Reissue

WezV

Interestingly the plate and control layout we associate with the moderne was a new design for the 80's "reissue".  The 50's drawings only includes basic shape of body and headstock.  There is a much larger plate design used on ibanez copies which may or may not have been the original design.  It's the same on the billy g and  Dan Erlewine example which have Gibsons normal headstock... possibly prototypes, possibly not.

all reissues since have had the 80's designed plate

frown

Fender, Jeff Beck - with the original huge neck.

WezV

50's patent


1976 Ibanez Futura


1982 Gibson moderne - the first gibson production version


2012 Gibson moderne - the first actual reissue... new headstock shape



the myths and legends

richardhomer

One trick I think Fender has missed is doing limited runs of famous customised Fender guitars - such as Gilmour's 'Pulse era' red Strat with EMGs or Ry Cooder's Sonic Blue Strat with horse shoe pick-up.

earwighoney

richardhomer said:

One trick I think Fender has missed is doing limited runs of famous customised Fender guitars - such as Gilmour's 'Pulse era' red Strat with EMGs or Ry Cooder's Sonic Blue Strat with horse shoe pick-up.

The latter is very unlikely to happen as the only person I know as far as I am aware who makes such a horse shoe pickup is Jason Lollar who kind of makes it under the counter.  

Fender should make a Supro style Coodercaster or a Blake Mills style one. 

Nitefly

stimpsonslostson said:

You're in charge of production at the brand of your choice.
What reissue do you add to the 2017 line up as a last minute surprise?

I'm going with Gibson & the SG Jr. It's been a few years since they did them. 

Yum...

p90fool said:

ES125T, and sell it for 600 quid. 

...and yummer!

Gizmo

Fender HM (Heavy Metal) Strat



17" radius maple board super shredder,wish i could find one in the UK that's not black & been beat to shit...

Wazmeister

ICBM said:

Wazmeister said:

ICBM said:

Rickenbacker acoustics.

I felt that they were actually very average as acoustics... still, they looked cool !

I played a couple that were fantastic. I could have got them at decent - though still expensive - prices through the shop I worked for at the time, but they were more than I could really afford, so I thought "I'll just wait until a second hand one comes up"… then of course they discontinued them and the second hand prices went up to well above the original new price. Doh.

Really mate ??

Man, I am surprised. I owned 2 (well, one and one lent to me - but for ages) and they were just 'ok'.... genuinely.

I had them from the Rics R Us guy, IIRC...

keir

Alnico said:

Gibson Les Paul Junior
Mainstream production model, original spec.
Single Cut - £499
Double Cut - £599

I'm with this but with the LP Special too. 

Bridgehouse

keir said:

Alnico said:

Gibson Les Paul Junior
Mainstream production model, original spec.
Single Cut - £499
Double Cut - £599

I'm with this but with the LP Special too. 

Nah - don't want them Specials reissued - it'll make them as common as muck

mellowsun

Parker Fly
Gibson Dusk Tiger

jpttaylor

Epiphone Riviera - they do the occasional special run like the P93 with a Bigsby, but there's something brilliant about a semi-hollow with P90s. (It has nothing to do with me loving Nick Valensi)

Fender Marauder - I remember people slaughtering Fender on forums when these were released a few years ago, but apart from the pickup configuration, I thought they looked pretty cool.

polotska

rossyamaha said:

SG2000/ 3000 of course. 

Or I would have Aria do the Esprit. 

I agree about the Yamaha SG and would add the SG1000—personally I find the set-neck SG1000 sounds better than the otherwise identical neck-through SG2000.

It’s a pity Yamaha discontinued the reissues circa 2011-2012.

Neil

keir said:

Alnico said:

Gibson Les Paul Junior
Mainstream production model, original spec.
Single Cut - £499
Double Cut - £599

I'm with this but with the LP Special too. 

And in proper TV yellow.

Then even I would get my wallet out.

gusman2x

dindude said:

I reckon if Squier released a limited version of the Swinger for under £300 they'd sell a boatload.

http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n505/dindude/image_zpshvoziib5.jpeg

Dude, I came here to say this!

crunchman

Electric: A factory built Tele with early 50's specs (nitro finish, 3 brass saddles etc.) with the early 50's soft V neck instead of the big U shaped one they use at the moment.

Acoustic: A vintage spec Martin OOO28 without Eric Clapton's signature on the 12th fret and without the fake tan "aging toner", preferably with Adirondack top.

ICBM

Wazmeister said:

ICBM said:

Wazmeister said:

ICBM said:

Rickenbacker acoustics.

I felt that they were actually very average as acoustics... still, they looked cool !

I played a couple that were fantastic. I could have got them at decent - though still expensive - prices through the shop I worked for at the time, but they were more than I could really afford, so I thought "I'll just wait until a second hand one comes up"… then of course they discontinued them and the second hand prices went up to well above the original new price. Doh.

Really mate ??

Man, I am surprised. I owned 2 (well, one and one lent to me - but for ages) and they were just 'ok'.... genuinely.

Yes really - one of them may have been the best-sounding acoustic I've played other than my Gibson Dove, maybe even better than that… can't remember for sure. On the other hand that may be because I like maple-bodied guitars - chunky, thick and also ringing and bright. I don't like many of the currently-fashionable 'best' acoustic brands at all.

dogload

lasermonkey said:

Fender Electric XII (and subsequently a Maverick/Custom).

I would definitely like a Maverick/ Custom, preferably with a JM trem though.

Sassafras

If these haven't been reissued, why haven't they?

Moe_Zambeek

Gizmo said:

Fender HM (Heavy Metal) Strat



17" radius maple board super shredder,wish i could find one in the UK that's not black & been beat to shit...

I had the Tele version of that from new. It was a great guitar!