Is this r a p e by Gibson?

My question would be. How do they duplicate something built around 70 years ago? (1) They haven't "aged." (2) At the time they couldn't make two pups in a row that sounded the same. We could walk into a store and find five LP's and five Strats. Not one of the Les Paul's would sound like the other four. Same for the Strats. (3) So one has to ask.... exactly which one of the thousands of original PAF's has Gibson chosen to painstakingly duplicate?

The only thing going for these, thanks to modern methods of assembly, every single one will sound just like all the others.

Or am I missing something?
 
iblive said:
My question would be. How do they duplicate something built around 70 years ago? (1) They haven't "aged." (2) At the time they couldn't make two pups in a row that sounded the same. We could walk into a store and find five LP's and five Strats. Not one of the Les Paul's would sound like the other four. Same for the Strats. (3) So one has to ask.... exactly which one of the thousands of original PAF's has Gibson chosen to painstakingly duplicate?

The only thing going for these, thanks to modern methods of assembly, every single one will sound just like all the others.

Or am I missing something?
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They could use a random number generator for the winding machine number of turns.
 
Mr Grumpy said:
A marketing person has seen the originals go for $5000+ each, and thought to themselves "why not try it on... People will probably pay it, and we make more $$$.".
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Yep. And assembly won't cost them any more than a $300 set that can be purchased at Sweetwater. And they'll sell every one of them since as @Session 5 just stated...... "there's a sucker born every minute."
 
Apparently NOTHING was made better than it was in the 1950s according to the snobs :rolleyes:
I saw a set of mid 70s T Tops for sale on Reverb for like $1400.
You can buy a mint mid 70s LP Custom for $5k and get the pickups with it!!.

I could equip all my Les Pauls for less than $10K!!!!
 
Seems to me they are not forcing anyone to buy these and they are not misrepresenting what they are. So therefore no suckers.
They will sell every set of these without having to mention them twice and the people that buy them know exactly what they are getting, so in the end its win/win.
 
gball said:
Seems to me they are not forcing anyone to buy these and they are not misrepresenting what they are. So therefore no suckers.
They will sell every set of these without having to mention them twice and the people that buy them know exactly what they are getting, so in the end its win/win.
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Yes this is true. While ludicrous, if people will pay it..
Why does my tiny liquor store in the middle of buttville Canadian prairies have a $1500 bottle of cognac? Cause no one ever buys it?
Apparently some must.
 
Jethro Rocker said:
gball said:
Seems to me they are not forcing anyone to buy these and they are not misrepresenting what they are. So therefore no suckers.
They will sell every set of these without having to mention them twice and the people that buy them know exactly what they are getting, so in the end its win/win.
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The Ops original question is. ( Is this rape by Gibson? )


I say definitely gouging people..
 
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Session 5 said:
The Ops original question is. ( Is this rape by Gibson? )


I say definitely yes...
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I dunno.
I think something is worth what some one will pay for it? Again, seems ludicrous but to the right buyer that knows what he is getting? Limited edition?

Many people buy very inexpensive guitars and are happy. Some even feel that the cheaper the better. My 1960 Reissue Custom Shop, by the time it was done and sent from US (Cannot get one locally that is not VOS or pre worn out hardware. I wanted glossy) I paid near $10k for mine.
Does that make me a sucker? I love it. Absolutely love it and it puts a smile on my face to play it. Never saw a guitar like it. So does using my Leica M10 camera.
If one has the budget and is willing to pay for it, do whatever makes ya happy!
 
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