup covers off the T's. From experience with other guitars I know that T-Tops sound crunchier and a bit tighter with the covers off. They look awful but sound killer, so yeah I think that's the plan: all new wiring with naked T-Tops.
 
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