Gibson Had A New Idea?

[smitty_p]

I know man. It makes no sense, but this bizarre thing is so ugly and strange I don't think I could avoid it - but not at CS prices.

Yeah. For real. $4999.00. That says, "Ouch" with a capital "OUCH!"

 

[eSGEe]

Did they -- or did they just rip off a JAPANESE guitar which came first the Theodore or the TULIP ??? Teisco started in 1946 kiddies......

maybe ???? they stole the TULIP from theodore ?? and GIBSON BURIED Theodore ???
maybe -- beans make ytou stinker .... maybe they dont .......... who put that chicken in front of that egg?!?!?!?!

 

[Inspector #20]

Did they -- or did they just rip off a JAPANESE guitar which came first the Theodore or the TULIP ??? Teisco started in 1946 kiddies......

maybe ???? they stole the TULIP from theodore ?? and GIBSON BURIED Theodore ???
maybe -- beans make ytou stinker .... maybe they dont .......... who put that chicken in front of that egg?!?!?!?!

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Hmmmm....

 

[smitty_p]

Did they -- or did they just rip off a JAPANESE guitar which came first the Theodore or the TULIP ??? Teisco started in 1946 kiddies......

maybe ???? they stole the TULIP from theodore ?? and GIBSON BURIED Theodore ???
maybe -- beans make ytou stinker .... maybe they dont .......... who put that chicken in front of that egg?!?!?!?!

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Whoah...the plot thickens!

This has intrigue of an international scale!

 

[eSGEe]

Mark Agnessi is to blame for sure .... I mean he IS FROM OHIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[eSGEe]

WATCH OUT MUSIC MAN AND ALBERT LEE --- the big "G" gonna SUE YOU!!!

 

[froman5150]

ACK ACK ! ACCKKK!

 

[Session 5]

Neither article mentions how it sounds

Like an electric guitar Don...

 

[SG John]

Interesting point. I don’t ascribe the idea of obsolescence to musical instruments, though. I’m guessing that’s what the “plesiosaur” statement means. Instruments are what they are.

Another option could be a mini-humbucker in the bridge and a P-90 in the neck. I’d like that.

Firebird pickup at the bridge, and a P-90 at the neck. Like Ol' Black.

 

[Hackmaster]

For the sake of humanity, kill it with fire.

So the secret design was from 1957, yet Ric had this in 1956.

Rickenbacker 400 series - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Hmmm...

 

[StrumerJoe]

Does it djent?

Put a flip-flop sparkle finish on it, a Floyd Rose, SS frets, built in echo/distortion/chorus and I'd be on it!

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Not thank you, not at $5K. Maybe at $500 though. I wonder whether Epiphone is considering a version?
I bet that model at an Epi price could be a hit with the retro crowd.

 

[Don O]

Like an electric guitar Don...

Yea, they all sound alike, don’t they.

 

[eSGEe]

WATCH OUT MUSIC MAN AND ALBERT LEE --- the big "G" gonna SUE YOU!!!
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For the sake of humanity, kill it with fire.

So the secret design was from 1957, yet Ric had this in 1956.
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Rickenbacker 400 series - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Hmmm...

Ricki should SUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LPCM]

WATCH OUT MUSIC MAN AND ALBERT LEE --- the big "G" gonna SUE YOU!!!
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Ricki should SUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it possible, that in this case, the Gibson version is not "authentic" ??!!

 

[TVvoodoo]

tell me you are out of new ideas without telling me you have no new ideas

 

[Clockworkmike]

tell me you are out of new ideas without telling me you have no new ideas

God that hurts but is valid lol

 

[eSGEe]

 

[smitty_p]

Not thank you, not at $5K. Maybe at $500 though. I wonder whether Epiphone is considering a version?
I bet that model at an Epi price could be a hit with the retro crowd.

I think Gibson is testing the waters with this. This is a limited run. The collector class will likely show the most interest. If this proves successful, they may follow up with lower-priced Gibson-branded versions and even lower-priced Epi models.

I'm looking at this as sort of a marketing proof-of-concept.

 

[Session 5]

That to me is some ugly lookin guitar....