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Post by haydukej on Oct 15, 2014 12:47:31 GMT -5
Like the latest Gillette, they added one more.  I suspect Gibson can afford it, but I think the market for a 7-string LP is very small and I don't expect it to be a lasting model. Plus, no burst options? I would have gone with another p/p instead of the toggle for the boost, but I suppose this way they can keep the same drilling template. Overall, I have enough trouble with 6 strings, will keep practicing, and save up for the 12-string model to come  |
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Post by newey on Oct 15, 2014 22:40:41 GMT -5
Yeah, I wonder what Les would have thought . . .
But I dunno, they'll probably sell some. The LP is an iconic design and not every shredder will want one of the ubiquitous "SuperStrat"-style 7-string models.
BTW, LP-style 12-string bridges and tailpieces are available, as are LP-style 12-string necks. So, if you really want a 12-string LP, it can be done. I've been tempted to try that using a cheap Epiphone LP clone as a donor axe.
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Post by cynical1 on Oct 16, 2014 8:54:36 GMT -5
If I was to hazard a guess, I'd say they'll sell more of these to jazz players than shredders. That should certainly limit their production runs.
I don't see too many shredders jumping ship to a Les Paul. The cynic in me is almost tempted to buy one of these, never take it out of the box, will it to my kids so they can sell it down the road for the bucks an anomaly like this will fetch in 3 decades.
And speaking of Les, I think he'd be all over this idea. More than likely, wherever he is, he's probably thinking "No, guys, Ibanez already did the 7 string thing. It's 8 strings now...that the ticket. Don't make me come down there..."
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Post by gumbo on Oct 18, 2014 18:31:00 GMT -5
Wasn't it a bit risky to use the words "Gibson" and "innovations" in the same sentence??  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2014 12:53:14 GMT -5
Gibson knows that the ppl who buy electrics are not the ones who like innovations. If they could market this 7-string as 60's re-issue or smth, the market for this would be huge!
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Post by ux4484 on Oct 20, 2014 5:05:43 GMT -5
Gibson taking que's from Fender... They've already done this with Epiphone twice, first with the Classic: epiphonewiki.com/index.php/File:Lp7.jpgand last year with the Matt Heafy: www.epiphone.com/News/Features/Features/2013/Ltd-Ed-Matthew-K-Heafy-Epiphone-Les-Paul-Custom.aspxI'm having '51 flashbacks... Though it looks to have failed for Fender, as the Squier version is back with a string-through body (the best improved feature of the Fender version). I first learned about the 2000-02 run when I found one (Black) last year at a local pawn shop. It's a nice player for a Gibson... And that's saying something because it's an Epi. The one by me has been there for over a year (he's had multiple Epi LP standards come and go in that time), it's got a " shaped dig on the side like it smashed into a drum kit (about 1/4 deep), other than that it is decent. It's down to $319, but last time in, he said he'd take $250 for it. It IS more of a jazz box IMO, through he has nothing but practice amps to try it with. My problem with LP's Is they are just so uncomfortable to play on the lap (more than half my playing time), that I've never kept one for more than a year or two, but for $250 and a good player, you couldn't have a much nicer first seven string. |
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