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We've gone way back to the '70s here, but getting a bit closer to the internet age I remember buying Gibsons in the '90s and they were well known for finish flaws, horrible pale dry fingerboards etc.
I don't know about the prices... they didn't seem excessive but I was buying at the lower end of the range. I have no idea what the equivalent of a £6k Historic was in those days.
The god awful SG100 and 200
Everyone thought they were ugly and let down Gibson's reputation then ... makes the new Junior Tribute look the height of good taste!
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Gibson have always had that swagger (arrogance) about thier American is best sales pitch. Many of those early Japanese guitars ended up having some kudos similar to that previously reserved for the Early american electric guitars. That said the USA produced some good guitars in those Norlin/CBS days as well as the poor examples often touted on the interwebs. It's astonishing the amount of period hits that feature 70s american made guitars.
As a regular saturday window shopper of guitars in the 70s it was common knowledge that there were good and bad of all periods. The good ones mostly changed hands between players well away from the shops unless someone got desparate for the rent.
I had a deal with Gibson in the early 90s, and we got sent loads of guitars to try. I don't remember any real dogs at all
Indeed. There have been at least three SG Special models, including the Custom Shop one with an aged finish, two cases and a load of memorabilia.
It's an interesting story though, and it shows that even 40 years ago people were talking about (a) the inconsistency of Gibsons and (b) not wanting to put their names on instruments which might disappoint their fans.
On top of that, in 1980 when Gibson released the Heritage Std 80 it was £600 - That was £200 more than an LP Standard - Not to big an increase when we look at it today - But effectively it was a 50% price increase on the regular model - Yes 50% - Yet they sold out within days - At the time the Std 80 and Elite 80 were the first guitars we'd seen from the Norlin era with 'vintage features' that many wanted - In reality as time moved on and the Historic R8/R9 market was introduced we saw how 'inaccurate' the Std 80 was - But recall at the time it was streets ahead of what we had seen over the last 10 years or so - Looking at it today and 50% above a basic model, then with a 2019 LP Standard set be around £3000, that allows an R8 to be £4500 as an equivalent model, so a similar ball park in many ways
So PRS totally spells it out for people and yet it's still "more more more."