Gibson 2015 prices

Hootsmon

I thought Giboid were due a hefty increase during 2015...did it happen.....what is the RRP for a historic 2015 '58 LP then? 

Panama_Jack666

True Historic you mean?

5 grand for a 57'

6 and a half grand for a 59'

8 grand for and aged 59'

koss59

Think the new ones are going to be 5 grand. It's £3800 for the new custom shop model which is basically a historic with short tennon.

Panama_Jack666

Guitar Village says...

SteveGV said:

Just getting back to you on prices now I've checked again -

57's and 58's will be £4999 (£6799 for aged), 57 Custom will be £5499

59's and 60's will be £6259 (£7999 for aged)

CS7 and CS8 will be £3699

CS9 and CS0 will be £4499

68 and 74 Custom £4799

Again these could all change, but that's going from the first list that's been issued.

BloodEagle

All completely reasonable prices

Panama_Jack666

BloodEagle said:

All completely reasonable prices

... for a car, yes!

MattFGBI

I don't like to comment on other brand's prices but as a player and customer of Gibson I am struggling to understand the prices. Are these guitars that good? One of the best guitars I ever owned was an early 80's LP Custom in Black - probably worth around £2k - are these that much better as instruments or is the value in the painstaking attention to detail and are these being sold as a cheap alternative to the actual originals? 

GuitarMonkey

They don't have to be good, just desirable to people with that sort of money.

Of course a perfectly playable, professional grade instrument can be had from Gibson and other makers for a lot less. 

StuartMac290

I don't know if they're worth that much more, but I have to be honest - I've had maybe around 10-15 Les Pauls over the last 25 years or so, and my R8 is notably better in pretty much every way than any of them. It's not all hype, they are better guitars - at that point, you have to decide how much extra is worth paying for the better instrument. I think the premium is now too high, but I paid £1800 for my R8 used, and it's a fantastic instrument.

Panama_Jack666

StuartMac290 said:

I paid £1800 for my R8 used, and it's a fantastic instrument.

That's what I paid for my R7 recently and that's a fantastic instrument. A decent Les Paul was what I wanted and that's what I got. I doubt I'd consider the True Historics given the price.

I believe there are a couple of genuine 74' Les Paul Custom in wine red for £3,000 (+ import fees) on e bay at the moment.  Crazy considering the re-issue is £4,799.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Freeshipping-1974-Gibson-74-Les-Paul-Custom-Red-USED-w-Hardcase-/181737593075?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a506798f3

Sassafras

Can't believe how much more the aged ones cost. That's bonkers mental.

ICBM

MattFGBI said:

One of the best guitars I ever owned was an early 80's LP Custom in Black - probably worth around £2k - are these that much better as instruments or is the value in the painstaking attention to detail and are these being sold as a cheap alternative to the actual originals? 

I have a strong suspicion such guitars are going to go up in value rather rapidly. (I think an '80 Custom is worth a fair bit more than £2K already actually.) As well as more recent modern ones - particularly where the 'proper' spec is no longer available, eg Customs where the 'standard' model doesn't have an ebony fingerboard any more, and the new Historics are so much more expensive.

It's also interesting that the old argument about current Custom Shop pricing only reflecting what the vintage originals cost in real terms back then no longer applies - they're now far more expensive.

Chalky

Brand new 2014 Gibson Custom Les Paul 1958 VOS Reissue in various colours for £2450 from Ginos Guitars in Italy. In other words, half of what Gibson would prefer you to pay

crunchman

I already have a really nice R8, but if I were in the market for that style of guitar now I'd be looking seriously at a PRS SC245.  The prices you can pick them up for used they are an absolute bargain.

To be honest, if a 59 reissue is 6 grand then I'm looking at PRS private stock.

Hootsmon

Panama_Jack666 said:

Guitar Village says...

SteveGV said:

Just getting back to you on prices now I've checked again -

57's and 58's will be £4999 (£6799 for aged), 57 Custom will be £5499

59's and 60's will be £6259 (£7999 for aged)

CS7 and CS8 will be £3699

CS9 and CS0 will be £4499

68 and 74 Custom £4799

Again these could all change, but that's going from the first list that's been issued.

is that the old custom black beauty we are talking about here? C7s and so on.......

bingefeller

Those prices are way too expensive for me.  You could get a really nice custom built guitar and a really good amp and some pedals for the price of some of those I reckon.

rsvmark

@ICBM You might (quite reasonably) expect that. I am looking for a used R8 and the bin eBay prices have shot up..... But absolutely none are actually selling

mudslide73

Mental. This all means the used ones are on the up too. I was thinking about a used R7 or R8 and I've probably missed the boat now. There's a slim hope they'll not sell any.... pfft. 

Feline ftw.

 

p90fool

True Historics are where all the price hype is at the moment, but Fender sell some Telecasters for over 3 grand and that's just a plank.

Gibson also make the cheapest US-made nitro finished guitars you can buy, but everyone just blathers on about the flagship stuff.

It's a fashion thing - as it stands at the moment Fender can do no wrong and Gibson can do no right, but they both make decent cheap guitars and they both make piss-takingly expensive fantasy models.

hobbio

That's a fair shout. Fancy this tele?

That'll be £4,231 please sir.

http://www.andertons.co.uk/solid-body-electric-guitars/pid38217/cid671/fender-custom-shop-merle-haggard-tele.asp

Hootsmon

Chalky said:

Brand new 2014 Gibson Custom Les Paul 1958 VOS Reissue in various colours for £2450 from Ginos Guitars in Italy. In other words, half of what Gibson would prefer you to pay

regarding the LPs from Italy, Ginos...great store BTW ^......am I right in thinking what you see is what you pay? no tax extras when shipped....any other stores like this in Europe with good prices and a LARGE selection of '58s?