Gibson to launch 'demo shop' on Reverb

guitars4you

Update on new Gibson Demo Shop on Reverb - The Gibson Demo Shop is your direct source for one-of-a-kind Gibson prototypes, demo guitars, pre-played artist models and Gibson mods, at an exceptional value.  - Doesn't appear to have any stock on yet ?

https://www.musicinstrumentnews.co.uk/2020/11/25/gibson-demo-shop-on-reverb/

abw1989

Double check your location filter, I had to turn off 'items in the UK' to be to see the stock.

Nothing too radical in there yet, but the prices seem to be the same as the 'non-prototype' versions on the main Gibson site.

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abw1989 said:

Double check your location filter, I had to turn off 'items in the UK' to be to see the stock.

Nothing too radical in there yet, but the prices seem to be the same as the 'non-prototype' versions on the main Gibson site.

thanks - got it now

guitars4you

https://reverb.com/shop/gibsondemoshop?utm_source=gibson&ships_to=XX

direct link

Hattigol

Thought it would be a bit more 'out there' than a bunch of fairly bog-standard Les Pauls....

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Hattigol said:

Thought it would be a bit more 'out there' than a bunch of fairly bog-standard Les Pauls....

I know what you mean - But I dare say new listings will come and go 

No comment about UK shipping - and assume would need to add around 25% for UK tax/vat

crunchman

Those Les Pauls will be £2.5k by the time you add shipping, VAT and duty.  Not worth it.

Hattigol

crunchman said:

Those Les Pauls will be £2.5k by the time you add shipping, VAT and duty.  Not worth it.

Plus you'd have to persuade them to ship here first - pretty clear from the fact the listings aren't visible to people on UK settings that they won't do so.

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Hattigol said:

Thought it would be a bit more 'out there' than a bunch of fairly bog-standard Les Pauls....

Might also be a small way of getting a 'foot in the door' to test the market, before a launch direct policy - Easy to disguise any new stock as 'ex display' and/or 2nd grade and have a bag full available to sell direct as required