Mr. Legit
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Anybody have any insider information as to what Gibson is going to reveal at NAMM this year other than the relaunch of the ES line?
Anybody have any insider information as to what Gibson is going to reveal at NAMM this year other than the relaunch of the ES line?
Has there been any word on the ES line relaunch yet? I really hope we start getting some Historic ES models again soon. I would love for them to replace the '63 ES-335 reissue with a '64 ES-335 reissue instead. Aside from being the Clapton ES-335, everything I have read suggests there was something extra special about the 1964 ES-335s. The neck profile was supposedly perfect.
Has there been any word on the ES line relaunch yet? I really hope we start getting some Historic ES models again soon. I would love for them to replace the '63 ES-335 reissue with a '64 ES-335 reissue instead. Aside from being the Clapton ES-335, everything I have read suggests there was something extra special about the 1964 ES-335s. The neck profile was supposedly perfect.
My big question about the historic Les Pauls is whether there were some changes that the new management just did not have time to implement before the release of the 2019s that will be in the 2020s.
I got some new intel today that I can't share too much, but it is killing me! However, I did get confirmation that there will be 1960 60th Anniversary Les Pauls, and three versions to boot. Prices have also gone up for certain models by almost $1000 which is going to hurt some people. As far as individual specifications go, we just have to wait and see, NAMM is only a month away so those like me looking to buy better start saving just a little more.
While gathering good new, maybe scold them on lack of lefty 59 60th Anniversary. I've seen maybe 5...?
Hope we get good ES/CS too, although we probably will need to pay BuKu :salude
I was pretty frustrated over the price increase as it affects me. I can only imagine how much the new Murphy line will cost. As for lefty's, we always have to do a Custom Order, and I agree, and I feel many of the lefty guitars we get have tops that are all over the place too. I was told by my guy that there will most likely not be any lefty Custom Shops at NAMM this year again. Last year they didn't have any, but the Montana guys insisted they bring a few lefty acoustic guitars and that was it. How awesome would it be to finally see their whole range in lefties in one place.
Good on the folks in Bozeman. They've done OK for us, but I still see some models lacking. Notable Advanced Jumbos, Songwriters.
Memphis ES line was better, Mike Voltz did a fair number of most. That was thrown off with the relocation. We'll see what happens next...
Custom Shop Reissues were way off game, IMHO. The 2003 'new golden era' then 2009-13 seemed best for southpaws... then the CC era followed by the CS / TH craziness left us in the lurch. I never saw a decent TH, although CME did a post-TH run with the Mostly-TH specs with a few lefties, and I got a good one.
2018-9 under HJ looked promising for USAs, but we've been forgotten about in the re-launch for the most part.
And I've already bemoaned the available 59 60ths... they were really disappointing.
You are right, the tops are all over the place! I've seen better tops on USA Standards / Traditionals than what comes out of the CS. And I am not expecting super monster / lawyer / doctor tops aka PRS. I much prefer a vintage looking top, but come on! Not these duds.
I got some new intel today that I can't share too much about, but it is killing me! However, I did get confirmation that there will indeed be 1960 60th Anniversary Les Pauls, and three versions to boot. Prices have also gone up for certain models by almost $1000 which is going to hurt some people. As far as individual specifications go, we just have to wait and see, NAMM is only a month away so those like me looking to buy better start saving just a little more.
Do you know if the price increase applies to the R9s? I have been wanting to buy a new R9 once I get settled into my new job in the new year, but if the price is going to increase by $1k, F that!!! (feel free to private message me if you don't want to speak publicly)