Gibson in 2013

[devnulljp]

A 12 string LP. How innovative

[kosta]

That natural SG is foxy.

[fever606]

That natural SG is foxy.

thass what i'm sayin'...

i played the black one at gc today and gotta find somewhere besides amazon - with whom i refuse to do business - to checkity check one out...

[Fuzzy Picklez]

They could make a few with maple necks, I'd be down with that.

They did a series called "Raw Power," for a bit that was SGs and Les Pauls in all maple with cool colours (and I think stupidly hot pickups).


If I recall, they were one of Gibson's earlier tries at cheaper guitars, coming in at $899.

I played one raw power les paul, and it was hands down the worst guitar I've ever played.
Ever.
I doubt all of them were that bad, but I was astonished by how horrid the one I played was. The pickups sounded like mud, the finish was inconsistent, and the neck was something else...
It was too bad to use as firewood. The only use for it I think would be a paddle, to row yourself into the middle of nowhere to starve to death as punishment for buying such a bad guitar.
No.

I actually like Gibson too. I was pretty sad.

[coldbrightsunlight]

That shit on the last page looks pretty nice actually, the SG in particular is hot.

[sylnau]

The only Gibson I like is the Firebird.
I don't feel at ease with Gibson... something with the scale I guess.

[Noise...]

The only Gibson I like is the Firebird.
I don't feel at ease with Gibson... something with the scale I guess.

Same here. Though I can't even gel with the Firebird. The 24.75" scale just messes me up too much. I can go between 25.5" and 24" just fine, but on 24.75" I end up mis-fretting continually.

I'm not big on Gibson neck profiles either.

[madmax1012]

I'm a Fender whore. I was looking at a Les Paul standard for some different tones about a month ago, but I just could't find something I liked. Looks like I'm sticking with Fender for a while

[cheesecats]

A 12 string LP. How innovative

i see nothing wrong with this--i'm sure it plays well and has great tones. rics are difficult to set up and can be a challenge to play for large hands. gibson did an sg 12 as well, but it likely has neck dive issues.

i wish fender would reissue their XII.

[madmax1012]

I played a raw power SG once. it was awful. most uncomfortable guitar I've ever played.

[greyscales]

A 12 string LP. How innovative

I might be alone on this opinion, but that is one of the fugliest guitars I've ever seen.

[madmax1012]

A 12 string LP. How innovative

I might be alone on this opinion, but that is one of the fugliest guitars I've ever seen.

i'm with you. the headstock looks so funny on that body.

[Officer Bukowski]

So I'm the only one that noticed they said paying tribute to "50s era SGs" even though the SG wasn't introduced until 1961?

Seems like a joke to me

[Chankgeez]

So I'm the only one that noticed they said paying tribute to "50s era SGs" even though the SG wasn't introduced until 1961?

Seems like a joke to me

Sometimes marketers think they're funny. Sometimes they are.

[IEatCats]

The only Gibson I like is the Firebird.
I don't feel at ease with Gibson... something with the scale I guess.

Same here. Though I can't even gel with the Firebird. The 24.75" scale just messes me up too much. I can go between 25.5" and 24" just fine, but on 24.75" I end up mis-fretting continually.

I'm not big on Gibson neck profiles either.

I'm with you. I'm a huge fan of the look and sound of an SG, but I don't think I'd ever be able to own a stock one, just because of that neck profile and scale. I'd have to be a weirdo and put a warmoth strat contour/scale neck with an SG headstock on it, just so I could feel at home.