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I don't quite get the Gibson hate, it seems like people just enjoy having a moan at their expense.
Or...this one:
Please!
But @ £999, not £5,999.
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Gibson trying to imitate this? Not so sure. Maybe if the price was a lot lower and realistic. Having said that.. a fender custom shop two tone relic isn't exactly competitively priced when you consider how much extra the extra colour layer of nitro had cost you
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But they seem incapable of doing this, hence the hate.
These are stupid, overpriced, bandwagon-jumping gimmicks that look terrible. The sooner the whole obviously-fake-relic thing becomes about as fashionable as brass hardware and multiple mini-switches the better.
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And the 2017 catalog is plain weird - all that shit at the bottom end yet you can't buy a Les Paul Junior. In fact, outside of the custom shop you can't buy anything with a P90. Or a fatter neck than a 60's slim taper.
Ludicrus company - the sooner it goes bang (sorry folk who are employed there) and someone picks it up and makes it good again the better.
So yes there is 'history' here plus there are examples of Gibsons that have been over painted by third parties - either for a cosmetic change or to hide some repairs.
But... these aren't very nice. I'm NOT a fan of guitars where the relic finish exposes another shade underneath. Frankly it looks a bit daft - the real guitars so finished originally rarely look so distressed (unless Yngwie has been 'looking after' them). Plus aren't relics supposed to be falling out of fashion? I hope so, as whilst I don't mind guitars with a few signs of genuine use and battle scars this fashion for guitars that look like they have been mauled by a Tiger in a sess pit whilst on fire look silly. And whilst these don't fall fully into that category, they do look daft.
As others have mentioned it does feel a bit like the relic thing is slowly losing popularity and we're moving back to standard finished or lightly aged nitro types. That just makes it worse - Gibson are not only bandwagon-jumping, they're doing it 10 years too late.
As others have mentioned it does feel a bit like the relic thing is slowly losing popularity and we're moving back to standard finished or lightly aged nitro types. That just makes it worse - Gibson are not only bandwagon-jumping, they're doing it 10 years too late.
I have no issue with Limited Editions been added to the range or custom colours added to the range as additional models - ie LP DC Junior or Specials with an aged finish - @WezV 's example looks better than those of Gibson - But such guitars need to be optional models to the best selling classic versions
Launch say a Limited Edition LP Standard with say an aged finish or a few custom colours from time to time, but again these should be additional to the best selling model
Get the core range right and add a few well chosen Ltd Ed versions around it with custom options
Huber is now doing Krautster relic finishes.
Irrespective of the finish I think the price of these models for any guitar is just ridiculous
Is it just me? Am I really out of touch with what high end guitarists like, or are other people thinking "if I had £6000 to spend on a guitar it would be a once-in-a-lifetime purchase and I'd want it to look less shit than that. A lot less shit."
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someone described mine as looking like the devils guitar. But the LTD has the claw marks
they are all all just finished at the end of the day. Mine was a non-authentic build, but I wanted to try some relic techniques and decided it should have a non-authentic relic finish. I still considered a "story" for the finish.
I did a red stain and clear lacquer finish just like an original junior. I considered the overspray as a later mod, not a factory job. Probably done be some punk band in the late 70's, a lazy refinish over the existing one. Then it got 40 years worth of hard gigging wear. A guitar that was under valued, not looked after. This is probably the true story of a few juniors over the years
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The Gibson and Fender ones do seem to be trying to convey actual use though. I'd agree that for Gibson this would be more convincing on something like a Junior.
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Good grief.