Joe Bonamassa Skinnerburst

Fried okra · Apr 10, 2014

I'm curious to know thoughts on this one, because I am blown the hell away.:tri

cryptozoo · Apr 10, 2014

Meh. I just don't need to see another yellow Les Paul. The way Gibson "matches" tops in the CC run, this could be any of their other lemon CC models.

Beano Geno · Apr 10, 2014

cryptozoo said:
The way Gibson "matches" tops in the CC run, this could be any of their other lemon CC models.

Unfortunately, I believe this is pretty much the case. Although the one in the ad does look very nice, differentiating it from other lemon CC models, and from other lemon R9s by looks alone is getting to be nearly impossible.

MikeSlub · Apr 10, 2014

I think it's pretty cool.

And...Joe Bonamassa rocks! :dude: :hank

DoubleBoogie · Apr 10, 2014

All I can say is wow! :dude: I don't have a CC or a lemon burst, but that just might have to change with this one....assuming Gibson doesn't go brian dead when it comes to pricing them.

59tiger · Apr 10, 2014

proto is awesome, as is JB. I may be interested in a VOS but I do agree with others who say (and I am forced to agree) it's another faded lemonburst.....

GeetarGoul · Apr 10, 2014

Burstbucker #3 in the neck? Interesting. Custombucker in the bridge. After spending a lot of time playing my 13' R8 I'm thinking I love the Custombucker in the bridge of my guitar but not so much in the neck position (especially when playing clean through a Fender amp.).

Tomahawk90 · Apr 10, 2014

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Pat Boyack · Apr 10, 2014

That is one hell of a top, I will say that!!! :dude: :dude:

tdarian · Apr 10, 2014

How will the neck carve be on this one? I don't have a CC or Lemon either so there is room to accommodate.

lpjunkie · Apr 10, 2014

Cool guitar, but very Groundhog Day around here with all of the unburst/lemonburst/dirty lemonburst etc. variations. They all look very similar. Gibson is wise, however, to choose guitars like this that are very easy to find tops for when compared to some of the wide, gullwing, and less common type flames. I do love a good lemonburst, though. It will probably fare better than "The Babe" burst, too.

MikeSlub · Apr 10, 2014

DoubleBoogie said:
..assuming Gibson doesn't go brain dead when it comes to pricing them.

Steve,

Pricing, you say? :hmm :rofl :rofl

Priceless! :dude:

MikeSlub · Apr 10, 2014

tdarian said:
How will the neck carve be on this one? I don't have a CC or Lemon either so there is room to accommodate.

Joe told me it is very close to Principal Skinner. :hank

MikeSlub · Apr 10, 2014

Okay,I hear the complaints about yet "another" dirty lemon. So - the question is - what colors do folks expect? Original bursts today that are copied are either unfaded cherry sunburst, deep cherry sunburst, tea burst, or Lemonburst and all variations in between. What is Gibson supposed to do? I haven't seen any vintage Bursts that are blue, green, or purple. Maybe someone here has.... :hmm

JBLPplayer · Apr 10, 2014

Hey Fellas,
They did a very very good job on ole Skinner. There is big wear mark on the back that they didn't show in the advert. Look on burstseriallog 9-1951 and you see what I'm referring to. As I've played the prototype it feels more and more like the real guitar. There is no substitute for real abuse. So, you can never expect them to be 100 % exact, even in 59 Gibson never made the same guitar twice. Edwin and the cats in Nashville should be proud... They did a great job and overall they are building extremely nice stuff these days.

Joe B

GeetarGoul · Apr 10, 2014

Joe- Can you shed any light on the thinking behind your choice of pickups in this guitar? Congratulations on the project.

GG

tdarian · Apr 10, 2014

MikeSlub said:
Joe told me it is very close to Principal Skinner. :hank

Ok, can someone give me the skinny on the Skinner neck? Depth @ 1st and a carve description would be helpful and usually my principal concern.

I'm liking this one, this, and Redeye too....making me warm up to these.

Thx.

Stoj · Apr 10, 2014

Congrats Joe on another CC model :salude

Tim Plains · Apr 10, 2014

Nice top. I'm also sick of lemon bursts...have been for some time now. I don't think I will ever get sick of Heritage, Iced Tea, and Brockburst. Especially Brockburst.

I like what Gibson is doing with this CC program but what I don't like is how fast they are being rolled out. These should have been spread out over a much longer period and I think most of them will have poor resale after all 146 CC models are out. (exaggeration)

guitarmandp · Apr 11, 2014

cryptozoo said:
Meh. I just don't need to see another yellow Les Paul. The way Gibson "matches" tops in the CC run, this could be any of their other lemon CC models.

Beano Geno said:
Unfortunately, I believe this is pretty much the case. Although the one in the ad does look very nice, differentiating it from other lemon CC models, and from other lemon R9s by looks alone is getting to be nearly impossible.

Nobody is forcing you to buy this guitar. If you don't link the guitar, or think it's an overpriced POS, or a "repackaged" R9 then don't buy the guitar.

Don't ruin it though for the people that are big fans of the original and are looking to get a nice tribute to the replica.

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