New Gibson model for NAMM

[Tortious]

So says Reverb. https://reverb.com/news/new-gibson-solidbody-model-revealed-ahead-of-namm?

Really looking forward to the comments here.

 

[Steve Haynie]

The shape makes think Washburn for some reason.  Maybe Schecter?

 

[sonic1974]

They look pretty cool!

 

[cynic]

Looks like something derived from the Gibson and Epiphone Tak Matsumoto model.

They appear to have an ABR vice Nashville bridge which probably means they're GCS guitars.

 

[crunchee]

If I had to pick a superlative word, 'memorable' wouldn't be it.  'Meh', probably.   :mellow:   

 

[Willie G. Moseley]

First alternate brand my mind referenced upon seeing the images was Baker

 

[veatch]

Wow.  A new model from Gibson that doesn't make me throw up a little in my mouth.

Won't run out and get one - looks very much like a lot of better alternatives that are already out there...

 

[cmatthes]

I'm not feeling it.

 

[Tortious]

I'm not feeling it.

I'm undecided. Need to see headstock. And I for one, am almost hoping it's something Heritage-esque just to read your eloquent reaction to it. :runs:

 

[cmatthes]

Ha ha!

I think the 24 fret neck is throwing everything off.

 

[KH Guitar Freak]

The shape makes think Washburn for some reason.  Maybe Schecter?

Definitely Washburn in my mind. That being said, it's still a Gibson, which probably means it's expensive as hell for the quality of guitar you would get, not to mention some questionable QC along the way

 

[Hamer_SS_guy]

Looks to me, as if they redesigned the old body shape of their Victory model, at least based the shape on those dimensions. The Victory was a cool guitar, I like that it is all-maple construction. This one is not interesting enough for me, Looks like just another two-humbucker-all-mahogany-guitar, just with a different shape (okay, this one has 24 frets, so what?).

 

[kizanski]

First alternate brand my mind referenced upon seeing the images was Baker

Me too. 

 

[Disturber]

The shape makes think Washburn for some reason.  Maybe Schecter?

Totally Washburn. Totally ugly. Totally NO.

 

[Biz Prof]

So says Reverb. https://reverb.com/news/new-gibson-solidbody-model-revealed-ahead-of-namm?





Really looking forward to the comments here.

Looks to me to be a variant of the old M III shape. And that is not a good thing. 

 

[it's me HHB]

I doubt they actually sell 100 of those duds

 

[Steve Haynie]

Gibson might make it a requirement to stock those in order to keep a franchise.

 

[Biz Prof]

I wonder how many of the Firebird X actually sold....

 

[Jeff R]

My first reminiscence was of the first-generation of Jackson Phil Collen sig models, the "archtop."